Thursday, August 21, 2014

U.S. Secretary Of Defense Hagel Defends The Secret Mission To Rescue James Folley And Other Hostages Held By ISIS



Hagel Defends Disclosure Of Secret, Failed Raid To Free US Hostages In Syria -- FOX News

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday defended the decision to formally acknowledge a failed mission to rescue American journalist James Foley and others held in Syria earlier this year, amid criticism from Republicans over the disclosure.

The White House and Defense Department, in a rare public confirmation of a covert mission, acknowledged late Wednesday that President Obama sent special operations troops to Syria this summer on a secret mission to rescue American hostages held by Islamic State extremists. The mission was not successful.

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