The Gloves Finally Come Off In The U.S. War Against The Islamic State

American soldiers were seen at an outpost in Fatisah alongside Kurdish soldiers, with some even seen wearing the badges (right shoulder of left soldier) of the Kurdish People's Protection Unit.

Kimberly Dozier, Daily Beast: How Special-Ops Is Taking ISIS Out

America’s elite hunter-killer forces say the White House is finally unleashing them against ISIS. But some of their foreign partners worry it’s just modern ‘imperialism.’

TAMPA – A fusion of U.S. special operations forces and local militia are about to bloody the so-called Islamic State, and just possibly drive them out of their de facto capital.

But no one expects a decisive victory against ISIS. The commanders of those forces met in Tampa this past week near U.S. Special Operations Command headquarters to share lessons learned, and lament that the more they learn about ISIS, the longer and harder they think this fight will be.

“Innovative…agile, redundant, resilient.” That’s how a grim faced Air Force Brig. Gen. Albert "Buck" Elton described ISIS to a crowd a couple thousand strong, including senior foreign special operations chiefs who are part of coalition fighting ISIS, and other violent extremists like al-Qaeda.

Read more ....

WNU Editor: I have also noticed this intensification of U.S. combat operations in the past few weeks .... culminating with an AFP news agency accidentally coming across a group of these forces in northern Syria earlier this week. I am also confident that the use of U.S. Special Forces, air power, and working with loyal militias and military groups in the region will have an impact on the ISIS .... but how long will this battle take is still unknown .... and will the U.S. continue to maintain this intensity .... is still unknown..