Spec Ops Note: Failed American Hostage Rescue in Syria

Steven Sotloff the other American prisoner in Syria that U.S. failed to save.

This fizzled mission, which spoke to the first run through — to the extent we know — that American battle boots hit the ground amid the common war in Syria, was just recognized by the Pentagon in August 2014 (over two months after the operation, which occurred in the early morning hours of July 3) when it turned out to be obvious that few news sources had found out about the operation and were arranging reports about it.

And, after its all said and done, there was almost no recognized on the record, aside from a confirmation that few dozen extraordinary powers arrived in Syria and looked a territory where Americans James Foley and Steven Sotloff and a few different prisoners were thought to be held by ISIS, the activist gathering then in charge of expansive swaths of Syria and Iraq.

Lamentably, the commandos found that the prisoners had been moved, maybe as of late as 72 hours before the operation occurred.

The Pentagon recognized that the extraordinary powers occupied with a brief firefight with ISIS, murdered a few of them, and got away, with a minor damage to one officer the main loss on the U.S. side of the operation.

Unknown sources inside the administration later offered more detail. The assault, as indicated by these sources, occurred only southeast of Ar-Raqqah in northern Syria, an especially risky area, given that Ar-Raqqah was a true capital for ISIS inside Syria.

Sources likewise recommended that the extraordinary powers included were individuals from Delta Force.

James Foley was one of the two American hostages held captive in Syria.

At long last, unknown authorities demonstrated that the quantity of powers utilized, and also the reinforcement included — a source told the Wall Street Journal that an expansive Quick Reaction Team was accessible if the need arises adjacent to get ready for the likelihood of an assault from ISIS powers — was bigger than might typically be utilized for such an operation.

The particular weaponry and transport hardware utilized stay obscure, however given the similitude of the attack to different endeavors, it appears to be likely that UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters were the essential method of transportation.

The disappointment of the mission mirrored the trouble of getting strong knowledge inside Syria without operators on the ground, and additionally the constrained utility of insight assembled from the skies.

The story had a disastrous end: On Aug. 19, video seemed online of James Foley being decapitated. A comparable video hit the Internet on Sept. 2, demonstrating the execution of Steven Sotloff.

For The Simple Facts

Dates: July 3, 2014
Area: Near Ar-Raqqah, in northern Syria
U.S. Powers: Delta Force commandos

Adversary/Target: Americans James Foley, Steven Sotloff, and an unverified number of extra prisoners being held by ISIS.