CBS News Network (CBS News) reported that Pentagon officials have confirmed the authenticity of the content of the video segment.
This 1 minute video (goo.gl/oEsCze) shooting time should be night or before dawn. A continuous gunfire began to spread, a number of clothes to wear field uniforms, holding weapons, wearing night-vision goggles soldiers waited at the outside of a building, then several robed, barefoot man was rescued. After soldiers entered a building, the picture can be seen inside the banner hanging from the "National Islamic", another also see a lock on the cell door.
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NBC showing films from Jordan news media "Arab24", the source is the Kurdish military official, although unable to confirm whether the US soldiers in the film, but the scene point of view, certainly in line with US Special Forces "Delta Force" last Thursday's rescue Kurdish soldiers task.
Internet media McClatchy DC on Friday posted the mission for more details. Reported that the US military and the Kurdish autonomous government originally planned in addition to fear of being rescued from the execution of Kurdish IS headquarters, another goal is the former Saddam Hussein government officials were imprisoned IS an attempt to get more intelligence resources mouth from them, but I did not expect to be rescued hostage not only did Kurds, Saddam Hussein can not be sure whether there is partisan.
This helmet camcorders captured by the video, you can display the US military hostage rescue operation in the town of IS Huwija control militants carried out. The town is located west of the city of Kirkuk (Kirkuk) nine miles.
The film shows that speak more than words loudly Arab feeding: "Hurry up!!" Then, dressed in traditional ankle-length garment in a row man, hands in the air, panic walked in front of the camera, during gun sound off non-stop. Soldiers walk through a dark room, the walls hung with IS iconic black flag. Subsequently, the rescued hostages were searched to see if possession of weapons, and then taken away. Officials later said that 20 hostages rescued celebrities are members of the Iraqi security forces.
39-year-old army officer long Wheeler (Joshua Wheeler) were killed in the raid, which is since last year the United States military action against IS, the first American killed in combat. The dawn attack action, but also the US military since the August 2014 war with IS, for the first time directly involved in ground combat in Iraq.
US officials say this time the rescue plan requires US troops to remain in the building outside the prison, so that Kurdish forces fighting the US military deployed five helicopters transported the Kurdish fighters to the scene. Members involved in the operation, including 30 US Special Forces (with Delta commando members included) and Kurdish fighters.
US military previously provided only advice and assistance, is not involved in the attack, but after the Kurdish soldiers by soldiers firepower IS restraint, adjustment tasks.
This is a Kurdish freedom fighter for the first time asked the US assistance to rescue the hostages, although they suspected their tribe IS imprisoned, but later found that most of them are local towns hostages Sonny faction civilians, and 20 members of the Iraqi security forces. They also found, IS also imprisoned fighters themselves, the latter being suspected as a spy, waiting to be executed.
This action also allows the outside world to question President Obama has vowed not to send US troops into Iraq to fight commitment, but Defense Ministry spokesman Cook said US special forces only to assist the Kurdish fighters.
American intelligence officers who have been found to have evidence of mass graves within the prison walls, the rescue operation, the release of the hostages told the US officials, IS had informed them after the morning prayers, they will all be executed.
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