General Confirms ISIS Picked Up US Military Gear Left on Battlefield

August 11, 2016 Cholo Brooks The World 0

An Army general said the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group got its hands on U.S. military equipment — including weapons and ammunition — left behind by special operations soldiers who were forced to evacuate.

According to Stars and Stripes, Army Brig. Gen. Charles Cleveland confirmed gear left by the troops last month fell into enemy hands. They were helping Afghan soldiers in the eastern part of Afghanistan evacuate injured soldiers when they came under intense fire. READ MORE OF THIS REPORT

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Joel Cholo Brooks is a Liberian journalist who previously worked for several international news outlets including the BBC African Service. He is the CEO of the Global News Network which publishes two local weeklies, The Star and The GNN-Liberia Newspapers. He is a member of the Press Union Of Liberia (PUL) since 1986, and several other international organizations of journalists, and is currently contributing to the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation as Liberia Correspondent.