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January 18, 2017       Share:    

Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/01/17/united-states-planes-dropping-supplies-isil-syria/96558314/

U.S. Increasing Airdrops of Supplies to Forces Battling ISIS in Syria

(USA Today) Jim Michaels - The U.S. Air Force is increasing airdrops of weapons, ammunition and other equipment to opposition forces closing in on Raqqa, the Islamic State's de facto capital in Syria. The U.S.-led coalition is backing a force of 45,000 tribal and irregular forces in Syria with airstrikes and teams of U.S. Special Forces, who are providing advice and training. The supplies are guided onto landing zones using GPS technology and steerable parachutes.

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