Lemmy.one
  • Communities
  • Create Post
  • heart
    Support Lemmy
  • search
    Search
  • Login
  • Sign Up
nekandro@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

U.S. Forces Strike Hezbollah in Iraq

www.centcom.mil

external-link
message-square
14
fedilink
67
external-link

U.S. Forces Strike Hezbollah in Iraq

www.centcom.mil

nekandro@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago
message-square
14
fedilink
U.S. Forces Strike Kataib Hezbollah Capabilities in Iraq
www.centcom.mil
external-link
TAMPA, Fla. - In response to attacks by the Iranian-backed militia group Kataib Hezbollah (KH), including the attack on al-Asad Airbase in western Iraq on Jan. 20, on Jan. 24 at 12:15 a.m., U.S.
  • Rosco@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    22
    ·
    1 year ago

    Might as well make an extra US state in the Middle East somewhere, seems like the military is more often there than at home, would save some trips and be more eco-friendly.

    • Sentient Loom@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      21
      ·
      1 year ago

      I think that state is called Israel. And Iraq. Afghanistan seceded.

      • homura1650@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        12
        ·
        1 year ago

        Afghanistan didn’t secede. The US just got bored with it.

        • Sentient Loom@sh.itjust.works
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          12
          ·
          1 year ago

          The Taliban basically kicked them out. The USA got out really quick and messy, leaving behind a ton of equipment (and charging their soldiers for some of it).

          • MinorLaceration@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            edit-2
            1 year ago

            Soldiers don’t get charged for lost gear in this kind of situation. The military has procedures for relieving service members of liability for this type of loss of equipment. Think of how ineffective the military would be if soldiers had to worry about being liable for losing equipment outside of their control.

            https://youtu.be/tZcuOMop6KA?si=vxR5QzbWmZN28AmB

            • Sentient Loom@sh.itjust.works
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              3
              ·
              1 year ago

              https://www.newsweek.com/soldier-blasts-biden-after-getting-charged-gear-he-left-afghanistan-1845627

              https://www.tpusa.com/live/army-veteran-claims-military-charged-him-for-gear-he-was-ordered-to-abandon-in-afghanistan

              • MinorLaceration@lemmy.world
                link
                fedilink
                arrow-up
                1
                ·
                edit-2
                1 year ago

                The link I sent you explains exactly the case you are talking about.

                Edit: The whole video is probably too long to expect you to watch, but the key point is that the solution is a FLIPL to determine if the soldier is liable. This is a very common occurrence in the Army.

                • Sentient Loom@sh.itjust.works
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  arrow-up
                  1
                  ·
                  1 year ago

                  A soldier and veteran with documentation vs some video dude’s speculation.

                  So no, your video doesn’t actually explain anything. It just throws shade.

                  The Taliban kicked the US army out of Afghanistsn. America left in a disorganized panic.

                  • MinorLaceration@lemmy.world
                    link
                    fedilink
                    arrow-up
                    2
                    ·
                    1 year ago

                    The video is a 20 year army vet, now a military journalist. I am active duty Army. I am telling you, there is a process to relieve a soldier of liability in these situations. It is called a FLIPL. It is an investigation to determine if the soldier is at fault.

            • PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocksB
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              1
              ·
              1 year ago

              Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

              https://piped.video/tZcuOMop6KA?si=vxR5QzbWmZN28AmB

              Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

              I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.

        • brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          6
          ·
          edit-2
          1 year ago

          Removed by mod

    • Crikeste@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      9
      ·
      1 year ago

      Then, the term ‘defense’ would make sense. lmao

    • rbesfe@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      1 year ago

      That’s what Djibouti is for

World News@lemmy.ml

worldnews@lemmy.ml

Subscribe from Remote Instance

Create a post
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !worldnews@lemmy.ml

News from around the world!

Rules:

  • Please only post links to actual news sources, no tabloid sites, etc

  • No NSFW content

  • No hate speech, bigotry, propaganda, etc

Visibility: Public
globe

This community can be federated to other instances and be posted/commented in by their users.

  • 734 users / day
  • 2.48K users / week
  • 4.59K users / month
  • 12K users / 6 months
  • 559 local subscribers
  • 36K subscribers
  • 14.2K Posts
  • 126K Comments
  • Modlog
  • mods:
  • Rumblestiltskin@lemmy.ml
  • AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml
  • Jack.@lemmy.ml
  • zephyreks@lemmy.ml
  • OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml
  • BE: 0.19.7
  • Modlog
  • Legal
  • Instances
  • Docs
  • Code
  • join-lemmy.org