How the Worst Group was Destroyed

[@Taskandpurpose]

THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO WIN! go.getenteredtowin.com/taskandpurpose DEADLINE to ENTER is TONIGHT 01/02/24 @ 11:59pm (PST)

[@paultorgerson8776]

'Murked'. Cappy you never disappoint.

[@rocko7711]

❤❤

[@arabidimaandwhatever]

They are not destroyed

[@Taskandpurpose]

merc'ed * yes hahah I probably wont stop saying that now its stuck in my head much love@@paultorgerson8776

[@Taskandpurpose]

much love!@@rocko7711

[@Manuel-gk3rv]

"We'll see how this CIA mission didn't go exactly as planned" might as well be the CIA's motto at this point

[@adamredwine774]

I feel like the ones that do go well stay classified longer so there’s a bit of bias there.

[@Neverwas_one]

The enemy has a say.

[@100500daniel]

Well we probably don't know about the successful missions 😂

[@cadennorris960]

Survivorship bias

[@Taskandpurpose]

we rarely get to hear about their successes but boy when they mess up it's a real cluster f****. my CIA handler told me to remind everyone they're doing their best!

[@Shadow-Banned-Conservative]

It's crazy to me how the Kurds were completely abandoned after Isis was defeated.

[@AT-AT26]

Mostly abandoned but still some support like Biden removing sanctions on Rojava occupied parts of Syria.

[@jeremiahwilson1255]

Literally every one of our failures in foreign policies 😑

[@SHVRWK]

thanks to Trump

[@Dang3rMouSe]

Yeah, it's real messed up. I know former SF guys who have gone private & continued assisting & fighting alongside them but they are very much at a disadvantage.

[@CollinY818]

The Kurds also joined Isis and they didn’t attack Isis until the west told them too

[@tongxia6557]

I was a repairman, so-called CJTF-Operation Inherent Resolve service member in 2015, 16, National Guard member who was there at the time and strongly volunteered to go. "What you did ?" "...I don't know" and I really don't know😮but wearing the armband of the 7th Infantry Division, shuttling in front of the Marines, 82nd Airborne, 1st Armored Division, Army Special Forces , it felt really bad😮

[@xcw4934]

One of the great ironies I find hilarious is the Taliban regaining control and discovering the joys of fighting against an ISIS insurgency. Victory truly is a poisoned chalice sometimes.

[@Ungehorsam]

Well that is because the Taliban only came into power by forming a secret pact with America to fight against ISIS

[@charlesevanshughes3638]

Best of luck to them both.

[@voltage80x]

That was always the plan. To keep the Middle East unstable has been the plan for 75 years.

[@badluck5647]

That call themselves ISIS, but it really just Taliban factions fighting a civil war.

[@Ungehorsam]

@@badluck5647 While that is true in the sense that ISKP are ex-taliban it is false to claim they aren't apart of IS considering they have binding allegiance to the current IS Caliph.

[@robertturni2845]

“The terrorist organizations we funded to fight our enemies have become a serious problem for us” basically sums up the entire history of C.I.A operations

[@GenJuhru]

Yep, very optimistic of them.

[@sharpasacueball]

Also: "we toppled democracies to install dictators friendly to us and now the people there hate us"

[@gambitacio]

Which ones though? It was obvious Al Qaeda was hiding in Pakistan which was our “ally”.

[@amerigmatictv]

I'm sure Ukraine will prove different.

[@LexlutherVII]

when they get Bored they create........ and .......... and.........

[@suburbansurvival8239]

This was my big deployment during my tenure with the air force. I remember briefing our Wing Commander on my suspicions about Ramadi being the target of a major offensive. My unit commander didn't want me to include that analysis in the briefing because he didn't believe it. I SPECIFICALLY referenced it as the most likely CoA. Too bad he was rotated out before the offensive happened. I would have loved to see the egg on his face.

[@carlm.m.5470]

Tell the story, please. Take your time and spread it out over some time too :D I want to hear about one of these things.

[@AladdinTheArabian]

fake story 😂 especially when u mention ur buddies and on every map except for this one the city is NOT CALLED ramadi 😂 little timmy caught lying keep dreaming

[@mirshafie]

I feel like we often forget that ISIS was primarily fought by local and neighboring groups such as the PMF, SDF, YPG, IRGC, and Hezbollah. Yes, American air strikes helped, but ground forces won the war against ISIS.

[@rubengutierrez19]

No it isn't forgotten its just that his channel is extremely Pro-US biased. He has even said it , outright ignoring the massive Russian missile/air strikes on not just ISIS but Al-Nusra and similar groups. The fact the NATO only sent troops after the SAA started turning the tide is an eye opener. Turkey invaded the North to protect their proxies and stopped Syria from retaking Idlib. And the US came in thru Jordan to take over Al-Tanf where ISIS is still "somehow" operating from. The Peshmerga barely even fought against ISIS and there was a bunch of proofs that the US just tended to bribe ISIS commanders to leave areas to they could reach other oil fields much faster. Only some true "radical" elements of ISIS actually fought IE. In Al-Raqqa

[@wallingnaga6563]

Yap the ground troops fought 90% of the war with ISIS

[@damiion666]

They wouldn’t have succeeded without American air power. They’d still be slugging it out on a stalemate

[@tsubadaikhan6332]

And, from memory - It was the Russians who started the campaign of destroying ISIS's Oil Transport into Türkiye, not giving a crap about the civilian or environmental damages - Which ended up being very effective. Also I distinctly remember when Raqqa surrendered Western Forces allowed a bus convoy into the city at the end to transport the surrendering forces out to safety, if they agreed to leave. That one wasn't an unconditional surrender.

[@darklyripley6138]

I worked with a few YAT(YPG Special Forces) units in Syria. They were awesome people. But if not for America, none of the local groups would be as effective as they were. The YAT units I worked with were trained, and outfitted by America, and looked more like CAG than the rag tag militia that these same people were a few years prior.

[@tracepercell5799]

I really like that point you made about our involvement. "If we really did create a monster, then it was our responsibility to see to its destruction." Very logical and understandable.

[@GenJuhru]

And just like the cycle that it is, the need to build a new monster may be necessary for this task too.

[@rexster76]

colonizer mentality

[@rickastely996]

@@rexster76What?

[@gr-8166]

Well it wouldn’t end. To end a disaster you must first stop funding it. This whole issue kept happening because the money and supplies were consistently given to them. It’s like having a proxy war in Detroit while giving a gang tanks and jeeps then saying, “we made a mistake”. Never let government solve problems that are the result of government intervention…

[@MartialGlobe]

But at the end of the day the ground forces of iraq etc. are the ones who mostly dealt with that bullshit your government arguably created

[@adamhinckley5062]

Imagine chilling in your compound thinking you're untouchable then Delta Force lands on your roof

[@smokestrong1000]

Delta isn't untouchable either. They got f'd up in Somalia.

[@teddypicker8799]

​@@smokestrong1000it's funny how you consider this ratio "fucked up" honestly

[@gabrielfleetwood6374]

Was just thinking the same exact thing lol

[@smokestrong1000]

@@teddypicker8799 The US lost a war to goat herders in Afghanistan and they fought for 20 years and still lost.

[@teddypicker8799]

@smokestrong1000 nah simply not true. Usa smashed the taliban in a few weeks. They left an army of 300k afghans to fight 80k taliban

[@neofulcrum5013]

They’re still out there in cells. Never underestimate a group with a strong ideology, bolstered by holding territory for a while, fading away easily. Don’t let your guard down just yet.

[@mdnytc]

That's if US let them play again.

[@JoshuaC923]

They're probably in Europe now

[@noobshityou]

​@@JoshuaC923and seeking asylum 😂😂

[@Apollo-tj1vm]

Yeah.. funny thing just happened

[@Ungehorsam]

Cells do not operate in the thousands. Once you are with thousands of soldiers you are no longer cells rather a full on guerrilla insurgent force, which is what ISIS represents in Iraq and Syria right now, in places in Africa they aren't guerrilla fighters rather a full on military with territory to protect and hold

[@brandoncrow8291]

After being in the ground and seeing it first hand, this video gave my 2 deployments over there in 2015/16 a little more meaning. I was focused on my mission and my buddies, not the bigger picture. Thank you for explaining this operation with such enthusiasm and knowledge!

[@WarPigstheHun]

Thank you for being a part of history. Just by being there you've helped shed light on the situation.

[@GemRippers]

and thank you for your bravery fighting against pure evil, thus allowing for the freedom & safety of MANY (myself included) today! 🇺🇸

[@AlecMcphee]

I’m still not off the hook boys. Literally told I was a mental patient for trying to explain I wasn’t there for race, religion or nothing along them lines It was seeing children that broke my heart and gave me the courage to go ahead. And nope criminal

[@reggiebuffat]

Thank you for your service!

[@kettelbe]

How can you not think abt what you are doing lol

[@montygore1200]

Thank you for your service and videos. Without people like you we have no idea what really goes on on the battle field.

[@MichaelGalt]

Super interesting. Had no idea we began targeting their oil trucks, but, makes sense. Slow moving, super soft targets, easy to hit. Also, limited ability to replace those trucks and convince people to drive them.

[@Taskandpurpose]

yeah that was probably the most interesting thing I learned in this project. It was actually a really controversial move if you look deeper into that whole aspect of the war because the oil trucks were possibly driven by non ISIS workers who were trying to earn money. The US air force dropped leaflets for weeks warning everyone to not drive the oil trucks. It's actually kind of an awful aspect to the war to think about but....it worked / had the intended outcome at least

[@JP-qb3ny]

CIA < Mossad < Israel

[@MichaelGalt]

@Taskandpurpose I mean, better than constantly blowing up the oil fields where they probably had slave labor working. Quite frankly, they might have tried that with the trucks, but I would bet they didn't... since then the slaves would just try to run. Most people don't understand how much funding ISIS was able to achieve through taxes, checkpoints, and "security". They also took over tons of businesses and basically profited from everything that was going on in the areas under their control.

[@Sandals578]

@@Taskandpurposeand trench guns are only a war crime to nazis.

[@Gaehhn]

@@Sandals578 You know the Nazis didn't come to power until 15 Years after WW1 was over, right?

[@Apocalypsse]

As much as the Syrian Government, Iran and Russian is hated, you can't deny they made a huge contribution to fighting ISIS. It's disappointing it wasn't covered in this video. Their goals may have been different (recapture areas lost in the civil war, not to specifically destroy ISIS), but it was still ISIS that was holding a lot of the territory.

[@badwolf66]

Yeah this is mostly American propaganda.

[@kaulumapaulus9234]

It's because of them that isis is actually defeated

[@freddiemercury2075]

I am surprised Iran and Russia were fighting ISIS too.

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

@@freddiemercury2075 Especially since Iran created ISIS !!! Yup !!!

[@ascendedbro1828]

​@@freddiemercury2075What is so surprising?

[@oldgrunt5806]

I've been watching you for a couple of years now and have come to the conclusion that you are not an average infantryman. From my days where iron sights were all we had, you must have snuck in an education somewhere. Keep up the good work.

[@cerealport2726]

Warranted or not, the CIA do have somewhat of a reputation for doing their own thing, and causing many more problems than they solve... still, I guess it keeps people employed.

[@cerealport2726]

@@Noahzgard yeah, yeah, this is the usual story eh, all those gallant, brave, and honest people doing a wonderful job with only the occasional small, harmless mistake... like training and funding Osama Bin Laden, the mujahideen, the Taliban, the Iran-Contra disaster, the fake intel about WMDs in Iraq... gun-walking to drug cartels, and all those drone strikes in countries where no one thought the USA was at war... not to mention government sanctioned extraordinary renditions to countries where torture is ok... It's amazing how many people think it's perfectly ok, even admirable for their own country to conduct operations to destabilize and overthrow governments, fund terrorism, train psychopaths, and otherwise cause trouble with global implications, yet, when it is revealed that other countries do the same, it's somehow "wrong", and shouldn't be allowed...

[@bunk95]

Those marketed as part of the CIA do their own thing? You market parts of making and keeping slaves as problems? Youre not a [citizen] or something are you? Learn how to market the waste?

[@cerealport2726]

@@bunk95 you don't make any sense, what has "marketing" got to do with anything here...? Unless you are talking about the massive resurgence of the slave trade in Libya since the US interfered in Northern Africa... yet more potentially unintended consequences of governments interfering in the affairs of other countries... and yes, I know the USA is not alone, but we are talking about the CIA after all.

[@bunk95]

@@cerealport2726 you mean making and keeping slaves that dont lie as frequently about whats occurring? Slaves that aren’t tortured so they only appear to be [marketing] themselves/others/places/etc.? (You didnt learn how to lie about slaves, their behavior and where theyre at in [school]?)

[@Sniperboy5551]

Typically, they actually do a good job in the short-term. They’re not very good at factoring in the unintended long-term consequences though, at least not all of the time.

[@billyantis9843]

This was a brilliant useful and insightful exposition of what is happening in this part of the world. Better by far than the twaddle produced by the major media. You have rendered an outstanding service to tired out old warriors who are just trying to stay on top of events. Many thanks.

[@FatherPars51]

It’s crazy even Iran fought against ISIS. The U.S and Iran on the same side was not on my 21st century bingo card.

[@sharky7002]

If you think that’s crazy then wait until you learn about the time North Koreans and Americans fought together against A bunch of Somalian pirates

[@user-nb9xw6ip6c]

​@@sharky7002what how have I not heard of this tell me everything

[@sharky7002]

@@user-nb9xw6ip6c it’s just one of those once in a lifetime events that’s so crazy to the point you’d never expect it to happen.

[@needtoknow514]

Kurds were the boots on the ground. Kurds were a major part of the Inherent Resolve.

[@AaSs-ln9mm]

What about Assad and Russia?

[@taysondynastyemperor5124]

Because everyone else did nothing lmao.

[@mirshafie]

Shia was by far the largest ethnic group fighting ISIS, but of course Kurds, Arab Sunni, Christians et.c. all fought bravely and suffered tragic losses.

[@calebbearup4282]

@@AaSs-ln9mm Assad and Russia were more focused on harming innocents than in harming ISIS. Hence the incident when Wagner tried attacking Kurds and got smoked by the US

[@needtoknow514]

@taysondynastyemperor5124 USA had and continues to have a small footprint. USA provided logistics and air support. 40,000 kurds. 900 USA was 2,500 until Trump pulled the money, and Turkey invaded Syria & Iraq to kill Kurds.

[@mordant221]

19D, 1st Cav. We trained IA forces in FOB Marez, Mosul from 2010 to 2011, Operation New Dawn. Our Trp suffered three casualities, Sgt. Fiero, Sgt. Bartley, and Spc. Lamar. A few years later, ISIS came. The IA we trained, and lost battle buddys for, tucked tail and ran. Whole thing was BS, glad we got out of there. Wish we didn't lose anyone doing it though.

[@SkyRiver1]

The politicians time and time again commit good men to irksome actions that have dubious or worse outcomes. In this case as in later in Afghanistan, the only real winners were the American Arms OEMs that got orders to replace the lost material. Both the Rothschild and the Morgana fortunes were built by supplying governments with the means to fight wars. And no matter who won the money boys made their nut every time.

[@mmancino1982]

I was in Kirkuk during that time with 2-12 cav 1CD. We heard about those losses. sucks bro Pretty much all the IA and IP we trained were friggin useless. The Kurds were a different story. The ones we worked with were solid. I kinda took one of their young soldiers (16 at the time) under my wing, so to speak. Gave him a bunch of my extra gear because the gear they'd given him was literally falling apart, "coached" him during patrols etc. I often wonder what came of him.

[@mordant221]

@@mmancino1982 We never trained any Kurds, 1-9, but yeah we heard good things about them, they probably did much better against ISIS. The IA were definitely trash though, always trying to sell us their own gear. Came home with 2 plate carriers!

[@JinKazama92]

@@mmancino1982 bro you gotta find that man

[@mmancino1982]

@@JinKazama92 I never even knew his last name, unfortunately. I just knew him as "Ahmed"

[@glovere2]

This channel is so unique to provide critical context to these complex geopolitical issues. The content and the comments from so many knowledgable viewers makes it a valuable resource for anyone who seeks to understand what is really happening from a military perspective. Knowledge you cannot get anywhere else.

[@smileydog5941]

I remember CNN was airing live footage of the final bits of fighting in the battle of Mosul while me and my brother were eating lunch. It showed a group of counter-insurgents looking for an ISIS fighter hiding out in a yellow-grassy patch with a war-torn city in the background. Suddenly as the counter-insurgents move closer, an ISIS fighter pops up and raises a rifle at them. AND LIKE IN A VIDEO GAME, SOMEONE SHOOTS A ROCKET DIRECTLY AT THE ISIS FIGHTER AND TURNS HIM INTO RED GOREY MEAT Me and my brother in unison say “OH SH*T” when it happened. The CNN anchor lady just said some of the footages is distressing, but it took almost a minute for them to cut away. I’ve never been able to find this footage, or found any mention of it on the internet. I didn’t care to see it again 10ish years ago when I saw it, but now it’s difficult to find even if I look (which I wouldn’t recommend for ANYONE to look for)

[@emilen2]

Oh come on, where's the video? Asking for a friend 🙂

[@Imperial_Lizardgirl]

Thanks for telling me. Not gonna look for.

[@skip1383]

@smileydog5941 When you say “10ish years ago”. Are you sure you’re talking about the Battle of Mosul in 2016-2017, and not the Fall of Mosul from 2014?

[@smileydog5941]

@@skip1383 Most likely the Fall of Mosul of 2014

[@smileydog5941]

@@emilen2 If I'd found it I would let you know. The problem is that when you go searching for something like that you stumble upon waaaaay worse things, which is why I strongly advise doing so.

[@phineascampbell3103]

"we'll arm the rebels, that's always gone well." - America

[@islandwills2778]

It's one of the reasons that I consider the USA to be one of the most cruel and evil nations to ever exist. Over and over they fund, arm and create monsters because of some geopolitical goal. And always in places far far away from them

[@jamesadams7319]

"It will be cheaper in the long run and have lower risks."

[@ФедяКрюков-в6ь]

"The terrorists we own are the rebels" - also America

[@philipthecow]

"Let's just deploy a few combat troops"

[@Redkodiak1994]

Like they armed the mujis against the soviets

[@USJTAC]

I’m glad to have played a part in this fight. I lost my good friend, NAVY SEAL Charles Keating IV on May 3rd, 2016. I’ll never forget that day. I had hundreds of combat missions/raids and that day, I was medically discharged as a result of RPG shrapnel. I didn’t have my weapon raised quick enough when I rounded a corner….i didn’t know until years later after being allowed to watch the drone recording from that day, the ISIS fighter was hit by several rounds from my MK18, and eventually bled out. I wish I could redo that day. I was a USAF SOF/ST TACP, spent years attached to the 3rd Ranger Battalion, and briefly attached to SEAL teams who didn’t have a JTAC in the area.

[@blu3dreaming996]

🫡🫡🫡

[@WarPigstheHun]

I'm glad you're here with us, and able to share your story.

[@stryz5736]

thanks from france

[@chikalikedis8170]

you left your brothers to die

[@totti8034]

GLAD? 😂

[@RaptorMaitre]

"Al-bugatti"... Never change Cappy 😂

[@detectivejohndyson]

lol I’m surprised there aren’t more comments on this. Al-bugghati? Al-bugahti?

[@livininanonymity]

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Same Baghdad as the capital of Iraq.

[@daminox]

@@livininanonymity more like al-baghdeadi, am i right? ba dum tish

[@ma7mgte]

+1 for Delta. Hardly ever hear about this unit. That's a good thing

[@r.speirs]

We could hear him crying, I said: “Abu, don’t cry.”

[@Wisebury]

Spot on lol. That's exactly what I heard

[@pittsky]

I wouldn't cry. LOL!!!!!!!!!

[@suliahmed2907]

They're made by America anyway

[@SuperMoeski69]

Fucking nightmare it must’ve been to die with Donnie T mocking you😮

[@tannermcguire7713]

​@@SuperMoeski69 shane gillis has incredible bit on the whole ordeal

[@Omegasupreme1078]

I'm astonished the Mosul Dam survived all this. That dam is built on really fragile gypsum rock and it requires constant maintenance to keep the foundations from eroding out from under it. If that dam goes, say goodbye to everything along the Tigris River for the next 100+miles.

[@TheMILVSCR]

I truly appreciate the subtle comedic jabs you took while describing this situation. "Hit them right in the fanny pack."

[@onewade1974]

Great video, which was very accurate and provided enough details that anyone could have a good understanding of what, why, and how. Great job.

[@adamredwine774]

Fun fact, when civilization was first developing in the region now known as Iraq, the whole area was green and lush. The ancient Babylonians followed a line of civilization that had already existed for several millennia. It was known that the climate was changing to more desert and saltier soil. They developed new technologies and closely managed water to counter the changes. The same cycle (the Malankovich cycle) made the Sahara a savanna region rich with grasses and animals. Ancient cave paintings prove humans lived there. We have another 3,000 years until it comes back but climate change may actually push us there sooner since the changes are related to hotter summer temperatures in the northern hemisphere.

[@Ahhhhhhchoo]

So we lose the polar bears but get the Babylonians back. Fuck yeah

[@goober7535]

not one part of that comment was accurate. kinda impressive tbh

[@CaptainHarris-ip2kg]

And that, more than anything else, might solve this whole mess by providing a massive fresh water resource, and settle the area by creating farm lands and ranches.

[@Emily-ou6lq]

Are you sayaing that the only anthropogenic thing about global warming is the BS around it?

[@adamredwine774]

@@goober7535 Actually it's all correct. Look up the North Africa Humid Period and Malenkovitch cycles. This isn't secret knowledge, it's well known fact.

[@JoaoSoares-rs6ec]

As long as these groups have financial support and their is no pressure on them, these groups will always rise again

[@bunk95]

No pressure on them?

[@Alexx120493]

financial support and ideological backing by a large portion of the muslim world.

[@JoaoSoares-rs6ec]

@@bunk95 military actions, meaning continuous strikes on them, not giving them time to regroup and strike.

[@JoaoSoares-rs6ec]

@@Alexx120493 yes and from some people in Europe and US, that's for the units ment to track such funds, the issue is that with so few to track the internal transactions to catch those using tax evasion, it means even fewer to track the funds going for those groups.

[@TKUA11]

They did. Russia learned a lot from isis and use their tactics too

[@CalmBeforeTheStorm76]

Wise move for the DOD to release more info about this period of time and help spread it on social media.

[@pbinnj3250]

Oh man, you have cleared up so much of the confusing news about troops in Iraq and Syria. This is also the first comprehensive explanation of the fight against ISIS. Thank you.

[@xWhiteRussianx1]

They exploiting Syrian oil fields d0nt lie to yourself

[@michaelcoletta4547]

There's a whole lot conveniently left out

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

Cappy peddling his U$ Gov/Military version of events in Syria . The traitorous Syrian rebels are being used for U$ Regime Change . U$ enabled ISIS to expand inside Syria ...as to weaken Assad and conduct proxy War on Russia . Southeast Asian Muslims and Chinese Muslims also joined ISIS (including Uyghur separatists). Some of these Chinese Muslims are cuddled by U$ and Turkey to this day .

[@davidhbrown9767]

@@michaelcoletta4547 You know why we didn't hear about all of this beyond a few mentions by the man himself? It was during the Trump administration and media was NOT putting out any accomplishments that the President made on anything. I actually learned some extra information when two Coptic Christians from that mountain in Iraq came to work at the Walmart I worked at for a little while.

[@michaelcoletta4547]

@@davidhbrown9767 ISIS was already on the run by the time Trump got elected. The usual suspects in Washington get so mad about it, but they lost control of being able to "manage" the jihadists in a way that would eventually result in Assad going the way of Gaddafi the moment Russia got involved. Trump even referenced this in the debates leading up to his nomination and 2016 victory. Turkey was heavily embarrassed but so was Obama's administration... they were caught with their pants down. Biden famously tried to make Erdogan the fall guy when pressed on the dirty game they were all playing in Syria... and Erdogan never forgot this.

[@TalleyrandsPuppet]

Thank you for explaining and highlighting this important conflict.

[@spazzypengin]

I remember I was heartbroken when I saw Ramadi had fallen. I spent 7 months there between 2008 and 2009. Absolutely beautiful along the Euphrates.

[@johnnycaps1]

Nice overall view on a war that puts many things into perspective. Keep up the great work. Have a great new year.

[@youngloc216]

9:35 I’ve always wondered about this and am glad to hear you address it clearly. We knew there were “advisors” on the ground at the time but I was always curious as to the level of involvement from them. As you put it, they were right in the mix, acting as forward observers and calling in air strikes. From the way the media and White House told it at the time, we had very few people in country and those who were in country weren’t fighting and weren’t leaving the wire.

[@thedude828-ed2nn]

Eddie Gallagher did a interview on Shawn Ryan he was a seal he said they were way more than advisors they were in the push through mosul he said in one engagement they smoked about 50 guys.

[@PrograError]

@@thedude828-ed2nn I suppose on some level they ARE advisors, but on the other, it's a free for all depending on the prevailing ROE... It's literally small squads doing all the work than a battalion level force like the Iraq invasion, plus US is not exactly liked in that area...

[@Longtack55]

Thanks Chris. That filled many knowledge gaps, and thank you for your active service.

[@darklyripley6138]

Worked with Kurdish YAT units while in Syria. They were some of the best fighters I ever worked with. They had surprisingly good training, had amazing equipment, and fantastic attitudes. All of which came from America.

[@thefirst_ranger161]

Did you work with CTG while you were there?

[@darklyripley6138]

@@thefirst_ranger161 CTG is in a different AO. But when I went to Syria, we had to fly into Iraq, then drive across the border. So I did see some guys who I assume were CTG. But they might have been just really well equipped Iraqis. I worked with YAT, not CTG.

[@georget.6357]

I remember those days and the limited news in the US. Thanks Cappy for filling in all the details of the actions against ISIS. I met a warfighter at a bus station, who had the hard look of a combat veteran. We chatted a while and I thanked him for his service and hard work. He told me he was on his way to fight in Mosul. I hope he's now living a good and peaceful life back state side.

[@andorwid1880]

One of the best documentaries ive ever seen is “once upon a time in Irak” It documents the story from the US intervention, through to the destruction of ISIS. If you want to know the details of the horrors of ISIS reign, watch it!

[@RichEmpty]

I was a part of inherent resolve and did not know most of this info, super informative, thank you! love your videos

[@Jrod110]

I was deployed in the Persian Gulf at the heat of it on 2014-15. We were competing on which Carrier drops the most ordinance weight. Our ship got the record of 840+ Tons 😅

[@GenJuhru]

..and a kitchen sink

[@asianamericanadvice6016]

840 tons of bombs? In one day?

[@mtebaldi1]

Great report Chris very informative.

[@waitwhat4566]

I dont wish to gush, but wow, really impressive production values. Information, new and up-to-date. Bravo Zulu.

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

Cappy peddling his U$ Gov/Military version of events in Syria . The traitorous Syrian rebels weren't order to counter ISIS ... they're used for U$ Regime Change . U$ enabled ISIS to expand inside Syria ...as part of weakening Assad and conduct proxy War on Russia . Southeast Asian Muslims and Chinese Muslims also joined ISIS (including Uyghur separatists). Some of these Chinese Muslims are cuddled by U$ and Turkey to this day .

[@FinsterCS]

If anybody is interested in the details of the air campaign of Inherent Resolve, I recommend the book „Hunting the Caliphate“ by Dana Pittard, Commander of all US personnel in Iraq during the operation, and Wes Bryant, a retired J-TAC. It‘s cool stuff!

[@elzach0]

Can you do a video on how America got destroyed in Afghanistan next please

[@Roy-K]

The CIA, when training a local militia force to combat a dictator doesn’t go as planned: 😦

[@charlesdavis7940]

Thank you for the info. This is stuff we hear little about.

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

Cappy peddling his U$ Gov/Military version of events in Syria . The traitorous Syrian rebels weren't order to counter ISIS ... they're used for U$ Regime Change . U$ enabled ISIS to expand inside Syria ...as part of weakening Assad and conduct proxy War on Russia . Southeast Asian Muslims and Chinese Muslims also joined ISIS (including Uyghur separatists). Some of these Chinese Muslims are cuddled by U$ and Turkey to this day .

[@ehrendamitz2555]

Thanks for this, I was shaking my head over here all like "The place was fine when I left it". But now I know what happened.

[@albertsalim6995]

It was never fine, after Sudams fall isis grew to power. The war in Iraq was the biggest mistake, I grew up in that war as a little kid for no reason

[@charlesphillips4575]

Deir ez-Zor was held by Syrian government forces. Granted the IS forces besieging it were some of the last to be defeated, but they never held the town.

[@tsubadaikhan6332]

If I remember correctly - It was the Russians who started the campaign of destroying ISIS's Oil Transport into Türkiye, not giving a crap about the civilian or environmental damages - Which ended up being very effective. Also, I distinctly remember when Raqqa surrendered, Western Forces allowed a bus convoy into the city at the end to transport the surrendering forces out to safety, if they agreed to leave. That one wasn't an unconditional surrender. These Wars are always messy, and rarely have clear victors at the end.

[@SalvatoreReale-rs5jk]

I'm glad I listened to your full report. It cleared up a lot of questions I had about stories I've been hearing about conflict in Syria and Ira. I hope those to countries appreciate the United States for getting rid of Isis . Thank you for that Explanation!!!

[@zw246]

I'm fairly new to your channel and love your videos ! I didn't know you served and wanted to say thank you for your service. It's because of courageous people such as yourself that we don't have a draft or mandatory conscription. It's because of brave people like you that I was able to go to college after high school and get a degree instead of heading out for deployment. Thank you again sir, You've gotten a loyal subscriber today !

[@Gundamguy-py3ir]

In 2018 my best friend was stationed at fort shafter and was supposed to be on some type of training rotation in Thailand and the Philippines. I think it was jungle school or something, but his unit actually got orders to redeploy in the middle of training to kill those ISIS dudes that had set up shop in the Philippines. Shit sounded absolutely insane. You'll never hear about it on the news, but small villiages in the Philippines were basically becoming mini Iraqs/Vietnams. He got a bronze star for that but he'll still never tell anybody about. He only told me because of how close we are. Just not that kind of guy.

[@calvingifford9442]

A little bit behind on some of your videos. I'm watching this AFTER the ISIS attack in Moscow.

[@joeyho5134]

Brilliant, short but concise, report, Chris. Thank you very much for bringing these reports for the public to know and understand the importance and the sacrifices of US Forces and Allied Nations Forces to deter and defeat repressive forces.

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

Cappy peddling his U$ Gov/Military version of events in Syria . The traitorous Syrian rebels are being used for U$ Regime Change . U$ enabled ISIS to expand inside Syria ...as to weaken Assad and conduct proxy War on Russia . Southeast Asian Muslims and Chinese Muslims also joined ISIS (including Uyghur separatists). Some of these Chinese Muslims are cuddled by U$ and Turkey to this day .

[@smo-king6504]

It's short because he leaves out all the Russian, Iranian and Lebanese involvement that fought ISIS much more brutal and effective than the US

[@dwainerdjon5559]

@@smo-king6504 agree 100%, usa do nothin to isis

[@AlexLee-dc2vb]

Hey Chris, would you consider making a video on anti-submarine helicopters like the American Seahawk? I'd love to hear your expertise/insight explaining what makes them so effective. Thanks.

[@JaemanEdwards]

Yes. Do they use those hedgehog type weapons ?

[@KleosAu]

great video mate

[@zaderq1]

Thanks for doing this video. I was in basic training when ISIS struck and deployed a year later deployed in 2015 to Iraq. How time flies lol

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

Cappy peddling his U$ Gov/Military version of events in Syria . The traitorous Syrian rebels are being used for U$ Regime Change . U$ enabled ISIS to expand inside Syria ...as to weaken Assad and conduct proxy War on Russia . Southeast Asian Muslims and Chinese Muslims also joined ISIS (including Uyghur separatists). Some of these Chinese Muslims are cuddled by U$ and Turkey to this day .

[@KC_Smooth]

Even with all the foreign artillery, air, and guidance support, Iraqi’s still lost 6000 troops. War is always so tragic.

[@alexpetrov8871]

Russians spend this number every month for two years now.

[@integraxnine745]

We lost more than ten times that number in the fighting against ISIS mainly do to the fact that most of our attacks involved paramilitary forces (civilian volunteers with minimum military training) so the losses were heavy. Also, ISIS had suicide bombers all over the place and ISIS soldiers fought till death. Many other factors played part in the heavy losses suffered by Iraq such as lack of ammo, lack of food, lack of air support (air support was very limited and only focused on a very small and limited areas). Back then we would call the command center because we had nothing to eat for several days in the Frontline and they would just say "figure something out yourselves".

[@shadowslayer9988]

​@@alexpetrov8871Ukraine yeah oh boy they definitely getting up there already needing to mobilize 500,000 people losses must be catastrophic even with all that NATO military equipment.

[@Joe-e8d]

@@alexpetrov8871Sad isn’t it! All because of one nut who sits in his palace I respect Navalny. The US has to support the right side of democracy. You can’t let dictators have their way.

[@antismoke9488]

bro, i was in Mosul in 2007-08 and i feel you so much. RIP COP Knight!

[@dmitriyrybkin7788]

Isis grew 10 time when coalition joined the operation against Isis, then it shrunk significantly when rissia established its bases. Now isis exists in the territory where Russia has no access because the coalition is there

[@feekalphabeet9217]

It's still sickening how the Kurds were used and discarded. They fought like champions.

[@chewbacca3269]

They fought because they wanted to create a country. They took whatever help they could. No one in the region and no one outside actually wants them to win. They only want to use them in order to keep nations in the region on their toes.

[@untouchable360x]

"A man can be killed or destroyed. But if he makes himself more than just a man and becomes an ideal. He becomes immortal." Ras Al Ghul

[@adee957]

Great analysis, and I really like that you are sticking out your cheak on a very difficult and sensitive conflict. 👍👌👏 Here is some peaces of missing puzzles; 1. Turkey never attacked ISIS, this was only lies where the Turkish state only bombing kurdish villages, and cities to the ground in eastern Turkey. The same thing happend during the US-Iraq war, where the Turkish army started to attack kurdish civilians by air. Lots of coallition pilot forces complained about Turkish pilots bombing kurdish civilians instead of attacking Saddams forces or ISIS. 2. There are four dominant fractions amoung the kurds, based on Kurdistan, where you have KDP fighting in Iraq, PUK in Iran, PKK in Turkey, and YPG/YPJ in Syria. Trying to defend Kurdish civilians from all these terrorstates military aggression. 3. But because of Turkey is a member of NATO, they act under the public radar when supporting extreme groups like ISIS, and Hamas!

[@testnameplsignore6916]

Whole lotta bs 😅😅

[@HikerBikerMoter]

sadly none of them (turkey, syria, iraq, iran) want the Kurdish nation promoted to the status of a nation-state

[@siyacer]

not quite right

[@Mr_Buzz_Aldrin]

This channel is the best news source.

[@JaemanEdwards]

If biased news is what you're looking for, you found it. This guy actually supports Israel. Israel are the Russia of the Middle East.

[@ginebro1930]

im so happy, great video

[@olegmose6030]

Thanks for a well researched and well told story. As always 😀

[@ivanmonahhov2314]

A good lie !

[@obeatyrules419]

He lost me at AL Bogetti

[@johncintron2339]

"Nothing brings people together more than mutually disliking someone else" or as the Lions Led by Donkeys's Joe would put it "The Grand Unifying Theory of FUCK THAT GUY" universally prooven true 😂😂😂

[@islandwills2778]

Isis was particularly easy to hate. As in both USA and Russia collectively were like fuck these guys.

[@forknspon]

Whoa. CIA mission not going how planned? Wild.

[@snpdmz]

exactly

[@abbcc5996]

almost all of isis equipment was taken from the iraqi and syrian armies. the meager arms that the rebels received didnt change the outcome in any meaningful way

[@aidanfrei]

I’m not the professional here but my first thought when I saw the title of the video was a lot of confusion just because “the worst group” is pretty vague so I’m not sure if you will end up changing it but just a thought. No matter the title I’m always watching anyways for some of the best content on the internet

[@jeremyevans9629]

I think it's to skirt the algorithm avoiding anything controversial

[@johngillespie3409]

The worst on the planet, according to Delta, seals and rangers. They love killing them. Go watch podcasts 🇺🇲🇵🇱🇮🇱

[@aidanfrei]

@@jeremyevans9629 oh true I forgot KZbin is like that

[@Taskandpurpose]

gotta play coy with the title so as to not get dinged by the powers that be

[@Areshod]

The flag in the thumbnail is a clue

[@Joe_1sr9]

Another great video🎉

[@rubengutierrez19]

Ofc he forgets to add that the Syrians, Hezbollah and NDF units did most of the fighting and although the Russians officially joined later around 2015 , as soon as they came in THEY targeted ISIS-Turkish refineries as well as targeting HTS/Al-Nusra (Al-qaeda in Syria) in other parts of Syria. Meanwhile most ISIS cells left are centered around Al-Tanf... where US troops are

[@citizenVader]

It's my experience that labelling terrorist is an important part of selling a slow defeat. How do a person get radicalised enough to be a dangerous human? And how much does it take to neutralise the same person? Well, it might look like a victory, but it definitely didn't cost the terrorist much to make the Western world go ape shit for a long time, and invest serious coin in a war against mostly shadows. How do we know the casualties were not just sacrifices in terms of how terrorist operate in the first place? It could just as well be a carrot for us to display, to show the coin wasn't used to do damage that didn't make more radicalised people? How the fart do we know that we are not doing the work a recruiter had a hard time doing before we engaged in a country we hardly knew anything about? I mean, we never before heard about our own citizens joining the terrorist before we were pounding their villages, and that is just a fact we don't have a debate about.

[@shanehayes6048]

Good job Cappy. Great content.

[@anthonyscott5134]

The view that we created a monster is ludicrous in that a monster was already there. We got rid of the first monster and another came in. It’s like whack-a-mole.

[@Taskandpurpose]

You make a good point . Not sure ISIS would have grown without US invasion of iraq but definitely messed up before

[@anthonyscott5134]

@@Taskandpurpose , Yep, who knows, but what we do know is that Sadaam was a Tirana and mad murderer of his people so I look at it as a good deed. It perhaps wasn’t our fight, in hindsight being 20/20 but as a world leader at least we tried. That corner of the world is pretty messed up! They make the U.S. with all our issues look like utopia by comparison. However we are having our own domestic fight against religious political fanaticism so we don’t have a whole lot of room to talk.

[@MalachiMolina]

I was in Mosul 2011. This hits home and very personal 😠

[@andrewmerklinghaus6316]

There must have been a point where the last dude in Isis was like "damn they COOKED us"

[@mmerrydeath6673]

the last dude? USA is still funding ISIS in Syria....

[@nasrelnabarawi8406]

very nicely put together

[@marccan3267]

Yup, all true. It's not like Palmyra, Abu Kamal, etc. evere hapened, it's not like ISIS started to lose when Russia engaged. Shia militias, Syrians and Iranians just sit down and watched...

[@okramronan]

Oh boy not the chemical weapons card again...we know how that plan goes.

[@JonathanDeese]

Crazy to me you're green screened and that's the composition you chose for your background

[@antrodeldungeonmaster]

impressive reconstruction, great job. Though Russia had a little part too and I'd like to see that (more) recognized too since they fought harshly for example in Palmira

[@operaatio5117]

"People die, but ideas won't" It just a matter of time before another one of these groups decides to show up.

[@EunoiaTheIceKing]

ISIS is still around btw. No need for a “new group”

[@callenclarke371]

Excellent content, Chris.

[@siahvash-t6q]

I'm amazed that you don't mention Iranian and russian intervention in the battles. they were the major supporters of iraq and syria.

[@kekistanimememan170]

1:42 body count method is best method.

[@marksagert3848]

In your giveaway you don’t mention that you have to buy an overpriced mug to enter. You find that out after you enter demographic information.

[@OmegaLegion]

I'm Syrian, everyone in the whole region knows ISIS was made and founded by the US, ISIS was receiving daily intelligence regarding the movements of the Syrian army and the whereabouts of storehouses and key bases, also most the FSA (the rebel group) defected and became either ISIS members or Al-Nusra terror group.. The United States supported and knew this will happen eventually, and we (the Syrian government) warned the whole world via the UN, of course no one listened and the whole region paid the price.. Each chemical attack happened in Syria was done and planed by the FSA and ISIS, then the US come to accuse the Syrian Army or Government of doing it.. notice the dates of the attacks, each attack happened one or 2 days before any UN meeting regarding the Syrian war, each time the targets were civilian villages that had no military presence of any kind under the control of the FSA. America is full of lies, we should know, we fought against ISIS and prevailed.

[@babelyubelbarever4591]

are there any reliable sources for these?

[@cj4short]

Great work, Cappy!

[@rafeesurani1144]

Those who defeated ISIS and stopped their advance after they arrived in Baghdad were the Iraqi forces alone, as the US Air Force did not intervene until 3 months after the collapse of the Iraqi forces occurred.

[@Alex07359]

Kinda weird to ignore everything that Russia did to destroy Isis as well.

[@stray8468]

welcome to propoganda, they probably wanted this all to happen anyway

[@rick7424]

Russia spent more time and effort fighting the Syrian rebels than it did ISIS. The Kurds did most of the fighting. Russia also certainly never fought ISIS in Iraq.

[@rick7424]

​@@stray8468Incomplete /=/ propaganda. If you cannot understand the difference between unconscious biases and deliberate lies you have no basis for judging content.

[@swfswf50]

That was super interesting. Well done.

[@lvrs9903]

It is funny how there is 0 mention of other SOF capibilities being deployed. If you do some research: Sweden,Canada,The Netherlands,Belgium,Norway,Poland,Denmark,Germany,GB,Ireland and many others participated in Direct Action missions and airstrikes.

[@papaszem44]

Russia

[@Mortablunt]

And basically no mention of the truly heroic efforts made by the Russians. We pussyfooted about with raids and airstrikes. They actually put meaningful boots on the ground and fight the battless.

[@ivanmonahhov2314]

this is a propoganda channel

[@jamesflynn6827]

To be fair as far as I know for Germany the contribution wasn't that big and mostly logistical by training a few hundred perschmerga, sending a few Milan ATGMs and Panzerfaust 3 and as far as I know direct involvement was limited to 2 Tornado multirole jets used for surveillance. No direct bombing or combat. But honestly this for once is a channel with focus on the american military so thats what he is gonna focus on, second he mentioned it was not just the US, third the US clearly made the biggest contributions so it makes sense to talk about this instead of listing every single nation and contribution.

[@wallingnaga6563]

Crappy talks as if Americans were the one who wipe off ISIS when in reality they barely did anything.. Most of the fighting were done by Iraqis Syrian and not forgetting the Kurds and the Russians in Syria on permission of Syrian President.

[@NiceGuy-Nationalist]

Much to the chagrin of the US State Department, isis was destroyed by The Brave Soldiers of the Syrian Arab Army and Russian Expeditionary Forces.

[@youtubechannelidk]

facts, despite what you think of them they are the ones who destroyed it not the US with the odd drone strike and small controlled territory

[@Familyguyfunnymoments_]

As opposed to the "chagrin" of the Kremlin?

[@brendonstrek1238]

Did your Boeing flight simulator replica include a door plug that falls off mid flight?

[@Joeology432]

as an Iraqi who lived in Mosul during the ISIS rain and the battle of mosul u left alot of the detalis out and gave too much credit to the US more than they should yes airstrikes were huge major key to destroy ISIS they hated it but foot on the ground is what liberated cities Iraq didn't recieve help immediatly by the US only after kurdistan were in danger matter of fact Iran saved kurdistan by sending airstrikes first baghdad was saved because the Shiaa religous leader called on jihad against isis to whoever can pickup a gun and fight people went to the battle to defend the country as young as 14 and 15 years old some people took there personal wepons since the goverment couldn't provide enoough and that's when the Popular Mobilization Forces was created As much as i don't like iran i can't deny there contribution and the US had 10 years plan to liberate my city but russia offered help to iraq and at that time there was a presedncy campagin and obama wanted the credit for his goverment when the time for the battle of Mosul arrived, iraq prepared 150k soliders and majority of the battles were fought by the ERD and ICTF/ISOF we lost many people through the 3 years many young men lost there lives defending the country and we thank anyone who helped us fighting but thats never your credit to claim

[@bomboklatdog622]

Spoken like they do care lol.