M of A - Syria: U.S. Intelligence For Syrian Air-Force Bombing
▻http://www.moonofalabama.org/2014/08/syria-us-intelligence-for-syrian-air-force-bombing.html
The U.S. is again fully at war in Iraq. But bombing in Syria, it seems to me, will be left to the Syrian air-force. For some days now it has attacked IS targets in Raqqa with precise ammunition, not with the usual “barrel bombs”. Precise weapons need precise intelligence to designate precise targets. Two knowledgeable journalist from the region have suggested that the U.S. is providing such targeting data to the Syrian government. The Angry Arab reports:
▻http://www.angryarab.blogspot.de/2014/08/is-us-providiing-intelligence-help-to.html
The highly able and reliable correspondent of As-Safir in Paris claims that the US has been providing intelligence help to the Syrian regime regarding positions of ISIS in Syria.
That As-Safir correspondent is Mohammad Ballout. Elijah J. Magnier, AL RAI chief international correspondent, tweeted two days ago:
▻https://twitter.com/EjmAlrai/status/501741613660385280
#BreakingNews: #USA #Syria: #SAF Mig-29 is bombarding on daily basis #IS selective targets in #Raqqa w guided missiles following #USA info