Pentagon seeks to ‘surprise’ ISIS with unannounced troops deployments in Iraq & Syria
‘The Pentagon wants Islamic State terrorists to be pleasantly surprised by US troop deployments in Iraq and Syria, with Washington apparently adopting a new policy of limiting soldier movement disclosures and resorting to unannounced “temporary” missions.
“In order to maintain tactical surprise, ensure operational security and force protection, the coalition will not routinely announce or confirm information about the capabilities, force numbers, locations, or movement of forces in or out of Iraq and Syria,” Eric Pahon, a Pentagon spokesman, told the Los Angeles Times this week.
A representative of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) confirmed to Sputnik that “routine” troop deployment announcements will stop under Donald Trump as US forces want the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorists to be the “first to know about any additional capabilities the Coalition or our partner forces may present them on the battlefield.”’
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