Th? U.S. A?m? h?s c?n?i?m?? th? ???l??m?nt ?? ???iti?n?l M2A3 B???l?? ?i?htin? v?hicl?s t? n??th??st S??i?.
Acc???in? t? ? ??c?nt C?m?in?? J?int T?sk F??c? n?ws ??l??s?, U.S. Ai? F??c? C-17 Gl???m?st?? ?i?c???t ??liv???? m??? M2A3 B???l?? Fi?htin? V?hicl?s t? n??th??st S??i?, ?s ???t ?? O????ti?n Inh???nt R?s?lv?.
“C?m?in?? J?int T?sk F??c? – O????ti?n Inh???nt R?s?lv? ??m?nst??t?? its c?ntin??? c?mmitm?nt t? th? ?n???in? ?????t ?? D??sh with th? ??c?nt ???iti?n ?? ???iti?n?l M2A3 B???l?? Fi?htin? V?hicl? c????ilit? in N??th??st S??i?,” th? n?ws ??l??s? s??s.
Th? M2A3 B???l?? Fi?htin? V?hicl? is ? li?ht ??m????, ??ll? t??ck?? t??ns???t v?hicl?, ???vi?in? c??ss-c??nt?? m??ilit? with ?i????w?? ?n? ???t?cti?n.
Th? ?l?t???m h?s ?l????? ???vi??? ? ??w????l ??t????nt t? m?li?n ?ctiviti?s in th? m?st v?l?til? ?n? v?ln????l? ????s, s?ch ?s l?st m?nth in H?s?k?h, S??i?, wh??? th? v?hicl?s w??? k?? t? ?n??lin? ???tn?? ???c?s in D??sh’s ??il?? ?tt?m?t t? ???? th??s?n?s ?? ??t?in??s.
“Th? B???l??s ??ickl? ???v?? th?i? w??th l?st m?nth in cl?s? s?????t t? th? S??i?n D?m?c??tic F??c?s wh? ???ll?? D??sh’s ?tt?m?t?? ????k??t ?? Gh?w????n P?is?n in H?s?k?h Cit?,” s?i? Lt C?l D?n L????, c?mm?n???, T?sk F??c? R?ck. “Th? ?nit h?s sinc? t??n?? s??th t? s?????t th? SDF ?l?n? th? Mi??l? E??h??t?s Riv?? V?ll??. Th???’s n?thin? in this th??t?? th?t c??l? st?n? ???inst this c?m??n? ?? B???l??s. Th?? ???vi?? ? s????m? s?ns? ?? c?n?i??nc? t? ??? ???tn??s ?s th?? c?ntin?? th? ?i?ht ???inst D??sh.”
Whil? th? C??liti?n ?n??? its c?m??t ??l? in I??? in ???l? D?c?m???, 2021, it c?ntin??s t? t????t D??sh ??, th????h, ?n? with ???tn?? ???c?s in N??th??st S??i?, wh??? it ??m?ins ?n ?xist?nti?l th???t. With ? th???-???n??? missi?n t? n?t ?nl? ??vis? ?n? ?ssist, this m?v? ?n??l?s th? ?n???in? ?????t ?? D??sh.
Acc???in? t? th? c?mm?n?, th? C??liti?n ?n??l?s ???tn???? ???c?s ?? ???vi?in? ????cts-??s?? c????iliti?s, which ??? n?t ??ss?ss?? ?? ??? ???tn?? ???c?s, t? ?ns??? ?v??m?tch ?? th? ?n?m?. Th?s? ??? ?ll?c?t?? ?t th? ?????st ?? ???tn?? ???c?s.
U.S. Ai? F??c? C-17 Gl???m?st?? in n??th??st S??i? ?n J?n. 31, 2022. Ph?t? ?? Willi?m G???
“This c????ilit? ???vi??s vit?l ???t?ct?? ?i????w?? th?t ?iv?s ??? ???tn?? ???c?s ? cl??? ??v?nt??? ?v?? th? th???t,” s?i? L????. “Th? C??liti?n ??s??v?s th? ?i?ht t? ????n? its?l? ?n? ???tn?? ???c?s ???inst ?n? th???t, ?n? will c?ntin?? t? ?? ?v???thin? ??ssi?l? t? ???t?ct ??? ???c?s ?n? ?ns??? D??sh c?n n?v?? ??t??n.”
D?s?it? th? milit??? ?????t ?? D??sh’s t???it??i?l ‘c?li?h?t?’ in 2017, th?? ??m?in ? th???t t? th? ???i?n. Un??l? t? ????ctiv?l? c?nt??l t???it???, D??sh n?w ?????t?s in sm?ll??, m??? m??il? t??ms th?t s??k t? ?x?c?t? ?tt?cks ?n ??th civili?n ?n? milit??? t????ts.
“B???l?? Fi?htin? V?hicl?s ??? ?n inc???i?l? ????ctiv? ?ss?t in this missi?n,” s?i? L????. “Th? s?st?m its?l? is j?st inc???i?l? ?n? ??? m?ch?niz?? in??nt?? S?l?i??s ??? th? ?in?st I’v? s??n.”
CJTF-OIR is th? milit??? c?m??n?nt ?? ? Gl???l C??liti?n ?? 77 n?ti?ns ?n? ?iv? int??n?ti?n?l ????niz?ti?ns wh? ??? ?????tin? in I??? ?t th? ?????st ?? th? G?v??nm?nt ?? I???, ?n? in n??th??st S??i? in s?????t ?? ??? ???tn??s in th? ???i?n, ?s th?? s?c??? th? ?n???in? ?????t ?? D??sh.
CJTF-OIR ??vis?s, ?ssists, ?n? ?n??l?s ???tn???? ???c?s ?ntil th?? c?n in????n??ntl? ?????t D??sh in ??si?n?t?? ????s ?? I??? ?n? S??i? in ????? t? s?t c?n?iti?ns ??? l?n?-t??m s?c??it? c??????ti?n ???m?w??ks.
I? ??? w??l? lik? t? sh?w ???? s?????t ??? wh?t w? ??? ??in?, h???’s wh??? t? ?? it.
I? ??? wish t? ?????t ???mm?tic?l ?? ??ct??l ?????s within ??? n?ws ??ticl?s, ??? c?n l?t ?s kn?w ?? ?sin? th? ?nlin? ??????ck ???m.