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More: 2 US military strikes northwest of Ar Raqqah, Syria, struck a large Islamic State unit and destroyed 6 firing positions - @USEmbassySyria

Struck by the redundancy of "military strikes" but it's Breaking News's phrase, not the embassy's:

Two strikes northwest of Ar #Raqqah struck a large #ISIL unit and destroyed six ISIL firing positions. #Syria — U.S. Embassy Syria (@USEmbassySyria) October 5, 2014

Correct not to remember "firing position" but only because the previous term from the flacks was "fighting position".

mikey said...

Glossary:
Fighting Position = Hole in the Ground
Checkpoint = 55Gal Drum in the Road
Command Post = Tent or Shack
Bunker = Hole in the Ground w/ Sandbags
Large Ground Unit = Platoon of Infantry

Glossary ©2014 mikey.

Also striking: A "hole in the ground" is as easily a latrine as a firing position.

Mmm-hmm ... two strikes, at who knows what cost to you the taxpayer, resulting in one platoon "struck" & six foxholes allegedly blowed up real good. Can't get much less symmetrical than that.

Moments Later: Straight from the horse's mouth, today's action:

In Syria, one strike northwest of Al Mayadin destroyed an ISIL bulldozer, two ISIL tanks and destroyed another ISIL vehicle. Two strikes northwest of Ar Raqqah struck a large ISIL unit and destroyed six ISIL firing positions. To conduct these strikes, the U.S. employed fighter aircraft deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of operations. All aircraft departed the strike areas safely.

In Iraq, four strikes northeast of Fallujah struck two mortar teams, a large ISIL unit and two small ISIL units. One strike southeast of Hit destroyed two ISIL Humvees. One strike northeast of Sinjar destroyed an ISIL Humvee. To conduct these strikes, the U.S. employed helicopters and attack, bomber, fighter aircraft deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of operations. All aircraft departed the strike areas safely.