A 7.62mm Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle in the hands of an ISIS sniper in Raqqa, Syria, as shown in a Sept. 5 propaganda video. Jihadology.net
Task & Purpose: ISIS Fighters Are Flaunting Their New Favorite US-Made Battle Rifle In Propaganda Videos
ISIS fighters are flaunting a modified variant of the M14 in a newly released propaganda video detailing the terror group’s urban warfare tactics as it makes a last stand against the U.S.-backed coalition laying siege to its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa. The video, which shows armed drones, vehicle-borne IEDs, and other unusual armament in action against Syrian Democratic Forces in the crowded thoroughfares of the city, is yet another example of U.S. military weapons and equipment ending up in the hands of militants across the battlefields of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria and utilized against the very Western-backed forces they were meant to strengthen.
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WNU Editor: This has been a long term problem for the U.S. in this conflict. Arms for one faction ends up in the hands of those that you are waging war against.
Hat tip to Fred for this link.
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