Excellent planning and execution. Too bad they had mechanical issues that resulted in this.
Officials also said there was a mechanical issue with one of the helicopters assigned to the mission, and, as a result, the U.S. military destroyed it at a distance from the target location. An official stressed that no hostile action brought down the special ops helicopter.
The remains of a U.S. helicopter in the village of Jinderes on Feb. 3, 2022, following an overnight raid by U.S. special operations forces against ISIS' leader. (Muhammad Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images)
Fox News has learned that the helicopter was a specially-fitted Black Hawk helicopter favored by Special Operations Command 160th SOAR, also known as Task Force 160, or Night Stalkers – an elite U.S. Army special operations unit that flies helicopters in support of both SOF and regular forces.
Officials also said there was a mechanical issue with one of the helicopters assigned to the mission, and, as a result, the U.S. military destroyed it at a distance from the target location. An official stressed that no hostile action brought down the special ops helicopter.
The remains of a U.S. helicopter in the village of Jinderes on Feb. 3, 2022, following an overnight raid by U.S. special operations forces against ISIS' leader. (Muhammad Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images)
Fox News has learned that the helicopter was a specially-fitted Black Hawk helicopter favored by Special Operations Command 160th SOAR, also known as Task Force 160, or Night Stalkers – an elite U.S. Army special operations unit that flies helicopters in support of both SOF and regular forces.
