Matthew 24:6,7 Then he said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 7 There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
ISIS militants lost a significant number of troops after they attacked an Iraqi base that was housing U.S. ground troops.
The assault by the terrorists on the Ein al-Asad military base on Sunday were 100 U.S. troops were stationed as part of a “training mission” for the Iraqi military. Not only did the terrorists find themselves quickly being subdued by the U.S. troops but F-18 fighters also joined the fight.
A tribal leader in the region said that while it was the first direct fight between US troops and ISIS, it didn’t mean that the U.S. was engaged in the ground war. Sheikh Mahmud Nimrawi said that terrorists attacked the base so it was an act of self-defense.
The U.S. forces are helping train Iraqis and members of the Kurdish peshmurga as they attempt to recapture a key city from the terrorists. The city is on a major pathway to Yazidis trapped in mountains by ISIS.
