How the Worst Group was Destroyed 

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"We'll see how this CIA mission didn't go exactly as planned" might as well be the CIA's motto at this point

It's crazy to me how the Kurds were completely abandoned after Isis was defeated.

“The terrorist organizations we funded to fight our enemies have become a serious problem for us” basically sums up the entire history of C.I.A operations

I really like that point you made about our involvement. "If we really did create a monster, then it was our responsibility to see to its destruction." Very logical and understandable.

One of the great ironies I find hilarious is the Taliban regaining control and discovering the joys of fighting against an ISIS insurgency. Victory truly is a poisoned chalice sometimes.

I feel like we often forget that ISIS was primarily fought by local and neighboring groups such as the PMF, SDF, YPG, IRGC, and Hezbollah. Yes, American air strikes helped, but ground forces won the war against ISIS.

After being in the ground and seeing it first hand, this video gave my 2 deployments over there in 2015/16 a little more meaning. I was focused on my mission and my buddies, not the bigger picture. Thank you for explaining this operation with such enthusiasm and knowledge!

This was my big deployment during my tenure with the air force. I remember briefing our Wing Commander on my suspicions about Ramadi being the target of a major offensive. My unit commander didn't want me to include that analysis in the briefing because he didn't believe it. I SPECIFICALLY referenced it as the most likely CoA. Too bad he was rotated out before the offensive happened. I would have loved to see the egg on his face.

They’re still out there in cells. Never underestimate a group with a strong ideology, bolstered by holding territory for a while, fading away easily. Don’t let your guard down just yet.

Super interesting. Had no idea we began targeting their oil trucks, but, makes sense. Slow moving, super soft targets, easy to hit. Also, limited ability to replace those trucks and convince people to drive them.

This was a brilliant useful and insightful exposition of what is happening in this part of the world. Better by far than the twaddle produced by the major media. You have rendered an outstanding service to tired out old warriors who are just trying to stay on top of events. Many thanks.

Nice overall view on a war that puts many things into perspective. Keep up the great work. Have a great new year.

As much as the Syrian Government, Iran and Russian is hated, you can't deny they made a huge contribution to fighting ISIS. It's disappointing it wasn't covered in this video. Their goals may have been different (recapture areas lost in the civil war, not to specifically destroy ISIS), but it was still ISIS that was holding a lot of the territory.

"Al-bugatti"... Never change Cappy 😂

I’m glad to have played a part in this fight. I lost my good friend, NAVY SEAL Charles Keating IV on May 3rd, 2016. I’ll never forget that day. I had hundreds of combat missions/raids and that day, I was medically discharged as a result of RPG shrapnel. I didn’t have my weapon raised quick enough when I rounded a corner….i didn’t know until years later after being allowed to watch the drone recording from that day, the ISIS fighter was hit by several rounds from my MK18, and eventually bled out. I wish I could redo that day. I was a USAF SOF/ST TACP, spent years attached to the 3rd Ranger Battalion, and briefly attached to SEAL teams who didn’t have a JTAC in the area.

Thank you for explaining and highlighting this important conflict.

"we'll arm the rebels, that's always gone well." - America

I remember CNN was airing live footage of the final bits of fighting in the battle of Mosul while me and my brother were eating lunch. It showed a group of counter-insurgents looking for an ISIS fighter hiding out in a yellow-grassy patch with a war-torn city in the background. Suddenly as the counter-insurgents move closer, an ISIS fighter pops up and raises a rifle at them. AND LIKE IN A VIDEO GAME, SOMEONE SHOOTS A ROCKET DIRECTLY AT THE ISIS FIGHTER AND TURNS HIM INTO RED GOREY MEAT Me and my brother in unison say “OH SH*T” when it happened. The CNN anchor lady just said some of the footages is distressing, but it took almost a minute for them to cut away. I’ve never been able to find this footage, or found any mention of it on the internet. I didn’t care to see it again 10ish years ago when I saw it, but now it’s difficult to find even if I look (which I wouldn’t recommend for ANYONE to look for)

Great video, which was very accurate and provided enough details that anyone could have a good understanding of what, why, and how. Great job.

Cappy I cant tell u how happy I am to see you answer this question, cause I have wondered about this many times. Looking forward to watching this video over dinner. Much love and happy new year. :)

Joshua Wheeler was my teacher at Camp Robinson in Arkansas when I went for my GED thru the Army, he was there on medical leave in June 2007. He 100% is the reason I got my GED and passed in top 3% of my class, I got a challenge coin for that as well that I gave to my son when he graduated high school. I still remember hearing about his death and feeling extremely sad by it. I only knew the man as a teacher who helped me with my math and kept me motivated to get my GED. I had to stop this video when he was mention to write this.

19D, 1st Cav. We trained IA forces in FOB Marez, Mosul from 2010 to 2011, Operation New Dawn. Our Trp suffered three casualities, Sgt. Fiero, Sgt. Bartley, and Spc. Lamar. A few years later, ISIS came. The IA we trained, and lost battle buddys for, tucked tail and ran. Whole thing was BS, glad we got out of there. Wish we didn't lose anyone doing it though.

I truly appreciate the subtle comedic jabs you took while describing this situation. "Hit them right in the fanny pack."

Thanks Chris. That filled many knowledge gaps, and thank you for your active service.

Kurds were the boots on the ground. Kurds were a major part of the Inherent Resolve.

Warranted or not, the CIA do have somewhat of a reputation for doing their own thing, and causing many more problems than they solve... still, I guess it keeps people employed.

Great report Chris very informative.

I've been watching you for a couple of years now and have come to the conclusion that you are not an average infantryman. From my days where iron sights were all we had, you must have snuck in an education somewhere. Keep up the good work.

Towards the end of the video you mentioned the Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi raid and it always reminds me of how much of a coward he was. He had the opportunity to become a “hero” to his followers by standing his ground and fighting to the death against one of the movements biggest enemies. He could have sent some of the world best soldiers to the grave with his S-vest but instead he chose to cower away and then run. He claimed “death to the west” and all that yet when he had the opportunity to inflict heavy casualties upon the pinnacle of the US military, he ran. He ran into a tunnel with three kids and blew himself up when the dog came for him (the dog, named Conan, survived). Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad he didn’t just wait by the door and clack off his vest when delta came in but it does show how despite what he may have claimed and what he represented, he was a coward. When the real warriors came knocking, he showed his true colours.

9:35 I’ve always wondered about this and am glad to hear you address it clearly. We knew there were “advisors” on the ground at the time but I was always curious as to the level of involvement from them. As you put it, they were right in the mix, acting as forward observers and calling in air strikes. From the way the media and White House told it at the time, we had very few people in country and those who were in country weren’t fighting and weren’t leaving the wire.

Very clear. Overall excellent. Thank you

Nice as usually T&P!

Oh man, you have cleared up so much of the confusing news about troops in Iraq and Syria. This is also the first comprehensive explanation of the fight against ISIS. Thank you.

I dont wish to gush, but wow, really impressive production values. Information, new and up-to-date. Bravo Zulu.

Just came across your channel but I love your shit! thank you for uploading🕺

I was a repairman, so-called CJTF-Operation Inherent Resolve service member in 2015, 16, National Guard member who was there at the time and strongly volunteered to go. "What you did ?" "...I don't know" and I really don't know😮but wearing the armband of the 7th Infantry Division, shuttling in front of the Marines, 82nd Airborne, 1st Armored Division, Army Special Forces , it felt really bad😮

I was a part of inherent resolve and did not know most of this info, super informative, thank you! love your videos

+1 for Delta. Hardly ever hear about this unit. That's a good thing

Good job Cappy. Great content.

Thank you for the video

Fun fact, when civilization was first developing in the region now known as Iraq, the whole area was green and lush. The ancient Babylonians followed a line of civilization that had already existed for several millennia. It was known that the climate was changing to more desert and saltier soil. They developed new technologies and closely managed water to counter the changes. The same cycle (the Malankovich cycle) made the Sahara a savanna region rich with grasses and animals. Ancient cave paintings prove humans lived there. We have another 3,000 years until it comes back but climate change may actually push us there sooner since the changes are related to hotter summer temperatures in the northern hemisphere.

I'm astonished the Mosul Dam survived all this. That dam is built on really fragile gypsum rock and it requires constant maintenance to keep the foundations from eroding out from under it. If that dam goes, say goodbye to everything along the Tigris River for the next 100+miles.

I remember those days and the limited news in the US. Thanks Cappy for filling in all the details of the actions against ISIS. I met a warfighter at a bus station, who had the hard look of a combat veteran. We chatted a while and I thanked him for his service and hard work. He told me he was on his way to fight in Mosul. I hope he's now living a good and peaceful life back state side.

That was super interesting. Well done.

As long as these groups have financial support and their is no pressure on them, these groups will always rise again

Thank you for the info. This is stuff we hear little about.

very nicely put together

I was deployed in the Persian Gulf at the heat of it on 2014-15. We were competing on which Carrier drops the most ordinance weight. Our ship got the record of 840+ Tons 😅

Brilliant, short but concise, report, Chris. Thank you very much for bringing these reports for the public to know and understand the importance and the sacrifices of US Forces and Allied Nations Forces to deter and defeat repressive forces.

If anybody is interested in the details of the air campaign of Inherent Resolve, I recommend the book „Hunting the Caliphate“ by Dana Pittard, Commander of all US personnel in Iraq during the operation, and Wes Bryant, a retired J-TAC. It‘s cool stuff!

Thanks for this, I was shaking my head over here all like "The place was fine when I left it". But now I know what happened.

Excellent content, Chris.

The hole video is the best one you have ever made. You are even better than television with their high budget.😊

Worked with Kurdish YAT units while in Syria. They were some of the best fighters I ever worked with. They had surprisingly good training, had amazing equipment, and fantastic attitudes. All of which came from America.

great video mate

Another great video🎉

This channel is the best news source.

Hey Chris, would you consider making a video on anti-submarine helicopters like the American Seahawk? I'd love to hear your expertise/insight explaining what makes them so effective. Thanks.

You did a great job with the video

I'm fairly new to your channel and love your videos ! I didn't know you served and wanted to say thank you for your service. It's because of courageous people such as yourself that we don't have a draft or mandatory conscription. It's because of brave people like you that I was able to go to college after high school and get a degree instead of heading out for deployment. Thank you again sir, You've gotten a loyal subscriber today !

Deir ez-Zor was held by Syrian government forces. Granted the IS forces besieging it were some of the last to be defeated, but they never held the town.

The CIA, when training a local militia force to combat a dictator doesn’t go as planned: 😦

Happy New year all the best love wore information you are great

I'm glad I listened to your full report. It cleared up a lot of questions I had about stories I've been hearing about conflict in Syria and Ira. I hope those to countries appreciate the United States for getting rid of Isis . Thank you for that Explanation!!!

Thanks for doing this video. I was in basic training when ISIS struck and deployed a year later deployed in 2015 to Iraq. How time flies lol

If I remember correctly - It was the Russians who started the campaign of destroying ISIS's Oil Transport into Türkiye, not giving a crap about the civilian or environmental damages - Which ended up being very effective. Also, I distinctly remember when Raqqa surrendered, Western Forces allowed a bus convoy into the city at the end to transport the surrendering forces out to safety, if they agreed to leave. That one wasn't an unconditional surrender. These Wars are always messy, and rarely have clear victors at the end.

Wise move for the DOD to release more info about this period of time and help spread it on social media.

Great video in general, i watched a couple of them already and love them so far, but would you please consider using the proper temperature scale in your scripts/text, the one that is used by the entire world? Thank you!

Thanks for a well researched and well told story. As always 😀

You best work, great job.

Isis grew 10 time when coalition joined the operation against Isis, then it shrunk significantly when rissia established its bases. Now isis exists in the territory where Russia has no access because the coalition is there

Can you do a video on how America got destroyed in Afghanistan next please

A little bit behind on some of your videos. I'm watching this AFTER the ISIS attack in Moscow.

I remember I was heartbroken when I saw Ramadi had fallen. I spent 7 months there between 2008 and 2009. Absolutely beautiful along the Euphrates.

I’m not the professional here but my first thought when I saw the title of the video was a lot of confusion just because “the worst group” is pretty vague so I’m not sure if you will end up changing it but just a thought. No matter the title I’m always watching anyways for some of the best content on the internet

Even with all the foreign artillery, air, and guidance support, Iraqi’s still lost 6000 troops. War is always so tragic.

Watched a few videos on Isis now and I think by far yours was the best I've seen explaining the whole war against them. Ty Cappy

Nice, helpfull and packed of info... masterpiece of a video in only 21 minutes of content. I'm linking this to anyone I know hahahah

Yup, all true. It's not like Palmyra, Abu Kamal, etc. evere hapened, it's not like ISIS started to lose when Russia engaged. Shia militias, Syrians and Iranians just sit down and watched...

Great analysis, and I really like that you are sticking out your cheak on a very difficult and sensitive conflict. 👍👌👏 Here is some peaces of missing puzzles; 1. Turkey never attacked ISIS, this was only lies where the Turkish state only bombing kurdish villages, and cities to the ground in eastern Turkey. The same thing happend during the US-Iraq war, where the Turkish army started to attack kurdish civilians by air. Lots of coallition pilot forces complained about Turkish pilots bombing kurdish civilians instead of attacking Saddams forces or ISIS. 2. There are four dominant fractions amoung the kurds, based on Kurdistan, where you have KDP fighting in Iraq, PUK in Iran, PKK in Turkey, and YPG/YPJ in Syria. Trying to defend Kurdish civilians from all these terrorstates military aggression. 3. But because of Turkey is a member of NATO, they act under the public radar when supporting extreme groups like ISIS, and Hamas!

Very well done.

Thank You Sir.

Whoa. CIA mission not going how planned? Wild.

It's still sickening how the Kurds were used and discarded. They fought like champions.

bro, i was in Mosul in 2007-08 and i feel you so much. RIP COP Knight!

One of the best documentaries ive ever seen is “once upon a time in Irak” It documents the story from the US intervention, through to the destruction of ISIS. If you want to know the details of the horrors of ISIS reign, watch it!

The view that we created a monster is ludicrous in that a monster was already there. We got rid of the first monster and another came in. It’s like whack-a-mole.

"Nothing brings people together more than mutually disliking someone else" or as the Lions Led by Donkeys's Joe would put it "The Grand Unifying Theory of FUCK THAT GUY" universally prooven true 😂😂😂

Hey, off-topic question, but I did the asvab through my high school and got an AFQT of 69 and a GT of 112. Is that good? And if so, what does that really mean?

"A man can be killed or destroyed. But if he makes himself more than just a man and becomes an ideal. He becomes immortal." Ras Al Ghul

It's my experience that labelling terrorist is an important part of selling a slow defeat. How do a person get radicalised enough to be a dangerous human? And how much does it take to neutralise the same person? Well, it might look like a victory, but it definitely didn't cost the terrorist much to make the Western world go ape shit for a long time, and invest serious coin in a war against mostly shadows. How do we know the casualties were not just sacrifices in terms of how terrorist operate in the first place? It could just as well be a carrot for us to display, to show the coin wasn't used to do damage that didn't make more radicalised people? How the fart do we know that we are not doing the work a recruiter had a hard time doing before we engaged in a country we hardly knew anything about? I mean, we never before heard about our own citizens joining the terrorist before we were pounding their villages, and that is just a fact we don't have a debate about.

Much to the chagrin of the US State Department, isis was destroyed by The Brave Soldiers of the Syrian Arab Army and Russian Expeditionary Forces.

Holy moooolly…. 😅😢 That was wild… and forget how many conflicts happen around the world… and many that I thought were over seem to have never stopped! Amazing content, you seem very unbiased which is very refreshing… An objective view of the world without taking sides… I am subbed

Loving how the thumbnail has photos of Americans valiantly fighting despite them being the ones who created isis and Middle Easterners being the ones who fought them the most.

In 2018 my best friend was stationed at fort shafter and was supposed to be on some type of training rotation in Thailand and the Philippines. I think it was jungle school or something, but his unit actually got orders to redeploy in the middle of training to kill those ISIS dudes that had set up shop in the Philippines. Shit sounded absolutely insane. You'll never hear about it on the news, but small villiages in the Philippines were basically becoming mini Iraqs/Vietnams. He got a bronze star for that but he'll still never tell anybody about. He only told me because of how close we are. Just not that kind of guy.

I was in Mosul 2011. This hits home and very personal 😠

We could hear him crying, I said: “Abu, don’t cry.”

"People die, but ideas won't" It just a matter of time before another one of these groups decides to show up.

What was not mentioned was why ISIS were ever allowed to sale oil, to anyone? I mean surely satellites/drones had noticed massive convoys of oil trucks? And who were they selling it too?