Image: A-10 Thunderbolt II
The ISIS-linked Amaq News Agency reported Thursday that the ISIS terrorist group downed a US-made A-10 Thunderbolt II (‘The Warthog’) warplane above the town of Markadah in the Syrian province of Hasakah.
UPD: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has denied claims made by ISIS.
Location of Markadah:
Report by Amaq:
Why would they be shootin´down their own air support?!?!?!?
I´m not buyin´it!
Lol
They are US’s allies and they can certainly do that. Mc Caine and likes must be very glad seeing their head chopper friends evolving
If true, a significant accomplishment. It is a tough aircraft with redundant survivability.
Doubt it. Warthogs are extremely tough to take down. Not buying this.