Arthur Greene
Ngemuva kokuthi ithimba eliyimfihlo laseMelika okuthiwa laqhumisa amabhomu phakathi kwesixuku sabantu base-Syria ngonyaka wezi-2019, kanti amasosha aseMelika afihla lesi sehlakalo iminyaka emibili futhi avimba noma yimiphi imizamo yokuphenya.
NgoNdasa ngonyaka wezi-2019, iqembu labesilisa, abesifazane nezingane bahlangana ngaphandle kwedolobha lase-Baghuz e-Syria lapho amasosha abizwa nge-Islamic State ayezolwa okokugcina namasosha aseMelika.
Iningi esixukwini lalizama ukuphuma endaweni ekhungethwe yimpi, futhi abambalwa kubo babengamasosha ahlomile, kodwa ibutho lezimpi laseMelika lanquma ukuthi babhekane nalenhlekelele.
Indiza yokulwa yandizela phezulu yaphonsa ibhomu esixukwini. Ngemizuzu embalwa, njengoba kwasekuqala kusuka inkungu yothuli ababesindile babegijima befuna indawo yokucasha, enye indiza yawisa amanye amabhomu amabili.
Esikhungweni samasosha aseMelika e-Qatar, abashayeli abebengaxwayiswanga ngalokhu kuhlasela babukela lokhu kuhlasela bengakholwa.
“Sisanda kwehlisa abesifazane nezingane ezingama-50,” kusho omunye umuntu, ngokwe- New York Times.
Eqinisweni, inani labashonile cishe babengama-80.
Ngemuva kwalokhu kuhlasela, ummeli we-Air Force waziswa ukuthi kungenzeka kusuke olukhulu uthuthuva lwempi. Wabika lesi siteleka kubaphathi bakhe okumele ngabe base beqalile uphenyo oluzimele.
Kodwa lokhu akuzange kwenzeke. Esikhundleni salokho, kwenziwa uphenyo ngalesi sigameko lwenziwa i-Task Force 9, uphiko olaluhlasela.
Kamuva umbiko ngesigameko sika-Inspector General womnyango wezokuvikela awuzange ukhulume nhlobo ngeziteleka zasemoyeni.
“Ubuholi bubonakala buzimisele ukukugqiba lokhu. Akekho owayefuna okuthile ngakho,” kusho uGene Tate, isikhulu esasebenza kuleli cala, etshela i-New York Times.
Ukuhlasela kwezindiza kuqale ukuvela kuleli sonto, kulandela uphenyo oluthathe izinyanga olwenziwe yiphephandaba laseMelika.
I-US Central Command ikuvumile ukubulawa kwabantu okokuqala ngqa ngemuva kokuba i-Times yethule uphenyo lwayo kubo.
Esitatimendeni, bakuqinisekisile ukuthi bangama-80 abantu abashona kulokhu kuhlasela. Kulaba, bathi abayi-16 babengamasosha e-IS kanti abane kuphela ababeyizakhamuzi. Bathe akukacaci ukuthi laba abangama-60 abasele babeyizakhamuzi noma cha.
Esitatimendeni, i-Central Command ithe lesi siteleka besifanelekile njengoba sibulale amasosha e-Islamic State abehlasela amasosha omfelandawonye.