![]() No one expected an enemy armored assault.Īttacking them were 500 mercenaries, hired by Russia, who possessed artillery, armored personnel carriers, and T-72 main battle tanks. Their collective mission was to defend the Conoco facility, alongside Kurdish and Arab forces. Roughly 20 miles away, a team of Green Berets and a platoon of Marines stared at their computer screens, watching the drone feeds of the battle. ![]() They were in danger of being overrun.Ī team of about 30 special operations forces was pinned down at a Conoco gas plant. They returned fire, but it was not enough to repulse the tanks. After the barrage, a column of Russian tanks advanced on their positions, firing their 125-millimeter turret guns at soldiers. ![]() The opening salvo of artillery was so intense that American troops took cover in foxholes for protection.
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