ISIS video claims to show cache of weapons from U.S. airdrop

ISIS video claims to show cache of weapons from U.S. airdrop
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The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights is reporting that ISIS militants captured a cache of weapons on Monday meant for Kurdish fighters in Kobani, Syria.

A video uploaded online by a group affiliated with ISIS showed rocket-propelled grenade launchers, hand grenades, and ammunition, the Associated Press reports. On Tuesday, ISIS members went on social media to post taunting messages thanking the United States for the weapons.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.