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 has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.