"Understood. Keep in touch."
Song Heping hung up the phone, suddenly sitting up from the military cot, temporarily suppressing the ache that covered his body.
He swiftly opened his military laptop and connected to the satellite signal.
The cold light from the screen reflected on his tired yet exceptionally focused face. He skillfully opened several major European news websites and news agency pages.
The huge headline was prominently displayed:
"US Army Airstrikes Northern Iligok, '1515' Armed Forces Severely Hit!"
"NATO Announces Support for Military Actions Against ISIL"
"White House: Terrorism Threats Will Not Be Allowed to Spread"
The news images included blurry explosion photos taken at night and video screenshots from the Pentagon's press conference.
The reported content confirmed Henry's information; a large number of US Army aircraft indeed launched fierce bombings on several 1515 targets in Tikrit, Samara, and even the outskirts of Mosul.
