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I commanded a Marine V-22 squadron. Here’s what I learned

The Osprey made the entire mission during a Islamic State in Libya deployment possible, this retired lieutenant colonel writes.

By Lt. Col. Douglas Thumm (retired)

2 months ago

An A-29B Super Tucano flies over Mauritanian Army soldiers as they pose for a picture in Atar, Mauritania, Feb. 17, 2020, during Flintlock 2020, U.S. Africa Command's largest annual special operations forces exercise.

AFRICOM’s Flintlock exercise to kick off in Cote d’Ivoire amid regional tensions

Flintlock 2022 will be taking place Feb. 15-28 in Cote d'Ivoire.

By Rachel Nostrant

2 years ago

US-backed forces seize ISIS camp in Syria, while assault on last village held by militants continues

U.S.-backed Syrian forces on Tuesday seized control of an encampment held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, after hundreds of militants surrendered overnight, a spokesman said, signaling the group’s collapse after months of stiff resistance. A group of suspects involved in a January bombing that killed four Americans in northern Syria were among militants captured by the Kurdish-led forces.

By Philip Issa, The Associated Press

5 years ago

US-backed forces admit to ‘difficulties’ defeating ISIS in Syria

U.S.-backed forces fighting to recapture the last Islamic State group outpost in Syria admitted on Sunday they were facing “difficulties” defeating the extremists, saying they were being slowed by mines, tunnels and concerns over harming women and children among the militants.

By Philip Issa, The Associated Press

5 years ago

What’s the next step for ISIS? A top US general shares his prediction with lawmakers

The head of U.S. Central Command says the Islamic State group maintains a 1-mile sliver of the 34,000 square miles it once held.

By Joe Gould

5 years ago

Final assault against ISIS camp launched Friday night and is still ongoing

By Sunday, the assault had slowed down amid allegations of human shields.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

Fierce fighting as US-backed forces advance on last Syria territory controlled by ISIS

Columns of black smoke billowed from the last small piece of territory held by Islamic State militants on Sunday as U.S.-backed fighters pounded the area with artillery fire and occasional airstrikes.

5 years ago

US-backed fighters launch final push to defeat ISIS in Syria

U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian forces said Saturday they have launched a final push to defeat the Islamic State group in the last tiny pocket the extremists hold in eastern Syria.

5 years ago

Guantanamo prison looms as option for detained ISIS fighters as US withdraws from Syria

The Guantanamo Bay detention center would receive new prisoners for the first time in more than a decade under one option being considered as the U.S. withdraws its forces from Syria and works to resolve the fate of hundreds of captured suspected Islamic State fighters, officials say.

5 years ago

Cornered in Syria, ISIS lays groundwork for a new insurgency

The Islamic State gunmen came out of hiding in the middle of the night and set up a checkpoint on a rural road in eastern Syria. For several hours, they stopped those passing and searched through their mobile phones to check their allegiances, until they vanished again into the desert.

5 years ago

US says it won’t cede leadership of ISIS fight despite Syria withdrawal

America will not cede leadership of the fight against the Islamic State group, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday, as he tried to allay fears that President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw forces from Syria could imperil gains against the militants there and in neighboring Iraq.

5 years ago

US calls for repatriation of foreign fighters held in Syria

The United States on Monday called on other nations to repatriate and prosecute their citizens who traveled to Syria to fight with the Islamic State group and who are now being held by Washington’s local partners.

5 years ago

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