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US Air Force F-15Es and F-16s take part in operation to take out ISIS in Iraq
The fight against the Islamic State continues.
By Howard Altman
Esper doubles down on no withdrawal from Iraq, but here’s how it could unfold
Trump’s erratic Middle East policy has often left American forces scrambling to react to swift and sudden policy changes. In Syria, coalition forces destroyed equipment, blew vehicles in place and bombed parts of their own outposts.
A Marine Raider was awarded a Silver Star for taking out an armored-vehicle IED with a Javelin
The Marine commando is the only Marine thus far to be awarded the Silver Star for actions against ISIS militants in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
By Shawn Snow
If US troops leave Syria, what happens to America’s Kurdish partners in the fight?
The U.S. needed a partner on the ground to fight ISIS. Now, if the Americans leave, the Kurds stand to lose everything.
US Abrams tanks sway the battle in Kirkuk
U.S.-supplied M1A1 Abrams tanks to the Iraqi Army provided an asymmetrical advantage over Kurdish Peshmerga and security forces during the battle of Kirkuk.
By Shawn Snow