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Pentagon taps official to oversee civilian protection in war zones
The move comes as the Pentagon works to rethink best practices to mitigate civilian harm in military operations in its airstrikes.
By Zamone Perez
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Pentagon policies don’t do enough to prevent harm to civilians: report
The military has been following its guidelines, but its guidelines don't do enough to mitigate civilian casualties, the report found.
Artillery Marines returning home after helping crush ISIS in Syria
More than 400 Marines headed home after helping Syrian fighters retake Raqqa.
By Jeff Schogol
Marine artillery barrage of Raqqa was so intense two howitzers burned out
The artillery barrage of Raqqa was so intense U.S. Marines burned out the barrels of two M777 howitzers while supporting U.S.- backed Syrian fighters.
By Shawn Snow
Special ops commander: No link between US-backed Syrian fighters, Kurdish terror group
A controversial celebration after the liberation of ISIS’ de facto capital, Raqqa, that displayed flags and symbols of the internationally designated terror group the Kurdistan Workers’ Party raised concern.
By Shawn Snow
Commentary: Did ISIS losses make Americans safer? No
It's long past time to reconsider the military's role in the Middle East, a retired Army officer writes.
By Army Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis (ret.)
Russia: Less than 5 percent of Syria still under ISIS control
After losing major strongholds and key urban areas across Syria, including its self-proclaimed capital, the city of Raqqa, the Islamic State group now controls only 5 percent of the country’s territory, according to Russia’s defense minister.
By Bassum Mroue
Kurdish female militia vows to keep fighting ISIS militants
A Kurdish female militia that took part in freeing the northern Syrian city of Raqqa from the Islamic State group said on Thursday it will continue the fight to liberate women from the extremists’ brutal rule.
US-backed Syrian fighters clearing war remnants in Raqqa
U.S.-backed forces fighting Islamic State militants in Syria were removing land mines and clearing main roads in Raqqa on Wednesday, a day after their commanders declared the city was under their control, a spokesman said.
After ISIS collapse in Raqqa, US faces other extremism threats
The fall of Raqqa, Syria, the Islamic State’s de facto capital, leaves America a multitude of tasks to restore stability in the Middle East, starting with pockets of remaining IS resistance in Syria and Iraq, but not ending there.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Timeline of events in Syrian city of Raqqa, once ISIS capital
Here's a timeline of events in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, captured by U.S.-backed Syrian forces from the Islamic State group on Tuesday.
US-backed Syrian forces liberate Raqqa
U.S.-backed fighters claim they have liberated ISIS’ de facto capital of Raqqa, Syria.
By Shawn Snow