Latest "daesh" stories

Stryker brigade takes over base support and force protection ops in Iraq, sans Strykers

A new Army unit takes over support and force protection operations in Iraq.

By Leila Barghouty

2 years ago

"The Daughters of Kobani." (Penguin Random House)

Book excerpt: ‘The Daughters of Kobani’

The extraordinary story of the women who took on the Islamic State and won.

By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

3 years ago

Coalition aircraft launched almost 35,000 strikes on ISIS targets over six years

A U.S.-led multinational coalition has launched tens of thousands of strikes in Iraq and Syria over the past seven years, weakening the radical group's hold on the region.

By Jared Morgan

3 years ago

A carrier-based Super Hornet recently struck IS targets for the first time in more than two years

The jet launched from the USS Nimitz, which was underway in the Arabian Gulf.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

3 years ago

Afghan forces retake prison after deadly attack by ISIS group

Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group stormed a prison in eastern Afghanistan and freed nearly 400 of their fighters before security forces restored order, a government official said Monday.

3 years ago

American, Russian troops are interacting with each other almost daily in Syria, US general says

U.S. troops in Syria interact with Russian troops in the region almost every day — and most of the interactions are not contentious, according to the deputy commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve.

By Diana Stancy Correll

3 years ago