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Drones are biggest tactical concern since the rise of IEDs in Iraq, CENTCOM boss says
Videos from battlefields in Iraq, Syria and Ukraine show the havoc that small drones bring to unsuspecting ground forces.
By Kyle Rempfer
How Israel airstrikes targeting Iranian militias in Iraq hurt the US-led anti-ISIS mission
Restrictions imposed on coalition aircraft in Iraq following suspected Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed militias have hurt anti-ISIS operations.
By Shawn Snow
US strikes ISIS fighters in Somalia
AFRICOM carried out 55 airstrikes in 2019 against against al-Shabab and ISIS-Somalia militants — 47 strikes were conducted in 2018.
By Shawn Snow
US-backed Syrian forces claim Turkey bombed a commando camp housing coalition-trained counterterrorism forces
Destroying the commando unit could jeopardize anti-ISIS operations and allow ISIS to reemerge and mobilize larger forces on the battlefield.
By Shawn Snow
As Turkey launches operation in northern Syria, the coalition touts recent SDF success countering ISIS
According to a release from Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have nabbed several ISIS commanders and facilitators in counterterrorism operations spanning Oct. 2 to Oct. 5.
By Shawn Snow
The US has ramped up its air campaign in Afghanistan to highest level in nine years
The U.S. dropped more munitions in Afghanistan in September than any other month since October 2010 when America had nearly 100,000 troops on the ground.
By Shawn Snow
Afghan forces still at the mercy of US air support despite huge investment into Afghan air force
B-52s were postured to respond to Taliban assaults of several urban centers that occurred in late August to early September.
By Shawn Snow
Iran killed more US troops in Iraq than previously known, Pentagon says
One in every six American combat fatalities in Iraq were attributable to Iran, according to a new official estimate.
By Kyle Rempfer
Despite push for future tech, munitions remain major wedge in budget
The U.S. is preparing to bolster its munitions stash.
By Aaron Mehta
That time the US dropped an atomic bomb on a fleet of 95 ships
Mistakes were made.
By Timothy J. Jorgensen, Georgetown University
Why the once-maligned flattop Ford is finally getting a lift (or 11)
Navy officials say they are finding "efficiencies" and reducing "redundancies" in how they are building, testing and certifying their new Advanced Weapons Elevators, raising hopes that all eleven will be up and running by the time the ship heads back to sea later this year.
By Mark D. Faram