Sourced : The Washington Post By Thomas Gibbons-Neff Islamic State drones are attacking U.S. Special Operations forces located around the group’s de-facto capital of Raqqa in Syria, U.S. officials and Syrian fighters said, sometimes disrupting the ability of American troops to call in airstrikes. The Pentagon, in response, is looking to send additional anti-drone equipment… Continue reading ISIS DRONES ARE ATTACKING U.S TROOPS AND DISRUPTING AISTRIKES IN AL-RAQQAH
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MOSUL FIGHT DOWN TO THREE NEIGHBORHOODS
Sourced : Voice of America The fight for Iraq’s second-largest city is in its final push, with Islamic State down to fewer than 1,000 fighters in three neighborhoods of west Mosul, U.S. military officials said Friday. Speaking with VOA via Skype from Baghdad, Brigadier General Rick Uribe, the deputy commanding general for U.S.-led coalition forces… Continue reading MOSUL FIGHT DOWN TO THREE NEIGHBORHOODS
ISIS LEADER AL-BAGHDADI ABANDONS MOSUL
Sourced : Intelnews.org By Ian Allen | The leader of the Islamic State has abandoned the city of Mosul and is hiding in the desert zone of western Iraq, according to intelligence sources. Meanwhile Mosul, once the most populous city under the Islamic State’s control, is now reportedly being defended by a diminishing cadre of… Continue reading ISIS LEADER AL-BAGHDADI ABANDONS MOSUL
ARE CONDITIONS RIPENING FOR IRAQI KURDISH STATE ?
Sourced : Council on Foreign Relations Author: Steven A. Cook, Eni Enrico Mattei The failure of Iraq, breakdown of Syria, and changes in Turkey have created opportunities for Kurds in all three countries. They are not quite the regional kingmakers that some Kurds have boasted they might become, but Kurdish political and military power is… Continue reading ARE CONDITIONS RIPENING FOR IRAQI KURDISH STATE ?
GET READY TO WALK AWAY FROM INCIRLIK
Sourced : Defence One By Charles F. Wald Turkey’s Incirlik airbase has supported America’s most vital strategic needs for more than a half century, first during the Cold War and more recently in the fight against terrorists. Now, as its host country becomes less stable and less friendly to the United States, the best way… Continue reading GET READY TO WALK AWAY FROM INCIRLIK
U.S MILITARY PROPOSES SENDING 250 MORE SPECIAL FORCES TO SYRIAN KURDISTAN
Sourced : EKurd Daily The Obama administration is considering sending 250 additional U.S. special forces to Syrian Kurdistan to advise Kurdish-led alliance groups as part of a broader Pentagon recommendation on how to increase the pace of operations against Islamic State (IS or ISIS), a U.S. defense official said Friday, CNN reported. The Syrian Democratic… Continue reading U.S MILITARY PROPOSES SENDING 250 MORE SPECIAL FORCES TO SYRIAN KURDISTAN