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Mosul and ISF Combat Effectiveness
The situation in Mosul, 16-19 December 2016 (Institute for the Study of War) After a period of “operational refit,” Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) waging battle with Daesh fighters for control of the city...
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CTS Reaches Tigris In Mosul
Mosul districts liberated by Iraqi Security Forces (in green), as of 7 January 2016 [Ninevah Media Center] A spokesman for the Iraqi Counterterrorism Service (CTS) announced that CTS units reached the...
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Turkish Army Tanks Proving Vulnerable In Syria
Turkish Army Leopard 2A3 main battle tank struck by suspected Daesh Kornet anti-tank missile. [Photo: YouTube / Turkish Military Portal Turk Silahli Kuvvetleri] The Turkish Army, conducting Operation...
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Iraq After Mosul
Iraqi Counterterrorism Service (CTS) forces on the eastern side of Mosul, on the left bank of the Tigris River that runs through the city (AFP Photo/Dimitar Dilkoff) As Chris mentioned last week,...
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New U.S. Boots On The Ground In Syria
U.S. Stryker combat vehicle alleged to belong to the U.S. Army 3/75th Rangers spotted near Manbij, Syria [Photo via Qalaat Al Mudiq/Twitter] Following recent reports on social media that combat...
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Assessing The Battle For Eastern Mosul
Mosul, Iraq (Institute for the Study of War) Alexander Mello and Michael Knights have published an assessment of the urban combat in eastern Mosul between Iraqi Security Forces, supported by U.S. and...
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Russian General Staff Chief Dishes On Military Operations In Syria
General of the Army Valeriy Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and First Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation [Wikipedia] General of the...
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Back To The Future: The Return Of Sieges To Modern Warfare
Ruins of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, which was besieged by Syrian government forces from July 2012 to December 2016. [Getty Images][UPDATE: The link to MAJ Fox’s paper appears to be broken or...
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Security On The Cheap: Whither Security Force Assistance (SFA)?
A U.S. Army Special Forces weapons sergeant observes a Niger Army soldier during marksmanship training as part of Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, February 28, 2017. [U.S. Army/SFC Christopher...
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Drones: The People’s Weapon?
The DJI Matrice 600 commercial drone for professional aerial photography. Available for $4,600, a pair of these drones were allegedly used in an assassination attempt on Venezuelan President Nicolás...
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