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Pentagon review calls for changes to how US investigates, reports civilian war casualties
The study calls for greater collaboration between the U.S. military and humanitarian groups, the declassification of investigations when appropriate, the investment in tools to assist ground force commanders in developing greater situational awareness, and the standardization of how U.S. combatant commands should address wrongdoing.
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Special operations launches ‘secret surrogate’ missions in new counter-terrorism strategy
U.S. counter-terrorism missions will soon place more emphasis on a little known Pentagon program designed to embolden “surrogate forces,” rather than allied units that are dependent on U.S. training, advice, and assistance.
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DoD officials: Irregular warfare will no longer suffer a ‘boom-bust’ cycle in eras of great power competition
The Defense Department doesn’t want to lose its irregular warfare edge, honed through more than a decade of conflict across the Middle East, even as it directs its armed forces to refocus on state-level adversaries.
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SOCOM needs to step up its propaganda game, Pentagon deputy says
The Pentagon is pushing it’s special operations forces to move beyond the traditional leaflets-and-loudspeakers approach to information warfare, a senior Pentagon official said this week.
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Trump reaffirms leaving Syria, but wants troops in Iraq to ‘watch Iran’
President Donald Trump reaffirmed his intention to withdraw the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, while adding that they will be shifted to Iraq, during an interview this weekend.
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Military intervention in Venezuela is ‘an option,’ Trump says, as Russia warns against ‘meddling’
A U.S. military intervention in Venezuela is still on the table, President Donald Trump said Sunday.
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In Afghanistan, is this a peace deal — or terms of surrender?
The Trump administration is pushing peace talks that aim to end the 17-year conflict.
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Afghanistan’s new Black Hawks have some issues. Would adding Chinooks help fill a capabilities gap?
The U.S. has been transitioning Afghanistan’s air force from its fleet of Soviet-era Mi-17 helicopters to the U.S.-made UH-60 Black Hawks since 2017, but challenges still plague the program.
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Former US and Turkish admirals spar over the future of Syria and Iranian influence
Even as the authoritarian leader consolidates control over the western part of his country, and U.S. troops reportedly prepare to depart their footholds in the east, retired U.S. Adm. James Stavridis said “Syria as a nation probably does not survive long-term in its current form.”
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US in ‘early stages’ of withdrawal, as ISIS squeezed into a few square miles
ISIS’ last stretch of territory has been crunched into a tiny area measuring roughly six square kilometers, according to Mustafa Bali, a spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF.
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Pentagon review calls for changes to how US investigates, reports civilian war casualties
The study calls for greater collaboration between the U.S. military and humanitarian groups, the declassification of investigations when appropriate, the investment in tools to assist ground force commanders in developing greater situational awareness, and the standardization of how U.S. combatant commands should address wrongdoing.
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Special operations launches ‘secret surrogate’ missions in new counter-terrorism strategy
U.S. counter-terrorism missions will soon place more emphasis on a little known Pentagon program designed to embolden “surrogate forces,” rather than allied units that are dependent on U.S. training, advice, and assistance.
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DoD officials: Irregular warfare will no longer suffer a ‘boom-bust’ cycle in eras of great power competition
The Defense Department doesn’t want to lose its irregular warfare edge, honed through more than a decade of conflict across the Middle East, even as it directs its armed forces to refocus on state-level adversaries.
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SOCOM needs to step up its propaganda game, Pentagon deputy says
The Pentagon is pushing it’s special operations forces to move beyond the traditional leaflets-and-loudspeakers approach to information warfare, a senior Pentagon official said this week.
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Trump reaffirms leaving Syria, but wants troops in Iraq to ‘watch Iran’
President Donald Trump reaffirmed his intention to withdraw the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, while adding that they will be shifted to Iraq, during an interview this weekend.
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Military intervention in Venezuela is ‘an option,’ Trump says, as Russia warns against ‘meddling’
A U.S. military intervention in Venezuela is still on the table, President Donald Trump said Sunday.
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In Afghanistan, is this a peace deal — or terms of surrender?
The Trump administration is pushing peace talks that aim to end the 17-year conflict.
-
Afghanistan’s new Black Hawks have some issues. Would adding Chinooks help fill a capabilities gap?
The U.S. has been transitioning Afghanistan’s air force from its fleet of Soviet-era Mi-17 helicopters to the U.S.-made UH-60 Black Hawks since 2017, but challenges still plague the program.
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Former US and Turkish admirals spar over the future of Syria and Iranian influence
Even as the authoritarian leader consolidates control over the western part of his country, and U.S. troops reportedly prepare to depart their footholds in the east, retired U.S. Adm. James Stavridis said “Syria as a nation probably does not survive long-term in its current form.”
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US in ‘early stages’ of withdrawal, as ISIS squeezed into a few square miles
ISIS’ last stretch of territory has been crunched into a tiny area measuring roughly six square kilometers, according to Mustafa Bali, a spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF.
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Pentagon review calls for changes to how US investigates, reports civilian war casualties
The study calls for greater collaboration between the U.S. military and humanitarian groups, the declassification of investigations when appropriate, the investment in tools to assist ground force commanders in developing greater situational awareness, and the standardization of how U.S. combatant commands should address wrongdoing.
-
Special operations launches ‘secret surrogate’ missions in new counter-terrorism strategy
U.S. counter-terrorism missions will soon place more emphasis on a little known Pentagon program designed to embolden “surrogate forces,” rather than allied units that are dependent on U.S. training, advice, and assistance.
-
DoD officials: Irregular warfare will no longer suffer a ‘boom-bust’ cycle in eras of great power competition
The Defense Department doesn’t want to lose its irregular warfare edge, honed through more than a decade of conflict across the Middle East, even as it directs its armed forces to refocus on state-level adversaries.
-
SOCOM needs to step up its propaganda game, Pentagon deputy says
The Pentagon is pushing it’s special operations forces to move beyond the traditional leaflets-and-loudspeakers approach to information warfare, a senior Pentagon official said this week.
-
Trump reaffirms leaving Syria, but wants troops in Iraq to ‘watch Iran’
President Donald Trump reaffirmed his intention to withdraw the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, while adding that they will be shifted to Iraq, during an interview this weekend.
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Military intervention in Venezuela is ‘an option,’ Trump says, as Russia warns against ‘meddling’
A U.S. military intervention in Venezuela is still on the table, President Donald Trump said Sunday.
-
In Afghanistan, is this a peace deal — or terms of surrender?
The Trump administration is pushing peace talks that aim to end the 17-year conflict.
-
Afghanistan’s new Black Hawks have some issues. Would adding Chinooks help fill a capabilities gap?
The U.S. has been transitioning Afghanistan’s air force from its fleet of Soviet-era Mi-17 helicopters to the U.S.-made UH-60 Black Hawks since 2017, but challenges still plague the program.
-
Former US and Turkish admirals spar over the future of Syria and Iranian influence
Even as the authoritarian leader consolidates control over the western part of his country, and U.S. troops reportedly prepare to depart their footholds in the east, retired U.S. Adm. James Stavridis said “Syria as a nation probably does not survive long-term in its current form.”
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US in ‘early stages’ of withdrawal, as ISIS squeezed into a few square miles
ISIS’ last stretch of territory has been crunched into a tiny area measuring roughly six square kilometers, according to Mustafa Bali, a spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF.
