Shawn Snow
Early Bird Editor
Shawn Snow is the senior reporter for Marine Corps Times and a Marine Corps veteran.
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Special operators will be countering violent extremists for the ‘long haul’
The commander of SOCOM said battling violent extremists groups will remain the number one priority for American commandos.
US and coalition forces blitz Raqqa with 187 airstrikes in first week of operations
U.S. and coalition forces carried out 187 airstrikes June 6-13, targeting ISIS fighters desperately attempting to fend off an assault by America’s Kurdish allies, who launched an operation on June 6 to liberate the terror group’s de facto capital.
Boots on the ground: Elite U.S. troops are in Raqqa near the Islamic State's front line
The revelation fits a growing pattern in the ISIS war.
US aircraft shoots down pro-Syrian regime drone outside of Tanf
A manned U.S. aircraft shot down a pro-Syrian regime drone early Thursday morning after it attacked coalition forces conducting a joint patrol with partner forces near the Tanf garrison in southern Syria, according to Col. Ryan Dillon, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve.
U.S. military: March airstrike in Aleppo killed al-Qaida militants, not civilians
A March U.S. airstrike on a building in Jineh, Syria, killed dozens of al-Qaida regional leaders and militants and resulted in one civilian casualty, not the dozens of civilians that some human rights groups have claimed, investigation finds.
US forces increasing combat power at Tanf, preparing for a fight with pro-Syrian regime militias
Over the past several days, the U.S. military has been increasing its combat power at a remote training facility near Syria's Tanf border crossing in Syria in preparation for any aggression by pro-regime and Iranian-backed militias, which have been massing forces in the area.
DoD budget request includes anti-tank rockets for Syrians fighting ISIS
The Defense Department's fiscal 2018 budget request continues the program of training and equipping vetted Syrian partners in the fight against ISIS.
A showdown is looming between the US, Syria and Iran at Tanf
U.S. aircraft over the weekend dropped a series of leaflets around the Tanf border crossing between Syria and Iraq, warning pro-Syrian regime militia to avoid the deconfliction zone around a small base there.
U.S. military: ISIS largely to blame for deadly March 17 airstrike in Mosul
Secondary explosives placed by ISIS fighters in a large compound struck by U.S. aircraft in the Jadidah district of Mosul, Iraq, March 17, resulted in the deaths of 105 civilians, with a further 36 civilians unaccounted for, according to a formal investigation.
US increases use of deconfliction hotline with Russia amid pending operation to liberate Raqqa
U.S. and Russian forces operating in Syria have increased the use of the deconfliction hotline — a communication line opened to avoid midair collisions and reduce the potential for miscalculation by forces operating in Syria, according to Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command.
