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Stryker brigade takes over base support and force protection ops in Iraq, sans Strykers

A new Army unit takes over support and force protection operations in Iraq.

By Leila Barghouty

4 years ago

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle departs after receiving fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during an air refueling mission over Southwest Asia, Dec. 22, 2020.

US Air Force F-15Es and F-16s take part in operation to take out ISIS in Iraq

The fight against the Islamic State continues.

By Howard Altman

4 years ago

Esper doubles down on no withdrawal from Iraq, but here’s how it could unfold

Trump’s erratic Middle East policy has often left American forces scrambling to react to swift and sudden policy changes. In Syria, coalition forces destroyed equipment, blew vehicles in place and bombed parts of their own outposts.

By Shawn Snow and Meghann Myers

5 years ago

If US troops leave Syria, what happens to America’s Kurdish partners in the fight?

The U.S. needed a partner on the ground to fight ISIS. Now, if the Americans leave, the Kurds stand to lose everything.

6 years ago

US Abrams tanks sway the battle in Kirkuk

U.S.-supplied M1A1 Abrams tanks to the Iraqi Army provided an asymmetrical advantage over Kurdish Peshmerga and security forces during the battle of Kirkuk.

8 years ago

Kurds withdraw as Iraqi forces push into disputed Kirkuk

Kurdish forces were withdrawing from Kirkuk on Monday as Iraqi federal forces moved in to the disputed city and seized oil fields and other infrastructure amid soaring tensions over last month’s Kurdish vote for independence.

8 years ago