Stephen Townsend
US Eyes Continued Presence In Iraq After IS
The United States and several coalition countries want to maintain a military footprint in Iraq after the eventual...
US-Led Strikes Against IS Have Killed 352 Civilians
US-led strikes aimed against the Islamic State group have "unintentionally" killed 352 civilians since the offensive...
US-Led Strikes ‘likely’ Caused 229 Civilian Deaths Since 2014
Air strikes by the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group have likely "unintentionally" killed 229 civilians...
High-Tech War Kit Can’t Prevent Civilian Deaths In Iraq
Despite using state-of-the-art weaponry, the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq appears unable...
ISIS Is Smuggling Women and Children Into Fighting Positions, US Says
The ISIS fighters battling Iraqi forces in Mosul have come up with yet another dastardly way to exploit the civilian...
IS Fighters In Mosul Provoking Coalition Strikes On Civilians
Islamic State group fighters battling Iraqi forces in Mosul are holding civilians hostage in buildings and then...
Coalition ‘probably’ Had Role In Civilian Casualties In Mosul
Coalition forces "probably" played a role in the deaths of numerous civilians during a recent air strike in west Mosul,...
Iraqi Forces On Schedule In Mosul Fight
Iraqi security forces are progressing as planned in their battle to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State group but...
Russian Jets Mistakenly Bomb US-Backed Forces In Syria
Russian warplanes bombed US-backed fighters in several small villages in northern Syria after they mistakenly thought...
Up To 15,000 IS Fighters Remain In Iraq and Syria
Between 12,000 and 15,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, a top US general said Wednesday, an...
Russian Jets Accidentally Bombed US-Backed Forces In Syria
Russian warplanes bombed US-backed fighters in several small villages in northern Syria after they mistakenly thought...
US Forces Have Come Under Fire In Mosul Fight
US forces have been shot at and returned fire in the battle for the Iraqi city of Mosul, a coalition official...
Iraq Forces Battle IS To Close In On Mosul’s West Bank
Iraqi forces backed by jets and helicopters battled their way towards southern Mosul on Monday and prepared to take on...
US-Led Coalition Expects To Stay In Iraq After Mosul
The commander of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said Monday he expected its forces would be...
Trump’s Defense Chief, In Iraq, Says
The U. S. military is not in Iraq "to seize anybody's oil", Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said, distancing himself from...
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U. S.-backed Iraqi forces on Sunday launched a ground offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from their...
US-Led Coalition Praises ‘militias’ Fighting In Iraq
The US-led coalition assisting Iraqi forces in their war on the Islamic State group on Sunday praised the militias...