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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
War crimes case expands to SEAL Team 6
Leaked records show investigators going after the "mean girls" in SEAL Team 6.
By Navy Times staff
ISIS loses all territory, but its shadowy leader still at large
The Islamic State group has lost all the territory it once controlled in Iraq and Syria, but its shadowy leader and self-proclaimed “caliph” is still at large.
US-allied Syrian force declares victory over Islamic State
U.S.-backed forces declared military victory over the Islamic State group in Syria on Saturday after liberating the last pocket of territory held by the militants, marking the end of a brutal self-styled caliphate the group carved out in large parts of Iraq and Syria in 2014.
By Philip Issa, The Associated Press
US-backed Syrian fighters search tunnels in last ISIS pocket
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters are searching tunnels a day after seizing most of the last pocket of land held by Islamic State militants, an official said Wednesday.
By Philip Issa, The Associated Press
US-backed forces seize ISIS camp in Syria, while assault on last village held by militants continues
U.S.-backed Syrian forces on Tuesday seized control of an encampment held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, after hundreds of militants surrendered overnight, a spokesman said, signaling the group’s collapse after months of stiff resistance. A group of suspects involved in a January bombing that killed four Americans in northern Syria were among militants captured by the Kurdish-led forces.
By Philip Issa, The Associated Press
US-backed forces admit to ‘difficulties’ defeating ISIS in Syria
U.S.-backed forces fighting to recapture the last Islamic State group outpost in Syria admitted on Sunday they were facing “difficulties” defeating the extremists, saying they were being slowed by mines, tunnels and concerns over harming women and children among the militants.
By Philip Issa, The Associated Press
Final assault against ISIS camp launched Friday night and is still ongoing
By Sunday, the assault had slowed down amid allegations of human shields.
By Kyle Rempfer
Fierce fighting as US-backed forces advance on last Syria territory controlled by ISIS
Columns of black smoke billowed from the last small piece of territory held by Islamic State militants on Sunday as U.S.-backed fighters pounded the area with artillery fire and occasional airstrikes.
This is what Saudi Arabia is doing to Osama bin Laden’s son
He's believed to have been born in 1989, the year of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, where his father became known among mujahedeen fighters.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press