Maj. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, deputy commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, said the U.S. military and its allies maintain their objective on defeating the Islamic Group.
MoreDefense Secretary and 2019 Wash100 Award winner Mark Esper said the U.S. government is “preparing to evacuate” approximately 1K U.S. service personnel from northern Syria amid Turkey’s impending offensive against the Syrian Democratic
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U.S. military leaders including Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, and their counterparts in Turkey have developed a new long-term plan for operations against the Islamic State militant group
MoreU.S. Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, head of the country’s anti-Islamic State group campaign, said in his final Pentagon press briefing that the liberation of the Iraqi city of Ramadi served as the turning point
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