US acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan will not continue to seek confirmation. He presided over the defeat of ISIS … More
Category: The Coalition
Is trouble brewing for the SDF in Deir Ezzor?
Shelly Kittleson writes in Al-Monitor about the latest in Deir Ezzor and anger among local Arab residents, as well as … More
Were more than 20,000 children born to ISIS foreign volunteers?
A new article at Foreign Policy provides alarming data from the Al-Hol camp where many ISIS members ended up after defeat … More
Coalition: We carried out 211 strikes from Feb 10 to 23
The Coalition continues to pound ISIS Between Feb. 10 – 23, 2019, CJTF-OIR conducted 211 strikes consisting of 451 engagements … More
CTC West Point report by Hassan Hassan: A Hollow victory over ISIS?
“A Hollow Victory Over the Islamic State in Syria? The High Risk of Jihadi Revival in Deir ez-Zor’s Euphrates River … More
Mattis, Dunford, McGurk, Votel: America’s “Fantastic Four” of the Anti-ISIS war have left or are leaving office
The “fantastic four” of the anti-ISIS war have either already resigned or are soon leaving their posts as the US … More
Are American forces increasing patrols in Iraqi cities?
A report claims that there may be as many as 8,000 US forces in Iraq, mostly at several bases. They … More
Are Saudi, Egypt, Bahrain and UAE seeking a role in post-US eastern Syria?
An article by Hassan Hassan in The Observer argues that “A counter-revolutionary axis, led by the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt, … More
Guns and withdrawal discussions: Manbij day 10 after the US decision
A day after rumors circulated that the Syrian regime would move into Manbij, things seemed more calm in the city. … More
Text of US President Donald Trump’s speech in Al-Asad, Iraq
Transcribed by SETH J. FRANTZMAN US President Donald Trump visited Iraq on December 26. It had been in the works … More
