by Joey Middleton | Jan 27, 2025 | SOF Operations
By Robert Greenway, Andrés Martínez-Fernández and Wilson Beaver Given the rapidly deteriorating conditions at the U.S. border with Mexico and only tenuous U.S.–Mexico cooperation, it is appropriate for the U.S. to engage in serious planning and preparation for an...
by Roro Fernandez | Sep 27, 2023 | SOF Operations
U.S. military captures ISIS official in helicopter raid in Syria Bill Roggio Senior Fellow and Editor of FDD’s Long War Journal The U.S. military captured an Islamic State “Operational and Facilitation official” during an operation in northern Syria last...
by Wayne Gregory | Mar 27, 2022 | SOF Operations
COIN AND CULTURE: HOW IMPORTANT IS CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE IN COUNTERINSURGENCY? Read full article on Modern War Institute It has become axiomatic that cultural intelligence is key to success in counterinsurgency operations. But is it? This episode examines this...
by Roro Fernandez | Sep 17, 2020 | SOF Operations
U.S.-led attack on Afghanistan begins On October 7, 2001, a U.S.-led coalition begins attacks on Taliban-controlled Afghanistan with an intense bombing campaign by American and British forces. Logistical support was provided by other nations including France, Germany,...
by Roro Fernandez | Sep 11, 2020 | SOF Operations
‘The Battle of Khasham’ saw US troops rout Russian mercenaries in Syria The United States sent its forces into Syria in 2014 to hasten the demise of ISIS. After the fall of the “caliphate” capital in the Syrian city of Raqqa three years later, the U.S....