International Business Times: When Will ISIS End? Syrian Army, Russia Bomb Islamic State In Aleppo As Iraqi Troops Battle For Mosul
The Syrian army said Thursday it would capitalize on a string of recent victories against the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, in the Aleppo countryside as Iraqi troops clashed with the militants in a separate battle to recapture the city of Mosul.
Syrian troops, backed by Russian airstrikes and allied militias, have rapidly advanced against ISIS in the past two weeks and retaken dozens of rural settlements in both the Aleppo and Homs regions. Turkey has been involved in a nearby campaign against ISIS since last summer, backing Islamist rebels opposed to Syrian President Bashar Assad in their own struggle to wrest territory from ISIS. The Syrian government opposes Turkey's intervention and has called on Ankara to withdraw its forces as well support for rebels, indicating Thursday that forces allied to the government were the only legitimate powers in the conflict.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 2, 2017
Islamic State Turns to Drones to Direct Suicide Car Bombers -- ABC News
US Misfires in Online Fight Against Islamic State -- AP
Pentagon to seek budget change to boost Islamic State fight -- Reuters
US Forces Bank on New Weapon to Protect Civilians in Next Mosul Battle -- Military.com
Questions About Turkish Military's Syrian Incursion Grow -- VOA
Russia to deliver 10 Su-35 fighter jets to China in 2017 -- RT
China’s new aircraft carrier to be based near South China Sea, as tensions with Washington rise -- South China Morning Post
Exclusive: Japan secures extra cost cuts on U.S. F-35 fighter jet package - sources -- Reuters
What is India’s “Cold Start” military doctrine? -- The Economist
Ukraine's president to call for referendum on joining NATO -- UPI
Russian spies accused of sharing state secrets with U.S. -- UPI
Russia Says It’s Keeping ‘Close Watch’ On NATO Drills In Black Sea -- IBTimes
U.S. Army tanks being moved to Russian border -- UPI
US defense chief Mattis in South Korea to reassure ally -- DW
James Mattis prioritizes North Korea threat during first official visit -- UPI
US Defense Secretary Mattis: Only North Korea need fear missile defense -- CNN
Mattis vows to deploy THAAD ‘without a hitch’ -- Korea herald
Pentagon: Iran Tested a Ballistic Missile With North Korean Origins -- Popular Mechanics
U.S. military posture unchanged after Iran missile test: Pentagon spokesman -- Reuters
How Lockheed Martin Could Make the F-22 Raptor Even More 'Stealth' -- National Interest
Magic bullets: US Army pursues 'biodegradable' ammunition -- CNN
Congress Delays Rollout of Navy’s Unisex Dress Cover -- Kit Up!
President Trump, Military Split on Climate Change -- VOA
What is the Appropriate Manpower Requirement of the U.S. Military? -- RCD
Military Convoy Flying Trump Flag Belonged to SEAL Unit -- ABC News
Pentagon updates Arctic military strategy -- Washington Examiner
Democrats ask Pentagon to explain 2015 payment Flynn received from Russia -- Washington Post
After 43 years, the Army is finally recognizing this paratrooper's PTSD -- Army Times
All The Shit That Can Go Wrong With CIA Black Sites -- Armin Rosen, Foxtrot Alpha
The Secret War That Transformed the CIA -- Arnold Isaacs, War on the Rocks
Jim Mattis begins to build Donald Trump's bigger, deadlier military -- Military Times
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