Iraq

Despite 84 people receiving the Purple Heart just in my infantry company of about 120, we managed to muster Christmas cheer that day in Iraq.

Rockets once again rained down on the Green Zone in Iraq and a U.S. airbase in Bagram, Afghanistan; but who is really behind these attacks?

Though he held several command positions, General Lloyd Austin’s track record on ISIS and a Senate waiver process may stymie his appointment.

Netflix’s latest foray into military films takes on the fight against ISIS in a dirty, bloody, and brutal depiction of the retaking of Mosul.

State TV’s Arabic-language channel, Al-Alam, claimed the weapons used were “controlled by satellite,” also made by the Fars news agency.

U.S. politicians are scrambling to get a series of bills signed in the coming days to avoid what could be a catastrophic government shutdown.

The U.S. has placed sanctions on al-Lami for his role in killing unarmed civilians who were among groups of anti-government protesters.

Michael Goodboe, a senior CIA officer and former Navy SEAL, died of injuries sustained in a terrorist attack in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Despite strong denial from the Syrian government, the strength of Iran’s proxies inside Syria appears much larger than previously thought.

Get caught up with a breakdown of all the reports you probably missed this week on SOFREP; November 16th – 22nd.

Since 2014 the US military and its allies have conducted almost an astounding 35,000 airstrikes against the Islamic State (ISIS) worldwide.

The rockets were launched from a neighborhood in al-Alf Dar district in New Baghdad. Four landed inside the Green Zone.