The U.S. military said on Monday operations against Islamic State in Iraq over the past week led to the death of a non-U.S. coalition soldier and wounded two other non-U.S. personnel. It also detailed ...
U.S. and partner forces in the Middle East launched airstrikes against ISIS fighters over the past week, killing some in a cave and capturing a cell leader.
In 2013-2014, the situation worsened. Sunni extremist groups, including al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), which later evolved into ISIS, took advantage of the political vacuum by 2014, launched a rapid ...