Andrew Tilghman
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 06:47
The U.S. plans to expand its military footprint in Turkey with more personnel and combat aircraft, part of an emerging deal with the Turkish military to intensify the fight against Islamic State militants in their strongholds across the Turkey-Syria border, a defense official said Monday.
Monday, July 27, 2015 - 06:24
The steady growth of Shiite militias in Iraq is making it increasingly difficult for American forces deployed there to determine exactly which Iraqi forces they are supporting, experts say.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 06:28
Thousands of American-trained-and-equipped Iraqi ground troops launched a long-awaited large-scale operation Monday against Islamic State militants in Anbar province, U.S. officials said.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 06:34
The 450 U.S. troops who are settling into their new outpost at Iraq's Taqaddum Air Base are sharing the facility with some Shiite militiamen — but only a few.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 07:12
The 10-month-old fight against the Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria has cost the Pentagon at least $2.74 billion, according to newly released Defense Department data.
Monday, June 8, 2015 - 06:55
Finding Islamic State militants to kill is not easy, the top U.S. commander overseeing the air war in Iraq and Syria said. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Hesterman says U.S. pilots are hitting as many targets as they can find, and to suggest otherwise is simply wrong.
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 07:54
The 7,000 Iraqi army troops who have recently completed American-led training programs are not involved in the massive counteroffensive that Iraq launched this week against Islamic State militants in Anbar province, U.S. and coalition officials said.
Thursday, May 21, 2015 - 05:39
The U.S. strategy for defeating the Islamic State hinges on the belief that tamping down sectarian tensions will encourage the Sunni population to reject ISIS and support an Iraqi central government that shares power between Sunnis and Shiites.
Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 07:57
Buildings, fighting positions and light vehicles top the list of targets for the more than 3,200 airstrikes that the U.S. and its coalition partners have unleashed on Iraq and Syria since last summer.
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 06:42
It's likely to be several months until the new American-led mission to train Iraqi soldiers gets underway, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday.