Dan Lamothe
Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 06:48
U.S. intelligence shows that half of the Islamic State’s leaders in Iraq have been killed, but there is still a long fight ahead to render the group irrelevant, the retired U.S. general in charge of the international coalition to counter the militants told Congress on Wednesday.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 06:43
The U.S. military has established a new command that will oversee operations in both Iraq and Syria, military officials said Friday.
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 12:19
Afghanistan’s Pol-i-Charkhi Prison has had a reputation for brutality virtually since it was first constructed in 1973. The Soviets are believed to have tortured Afghan detainees there, and it was the site of a wild riot in 2006 in which hundreds of prisoners, including al-Qaeda fighters, seized part of the facility.
Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 09:19
As noted on Checkpoint earlier this morning, President Obama visits the Pentagon today, two months after the United States began launching airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq. Those strikes have since been expanded into Syria, where they have been carried out regularly since Sept. 23.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 - 06:21
As outlined a short time ago on Checkpoint, the cost of the U.S. military campaign against the Islamic State is likely closing in on $1 billion, and could rise at a cost of between $200 million and $320 million per month as it continues.
Monday, August 4, 2014 - 07:02
U.S. defense officials say the Pentagon’s expansion in Africa is necessary as the United States grapples with the spread of extremism and violence in countries such as South Sudan and Libya, both of which have had U.S.
Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 06:52
The Iraqi military has killed dozens of civilians and wounded hundreds of others in indiscriminate air strikes since June 6, some of which include the controversial and illegal use of barrel bombs, a human rights organization charged Wednesday.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 07:01
There’s a call for more involvement by some of the Iraq War’s most famous U.S. generals, though. U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R.-Calif.) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday, saying he should bring up for re-assignment a number of officers who had key roles in Iraq in 2007 and 2008.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 06:51
Retired Gen. David Petraeus issued a stark warning Wednesday on any further military action, saying a number of preconditions should be met before Washington intervenes in the growing crisis.
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 13:08
While the United States pulled virtually all of its remaining troops from Iraq in 2011, there are thousands of Americans still there. They include U.S. diplomats and embassy personnel, private security contractors, and private military advisers to the Iraqi government.