Shawn Snow

The pictures may depict a trend of U.S. military weapons supplied to the Afghan military falling into Taliban hands.

Iraq’s most coveted special forces unit suffered a nearly 40 percent casualty rate in its drive to liberate the dense city of over one million inhabitants, according to a U.S. Defense Department budget request seeking funds to help rebuild and equip the specialized unit.

U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters have cleared more than 50 percent of ISIS’ self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa, according to Col. Ryan Dillon, a spokesperson for Operation Inherent Resolve.

U.S.-backed Kurdish militants released footage of its forces striking Turkish-backed rebels with heavy weapons in northern Syria.

Erik Prince’s proposal to bridge Afghanistan’s air capability gaps with his own private air force faces a mountain of legal hurdles, government oversight, and raises the question of private military companies operating in roles typically in the purview of nation states.

The U.S. is supplying armored tractors and bulldozers to Kurdish militants to mitigate the IED threat as they fight to liberate Raqqa, Syria, the Islamic State’s de facto capital.

Erik Prince, the former CEO of the private military company formerly known as Blackwater, wants to run the Afghan air war with a private air force capable of intelligence collection and close-air support, according to a recent proposal submitted to the Afghan government.

A NATO convoy came under attack in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, resulting in several casualties.

The front lines between Afghan forces and the Taliban have moved little over the past half year, despite an increase in security incidences.

The U.S. military has parted ways with a Syrian rebel group that has been involved in the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria.