Controllers in the Combined Air Operations Center at an air base on the Arabian Peninsula monitor the status of military operations in Iraq. (By Royal Air Force Sgt. Gareth Davies -- British Defense Ministry)From The Washington Post:
A recent U.S. airstrike in Iraq's Diyala province killed a group of al-Qaeda fighters whose positions were exposed.
The back story of the successful strike tells a lot about how the U.S. military stalks and kills its insurgent enemies these days.
Air Force Col. Eric J. Holdaway said last week that the strike was the result of close cooperation between his air intelligence component and the U.S. Army brigade combat team commander and his intelligence staff, who had done "a very good pattern-of-life analysis of the targets."
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My Comment: This article is a fascinating read. It reveals how robotic systems with human operators thousands of miles away are having an impact on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This Washington Post article is a must read now.
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