For Any U.S. Airstrike To Succeed, The Iraqi Army Must Stand And Fight, Experts Say -- Washington Times
As the U.S. masses air power on Iraq’s doorstep, analysts are warning that missiles and bombs will have limited impact on Islamic militants unless the Iraqi army stops running and starts fighting.
The Islamic extremists present no large targets and fight out of civilian structures, meaning Iraqi security forces must engage to flush them into the open.
The al Qaeda-linked invaders and Sunni insurgents, whose translated Arabic name is the Islamic State of Iraq in the Levant, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, showed in Syria that they fight from civilian buildings. The U.S. would try to avoid targeting such structures in Iraq.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 17, 2014
Marines, US Soldiers Arrive at the US Embassy Compound in Iraq -- Defense News
Advanced radios captured by Iraqi insurgents could spell trouble -- Washington Post
U.S. intelligence denies Iraq intelligence lapse -- WTOP
Capitol Hill Calling for US Military Action in Iraq -- Defense News
Pentagon Rejects Military Cooperation with Iran -- Military.com
N Korea cruise missile fuels proliferation concerns -- FMT News
North Korea emphasizes navy units, including submarines -- NK News
China's army eases curbs to draw more educated recruits: paper -- Reuters
Ukrainian Army Orders Armored Vehicles To Bolster Anti-Terror Operation -- Defense News
Russian navy welcomes most-advanced nuclear-powered attack sub -- RT
Russian Navy to Equip Fifth-Generation Submarines With Military Robots -- RIA Novosti
Sevastopol: Home of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet -- RIA Novosti
Russia’s FSB Hopes Ukrainian Crisis Will Not Affect US-Russian Security Services Relations -- RIA Novosti
Revealed: UK govt intercepted Google, Facebook and Twitter comms -- RT
French naval ships in Halifax let Canada do some window shopping -- Herald News
No Canadian fighter jet replacement contract before 2018: government guide -- CBC
2nd ballistic missile defense destroyer arrives in Spain -- Stars and Stripes
Warplanes: U.S. Navy Seeks Fireproof Runways -- Strategy Page
US Navy Aims to Launch Spy Drones from Ships -- Live Science
US Navy developing laser weapons for ground vehicles -- Giz Mag
NASA's Decisions May Affect The Future Of The U.S. Nuclear Arsenal -- io9
US tech giants seek protection against overseas NSA snooping -- RT
The Pentagon is trying to make the internet more anonymous -- The Verge
NSA-Proof? Super-Secure Blackphone Shipping by July -- NBC
Pentagon Ranks Top 30 DOD Suppliers -- Defense One
BP Wins First Pentagon Energy Contract Since Sanctions Are Lifted -- Wall Street Journal
Air Force One Due For A Replacement -- Time
"Sub, dead ahead!" Navy report dissects wreck at sea -- Virginia Pilot
Navy SEALs want more ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ patches, eight months after controversy -- Washington Post
Is Literature 'the Most Important Weapon of Propaganda'? -- Nick Romeo, The Atlantic
Intelligence: Another Sign The Cold War Has Returned -- Strategy Page
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