A pair of U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes in Syria, in this U.S. Air Force handout photo taken early in the morning of September 23, 2014. (Reuters/U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Matthew)
The Hill: Report: ISIS no weaker after a year of airstrikes
American intelligence agencies believe that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is no weaker in the year since the U.S. began its bombing campaign, the Associated Press reports.
"We've seen no meaningful degradation in their numbers," an anonymous defense official told the AP, adding that the group’s likely strength of between 20,000 and 30,000 people hasn’t diminished from last year.
Some analysts told the AP that it could take 10 years to push ISIS out of its territory without boots on the ground, a policy the administration has repeatedly sworn against following the fatigue from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 3, 2015
US intelligence: ISIS is no weaker than a year ago -- AP
Coalition official says ISIS war not a 'stalemate' -- The Hill
Russia creates Aerospace Forces by merging military branches -- AP
Guarding Space: Russia Creates a New Branch of the Armed Forces – Aerospace -- Sputnik
Russian Air Force Helicopter Crashes, Killing 1 -- Defense News/AFP
Russian Navy to Receive 17 Warships, 52 Support Vessels by Year's End -- Sputnik
Russia in the lead after first day of Tank Biathlon races -- ITAR-TASS
Russian Navy Commander Hopes for Greater Military Cooperation With China -- Sputnik
China’s military needs to ‘upgrade weaponry, extend surveillance in western Pacific’ -- South China Morning Post
China’s Growing Maritime Power May Look Like Mini US Navy by 2020 -- Sputnik
China's Super Weapons: Beware the J-20 and J-31 Stealth Fighters -- National Interest
China Tightens Controls on Export of Drones, Supercomputers -- Defense News
Chinese President Xi strengthens control after former top military officer detained -- Asahi Shimbun
Chinese military paper warns a corrupt army does not win wars -- Reuters
China's war on corruption is far from over -- Business Insider/South China Morning Post
China's People's Liberation Army Turns 88 -- Ankit Panda, The Diplomat
Age of Tanks: 5 Reasons Why a Cold War Weapon is Making a Comeback -- Sputnik
Bang, Bang!’ Ammo-starved Dutch soldiers 'forced to imitate sound of firing' -- RT
Egyptian Special Forces Interested in Russian Intelligence Systems -- Sputnik
NSA Spying on Japan: The Fallout -- Mina Pollmann, The Diplomat
Navy wants better railguns and laser weapons by 2020 -- Popular Science
Space industry needs more time to develop, general says -- Air Force Times
Pentagon Preps for Orbital War With New Spaceplane -- David Axe, Daily Beast
LCS Module Testing: Some Ups, Some Downs -- Defense News
Pentagon May "Rethink" the F-35 Stealth Fighter. Doomsday for Lockheed Martin? -- Motley Fool
The Marines say the controversial F-35 fighter is now ready for combat. Now what? -- Christian Davenport, Washington Post
Pentagon seeks cyberweapons strong enough to deter attacks -- L.A. Times
US Marines face a reduction in numbers in the debate over defense cuts -- Euronews
Two women pass Mountain Phase at Ranger School, now one step short of graduation -- Washington Post
New body fat rules, big changes to Navy BCA -- Navy Times
Eight top ex-CIA officials launch bid to rebut 'torture report' -- Washington Examiner
Sen. Graham moved up in Air Force Reserve ranks despite light duties -- Washington Post
No charges yet for Navy officer who fired back during Chattanooga rampage; probe continues -- Washington Times
Terrorism, or not? Why Purple Hearts are in question following the Chattanooga attack -- Dan Lamonthe, Washington Post
What the CIA thought of the most notorious US espionage case before Snowden -- Armin Rosen, Business Insider
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