McClatchy News: U.S. commando death in Iraq raises issue of ‘mission creep’
* Death came in raid with Kurdish fighters on Islamic State prison
* About 70 prisoners were freed in raid; five Islamic State militants captured
* U.S. and Kurdish forces have not conducted a joint operation in at least 15 years
A U.S. special forces commando was killed in Iraq during a joint U.S.-Kurdish raid that freed about 70 hostages from an Islamic State prison, the Pentagon announced Thursday. He was the first American to die during combat there in almost four years.
The Pentagon and the White House confirmed the death but not some other details that were provided by Kurdish security officials. The United States said 22 of the rescued hostages were Iraqi soldiers and the rest were civilians, with no Americans in the group.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 24, 2015
First American soldier is killed in combat in Iraq since 2011 troop exit -- Washington Post
Pentagon names 1st US service member to die in Iraq anti-ISIS ground fight -- FOX News
Kuwait Is Buying a Bunch of Weapons to Protect Itself From the Islamic State -- VICE News
Putin says Russia close to swapping data on Syria militant positions with West -- Reuters
Russia, Jordan agree on military coordination on Syria -- Reuters
Russia Announces Military Plans for Disputed Kuril Islands -- VOA
Russia's military clubs for teens: Proud patriotism or echoes of fascism? -- L.A. Times
China Military Seeks to Bring Cyber Warfare Units Under One Roof -- Bloomberg
Nato war games keep Syria and Russia in mind -- BBC
NATO Official: 'Arc of Instability' Surrounds Much of Europe -- Defense News
Britain’s Former Spy Chief Talks Terrorism, Mass Surveillance -- Here and Now
Britain says Cyprus military base will not become new migrant route -- Reuters
New US CNO: South China Sea Is 'Everybody’s Sea' -- Defense News
Meet the massive guns protecting U.S. bases from rocket attacks in Afghanistan -- Washington Post
US Army Fires 120,000 Soldiers Amid Budget Cuts -- Washington Free Beacon
Meet the Secretive Team Shaping The Air Force’s New Bomber -- Defense One
Pentagon’s chief of F-35 program says engine problem is fixed -- CT Mirror
The sorry saga of the F-35: When the Pentagon wastes money, we all get a Vegas hangover -- Tony Shaffer, FOX News
Report: Carrier air wing must be reconfigured to stay effective -- Defense News
Bogdan Denies Excessive Risk To Most F-35 Pilots -- Defense News
Obama vetoes US defense bill -- DW
Obama Vetoes His Own Military -- John McCain and Mac Thornberry, WSJ
Pentagon: State Doesn’t Have Enough People Tweeting At ISIS -- Defense One
US Military Should Hire Cyber Mercenaries, Cadet Says -- Defense Tech
The Pentagon once tried to make bombs that screamed like people -- Joseph Trevithick, The Week/War Is Boring
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