VOA: Pentagon Chief Spells Out Strategy for Taking Back IS 'Power Centers
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday spelled out the U.S. strategy for retaking the Iraqi city of Mosul and Raqqa in Syria — cities he called Islamic State's two power centers.
Carter spoke to troops from the 101st Airborne Division in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, who will soon be deployed to Iraq to help train Iraqi and Kurdish forces in defeating the militants.
"ISIL [Islamic State] is a cancer that's threatening to spread," Carter told them. "And like all cancers, you can't cure the disease just by cutting out the tumor. You have to eliminate it wherever it has spread and stop it from coming back."
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 14, 2016
Pentagon lays out plan to take back Mosul, Raqqa from Islamic State group -- AP
Special U.S. targeting force 'now in place' in Iraq: U.S. -- Reuters
U.S. troops work with Syrians, Iraqis to turn Islamic State fight -- Washington Times
Australia rejects US request for more military help in IS fight -- Sydney Morning Herald
U.S. military may expand ISIS fight beyond Iraq and Syria -- Military Times
China may enter war against Islamic State -- Washington Times
Beijing does not confirm China’s possible participation in military operation against IS -- TASS
China Could Join Russian Anti-Daesh Campaign in Syria - Reports -- Sputnik
Syrian military fields surveillance camera systems -- IHS Jane's 360
Ex-minister says Russia will cut defense budget in 2-3 years -- TASS
Hunt You Down: Russian Navy to Receive Modern Anti-Submarine Aircraft -- Sputnik
Russia Won't Attend Nuclear Security Summit In Washington -- RFE
South Korea, China defense officials to discuss North Korea test: Yonhap. -- Reuters
Beijing Builds ‘Monster’ Ship for Patrolling the South China Sea -- The Diplomat
Japan Expands Military Presence in S China Sea Amid Tensions With China -- Sputnik
Afghanistan to Receive 12 New Attack Helicopters -- The Diplomat
Swedish Government Examines Return of Conscription -- Defense News
Philippines to offer US military use of eight bases -- The Guardian/AFP
China state news agency criticizes US-Philippines base deal -- AP
U.S. Presses Forward with Missile Defenses, Despite Russia Concerns -- WSJ
Air Force delays mothballing A-10 Thunderbolt to combat Islamic State -- Washington Times
US Air Force Upgrades Aging B-52 Nuclear Bombers for New Smart Weapons -- Sputnik
Orbital ATK, SpaceX To Build US Air Force Rocket Engine Prototypes -- Defense News
Broken Navigation System Led U.S. Navy Boats Into Iranian Waters -- RFE
Military Veterans Rage At U.S. "Surrender" To Iran -- Vocativ
Lawmaker to Pentagon: Did Iran Seizure of US Navy Boat Net Classified Tech? -- Defense News
Armed Services chairman warns: 'Our superiority is eroding' -- The Hill
Military Law Journal Publishes Argument for Arming More Soldiers on Military Installations -- Washington Free Beacon
US Military families worry about commissary changes -- USA Today
Court overturns ‘stolen valor’ conviction, says wearing unearned medals is protected speech -- Washington Times
A Civilian Career for Military Medics -- The Atlantic
Is the US Military's Plan to Keep its Edge Fatally Flawed? -- Robert Haddick, War On the Rocks
1 comment:
February is kind of cold went and nasty. I don't expect an offensive in February.
Of course "expect" and military operations should not go together.
Still it was very disappointing when Tikrit was retaken and the push to Mosul did not materialize.
Been disappointed last year, so I don't see a battle for Mosul before May.
Until they start closing in an Raqah and Mosul, it is mis-forecasting or hopey-changey BS
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