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Jun- 2020 -4 June
What Tactical Unmanned Aerial Assets Need in Today’s Battlefields
As a former Special Operations Forces Combat Controller, I’ve been a part of, and have seen, the revolution of Battlefield Air Operations. The use of tactical unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), for example, has evolved dramatically since their first de
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Apr- 2020 -27 April
In rare admission, US Africa Command says it killed 2 civilians in Somalia airstrike
The US military said it inadvertently killed two civilians over a year ago in an airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia
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16 April
Defectors quit last US-backed rebel group in Syria, head for regime territory
A suspected drug smuggler and other former member of Maghawir al-Thawra, the last US-backed rebel group in Syri,a defected to the regime
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13 April
USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor dies from COVID-19 complications
A sailor from the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the US Navy aircraft carrier taken out of rotation due to a coronavirus outbreak onboard, has died
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1 April
New evidence US airstrike killed teenage girl in Somalia, report says
An Amnesty International investigation revealed further evidence that a US airstrike in Somalia killed a teenage girl, despite military's denial
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Mar- 2020 -31 March
Promising transparency, US Africa Command to begin reporting civilian casualty claims
US AFRICOM unveiled a new policy, promising to regularly report on allegations of civilian casualties in its operations
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29 March
SDF: ISIS detainees escape prison in northeast Syria
The SDF reasserted control over a detention center for ISIS suspects in northeast Syria after detainees tried to break out of the prison
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16 March
Here’s how the US military is preparing for COVID-19
The US military is adopting broader measures to protect personnel from the global coronavirus pandemic. Here are the latest updates.
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Feb- 2020 -24 February
Slow admissions of civilian harm in Somalia raise questions about US transparency
AFRICOM’s new commander General Stephen Townsend drove openness in civilian casualty reporting in the war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria
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20 February
US links Saudi Aramco attack to Iran weapons ships seized off Yemen
Iran-made weapons components seized off Yemen's coast resemble those found at the site of an attack on Saudi oil facilities, the US said
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