The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were many things. Controversial. Costly. Exhausting. Unresolved. But the military medical system that operated within those ...
Iran has approximately 46,000 mountain peaks. Roughly 55 percent of the country is covered by mountain ranges. Any armored advance has to penetrate narrow ca...
Fallujah, 2007: a city long scarred by conflict, where insurgents once ruled the streets. Amid the chaos, a bold experiment in security and community rebuild...
In 2007, U.S. and Iraqi forces carried out Operation Head Hunter in Tarmiyah, Iraq, striking deep into insurgent-controlled neighborhoods. The mission target...
In March 2007, Operation Minotaur struck at the heart of Al-Qaeda’s stronghold along Iraq’s Euphrates River. This joint U.S.–Iraqi mission combined precision...
Ramadi was a battleground few dared to claim as a victory. After months of brutal urban warfare, the city’s streets fell eerily silent - yet peace remained f...
Into the heart of Ramadi’s shattered streets, U.S. Marines and Soldiers fought house by house against an enemy that knew every alley and rooftop. Ambushes, I...
In the blistering heat of summer 2006, Ramadi stood on the brink of chaos. Once a bustling city, it had become a deadly maze of sniper nests, hidden bombs, a...
In May 2005, Operation Squeeze Play marked a crucial step in Iraq’s fight against insurgents in the deadly Triangle of Death. Discover how Iraqi and U.S. for...
Beneath the scorching Iraqi desert, insurgents hid deadly weapons caches that fueled a deadly wave of IED attacks. In January 2005, U.S. and Iraqi forces lau...
In the heart of Iraq, the ancient city of Samarra became the stage for a fierce and pivotal battle in 2004—one that tested the limits of urban warfare, the r...
In the heart of one of Islam’s holiest cities, a fierce and complex battle unfolded that tested the limits of modern warfare, cultural sensitivity, and polit...
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