According to sources an U.S. contractor was killed and five service members and one other contractor injured by a drone strike on a coalition base in northeast Syria, reported by the Department of Defense. The U.S. retaliated with airstrikes on Iranian-linked targets in Syria, which hit buildings that housed drone/aviation assets and vehicles used by […]
(POC) — It has been 20 years since American and coalition forces invaded Iraq on a mission to topple Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship and find weapons of mass destruction. 43rd President George W. Bush and his administration wagered to the American public and the international community that Hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction and posed […]
(POC) — BACKGROUND: This report provides Department of Defense (DoD) contractor personnel numbers for 1st quarter of Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) and the current status of efforts underway to improve the management of contractors accompanying United States (U.S.) Forces. It includes data on DoD contractor personnel deployed in Iraq and Syria, Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), […]
(POC) — BACKGROUND: This report provides Department of Defense (DoD) contractor personnel numbers for the 4th quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) and the current status of efforts underway to improve the management of contractors accompanying United States (U.S.) Forces. It includes data on DoD contractor personnel deployed in Iraq and Syria, Operation Inherent Resolve […]
(POC) — A US citizen was murdered in Baghdad on Monday, according to Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani. A US State Department spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday that American Stephen Edward Troell died in Baghdad, noting they "are closely monitoring local authorities' investigation into the cause of death."