Новости за 24.02.2018

By: The Washington Post

Now That Islamic State Has Fallen In Iraq and Syria, Where Are All Its Fighters Going? By Tim Meko – Washington Post

As the Islamic State clings to its last slivers of territory in Syria, the world is starting to grapple with a problem: Some of the 40,000 Islamic State supporters who migrated to the fight in Iraq and Syria are returning home. A study by the Soufan Center and the Global Strategy Network has tracked 5,600 fighters who have returned to their home countries. Читать дальше...

By: Ronald W. Sprang

Operational art and deep-operations theory in Russia traces its theoretical beginning to Napoleon’s six-month campaign in 1812.

By: Military Times

Special Operations Command Asks For More Troops, Biggest Budget Yet by Todd South - Military Times

Special operations forces numbers are higher than they have ever been, but leaders in that community want Congress to approve their highest budget request ever made to increase the force by more than 1,000 troops.

The special operations forces, which include Army Special Forces and Rangers, Navy SEALs, Marine Raiders and Air Force Special Tactics Operators and others... Читать дальше...

Check out Syria War: Who are Russia's Shadowy Wagner Mercenaries? http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/showthread.php?t=26631

By: John P. Sullivan, José de Arimatéia da Cruz and Robert Bunker

The military oversight is the first federal intervention where federal forces took command in a Brazilian state since the return to democracy in 1988.

By: The Wall Street Journal

Russia’s Attack on U.S. Troops – Wall Street Journal Editorial

The truth is starting to emerge about a recent Russian attack on U.S. forces in eastern Syria, and it deserves more public attention. The assault looks increasingly like a botched attempt to bloody the U.S. and intimidate President Trump into withdrawing from Syria once Islamic State is defeated. The U.S. military won this round, but Vladimir Putin’s forces will surely look for a chance at revenge. Читать дальше...