President Donald Trump recently announced his projection of an imminent victory over the Islamic State. In an address to members of the Coalition to Defeat ISIS, on 6 February Trump said …
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National Security Advisor Bolton Claims USA Will Stay in Syria Until ISIS Eradicated, Kurds Secured
Last month, widely respected General James Mattis resigned from his position as secretary of defense. Ostensibly, the move was the result of a disagreement between Mattis and President Trump over …
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The Middle East — Coming Home Long Overdue (Part One)
by Jon Harrisby Jon HarrisLet me set this straight. If you have read any of the many articles I have authored here at OpsLens.com or looked at my Bio on Our Team, you will …
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Trump Visits Iraq and Ramstein Air Base, Telegraphing Troops’ First Pay Raise in 10 Years
President Donald Trump has officially checked-marked a Christmas visit to troops in a war zone. While President Trump has generally been quite supportive of the military, he raised eyebrows by …
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Well, at least you can say this administration isn’t boring. Within the last day during this Christmas season the president, channeling Lord Palmerston, has announced that we are officially leaving Syria, …
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I was out on an errand last week when a pal who is an Anglican seminarian —strange several of my closest friends are clergy; no doubt there is a message …
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In this last part of our look at the geopolitical prognosis for next year, let’s turn to the Middle East and its seemingly unsolvable problems. We look to antiquity for …
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Weekly Ops Briefing: Next Joint Chiefs Head Tapped, Mid-air Collision, Air Strikes, ISIS in Nigeria, Operation Roundup, Niger Ambush
We live in a busy world with a lot of information being thrown at you. Don’t feel overwhelmed. OpsLens will give you a weekly briefing on the major stories you …
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Weekly Ops Briefing: KIAs in Afghanistan, Navy Commander Dies in Bahrain, Troops to Stay on Southern Border, ISIS Leader Killed, Russia-Ukraine Tensions, Iran Missiles
We live in a busy world with a lot of information being thrown at you. Don’t feel overwhelmed. OpsLens will give you a weekly briefing on the major stories you …
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Twitter and 24-hour news channels often make it seem like the news and its audience has a short attention span. In fact, when the election and the various vote-counting shenanigans …