The June 18 airstrike on Iraq’s Kata’ib Hezbollah in Syria has been blamed on Israel, here’s how it unfolded

June 20, 2018by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

Breaking: Mystery surrounds overnight airstrikes on pro-Syrian regime fighters June 18, 0800 hours Jerusalem time After Syrian regime blamed US and US denied the attacks, questions remain over who carried […]

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Battles for Mosul and Raqqa: Challenges and comparisons

March 24, 2017by Seth Frantzman 1 Comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On March 22nd US forces helped transport elements of the Syrian Democratic Forces across lake Assad behind ISIS lines. Coming ashore around 30 kilometers from Raqqa, […]

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Liberating the land: Seth J. Frantzman reports from the Mosul offensive

November 12, 2016by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By Seth J. Frantzman On October 17, 2016 the Iraqi central government launched the long-awaited Mosul offensive. Thousands of Iraqi army soldiers from three units, the 9th Armored, the 16th […]

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The June 18 airstrike on Iraq’s Kata’ib Hezbollah in Syria has been blamed on Israel, here’s how it unfolded

Battles for Mosul and Raqqa: Challenges and comparisons

Liberating the land: Seth J. Frantzman reports from the Mosul offensive