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October Airstrikes Ramp Up Against Islamic State Group, Drop in Afghanistan

Nov. 12, 2019 | By Rachel S. Cohen
US-managed airstrikes in Afghanistan dropped in October but rose in Iraq and Syria, according to new data published by Air Forces Central Command. In Afghanistan, the number of airstrikes by manned and unmanned platforms dipped from 948 in September to 777 in October. In Iraq ...

Afghanistan Airstrike Count Keeps Climbing as Violence Continues

Oct. 8, 2019 | By Brian W. Everstine
A USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II breaks away after aerial refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron out of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Aug. 15, 2019. Air Force photo by SSgt. Keifer Bowes. US aircraft...

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