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- US special forces launched a ground raid in Syrian government controlled territory to kill an ISIS leader
- Near the village of Qamishli, ISIS leader Rakkan Wahid al Shamman was killed.
- Another ISIS member was wounded and 2 captured.

- In another operation (also in Syria) the US carried out an airstrike, killing ISIS #2 in Syria Abu Ala, and killing another ISIS leader Abu Mu'ad al Qahtani.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-raid-syria-kills-islamic-182528102.html
 
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what happened to respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity of other states?
Zat is only for some States !

In all seriousness, there's a difference between invasion + territorial expansion vs. invasion to remove a regime. The US no longer colonizes / expands territory. Was the last such instance Hawaii?
 
I confess that I don't know what this is part of. This is still the "War on Terror", right?

I could be wrong but it's my understanding that the war on terror was written to be never ending and pretty much green lights the president for killing anyone labeled a terrorist to the us. Thats how the bush doctrine/war on terror was explained to me but I don't know if that's 100 percent correct
 
I confess that I don't know what this is part of. This is still the "War on Terror", right?
It will go on for the forseable future because I don't see Jihadists not being an issue (for the forseable future). ISIS is still a problem in these areas even if they have been vastly degraded.

The US frequently carries out operations in Sub Saharan Africa too, against some Jihadists; last weekend the US carried out an airstrike in Somalia against an Al Shabab leader (Al Shabab is aligned with Al Qaeda).

U.S. military says it killed al-Shabaab leader in Somali air strike
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/somalia-says-it-killed-al-shabaab-co-founder-2022-10-03/
 
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Those ISIS militants is making our Special Operators more experienced and better. A lot information and skills to be pass down to the next generation of special operators.
 
It will go on for the forseable future because I don't see Jihadists not being an issue (for the forseable future). ISIS is still a problem in these areas even if they have been vastly degraded.

The US frequently carries out operations in Sub Saharan Africa, against some Jihadists; last weekend the US carried out an airstrike in Somalia against an Al Shabab leader (Al Shabab is aligned with Al Qaeda).

U.S. military says it killed al-Shabaab leader in Somali air strike
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/somalia-says-it-killed-al-shabaab-co-founder-2022-10-03/
Oh I know it's going to keep happening, I just like to know which umbrella these operations in other countries fall under. We did stuff under the "cold war" for a while. Then we did stuff under the War on Drugs umbrella. Then we had/have the War on Terror. I think that's the current one but I was curious if maybe we had a new umbrella international issue.
 
Oh I know it's going to keep happening, I just like to know which umbrella these operations in other countries fall under. We did stuff under the "cold war" for a while. Then we did stuff under the War on Drugs umbrella. Then we had/have the War on Terror. I think that's the current one but I was curious if maybe we had a new umbrella international issue.
Talk softly.... and always carry an umbrella.
 
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