Drone and rocket attacks on U.S. forces have continued in recent weeks, prompting a second round of retaliatory airstrikes in eastern Syria.
Tag: United States Defense and Military Forces
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Under Scrutiny Over Gaza, Israel Points to Civilian Toll of U.S. Wars
Israeli officials say it is impossible to defeat Hamas without killing innocents, a lesson they argue Americans and their allies should understand.
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Tech Start-Ups Try to Sell a Cautious Pentagon on A.I.
Shield AI, a tech start-up, already has a drone run by artificial intelligence being used by the Israeli military. But persuading the Pentagon to embrace the technology remains a big challenge.
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Five Takeaways From a Times Investigation of Artillery Blast Exposure
The relentless U.S. artillery bombardment that broke the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq also took a shattering toll on the troops who fired the cannons. Here is what to know.
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A Secret War, Strange New Wounds and Silence From the Pentagon
Many U.S. troops who fired vast numbers of artillery rounds against the Islamic State developed mysterious, life-shattering mental and physical problems. But the military struggled to understand what was wrong.