The (very) slow death of the Islamic State

The Kurds are used to being betrayed, so they won’t even be surprised. But it does mean that destroying Islamic State in Syria will have to wait for a while.
LONDON, ENGLAND—“Unfortunately, it is unrealistic to expect zero civilian casualties in armed conflict,” said U.S. Army Col. John L. Dorrian, the spokesperson of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. Where do they get these ridiculous code-names? The CJTF/OIR is the U.S.-led i...

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