The U.S.-led air campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is now laying the groundwork for the offensive to retake Mosul, the terror group's Iraq stronghold, the top general in charge of the air war said Tuesday. - The Hill
The strike is one example of how the U.S. operation against the Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria has become the most tightly managed air campaign in the history of warfare. USA Today was granted rare access to the command center here to witness how the team carries out that campaign. – USA Today
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