Australia’s defense chief says Australian F/A-18F Super Hornets will soon resume airstrikes against ISIL targets in Syria after operations were suspended as precaution because a US fighter jet shot down a Syrian warplane earlier this week. Australian Defense Force Chief Mark Binskin says the six Australian warplanes suspended operations in ...
Iraqi forces said on Tuesday (Jun 20) they were fighting fierce battles with the ISIL group and rescuing escaping civilians as they pursued their offensive against Mosul’s militant-held Old City. Staff Lieutenant General Abdulghani al-Assadi, a senior commander in the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS), said the battle was proceeding as expected ...
