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Iraqi SOF adjust for future operations
Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) will consider the future training and materiel requirements of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) following the eradication of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) from the country.
In a Pentagon briefing on 16th January 2018, Deputy Commanding General of the US-led Special Operations Joint Task ...
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