The US military's special ops has slowly fallen back to its roots — and it's paying off in Iraq and Syria
Daniel Brown
May 10, 2017, 3:24 PM 9,387
The US military's special operations forces (SOF) are increasingly returning to their roots of advising foreign militaries to fight for them — and it seems to be paying dividends in Iraq and Syria.
The campaign against ISIS is being fought less by US troops on the front lines, but instead is being conducted " by, with, and through" local forces, Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of CENTCOM, told Congress.
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-us-militarys-special-ops-new-strategy-is-working-in-iraq-syria-2017-5
