Shawn Snow
Early Bird Editor
Shawn Snow is the senior reporter for Marine Corps Times and a Marine Corps veteran.
All Stories By Shawn
Tensions with Iran and its proxies led to accelerated transfer of bases housing coalition troops to Iraqi forces
"This base transfer occurred amid force protection concerns sparked by escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and its proxy militias, which CJTF-OIR said led to an acceleration of the long-term transfer plan."
US troops conducted 26 missions in Niger over the last six months
U.S. forces carried out nearly 26 missions over the last six months in the region of Niger where an Oct. 4 ambush killed four American soldiers.
French helicopters strike militants near Niger ambush site
French Tiger helicopters struck a militant vehicle just across the Niger-Mali border not far from the scene of an ambush in early October that killed four U.S. soldiers.
US strikes ISIS in Yemen again, killing 60 terrorist targets in total
In the past ten days, U.S. forces have targeted and killed approximately 60 ISIS terrorists in Yemen.
Iraqi forces launch operation to retake last ISIS stronghold in Iraq
Al-Qaim and Rawa are the last remaining territories controlled by ISIS in Iraq.
Mission in Niger is one Special Forces have engaged in ‘since JFK’
The deaths of four U.S. soldiers in Niger in an early October ambush has cast a spotlight on a once-obscure mission in the West African nation.
Niger is a central hub for US counterterrorism ops in West Africa
The U.S. mission in Niger is by far the largest in West Africa and the incident that left four U.S. soldiers dead is calling into question whether U.S. officials have been transparent with the public about the full scope.
US Abrams tanks sway the battle in Kirkuk
U.S.-supplied M1A1 Abrams tanks to the Iraqi Army provided an asymmetrical advantage over Kurdish Peshmerga and security forces during the battle of Kirkuk.
Marine veteran crossed border into Iraq, still no communication
A Marine veteran temporarily detained by a U.S. backed anti-ISIS militia group crossed the border into Iraq.
US-backed Syrian forces liberate Raqqa
U.S.-backed fighters claim they have liberated ISIS’ de facto capital of Raqqa, Syria.
