Director of the Defense Intelligence AgencyThe director of the United States Defense Intelligence Agency is a military officer who, upon nomination by the president of the United States and confirmation by the Senate, serves as the United States' highest-ranking military intelligence officer. As the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the director is the principal intelligence adviser to the secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Sergey KislyakSergey Ivanovich Kislyak (Russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Кисля́к, IPA:; born 7 September 1950) is a Russian senior diplomat and politician. Since September 2017, he has represented Mordovia in the Federation Council, the upper chamber of the Russian legislature. Previously he served as the Ambassador of Russia to the United States from 2008 to 2017.
United States National Security AdvisorThe assistant to the president for national security affairs (APNSA), commonly referred to as the national security advisor (NSA), is a senior aide in the Executive Office of the President, based at the West Wing of the White House. The national security advisor serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all national security issues.
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United States ArmyLand service branch of the U.S. militaryMilitary unitThe United States Army (U.S. Army) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is designated as the army of the United States in the United States Constitution. As a part of the United States Department of Defense, it is one of the six armed forces of the United States and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.
GRU (Russian Federation)The Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formerly the Main Intelligence Directorate, and commonly known by its previous abbreviation GRU, is the foreign military intelligence agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation tasked with advancing military intelligence through collecting and analyzing intelligence from around the world and conducting clandestine and covert operations.
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Iraq WarBelligerentsInvasion (2003):CoalitionUnited StatesUnited KingdomAustraliaPolandKurdistan RegionKDPPUKIraqi National CongressFree Iraqi ForcesInvasion (2003):Ba'athist IraqMEKInsurgency (2003–11):IraqUnited StatesUnited KingdomMNF–I (2004–09)Kurdistan RegionAwakening CouncilInsurgency (2003–11):Al-Qaeda in IraqIslamic Army in IraqIslamic State of IraqMahdi ArmyNaqshbandi ArmyHamas of IraqJaysh al-Mujahideen1920 Revolution BrigadesJamaat Ansar al-SunnaOther insurgent factionsCommanders and leadersNouri al-MalikiGeorge W. BushBarack ObamaDick CheneyDonald RumsfeldRobert GatesTommy FranksDavid PetraeusRaymond T. OdiernoTony BlairSaddam HusseinAbu Musab al-ZarqawiXAbu Omar al-Baghdadi†Abu Ayyub al-Masri†Muqtada al-SadrStrengthCoalition forces (2003)309,000–584,799 United States: 192,000–466,985 personnelUnited Kingdom: 45,000Australia: 2,000Poland: 194Peshmerga: 70,000 Coalition forces (2004–09)176,000 at peakUnited States Forces – Iraq (2010–11)112,000 at activationSecurity contractors 6,000–7,000 (estimate)Iraqi Security Forces578,269 Iraqi Armed Forces: 191,957Ministry of Interior: 386,312Awakening militias≈103,000 (2008)Kurdistan Region≈400,000 (Kurdish Border Guard: 30,000, Peshmerga: 75,000)Iraqi Armed Forces: 375,000Special Iraqi Republican Guard: 12,000Iraqi Republican Guard: 75,000Fedayeen Saddam: 30,000 Sunni Insurgents≈70,000 (2007)Mahdi Army≈60,000 (2007)Islamic State of Iraq≈1,000 (2008)Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order≈500–1,000 (2007)Casualties and lossesIraqi Security Forces (post-Saddam)Killed: 17,690Wounded: 40,000+Coalition forcesKilled: 4,826 (4,508 US, 179 UK, 139 other)Missing/captured (US): 17 (9 died in captivity, 8 rescued)Wounded: 32,776+ (32,292 US, 315 UK, 210+ other)Injured/diseases/other medical*: 51,139 (47,541 US, 3,598 UK)ContractorsKilled: 3,650Wounded & injured: 43,880Awakening CouncilsKilled: 1,002+Wounded: 500+ (2007), 828 (2008) Total dead: 27,163Total wounded: 117,961Iraqi combatant dead (invasion period): 7,600–45,000Insurgents (post-Saddam)Killed: 26,544+ (2003–11) (4,000 foreign fighters killed by Sep.
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)BelligerentsInvasion (2001):United StatesNorthern AllianceUnited KingdomFranceCanadaItalyGermanyAustraliaNew ZealandIranInvasion (2001):Islamic Emirate of AfghanistanTalibanHaqqani networkNon-state allies:Al-Qaeda055 BrigadeIMUTNSMJTJISAF/RS phase (2001–2021):Islamic State of Afghanistan (2001–2002)Afghan Transitional Authority (2002–2004)Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004–2021)ISAF (2001–2014; 51 countries) United States United Kingdom Canada Germany Australia Italy New Zealand FranceTurkeyGeorgia (country)JordanBulgariaPolandRomaniaSpainCzech RepublicNorth MacedoniaDenmarkArmeniaAzerbaijanFinlandCroatiaHungaryNorwayLithuaniaMongoliaUnited Arab EmiratesBelgiumPortugalSlovakiaNetherlandsMontenegroLatviaSwedenAlbaniaUkraineBosnia–HerzegovinaGreeceIrelandIcelandEstoniaAustriaMalaysiaSloveniaColombiaSwitzerlandBahrainEl SalvadorLuxembourgSouth KoreaTongaSingaporeResolute Support (2015–2021; 36 countries)High Council of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (allegedly; from 2015)Khost Protection Force and other pro-government paramilitariesISAF/RS phase (2001–2021):TalibanHaqqani network (from 2002)Al-QaedaAQISTJA Taliban splinter groups Dadullah Front (from 2012)Fidai Mahaz (from 2013)Other allies:Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin(intermittently until 2016)Islamic Jihad Union(from 2002)Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (until 2015)Turkistan Islamic PartyLashkar-e-JhangviPakistani TalibanLashkar-e-IslamRS phase (2015–2021):Islamic State (from 2015) ISIL–KPIMUCommanders and leadersListHamid KarzaiAshraf GhaniGeorge W. BushBarack ObamaDonald TrumpJoe BidenDonald RumsfeldRobert GatesLeon PanettaChuck HagelAsh CarterJim MattisMark EsperLloyd AustinTony BlairGordon BrownDavid CameronTheresa MayBoris JohnsonGeoff HoonJohn ReidDesmond BrowneJohn HuttonRobert AinsworthLiam FoxPhilip HammondMichael FallonGavin WilliamsonPenelope MordauntBen WallaceJean ChrétienPaul MartinStephen HarperJustin TrudeauGerhard SchröderAngela MerkelJohn HowardKevin RuddJulia GillardTony AbbottMalcolm TurnbullScott MorrisonSilvio BerlusconiRomano ProdiMario MontiEnrico LettaMatteo RenziPaolo GentiloniGiuseppe ConteMario DraghiHelen ClarkJohn KeyBill EnglishJacinda ArdernKenneth F. McKenzie Jr.John F. CampbellList of former ISAF CommandersList of former RS Commanders Nangialai † Abdul Manan Niazi †ListMullah Omar#Akhtar MansourXHibatullah AkhundzadaObaidullah Akhund(POW)#Jalaluddin Haqqani#Sirajuddin HaqqaniMullah YaqoobAbdul Ghani BaradarOsama bin LadenXAyman al-ZawahiriMohammed AtefXAsim Umar†Muhammad RasulHaji NajibullahShahab al-MuhajirHafiz Saeed Khan† Mawlavi Habib Ur Rahman Abdul Haseeb Logari†Abdul Rahman Ghaleb†† Abdullah Orokzai (POW)Qari Hekmat†Mufti Nemat Dawood Ahmad Sofi † Mohamed Zahran † Ishfaq Ahmed Sofi †StrengthISAF: 130,000+ (peak strength)ANDSF: 307,947 (peak strength; January 2021)Resolute Support: 17,178 (peak strength; October 2019)Defence contractors: 117,227 (peak strength; Q2 2012)HCIEA: 3,000–3,500Khost Protection Force: 3,000–10,000 (2018)Taliban: 58,000–100,000 (2021) Haqqani network: 4,000–15,000 (2009)HIG: 1,500–2,000+ (2014)al-Qaeda: c. 300 in 2016 (c. 3,000 in 2001)Fidai Mahaz: 8,000 (2013)ISIL–KP: 3,500–4,000 (2018, in Afghanistan)Casualties and lossesAfghan security forces:66,000–92,000 killedNorthern Alliance:200 killedCoalition:Dead: 3,579 United States: 2,420 United Kingdom: 457Canada: 159France: 90Germany: 62Italy: 53Others: 338Wounded: 23,536 United States: 20,093United Kingdom: 2,188Canada: 2,071ContractorsDead: 3,917Wounded: 15,000+Total killed: 73,696–99,696Taliban insurgents:52,893–80,000+ killed (2,000+ al-Qaeda fighters)ISIL–KP:2,400+ killedCivilians killed: 46,319 Total killed: 176,206 (per Costs of War Project)212,191+ (per UCDP)Total killed in related insurgency in Pakistan: 66,650 The continued list includes nations who have contributed fewer than 200 troops as of November 2014.Combat armsCombat arms (or fighting arms in non-American parlance) are troops within national armed forces who participate in direct tactical ground combat. In general, they are units that carry or employ weapons, such as infantry, cavalry, and artillery units. The use of multiple combat arms in mutually supporting ways is known as combined arms.
Special operationsSpecial operations or special ops are military activities conducted, according to NATO, by "specially designated, organized, selected, trained, and equipped forces using unconventional techniques and modes of employment".*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.