After all, and fortunately, the Shia militia forces are absent from this battle. I had great fears that Shia militias would commit sectarian abuses in Sunni-majority Ramadi, thus fueling the ...

One of the movies I'm most excited about this year is Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza's Warfare. It's a touching tribute to ...

The film, based on director and retired Special Warfare Operator First Class Ray Mendoza's real-world experience in the Iraq War, is a gritty, real-time combat action between Navy SEALs and Iraqi ...

As the battle escalates, the radio chatter becomes chaos as commanders are asking for information, and updates from multiple ...

Willink would go on to command Task Unit Bruiser during the 2006 Battle of Ramadi, and his philosophy helped guide his unit to become the most decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War.