Pentagon details new SOF 'expeditionary targeting force' for Iraq

摘要

New details have emerged about the so-called expeditionary targeting force (ETF) that the Pentagon is deploying to Iraq for direct-action missions to capture or kill members of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. The ETF - a previously unknown or unused moniker -appears similar to the US Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and coalition teams that operated in Iraq in the late 2000s, mainly executing night raids to kill or capture Al-Qaeda and insurgent forces and gather intelligence for planning follow-on missions.