Army Maj. Gen. David M. Rodriguez, the commander of Multinational Force Northwest as well as Task Force Freedom, gave a live briefing to Pentagon reporters Friday from his Iraq headquarters. Rodriguez gave updates on efforts to stop infiltrations from the Syrian border, anti-IED technologies and combating insurgents alongside Iraqi security forces.
All 12 American bombers deployed in Britain rapidly returned to the U.S. on Oct. 4 following security concerns about a potential Iranian threat to their base in the U.K.