Saudi airstrikes on Yemeni civilians may have put a target on the backs of U.S. troops; ISIS used an armed drone to kill two Kurdish fighters and wound French troops, report says; Donald Trump wants a ‘sneak attack’ on Mosul, but reality is more complicated; Missiles from rebel-held Yemen territory fired at U.S. Navy destroyer, Saudi military base;   A military blog by Dan Lamothe   Saudi airstrikes on Yemeni civilians may have put a target on the backs of U.S. troops 'Anybody who fires on U.S. Navy ships does so at peril to themselves,' a Pentagon official said. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   ISIS used an armed drone to kill two Kurdish fighters and wound French troops, report says The Oct. 2 strike outside Irbil killed two Kurdish peshmerga fighters and wounded two French Special Operations troops, according to the report. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   Donald Trump wants a ‘sneak attack’ on Mosul, but reality is more complicated 'How stupid is our country?' Trump said Sunday during the debate. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   It has been 15 years and we still don’t know what will become of Afghanistan It is the same old story: Every Joe knows that no politician is going to come and save you. By Stephen Carlson  •  Read more »   Missiles from rebel-held Yemen territory fired at U.S. Navy destroyer, Saudi military base The attack comes after Houthi rebels claimed a significant attack on an Emirati vessel. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   WorldViews Important stories from around the world, in your inbox daily. Sign Up »         Share Checkpoint:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Checkpoint or because it is included in your subscription. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071