Stephen J. Townsend

Stephen J. Townsend is a lieutenant general in the United States Army; commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S. Central Command; and Commanding General of XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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A picture taken on September 5, 2017 shows smoke billowing out following a coalition air strike in the western al-Daraiya neighbourhood of the embattled northern Syrian city of Raqa. / AFP PHOTO / Delil souleiman (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
A picture taken on September 5, 2017 shows smoke billowing out following a coalition air strike in the western al-Daraiya neighbourhood of the embattled northern Syrian city of Raqa. / AFP PHOTO / Delil souleiman (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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