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Russia exiting Syria, mostly; Pentagon wants to buy your garage bomb; Which candidate do the troops back?; A Catch-22 for personnel reforms; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Russia's Withdrawal from Syria Isn't All That Unexpected

It was never clear exactly what Putin wanted to accomplish, nor how his stay-at-home military was going to do it.

  • Bradley Peniston
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Turks hit Kurds after Ankara bombing; US-backed Syrians lose more arms to AQ's JAN; Russia wants to help take Raqqa; More wayward Hellfires; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Syrian partition, on the table; F-35 chief offers some advice; North Korean hackers pour it on; What do the Taliban actually control? And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The D Brief: ISIS, doxxed; Syria becomes a combat lab; Trump could cost US jobs; Ukraine’s malicious blackout; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Taliban control a third of Afghanistan; Iran launches two test missiles; Has North Korea built a warhead?; Bye-bye, Bitchin’ Betty; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Big US strike in Somalia; DoD draws up plans for Libya; What the candidates get wrong about future war; Albania auctions Soviet jets; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Thanks, America! How China's Newest Software Could Predict, Track, and Crush Dissent

Armed with data from spying on its citizens, Beijing could turn 'predictive policing’ into an AI tool of repression.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Gitmo: ‘It’s all BS’; Quarrels delay Mosul offensive; Dem debate skips natsec; Russian subs reheat Cold-War chokepoint; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US carrier to South China Sea; N. Korea in ‘pre-emptive attack mode’; McCain blasts USAF chief; Navy drafts Iran ‘fiasco’ report; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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GOP natsec pros denounce Trump; Partition for Syria?; Pentagon taps Google chief for advice; Army’s next helicopters get set to fly; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US captures ISIS guy. Now what?; Sitrep for the new US commander in Afghanistan; Boko Haram is starving; Does the Army need airborne?; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Battle for Mosul begins; Who’s breaking the Syrian ceasefire?; Philippines fights ISIS; That’s a lot of classified medals; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The Battle for Mosul Has Begun

ISIS is under air, ground, and cyber attack as Iraqi and coalition troops encircle the group’s final stronghold in Iraq, the Joint Chiefs chairman says.

  • Kevin Baron
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Syrian ceasefire, more or less; Bloody day in Baghdad; USAF activates new cyber weapon; When a bigger budget isn’t better; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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SOF vs. Boko Haram; New USAF bomber gets a name; COCOMs will get a rethink; Senators slam Force of the Future; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Aussie military spending jumps; How ISIS moves its money; Libyan fighting intensifies; Carter and Dunford head to the Hill; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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China sends jets to disputed sea; US invites allies to buzz fake islands; Obama’s Gitmo plan, summarized; Contractors jump 8-fold in Iraq; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Top Admiral Asks US Allies to Help Buzz China’s Fake Islands

The four-star admiral of U.S. Pacific Command told Congress he wants other countries to join the U.S. in flying, sailing near China’s new islands (and that new radar).

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

Progress, and caveats, in Syria talks; US contractors flood back to Iraq; Here comes Obama’s Gitmo plan; Watch out for Chinese ramships; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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