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Back to Iraq: US Military Contractors Return In Droves

Behind the president’s directive to ‘accelerate’ the counter-ISIS campaign came a surge in the number of contractors assisting in the campaign against ISIS.

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Why Colombia's War Against the FARC Isn't Over Yet

After decades of violence, peace may be on the horizon for 2016.

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Kenya Wants Its Own Guantanamo

Critics say the plan will only alienate citizens with ties to Somalia, where the militant group al-Shabab is based.

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A Cyberattack Has Paralyzed a Los Angeles Hospital

Doctors have been locked out of patient records for more than a week by hackers who are demanding money to release the data.

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Washington OKs Controversial F-16 Sale to Pakistan

The Pentagon says new warplanes will help Islamabad fight al Qaeda, but U.S. lawmakers don’t want taxpayers footing the bill.

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Sudan Now Spending Up to 70% of Its Budget on War

New estimate finds the northeast African nation is throwing $4 million per day at its wars in Darfur, South Kordofan, and Blue Nile.

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US, Indian Navies Planning Joint Patrols in South China Sea

Officials say they're drafting ideas one year after leaders agreed to expand naval cooperation and ensure freedom of navigation in the SCS.

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ISIS Fighters Have Entered Germany Disguised as Refugees, Berlin's Top Spy Says

That just one day after police arrested three Algerians with suspected ties to the Islamic State who were reportedly planning an attack on the German capital.