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Watch: This Is What It's Like to Live and Die for ISIS in Iraq

A violent and graphic new video suggests the reality of fighting for the Islamic State is much different from the dominating successes their online messages portray.

  • Aamna Mohdin, Quartz
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Iraq on the brink; US pounds away at ISIS in Syria; India, US talk anti-sub warfare; The futuristic aircraft that may replace the Black Hawk; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Another Syrian medical facility hit; Infighting in Iraq; ISIS and the ‘loser effect’; Automating the hunt for mobile missiles; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The NSA Has No Idea How Many Americans It’s Spying On

Lawmakers, who are being asked to approve FBI access to wiretapped data, want some basic answers first.

  • Michael J. Coren, Quartz
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Syrian hospital, bombed; Army’s first female infantry officer; Boeing eats $156M on tanker; Hunting for missile launchers; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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ISIS foreigners down by 90%; New US-China flashpoint; Fighter pilot tapped to lead USAF; What’s wrong with Obama’s NSC; How US troops got hooked on Rip It; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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NorK preps 5th nuke test; Philippines insurgents’ ISIS ties; We need a Cyber JSOC; Navy may drop aquaflage; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Intelligence Chief: We Don’t Know If North Korea Has a ‘Boosted Bomb’

Pyongyang’s bomb-making capabilities remain opaque even to the nation’s top spy.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Lawmakers Want the Pentagon's Red Team Hackers to Be More Like China and Iran

It's all part of a push to make training more realistic and much more frequent, year by year.

  • Aliya Sternstein
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US triples troops in Syria; How to restart the F-22 line; Another NorK launch; USAF sets speed record; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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More Mosul obstacles; Syrian troops clash with Kurds; Soldier helps foil attack in Denmark; Palestine’s ninjas; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Pow-wow in the Gulf; B-52s head back to war; China’s Xi dons a uniform; More Russian subs go to sea; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US-Saudi relations get complicated; Death toll rises in Kabul; How to retake a booby-trapped city; DoD’s 5-year plan still exceeds spending cap; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Retaking A Booby-Trapped City, With US Help

Several months after Iraqi troops flushed ISIS from Ramadi, the work of making the city safe is just beginning.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
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Deadly raid in Kabul; US force in Iraq passes 4,000; How to head off a US-China arms race; What’s new in smart fabrics; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The cyber war on ISIS; More US troops to Iraq?; Syrian ceasefire, not so much; What’s broken on F-35 now; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Dueling visits in the South China Sea; NorK missile blows up; Many USMC aircraft can’t fly; The problem with hypersonics; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Russian Flybys? NATO’s Baltic Allies Wanted Air Defenses A Year Ago

In an interview, Lithuania’s defense minister said the harassment of an American warship shows why the US should help build the region's missile defenses.

  • Kevin Baron
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US expands Philippines ops; That Russian fly-by; McMaster launches Russia study; ISIS defections rise; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Another plan to arm Syrian rebels; Squeezing ISIS’ cash flow; Next USAF chief a non-pilot?; Dispatches from the Space Symposium; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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