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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
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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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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.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
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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.

  • Danielle Renwick and Stephanie Hanson, Council on Foreign Relations
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Progress on Syrian cease-fire; Afghan troops rout ISIS wannabes; Russia seeks to overfly US with spy planes; China arms contested islands, ‘just like Hawaii’; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US jets hit ISIS in Libya; Syrian peace talks cancelled, for today; China blames US for SCS tensions; Betcha didn’t know tanks could do this; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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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.

  • Omar Mohammed, Quartz
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Car bomb turns up heat in Ankara; Did China lie about missiles?; Hackers paralyze hospital; Army symbols, interpreted, sort of; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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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.

  • Kaveh Waddell, The Atlantic
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China puts missiles on contested island; Bomber protest produces more than one winner; Apple ups encryption stakes; Time to prep for Saudi collapse?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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New front in the Syrian war; ASEAN grapples with South China Sea; Decision day for USAF bomber protest; Beijing to search for aliens with new telescope; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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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.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
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