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Historic ceasefire in the Philippines; Rebels moving west, north and east in Syria; US, Iran have run-ins in the Persian Gulf; Found: ancient hand grenade; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 26, 2016
Threats

Deadly attack on Kabul university; Turkey flushes ISIS from Syrian town; Last inter-American war ends, for now; Iranian patrol boats harass US destroyer; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 25, 2016
Threats

Turkish tanks race into Syria; NorK test-fires ballistic missile from submarine; Military-grade surveillance comes to Baltimore; An artillery shell that fights forest fires; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 24, 2016
Threats

US soldier dies fighting in Afghanistan; Boko Haram leader ‘fatally wounded’ again; Armed robot could fight ISIS in Mosul; SuperCobras attack IS in Libya; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 23, 2016
Threats

US aircraft nearly tussle with Syrians; Meet America’s new ISIS-war commander; US Army fudged books by $6.5 trillion; China warned Japan on FONOPs; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 22, 2016
Threats

Louisiana wants the National Guard, not VIPs; Trump’s “dangerous” view of intel; Twitter deletes ISIS; Putin in Crimea; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
  • August 19, 2016
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Threats

Assad bombs US-backed Kurds in Syria; Missile-stopping lasers; “Napalm-like” bombs in Aleppo; Shabaab’s new leader dead?; Trench warfare in Ukraine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
  • August 18, 2016
Threats

American troops out front in Iraq; Saudis using US-made Patriots in Yemen’s war; F-35 wins over Navy carrier pilots; The future weapons Trump and Clinton should discuss; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
  • August 17, 2016
Threats

Russia’s new Iran airbase; Trump’s copy-&-paste ISIS plan; Obama lets 15 from Gitmo; US Army in China; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 16, 2016
Threats

Trump’s ISIS speech and ‘nation-building’; Dems doxxed; Manbij down, what’s next; Boko, those girls, and airstrikes; Taliban advance; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
  • August 15, 2016
Threats

Bomb blasts in Thailand; Kurd-Arab assault on Manbij; ROE for SOF in Syria; Don’t box retired generals out of politics; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 12, 2016
Threats

‘Light US footprint’ in Libya; The war the next president will inherit; Tank deal exposes Saudi losses; South China Sea heating up; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 10, 2016
Threats

Anti-ISIS war turns two; AI spots network security holes; China adds hangars to fake islands; Singapore delays F-35 buy; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 9, 2016
Threats

Bombing in Quetta kills 60+; Russia gains upper hand in Syria; New drone-strike rules; Spies keeping watch in Rio; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 8, 2016
Threats

Obama on war and peace; Russia woos Syrian rebels; Industry stock soars under budget caps; Navy ditches aquaflage; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 5, 2016
Threats

US police officer nabbed in terror sting; Tug o’ war in Aleppo; The group that gathered dirty bomb parts; Zika comes to the military; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 4, 2016
Threats

Jailhouse interview with ISIS; NorK missile hits Japanese waters; Pallets of US cash to Iran; USAF calls F-35 battle-ready; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 3, 2016
Threats

US opens air campaign in Libya; Chlorine gas used in Syria?; A look at the US troops training Ukraine’s army; Dempsey’s stern words for fellow flags; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 2, 2016
Threats

Russian helo shot down; Kerry’s dilemma in US-Russia talks; Moving on Manbij; Pentagon asks for bids on controversial nuke programs; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 1, 2016
Threats

Fearing fear in Philly; What really drove Turkey’s coup; The insurgents formerly known as Nusra; Okinawa hero on the silver screen; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 29, 2016
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