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The Islamic State’s Caliphate Is Finished in Iraq, Abadi Says

In a symbolic victory, Iraqi security forces finally took back the ancient mosque where ISIS declared its caliphate back in 2014. Other operations throughout the country are still ongoing.

  • Ben Watson
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ISIS caliphate in Iraq ‘has fallen’; Mattis says WH warning to Syria worked (for now); NATO’s plan to boost defense $pending; RoK’s Moon goes to Washington; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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Mattis on the ‘careful, complex’ wars in Syria; Pentagon needs to rethink UAVs, report says; China’s expanding navy; Russia’s ‘harassing’ navy; Stolen helo over Caracas; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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WH warns Syria; Haley warns Russia, Iran; Dunford in Kabul; Franken-bots in Mosul; NDAA markup day; The strain of high op-tempo on military families; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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ISIS last days in Mosul?; IDF strikes Syria twice; Navy quietly adds to its ranks; Army helicopters get laser beams; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Putin directed election hacking; How to lose the AI race with China; A timeline of Syrian escalation; Paris Air Show wrap; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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ISIS blows up historic Mosul tower; How to use microsats to find secret wargames; Collision knocked out USS Fitz’ radios; Missile-defense test misses; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Another drone downed in Syria; Trump’s Pyongyang-pressure plan fails; Russian fighter buzzes US spy plane; Attacker thwarted in Brussels; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Fallout from Syria shootdown; Tillerson’s 3-part Russia plan; Europe wants used F-16s; RNC contractors exposed data on most US voters; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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7 dead on USN destroyer; US troops in the crosshairs in Syria; Tensions rise with Moscow; Attacks on Muslims in US, UK; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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SecAF expects war in space; Mattis wants 4K troops for Afghanistan; China, US to meet about North Korea; The experimental future of military IT; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Caroline Houck
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Iranian lasers and other dangerous games; Trump is under investigation; NSA links WannaCry to North Korea; Why feds are still installing Russian apps on PCs; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Trump delegates Afghan decision; Russia makes surprise move in Syria; Toward ‘military omnipresence’; Bring back the FFGs? And just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Mattis, Dunford issue warnings on the Hill; Fighting escalates in Ukraine; Baltics brace for giant Russian exercise; Carriers picked for drone tankers; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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New US strike in Somalia; 3 Americans die in Afghanistan; Heavy fighting in the Philippines; The dark architecture of national security; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Two firsts in Syria; How ISIS runs media ops; 5 unanswered qs from the Comey hearing; The Navy’s 51-foot drone sub; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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North Korea tests coastal cruise missiles; Seoul delays THAAD expansion; Trump to Iran: blame’s on you for Tehran attack; SpaceX to launch USAF’s X-37B; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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ISIS claims rare attack in Iran; Coalition strikes Assad-aligned forces; Pentagon posts annual China report; Qatar, Russia, GCC & Trump; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Assault on ISIS HQ begins; The little green men of the Internet; Leaked: NSA report on Russian election meddling; Trump picks ASD SO/LIC; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Qatar rift splits Gulf partners; London terror; Mattis pleads with US allies; A virtual border wall? And just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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