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US boosts ground force in Iraq, Syria; Ramadi offensive in the works; Gitmo fight not over yet; US-ISIS conspiracy theory, alive and well; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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More US troops to Syria?; Germany joins the fight; McChrystal pushes national service; US sent junky gear to Ukraine; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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ISIS looks to Libya; Turkey’s $3B migrant clampdown; Litany of failure at Kunduz; End of the C-17 line; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Turkey: we’ll shoot again; What’s the Syrian endgame?; Lessons from Sinjar; Kunduz probe finds multiple problems; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Breaking: Syrian rebels down Russian helo; Turkey shoots down Russian jet; Obama hosts Hollande; A Vietnamese-American take on Syrian refugees; DARPA seeks disaster-resistant cities; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Brits offer Cyprus base to French; Poll finds Clinton most trusted on terrorism; US expands intel-cooking probe; Putin opens Strangelovian war room; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Dozens Killed in Hotel Siege; Many More Rescued By Mali, French, US Special Forces

170 people were taken hostage in an attack jointly claimed by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and the African jihadist group, al Mourabitoun.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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Gunmen attack Mali hotel; Campaigns storm through NH; France pitches ISIS plan to UN; DOD creates Office of People Analytics; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Paris attack planner reported killed; Iran shrinks its Syria ops; Rhetoric and reality on refugees; How cyber gaps undid the Galactic Empire; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Raids in Paris kill 2; French airstrikes raise questions; Obama hits China’s island-building; Battle of the natsec campaign speeches; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Russia says airliner was bombed; SecDef challenges allies to step up; The facts on Syrian refugees; Billy goats on Navy boats; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Obama Defends ISIS War Plans, Says More US Troops A ‘Mistake’

The commander in chief defended his high bar for military intervention and contrasted tough talking ‘political games’ of his critics with his visits with wounded troops.

  • Ben Watson
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ISIS vows attack on Washington; Brennan: more attacks coming; Paris ‘mastermind’ ID’d; Gitmo closure delayed; 5 detainees transferred to UAE; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Marcus Weisgerber and Molly O'Toole
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Jihadi John dead?; ‘Eyes on’ Kunduz; B-52s buzz the South China Sea; Russia’s nuclear ‘oops’; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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Peshmerga launch offensive in Northern Iraq; China’s stealth breakthrough; Kunduz bombing shows cracks in Pentagon’s advise/assist mission; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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GOP debate shifts to military and foreign policy; Washington, Moscow craft Syria plan; China fires powerful rocket; Kabul security forces open fire on protesters; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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Russia points to bomb on Egypt flight; USAF racing to replenish Gulf munitions; It’s NDAA day (again); What to expect from tonight’s GOP debate; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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2 Americans shot dead in Jordan; Bridging the US-Israeli divide; The Pentagon’s quest for bionic soldiers; Yemen war draining anti-ISIS resources; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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Obama: ‘certainly possible’ a bomb; Putin halts flights; Bomber contract protest is in; Egypt crash hates your secure texts; Pentagon wants lethal cyber weaps; Nuclear fender-bender!?; And bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
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US, Brits point to ISIS bomb fears; Russia sends anti-aircraft systems to Syria; WH ‘should have armed Ukraine’; And a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
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