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Why police didn't arrest the guy wearing an ISIS flag in London
Police in London have been criticized for not arresting a man who was apparently displaying an ISIS flag while walking near the Parliament, the BBC reports.The man was carrying a small child, also...
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The US Army reportedly plans to cut 40,000 troops over the next 2 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army plans to cut 40,000 troops over the next two years, affecting all its domestic and foreign posts, USA Today reported on Tuesday, citing a plan it said was due to be...
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The latest US failure in Syria is particularly striking
In May 2014, President Obama promised a new U.S. effort to train and equip moderate Syrian rebel forces.The next month, the administration asked Congress for $500 million to fund the effort, with the...
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Russia's latest military move raises the question of what the Kremlin really...
At a meeting of NATO's defense ministers in Brussels on Wednesday, the alliance approved its longstanding plans to increase the size of the NATO Response Force from 13,000 to 30,000 or 40,000...
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Iran is building a force in Iraq that Baghdad can’t control
A central part of the US strategy to defeat ISIS is to reignite a fraction on the 100,000 strong Sunni awakening that played a major role in the US surge strategy against Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) during...
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Turkey wants to create an ethnic militia to counter Syria's Kurds
BEIRUT – Syrian Turkmen military and political officials, who are close to Turkey, have been moving to form a unified army in northern Syria capable of confronting the Kurdish People’s Protection Units...
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Five core issues at stake in an Iran nuclear deal
On the heels of historic developments at home, the Obama administration found its attention drawn to the world, where the Greek default threatens and openings to Cuba and Iran beckon.For the White...
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The number of refugees fleeing Syria is the largest from any crisis in almost...
ISTANBUL (AP) — More than 4 million Syrians have fled abroad since the 2011 outbreak of civil war, the largest number from any crisis in almost 25 years, the United Nations said Thursday.A recent wave...
View ArticleWorking bees and 4 other animals you didn’t know serve in the US military
Most people know about military working dogs, but there are some lesser known creatures that also conduct missions for the U.S. military:1. HoneybeesHoneybees can smell explosives and other compounds...
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US-led warplanes are pummeling the de facto ISIS capital like never before
The US-led coalition battling the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) has dramatically intensified its air war against the militant group with strikes pummeling the group's de-facto capital of...
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The Army is making robot arm braces to help soldiers shoot with deadly accuracy
The US Army is developing a robot exoskeleton that fits on to a soldier's arm in order to help them improve their handgun shooting accuracy on the battlefield.Many Hollywood movies portray Americans as...
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This stunning combat art reveals what aerial warfare was like during World...
Thanks to the digital camera, battlefield artists are quickly fading in relevance.But handcrafted battlefield art often best evokes the realities of past armed conflict. Art from the skies of World War...
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'Putin's in the middle of the game' as Russia looks to meddle in Greece
Greece is in disarray after voters rejected a proposed bailout agreement that would have kept the Greek banking sector afloat and allowed the country to stay on the euro, in exchange for cuts in...
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ISIS and al Qaeda-aligned groups have started fighting each other in Libya
On July 3, three suicide bombers were deployed in the city of Derna, Libya. One of their bombs was intercepted, but the other two were detonated.Several people were killed and 10 or more others were...
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Japan wants its first taste of a multinational defense project
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is interested in joining a NATO missile building consortium that would give Tokyo its first taste of a multinational defense project, a move the U.S. Navy is encouraging because...
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What the Islamic State shows us about human nature and torture
Reporting about the Islamic State inevitably means watching its videos, but that's not something I would wish on anyone. The group has created a public theater of death on the Internet — beheading...
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Watch a British Reaper drone destroy an ISIS armored column
A video released by the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD) earlier this week shows a British RAF Reaper drone tracking down an armored vehicle used by the Islamic State group in Iraq and destroying it with...
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France and Russia reached a deal over the cancelled $1.3 billion Mistral...
Russia and France have reached a tentative agreement on compensation payable to Moscow as a result of Paris' decision to cancel the delivery of two Mistral helicopter carriers.The cancellation of the...
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Here's how Iran might spend its massive economic windfall from a nuclear deal
The economic windfall Iran will gain from a nuclear agreement will create opportunities for Tehran. Yet understanding the impact this influx will have on its foreign policy requires some context about...
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US Coast Guard chief: We are 'not even in the same league as Russia' in the...
The US is lagging far behind other nations, especially Russia, when it comes to planning for the Arctic region as ice melts."We're not even in the same league as Russia right now,"Newsweek quotes Coast...
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