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Here's Why The Jihadist Group Expanding In Iraq Has Two Names — ISIS And ISIL
This week, the stunningly fast advance in northern Iraq of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a Sunni militant group, has taken the world by surprise.As it takes over cities, including Iraq's...
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Pro-Russia Rebels Shoot Down Ukrainian Military Plane, Killing All 49 Aboard
Ukraine's new president vowed to "punish" pro-Russian insurgents on Saturday after they shot down a transport aircraft, killing 49 people in the bloodiest loss for the security forces since the...
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23 Habits From The Army That Will Make You A Great Leader
No organization talks more about leadership and trying to teach its people to become excellent leaders than the U.S. Army.Having both served in the Army and reported on it, I've known more military...
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The Brutal Militant Group Taking Over Iraq Is Bragging Of The Mass Execution...
The brutal Sunni militant group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) has released a gruesome set of photos that reportedly depicts the mass execution of Shi'ite Iraqi soldiers.Released on the...
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Iraqi Soldiers Fleeing ISIS Detail How They Were 'Abandoned' By Senior Officers
Some of the 60,000 Iraqi soldiers who retreated as a much smaller force of Sunni militants overran Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul last week told VICE News that they fled after being "abandoned" by...
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Russia Just Christened A Top-Secret Nuclear Submarine
On June 17, the new Project-885 Yasen-class multi-purpose nuclear submarine joined the ranks of the Russian Navy’s fleet. The creation of this nuclear submarine should have become a revolution for the...
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Why Turkey Might Actually Support An Independent Kurdistan
For a few years now, Turkey has been engaged in a delicate balance between the Iraqi government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq.Ankara has not wanted to anger Iraqi...
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Iraqi Deserters Say Their Army's Epic Collapse Is Not Their Fault
ERBIL, Iraq — Last week, the Iraqi military looked pretty bad.As Al Qaeda-inspired militants swept northern Iraq, state security forces fled, some even stripping their uniforms off in order to avoid...
View ArticleHere's How Delta Force Can Snatch Someone Off The Street And Disappear In...
The Washington Post has obtained and published a video of the U.S. special operations mission to capture al-Qaeda terrorism suspect Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai (aka Anas al-Libi). Adam Goldman reports...
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Five Ways Nuclear War Could Still Happen
How could we get to a full-blown nuclear war today? When it seems unlikely, and to choose five paths to that grisly end. I came up with:1. Mechanical Failure2. Human Error3. A Show Of Force4. Dragged...
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The World-Class Kurdish Army That Could Beat Back Iraq's Jihadists
As the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other Sunni extremist militants quickly gain territory in Iraq, the Kurdish Security Forces are increasing their own operations in an attempt to...
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Kim Jong-Un Mans A Soviet Submarine That's Been Obsolete Since 1961 [PHOTOS]
The admirals of the Soviet Union declared North Korea’s prize submarine to be obsolete back in 1961, and Western experts stubbornly point out its inability to sink enemy vessels.But Kim Jong-un, the...
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The Real Reason No One Knows What Would Have Happened If The US Had Never...
Did you anticipate the Syrian uprising that began in 2011? What about the Tunisian, Egyptian, and Libyan uprisings that preceded and arguably shaped it? Did you anticipate that Assad would survive the...
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Ex-Blackwater Guards Will Finally Stand Trial For The Deaths Of 14 Iraqis
Former security guards for Blackwater Worldwide shot first at a Baghdad traffic circle in 2007 and justified their actions later, federal prosecutors told a jury on Tuesday as the government began...
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Here's Why ISIS Militants Won't Stop With Iraq
The slaughterhouse that Iraq has become in the past week is the stuff that nightmares are made of. And this is just the beginning. The threat emanating from the group calling itself the Islamic State...
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How ISIS Split From Al Qaeda — And Became Even More Dangerous
Sometimes, even terrorist organizations need a divorce. On Feb. 3, 2014, al Qaeda formally severed its relationship with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a fellow terrorist organization....
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John Kerry Says Iran Could Have Nuke Material In Two Months — Iran Says 18
A U.S. security institute estimates that Iran could amass material for a nuclear bomb in three months or less while Iranian experts cite a time frame six times longer - a dispute going to the heart of...
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Finnish Defense Minister: Our Reasons For Joining NATO Are 'Stronger Than Ever'
Finland should seriously consider joining NATO because of Russia's aggressive actions in Ukraine and could hold a referendum on the issue some time after its 2015 election, its defense minister told...
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Saddam Hussein's Old Party Is Behind A Lot Of The Chaos In Iraq
An extremist Al Qaeda offshoot is far from the only anti-government group sewing chaos in Iraq.The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) wrested control of Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, from...
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Incredible Images Of An F-22 Stealth Jet Dogfighting An F-15
This image was taken from a U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle from the 131st Fighter Squadron, 104th Fighter Wing, based at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts. It was captured during a close-range...
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