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ISIS Is Gaining Territory, But The Kurds Still Have Iraq's Most Experienced...
Over the past two weeks, the militant group ISIS has launched an almost unchallenged blitz across northern and central Iraq. Iraqi Army units vastly outnumber the jihadists and are far better armed...
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ISIS Is Likely Receiving Funding From People Living In Countries Allied With...
The Islamic State for Iraq and the Levant is mostly funded through criminal activity, such as the theft of a potential $425 million from a central bank in Mosul. But the group is also receiving private...
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The Kurds May Want To Rethink Independence — Unless They Want To Anger Iran
As Iraq continues to fracture along ethnic and sectarian lines, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq seems to be holding a winning hand. The Kurdish Peshmerga force have taken...
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The Most Fateful Assassination In Modern History Happened 100 Years Ago Today
Christopher Clark's book on the outbreak of World War I, "The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914," has been called a masterpiece" by "The New York Times" and become a best-seller in several...
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The Shot That Spurred WWI Happened 100 Years Ago Today
Sarajevo marked the centennial on Saturday of a prince’s murder that lit the fuse for World War One, offering a message of unity to a divided country and a continent buffeted by deep social and...
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It's 'Flee Or Be Killed' In Tikrit, Iraq Right Now
Iraqi forces pressed a campaign Saturday to retake militant-held Tikrit, clashing with Sunni fighters nearby and pounding positions inside the city with air strikes in their biggest counter-offensive...
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The Sectarian Genie Is Out Of The Bottle From Syria to Iraq
BEIRUT (Reuters) - As jihadists storm through the Sunni heartlands of Iraq towards Baghdad, where a Shi’ite government they regard as heretic clings on, they have lifted the veil on deep sectarianism...
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Here's The Crazy Cache Of Military Weapons Arizona's Cops Have At Their...
Law enforcement in Arizona these days resembles a military. At least, that's what its weapons collection would imply.A new ACLU report on the militarization of America's police makes it clear Arizona's...
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As The Kurds Mobilize In Iraq, Here's A Look At What They Have In Their Arsenal
As the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) continues its blitz across northern and central Iraq, the Kurdish Peshmerga forces have emerged as the most credible military challenger to the jihadi...
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The U.S. Is Basically Already Partnering With Iran In Iraq And Syria
The unfolding situation in Iraq has reportedly reignited the debate inside the Obama administration about its Syria policy. “Syria and Iraq are largely a single problem,” a senior defense official told...
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Combat Aircraft Are Doing Some Amazing Things At The Rome Air Show [PHOTOS]
Two F-16 Fighting Falcon jets, one F-18 Hornet and one Mig-29 Fulcrum were among the foreign guests at this year's edition of the Roma International Air Show.With the participation of Frecce Tricolori...
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This Is What The World's Newest Islamic Caliphate Might Look Like
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as ISIS, has declared huge parts of Syria and Iraq a new Islamic caliphate. ISIL also ordered all Muslims around the world to follow Abu Bakr...
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Former Marine Corps Adviser: The Current Chaos In Iraq 'Was Totally...
Iraq's current slide towards sectarian chaos was not just likely, but "totally predictable," according to a former Marine Corps military adviser to the Iraqi Army. First Lt. Wesley Gray, the current...
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ISIS Has Attacked A Flashpoint Capable Of Plunging Iraq Into Full-Blown Civil...
ISIS terrorists fired mortars on one of the holiest sites in Shi'ite Islam today, nearly hitting a potential tripwire for a larger sectarian conflict in Iraq.Terrorists from ISIS, the Sunni extremist...
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9 Striking Images From Canada's 12-Year Mission In Afghanistan
The NATO mission in Afghanistan is gradually ending. America plans to fully withdraw its troops by the end of 2016, while other coalition countries have already left. Canada, which is responsible for...
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Syrian Rebels Say ISIS Caliphate Does Not Exist
Nine leading rebel groups in Syria have rejected the Islamic State's claim that it has established a Caliphate stretching across parts of Iraq and Syria.In a statement released online, the nine groups...
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Gun Sales In Kirkuk Are Booming
KIRKUK, Iraq— The crisis in Iraq has so far been good for business among Kirkuk's arms dealers.The city, rich in oil, has long been at the heart of the conflict between Iraq's central government in...
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Kissinger: World War I Was 'Structurally Unavoidable'
Last night Reuters held a panel to discuss the underlying causes of World War I. The war, which was the end result of the assassination of Hapsburg archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914, is still a...
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The Kidnapped Israeli Teens Tragedy Could Not Have Come At A Worse Time For...
The fate of the three Israeli teenagers kidnapped on June 12 in the West Bank was clarified yesterday when Israeli forces found their bodies in a shallow grave in a dry riverbed just north of Hebron....
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This Incredible GoPro Video Shows What It's Really Like Inside A Fighter...
Filmed by Polish Air Force pilots from the 22nd Tactical Air Base in Malbork, the following video shows Mig-29 Fulcrums from an intimate point of view: the cockpit.The footage, shot using GoPro...
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