'First You Feel The Round Hit' — US Marine Gives A Raw Account Of Being Shot...
It was during the battle for Marjah, Afghanistan on March 10, 2010 that U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Matt McElhinney was shot by a Taliban insurgent just below his body armor. "I was pretty sure I was going...
View ArticleHere's The First Trailer For 'American Sniper' — The Film About Navy SEAL...
Warner Bros. has released the first American Sniper trailer for director Clint Eastwood’s upcoming drama. Based on a true story, the film stars Bradley Cooper as U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, who served...
View ArticleAustralia Is Sending Special Forces To Iraq
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian special forces troops will be deployed in Iraq to assist in the fight against Islamic State militants, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Friday, and its aircraft will...
View ArticlePutin's Closest Ally Says He's Willing To Send Peacekeepers To Ukraine
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has said he is ready to send peacekeeping forces to neighboring Ukraine, where government forces have been battling pro-Russian separatists for six months.In...
View ArticleBehind The Scenes With The President's Now-Embattled Secret Service Unit
They haven't exactly covered themselves in glory lately, but the guys in suits surrounding the President of the United States are still ready to take a bullet to protect the leader of the free...
View ArticleIsrael And Saudi Arabia's Hard Sell To Obama: Iran Is More Dangerous Than ISIS
If you listened only to the first seven minutes of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address at the UN General Assembly on Monday, you might have concluded that the Israeli leader’s priority was to...
View Article3 Women Now Have A Shot At Making Marine Corps History
Three female Marine officers attending Infantry Officer Course passed the grueling Combat Endurance Test on Thursday, and they now have a real shot at making history if they go on to pass the course as...
View ArticleLibya's Official Parliament Is Holed Up In A 5-Star Hotel By The Egyptian Border
TOBRUK Libya (Reuters) - Trucks fitted with anti-aircraft cannon, troops and cement roadblocks protect the five-star hotel in Tobruk that is now the surreal last bastion of Libya's fugitive...
View ArticleGrowing Popular Resentment Could Lead To The End Of ISIS
Growing inequality and a general lack of concern for civilians living under ISIS's rule could eventually spell the end of the group, Elizabeth Palmer and Khaled Wassef report for CBS News. In Raqqa,...
View ArticleHow The Battle For A Key Border City Is Changing Turkey's Approach To The...
The security situation on the Turkish-Syrian border and especially around the Syrian Kurdish city of Kobane has paved the way for a something that was unthinkable just weeks ago. Turkey, a long-time...
View ArticleIn July, A Russian Fighter Jet Flew Within 10 Meters Of A Swedish Spy Plane
Russian Su-27s have once again been involved in a dangerous close encounter with a plane they intercepted.The Swedish Air Force operates a pair of Gulfstream IVSP aircraft, known in the Swedish service...
View ArticleThe 'Black Hawk Down' Mission Happened 21 Years Ago — This Was The...
It's been 21 years since the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia, which ended with 18 dead American soldiers, several thousand dead Somalians, and, as we all know, two downed Blackhawk helicopters.The...
View ArticleISIS Is Now Threatening To Execute A Former US Army Ranger
The militant group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) released a video purportedly showing the execution of British hostage Alan Henning, which closes with a threat against Peter...
View ArticleThe Most Surprising Thing About The 'American Sniper' Trailer Is What It...
The most surprising part of the trailer for Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper is what it doesn't show.The new movie, which also gives Bradley Cooper the biggest role of his career thus far, is based on...
View ArticleThe Parents Of The Ex-Army Ranger Held By ISIS Released A Heartbreaking Video...
The parents of former US Army Ranger Peter Kassig recorded a heartbreaking video plea for their son to be released from ISIS captivity Saturday, just one day after the militant group reportedly...
View ArticleThis UK Newspaper's Front Cover Is A Moving Statement Against ISIS Propaganda
The UK Independent is making a moving statement on its front cover on Sunday after the brutal death of British taxi driver Alan Henning at the hands of ISIS, just days after his wife pleaded to release...
View Article6 Mind-Blowing Tactical Tricks That Turned The Tide Of War
Technology and manpower never guarantee a military victory by themselves. And neither can tactics and strategy — sometimes, it takes an extra measure of trickery and subterfuge to swing the tide on the...
View ArticleChina And The US Are In A Race To Develop The World's First Aircraft...
China and the US could be on the verge of a new arms race, as both countries appear to be developing fifth-generation stealth aircraft that can launch from aircraft carriers. David Axe, at War is...
View Article'ONCE A SPY, ALWAYS A SPY:' Putin's KGB Past Continues To Shape His...
It was January of 1990, and a middle-aged, overweight Vladimir Putin was depressed.Working as a paper-pushing KGB intelligence officer in Dresden, Germany, Putin spent most of his time attempting to...
View ArticleHere's The Major Reason Why ISIS Is About To Take A Critical Kurdish City In...
A critical Kurdish city on the Syrian-Turkish border may be about to fall to the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) after a three-week siege that has pitted lightly armed Kurdish YPG rebels...
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