Editor’s Picks

INTERVIEW: US General Andrew Croft on 3 years of Iraqi armed forces progress

Since 2014, the Iraqi Security Forces have developed new capabilities, building confidence and cohesion, and improving operational coordination

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Assad and allies use “deconfliction dibs” to great advantage in eastern Syria

Assad uses the deconfliction agreement to great advantage in eastern Syria to prevent the US-backed forces from taking control of too much territory

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Coalition moving to ‘consolidate gains’ against ISIS in Iraq and Syria

The U.S.-led Coalition is preparing to fight an insurgent ISIS as the military battle winds down in Iraq and Syria

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“You’ve got to tell us more”: The 9/11 blank check, 16 years on

Sixteen years after the US Congress authorized the president to go after terrorists in Afghanistan, the AUMF exists as a blank check to wage war

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Al-Qaeda in Idlib? Examining bonds between Syria’s largest jihadi groups

Connections between al-Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria demand close scrutiny

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The Battle for Mosul: Combat ‘you would typically only think about seeing in the movies’

CJTF-OIR spokesman Col. Ryan Dillon talks about Mosul, investigating civilian casualties, and the future of ISIS

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The greatest threat to people returning to war-ravaged Raqqa: ISIS mines

Mines left by ISIS now pose the biggest danger to people returning to the Syrian city of Raqqa

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Bahrain modernizing special forces with elite parachute team

Bahrain's push to modernize its military continues apace, with HALO parachute jump training for Royal Guard special forces who gave a demonstration at BIDEC

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Erbil and Baghdad are on brink of war in Kirkuk – Kurdistan Representative

Kurdistan is calling on the international community to help de-escalate situation in Kirkuk as the region is hovering on the brink of war.

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