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By Mar 26, 2020
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US troops depart Iraqi base near Mosul in nationwide drawdown

Iraqi forces are mostly capable of containing the threat from leftover Islamic State militants on their own, the military says.
By Jun 25, 2019
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Video from Eddie Gallagher trial shows Navy SEALs smoking and joking near alleged victim’s body

Shortly after Navy SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher allegedly murdered a wounded ISIS prisoner, half a dozen of his SEAL teammates...
By Jun 20, 2019
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SEAL sniper: Eddie Gallagher said medics knew to take captured fighters and ‘nurse them to death’

He also spoke at length about his experiences as a sniper in support of Iraqi security forces during clearing operations,...
By Jun 19, 2019
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Iraqi-Canadian man sentenced for orchestrating 2009 truck bombing that killed 5 US soldiers

An Iraqi-Canadian man was sentenced to 26 years in prison by a federal judge in Brooklyn on Tuesday for his...
By May 31, 2019
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Navy SEAL accused of war crimes released from pretrial custody ahead of court-martial

Navy SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher has been released from pretrial custody ahead of his court-martial on charges for allegedly killing...
By May 8, 2019
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Rep. Duncan Hunter will ask Trump to pardon Navy SEAL accused of murder if he is convicted

When Task & Purpose asked Hunter if he would ask the president to pardon Gallagher in the event that the...
By May 7, 2019
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Helmet camera footage clears Navy SEAL accused of killing ISIS fighter, lawyer claims

"It shows that Chief Gallagher's immediate reaction was not to murder him but rather to help him. After all that,...
By Feb 14, 2019
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Trial of Navy SEAL accused of murder delayed by 3 months

The judge in the murder trial for Navy SEAL Chief Edward Gallagher has postponed his court-martial for three months at...
By Jan 17, 2019
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Navy SEAL Officer To Be Arraigned In Connection To Killing Of Unarmed ISIS Fighter

Navy SEAL Lt. Jacob "Jake" Portier is the second SEAL to be charged in connection with the death of a...
By Nov 15, 2018
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‘I Got Him With My Hunting Knife’: SEAL Allegedly Texted Photo Cradling ISIS Fighter’s Head

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO — Navy SEAL Chief Edward “Eddie” Gallagher allegedly texted a photo of himself cradling a dead...
By Nov 14, 2018
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REVEALED: Here Is The Charge Sheet For The Navy SEAL Accused Of War Crimes In Mosul

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO — Navy Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher faced an Article 32 hearing in San Diego on Wednesday...
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Letter From Iraq: The Battle Of Mosul May Signal The Return Of The Decisive Battle

The battle of Mosul, in which the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and the U.S.-led coalition defeated the Islamic State of...
By Feb 6, 2018
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After Trouncing ISIS In Iraq, Marines In Middle East Wonder What’s Next

Editor’s Note: This article by Hope Hodge Seck originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and...
By Jan 22, 2018
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The War Against ISIS Is Far From Over

One year into the Trump administration, what are the most complex challenges facing the U.S. military? This is the first...
By Jan 10, 2018
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‘Chain of Command’: Nat Geo’s New Series Explores War From The TOC Down

In a scene from National Geographic’s upcoming documentary series, Chain of Command, U.S. Army Col. Patrick Work addresses his command...
By Dec 1, 2017
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Artillery Marines Headed Home After ‘Raining’ Fire On ISIS In Syria

A contingent of roughly 400 Marines are headed home from Syria after three months of providing fire support to U.S.-backed...
By Oct 17, 2017
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The Siege of Raqqa Is Almost Over — And ISIS Lost

Last June 6th, the 73rd anniversary of the D-Day invasion that turned the tide of World War II in favor...
By Aug 5, 2017
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After Mosul, Rebuilding Iraq Will Be Just as Painful This Time Around

In The National Interest's latest Facebook Live interview,HarryKazianis, Director of Defense studies at the Center for the National Interest, sat...
By Jul 13, 2017
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Video Appears To Show Iraqi Soldiers Throwing A Suspected ISIS Militant Off A Building

Graphic videos circulating on social media that purportedly show Iraqi soldiers beating and killing men suspected of being ISIS militants...
By Jul 13, 2017
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Dramatic Drone Footage Reveals A Mosul Devastated By 3 Years Of ISIS Occupation

On July 9, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory in Mosul, ending a grueling eight-month campaign against ISIS in the country's second...
By Jul 11, 2017
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There’s A Very Good Chance Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Is Finally Dead

The London-based monitoring group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it has confirmed that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the notorious leader...
By Jul 10, 2017
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The Siege Of Mosul Is Over — And ISIS Lost

Almost 8 months after it began, the U.S. military and Iraqi Security Forces have officially declared victory over ISIS in...
By Jun 30, 2017
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Army General: US Wasn’t ‘Necessarily Concerned’ About Killing Civilians During 2007 Iraq Surge

The US military wasn't “necessarily concerned” about limiting civilian deaths during the 2007 troop surge in Iraq, according to the Army's top general...
By Jun 29, 2017
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Victory Over ISIS In Iraq Is Close At Hand

For the U.S.-led military coalition waging war against ISIS, victory over the militants may finally be at hand — in...
By Jun 29, 2017
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This Is The Devastating Piece of Artillery Leading The Ground Fight Against ISIS

With deployments of Marines and soldiers to the battlefields of Iraq and Syria on the rise, there’s one weapon system...