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ISIS leader in Syria killed in U.S. drone strike, Pentagon says
U.S. Central Command said on Tuesday that Maher al-Agal, who is one of the top five leaders of ISIS — and the leader of ISIS in Syria — was killed in a airstrike in northwestern Syria.
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Biden says ISIS leader blew himself and family up during U.S. raid in Syria: 'A final act of desperate cowardice'
The president announced Thursday that Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi killed himself and members of his family during an overnight raid carried out by U.S. military forces in northwest Syria.
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13 U.S. service members killed in Kabul attack: Pentagon
A “complex attack” involving at least two explosions outside the airport in Kabul on Thursday killed 13 U.S. service members and at least 15 others, the Pentagon said. The attack also killed and wounded a number of Afghan civilians.
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'Skullduggery' political podcast: 'Did Eddie Gallagher cross the line?' (with Dan Taberski) — May 11, 2021
The 2019 trial of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher gripped the nation due to the heinousness of the crimes of which he was accused. And though the SEAL platoon leader was charged with the 2017 murder of an Iraqi detainee, he was acquitted of all charges but one — posing in a photo with a young dead Iraqi man. However, over the course of the six episodes of the new podcast “The Line,” written and produced by Dan Taberski, the story of how that man died becomes much, much more complicated. Taberski joins
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Iran fires missiles at multiple U.S. positions in Iraq in retaliation for Soleimani killing
Iran launched attacks on U.S. military bases in Iraq on Tuesday evening in apparent retaliation for the killing of Iranian General Qassem which was ordered by President Trump.
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Trump shows off 'wonderful' dog used in al-Baghdadi raid
The president declassified a picture of the Belgian Malinois that helped the U.S. military track down the ISIS leader.
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PHOTOS: Marawi's ruins a reminder of Islamic State's devastating reach
It had only been a week since Mohammad Ali Acampong finished renovating his house when bombs and bullets struck Marawi City. Two years ago, pro-Islamic State militants took over in a bid to carve out their own "Wilayah," or province, forcing nearly 100,000 people to flee in what became the Philippine military's toughest and longest conflict since World War II.