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Watch: Airstrikes hit Islamic State camps in Iraq
These recent strikes took place in “a known hiding place” for ISIS fighters in Iraq.
By Ben Murray
Latest "air strikes" stories
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Iraqi supporters of Iran-backed militia attack US Embassy
The embassy attack followed deadly U.S. airstrikes on Sunday that killed 25 fighters of the Iran-backed militia in Iraq, the Kataeb Hezbollah.
The looming final battle for Syria’s rebels: A look at what’s ahead
Why this showdown is seen as a catastrophe in the making.
By Philip Issa, The Associated Press
President Trump’s statement on the US military action in Syria
Trump said the action was prompted by "a significant escalation in a pattern of chemical weapons use by that very terrible regime."
By Military Times staff
MEDAL: Mattis vs Petraeus and the new Rules of Engagement
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis loosens the Rules of Engagement in Afghanistan. That's good news -- and a big change after years of counterinsurgency doctrine that tightened up those rules too much.
By Military Times Editorial