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"The 48-page report is critical in its observations of the day-to-day workings of Operation Inherent Resolve’s Iraqi train and assist program."

“I think the question now remains, is the Russian intervention primarily there to support Assad or primarily there to target IS.”

"The Islamic State‘s sophisticated propaganda portrays its occupied territory as a 'paradise.' But interviews suggest a far more grim reality."

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"The Navy’s operations, on which the sun never sets, are the nation’s nerve endings, connecting it with the turbulent world."

"Analysts and lawmakers differ as to whether Obama’s policies, in Syria and in other volatile areas of the world, are diluting the image of American power and credibility."

"The U.S. said it would continue to lead coalition airstrikes against IS targets in Syria, ignoring Russia's request for U.S. aircraft to avoid Syrian airspace."

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"Slow progress in the effort to destroy the IS terror group is being mirrored by equally sluggish progress in the attempt to stem the flow of foreign fighters to Syria and Iraq."

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"The Taliban’s capture of Kunduz does mark its first major capture of a major urban area, but it is only a symptom of a much broader crisis in the Transition process."

"U.S. ground forces remain engaged around the globe in smaller-scale training and advising missions, but need to be ready to execute a wide variety of contingencies."

"With just two moves, Russia may have upended the U.S. role in the Middle East."

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"The United States will provide much more support to U.N. peacekeeping efforts, President Barack Obama said today at the United Nations in New York."

"A dedicated manhunt by the CIA, the National Security Agency and the military's Joint Special Operations Command has been methodically finding and killing senior militants."

“Obama officials acknowledge that 1,000 foreign fighters a month are still traveling to Iraq and Syria—and more than 50 percent of U.S. recruits are under the age of 25.”

“On misreading On War… Its three elements are not the people, the army and the government, but hate, chance and reason.”

"The Iraqi military said in a statement that the new agreement was necessary because thousands of volunteers who have joined the Islamic State have come from Russia."

"Some analysts aren't buying Russia’s explanation and cite a variety of reasons why they believe Russia is in Syria for the long haul."

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"A senior State Department official said Saturday that the U.S. was concerned about the Islamic State group’s efforts to try to establish a stronghold in Afghanistan."

"Suicide bombings, improvised explosive devices and combatants with little regard for the rules of war are making the work of UN peacekeepers look like counterterrorism operations."

“The outgoing Joint Chiefs chairman bids farewell to an alliance beset by crises.”

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