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Estonian soldiers take part in a military parade to celebrate 97 years since first achieving independence in 1918 on February 24, 2015 in Narva, Estonia. The town, on Estonia's border with Russia, has been at the centre of discussion relating to the potential threat from Russia, which, since the annexation of Crimea and conflict in eastern Ukraine, has caused concern in both the Baltic states and NATO. AFP PHOTO / RAIGO PAJULA (Photo credit should read RAIGO PAJULA/AFP/Getty Images)
Estonian soldiers take part in a military parade to celebrate 97 years since first achieving independence in 1918 on February 24, 2015 in Narva, Estonia. The town, on Estonia's border with Russia, has been at the centre of discussion relating to the potential threat from Russia, which, since the annexation of Crimea and conflict in eastern Ukraine, has caused concern in both the Baltic states and NATO. AFP PHOTO / RAIGO PAJULA (Photo credit should read RAIGO PAJULA/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: Pentagon Walks Back Raqqa Talk; Estonia Braces for Russian Attack; New Chinese Stealth Fighter

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Paul McLeary
Shiite fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) advance towards the village of Salmani, south of Mosul, on October 30, 2016 during the ongoing battle against Islamic State group jihadists to liberate the city of Mosul. Iraqi paramilitary forces said they had captured several villages southwest of Mosul from the Islamic State group on Sunday, the second day of an operation to cut the jihadists' supply lines. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
Shiite fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) advance towards the village of Salmani, south of Mosul, on October 30, 2016 during the ongoing battle against Islamic State group jihadists to liberate the city of Mosul. Iraqi paramilitary forces said they had captured several villages southwest of Mosul from the Islamic State group on Sunday, the second day of an operation to cut the jihadists' supply lines. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: Shiite Militias Join Mosul Fight, Turkey Reacts; Russian Subs on the Move?

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
Syrian government forces walk in the strategic area of the Bazo hilltop, north of Khan Tuman on the southern outskirts of the northern embattled Syrian city of Aleppo as they advance in the ongoing offensive to seize the rebel-held eastern part of the city on October 25, 2016. Government forces and allied fighters are advancing on the southern outskirts of Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Humman Rights reported, seizing territory overlooking rebel-held areas. / AFP / GEORGE OURFALIAN (Photo credit should read GEORGE OURFALIAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Syrian government forces walk in the strategic area of the Bazo hilltop, north of Khan Tuman on the southern outskirts of the northern embattled Syrian city of Aleppo as they advance in the ongoing offensive to seize the rebel-held eastern part of the city on October 25, 2016. Government forces and allied fighters are advancing on the southern outskirts of Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Humman Rights reported, seizing territory overlooking rebel-held areas. / AFP / GEORGE OURFALIAN (Photo credit should read GEORGE OURFALIAN/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: Rebels Assault Aleppo, Russian Air Base; Exclusive: Monitor Drones Grounded in Ukraine

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
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Turkey’s Ongoing Military Purge Drives, Complicates Regional Ambitions

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Paul McLeary
DOVER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov passes through the English channel on October 21, 2016 near Dover, England. The Russian Navy's flotilla of warships is presumed to be heading to the eastern Mediterranean to support the Russian military's current deployment in Syria. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
DOVER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov passes through the English channel on October 21, 2016 near Dover, England. The Russian Navy's flotilla of warships is presumed to be heading to the eastern Mediterranean to support the Russian military's current deployment in Syria. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

SitRep: Fight For Raqqa Is On; Russian Ships Pushing into Mediterranean, Baltic

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
Special operations Blackhawk takes off fast in Afghanistan.
Special operations Blackhawk takes off fast in Afghanistan.

SitRep: JSOC Hunting ISIS; Turkey Threatening Combat in Iraq and Syria

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
Syrian civil defence volunteers (C) search for victims amid the rubble of destroyed buildings on October 24, 2016, following overnight air strikes in the rebel-held town of Kafar Takharim, in Idlib province of northwest Syria. / AFP / Omar haj kadour (Photo credit should read OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP/Getty Images)
Syrian civil defence volunteers (C) search for victims amid the rubble of destroyed buildings on October 24, 2016, following overnight air strikes in the rebel-held town of Kafar Takharim, in Idlib province of northwest Syria. / AFP / Omar haj kadour (Photo credit should read OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: Different Stories on Aleppo; U.S. Aircraft Pound Mosul

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
TOPSHOT - Iraqi soldiers look on as smoke rises from the Qayyarah area, some 60 kilometres (35 miles) south of Mosul, on October 19, 2016, as Iraqi forces take part in an operation against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists to retake the main hub city. In the biggest Iraqi military operation in years, forces have retaken dozens of villages, mostly south and east of Mosul, and are planning multiple assaults for October 20. / AFP / YASIN AKGUL (Photo credit should read YASIN AKGUL/AFP/Getty Images)
TOPSHOT - Iraqi soldiers look on as smoke rises from the Qayyarah area, some 60 kilometres (35 miles) south of Mosul, on October 19, 2016, as Iraqi forces take part in an operation against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists to retake the main hub city. In the biggest Iraqi military operation in years, forces have retaken dozens of villages, mostly south and east of Mosul, and are planning multiple assaults for October 20. / AFP / YASIN AKGUL (Photo credit should read YASIN AKGUL/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: Mosul Brings Confusion, Chaos, and Blood; White House Dithers on Syria Rebel Request

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
MOSUL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 20: Smoke rises after Daesh terrorists' attacks with howitzers from Naveran village as Peshmerga forces attack Daesh targets to retake the village and surroundings during the operation to retake Iraq's Mosul from Daesh, in Mosul, Iraq on October 20, 2016. A much anticipated Mosul offensive to liberate the city from Daesh began midnight of 16th of October. (Photo by Hamit Huseyin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
MOSUL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 20: Smoke rises after Daesh terrorists' attacks with howitzers from Naveran village as Peshmerga forces attack Daesh targets to retake the village and surroundings during the operation to retake Iraq's Mosul from Daesh, in Mosul, Iraq on October 20, 2016. A much anticipated Mosul offensive to liberate the city from Daesh began midnight of 16th of October. (Photo by Hamit Huseyin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

SitRep: ISIS Hits Kirkuk Hard; Russian Warships Cruise Through English Channel

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
MOSUL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 20: Peshmerga forces attack Daesh targets at Naveran front to retake village of Narevan and surroundings during the operation to retake Iraq's Mosul from Daesh, in Mosul, Iraq on October 20, 2016. A much anticipated Mosul offensive to liberate the city from Daesh began midnight of 16th of October. (Photo by Emrah Yorulmaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
MOSUL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 20: Peshmerga forces attack Daesh targets at Naveran front to retake village of Narevan and surroundings during the operation to retake Iraq's Mosul from Daesh, in Mosul, Iraq on October 20, 2016. A much anticipated Mosul offensive to liberate the city from Daesh began midnight of 16th of October. (Photo by Emrah Yorulmaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

First U.S. Combat Death in Fight for Mosul

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Paul McLeary
Internally displaced children displaced to a camp in Dibaga sub district in Erbil Governorate in Kurdistan, Iraqi Kurdistan on 27 September 2016. (Photo by Noe Falk Nielsen/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Internally displaced children displaced to a camp in Dibaga sub district in Erbil Governorate in Kurdistan, Iraqi Kurdistan on 27 September 2016. (Photo by Noe Falk Nielsen/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Civilians in Mosul Face ‘Impossible Choice’

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Paul McLeary, Dan De Luce
Iraqi forces advance through the desert on the banks of the Tigris river, northeast of the main staging base of Qayyarah, on October 20, 2016, during an operation against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists to retake the main hub city of Mosul. A wide array of Iraqi and international forces are involved in the fight to retake Mosul from the Islamic State jihadist group, which overran the country's second city in 2014. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
Iraqi forces advance through the desert on the banks of the Tigris river, northeast of the main staging base of Qayyarah, on October 20, 2016, during an operation against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists to retake the main hub city of Mosul. A wide array of Iraqi and international forces are involved in the fight to retake Mosul from the Islamic State jihadist group, which overran the country's second city in 2014. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: New Fronts Around Mosul; Russian Naval Armada On The Move

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
US soldiers stand guard at the scene of a suicide car bomb attack on a Turkish diplomatic vehicle in front of the Iranian embassy in Kabul on February 26, 2015. A Taliban suicide attack targeting a Turkish diplomatic vehicle killed two people in Kabul, highlighting the fragile security situation as the Afghan government presses for peace talks with the militants.The blast came shortly after 8:00 am (0330 GMT), not far from the Iranian embassy. Police said the dead included a Turkish national and an Afghan passer-by.Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai gave details of the attack and death toll, saying the bomber was driving a Toyota Corolla when he targeted the Turkish vehicle. AFP PHOTO / Wakil KOHSAR (Photo credit should read WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)
US soldiers stand guard at the scene of a suicide car bomb attack on a Turkish diplomatic vehicle in front of the Iranian embassy in Kabul on February 26, 2015. A Taliban suicide attack targeting a Turkish diplomatic vehicle killed two people in Kabul, highlighting the fragile security situation as the Afghan government presses for peace talks with the militants.The blast came shortly after 8:00 am (0330 GMT), not far from the Iranian embassy. Police said the dead included a Turkish national and an Afghan passer-by.Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai gave details of the attack and death toll, saying the bomber was driving a Toyota Corolla when he targeted the Turkish vehicle. AFP PHOTO / Wakil KOHSAR (Photo credit should read WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Americans Killed by Afghan Army Gunman in Kabul

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Paul McLeary
MOSUL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: Iraqi army forces arrive in Hut village as smoke rises from oil wells, were set on fire by Daesh terrorists to limit coalition forces pilots' eyesight following Iraqi army's retaking of Al Qayyarah town during the operation to retake Iraq's Mosul from Daesh, in Mosul, Iraq on October 18, 2016. A much anticipated Mosul offensive to liberate the city from Daesh began midnight Sunday. (Photo by Feriq Ferec/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
MOSUL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: Iraqi army forces arrive in Hut village as smoke rises from oil wells, were set on fire by Daesh terrorists to limit coalition forces pilots' eyesight following Iraqi army's retaking of Al Qayyarah town during the operation to retake Iraq's Mosul from Daesh, in Mosul, Iraq on October 18, 2016. A much anticipated Mosul offensive to liberate the city from Daesh began midnight Sunday. (Photo by Feriq Ferec/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

SitRep: Human Shields and a Slowed Advance on Mosul; New Chinese Drone Spotted

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
NINEVEH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: Peshmerga forces are seen at Naveran front during an operation liberate Iraqs Mosul from Deash in Nineveh, Iraq on October 18, 2016. Peshmergas, who are deployed to Zerdek Mountain as part of an operation liberate Iraqs Mosul from Deash, carried out airstrikes in the Bartella town in Nineveh. (Photo by Yunus Keles/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
NINEVEH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: Peshmerga forces are seen at Naveran front during an operation liberate Iraqs Mosul from Deash in Nineveh, Iraq on October 18, 2016. Peshmergas, who are deployed to Zerdek Mountain as part of an operation liberate Iraqs Mosul from Deash, carried out airstrikes in the Bartella town in Nineveh. (Photo by Yunus Keles/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

SitRep: Pause in Mosul Fight as U.S. Special Ops Push; Russian Missiles in Syria Worry Pentagon

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
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