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UNSPECIFIED, UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 07: A U.S. Air Force MQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), carrying a Hellfire missile lands at a secret air base after flying a mission in the Persian Gulf region on January 7, 2016. The U.S. military and coalition forces use the base, located in an undisclosed location, to launch airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq and Syria, as well as to distribute cargo and transport troops supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. The Predators at the base are operated and maintained by the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, currently attached to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
UNSPECIFIED, UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 07: A U.S. Air Force MQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), carrying a Hellfire missile lands at a secret air base after flying a mission in the Persian Gulf region on January 7, 2016. The U.S. military and coalition forces use the base, located in an undisclosed location, to launch airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq and Syria, as well as to distribute cargo and transport troops supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. The Predators at the base are operated and maintained by the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, currently attached to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

U.S. Hits al Qaeda in Syria For Second Time This Week

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Paul McLeary
UNSPECIFIED, UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 07: A U.S. Air Force MQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), carrying a Hellfire missile flies over an air base after flying a mission in the Persian Gulf region on January 7, 2016. The U.S. military and coalition forces use the base, located in an undisclosed location, to launch airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq and Syria, as well as to distribute cargo and transport troops supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. The Predators at the base are operated and maintained by the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, currently attached to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
UNSPECIFIED, UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 07: A U.S. Air Force MQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), carrying a Hellfire missile flies over an air base after flying a mission in the Persian Gulf region on January 7, 2016. The U.S. military and coalition forces use the base, located in an undisclosed location, to launch airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq and Syria, as well as to distribute cargo and transport troops supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. The Predators at the base are operated and maintained by the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, currently attached to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

SitRep: What Will Obama’s Drone Legacy Look Like?

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Paul McLeary
INDIAN SPRINGS, NV - NOVEMBER 17: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been reviewed by the U.S. Military prior to transmission.) An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) flies by during a training mission at Creech Air Force Base on November 17, 2015 in Indian Springs, Nevada. The Pentagon has plans to expand combat air patrols flights by remotely piloted aircraft by as much as 50 percent over the next few years to meet an increased need for surveillance, reconnaissance and lethal airstrikes in more areas around the world. (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)
INDIAN SPRINGS, NV - NOVEMBER 17: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been reviewed by the U.S. Military prior to transmission.) An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) flies by during a training mission at Creech Air Force Base on November 17, 2015 in Indian Springs, Nevada. The Pentagon has plans to expand combat air patrols flights by remotely piloted aircraft by as much as 50 percent over the next few years to meet an increased need for surveillance, reconnaissance and lethal airstrikes in more areas around the world. (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)

Obama’s Most Dangerous Drone Tactic Is Here to Stay

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Dan De Luce, Paul McLeary
IN FLIGHT - JULY 6: In this handout image provided by the U.S. Air Force, an F-15 Strike Eagle flies over Southwest Asia during combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom July 6, 2004 while in flight. (Photo by Lee O. Tucker/U.S. Air Force via Getty Images)
IN FLIGHT - JULY 6: In this handout image provided by the U.S. Air Force, an F-15 Strike Eagle flies over Southwest Asia during combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom July 6, 2004 while in flight. (Photo by Lee O. Tucker/U.S. Air Force via Getty Images)

SitRep: U.S. Pounds More al Qaeda Franchises

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
Smoke billows following reported air strikes by Syrian government forces in a rebel-held area of Daraa in southern Syria, on February 17, 2016. / AFP / MOHAMAD ABD ABAZID (Photo credit should read MOHAMAD ABD ABAZID/AFP/Getty Images)
Smoke billows following reported air strikes by Syrian government forces in a rebel-held area of Daraa in southern Syria, on February 17, 2016. / AFP / MOHAMAD ABD ABAZID (Photo credit should read MOHAMAD ABD ABAZID/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: Drones Up, Obama Says They’re Better Than Ever

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 30: `U.S. President Barack Obama waits on the South Lawn as he retuns to the White House after having lunch with formerly incarcerated individuals who have received commutations, on March 30, 2016 in Washington, D.C.. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 30: `U.S. President Barack Obama waits on the South Lawn as he retuns to the White House after having lunch with formerly incarcerated individuals who have received commutations, on March 30, 2016 in Washington, D.C.. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images)

SitRep: Putin Snubs Obama Nuke Summit, Turkish President’s Thugs Let Loose in D.C.

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
Supporters of freed prisoner of war US Army soldier Bowe Bergdahl, including representatives of the ANSWER Coalition, CODEPINK and March Forward, hold up a poster of Bergdahl during a rally in front of the White House in Washington, DC, June 10, 2014, to welcome Bergdahl home after 5-years of being held by the Taliban in Afghanistan. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
Supporters of freed prisoner of war US Army soldier Bowe Bergdahl, including representatives of the ANSWER Coalition, CODEPINK and March Forward, hold up a poster of Bergdahl during a rally in front of the White House in Washington, DC, June 10, 2014, to welcome Bergdahl home after 5-years of being held by the Taliban in Afghanistan. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Serial Recap: The Meaning of Bowe Bergdahl

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Paul McLeary
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Chaos Outside of Turkish President Erdogan’s Washington Speech

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Yochi Dreazen, Paul McLeary, David Francis
LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 19: A pair of F-15C fighter jets from Nellis Air Force Base perform a flyover before the Brigham Young Cougars and Utah Utes play in the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl at Sam Boyd Stadium on December 19, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Utah won 35-28. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 19: A pair of F-15C fighter jets from Nellis Air Force Base perform a flyover before the Brigham Young Cougars and Utah Utes play in the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl at Sam Boyd Stadium on December 19, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Utah won 35-28. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

SitRep: Turkish President Rips Obama as Qatar Waits for its F-15s

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
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The War on ISIS Now Comes With Medals

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Paul McLeary
US troops with Abrams tanks exercise at the taining range in Drawsko Pomorskie on May 7, 2015. AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
US troops with Abrams tanks exercise at the taining range in Drawsko Pomorskie on May 7, 2015. AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: Thousands of U.S. Troops, Tanks Shipping to Eastern Europe

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
People walk around construction work around the Schuman roundabout area, home to the European Union's core institutions, on September 25, 2015 in Brussels. The Schuman roundabout, the center for the European Commission and the European Council, has been under construction for the better part of a decade, as the city is building a new rail tunnel and upgrading a subway and railway station. AFP PHOTO/ EMMANUEL DUNAND (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
People walk around construction work around the Schuman roundabout area, home to the European Union's core institutions, on September 25, 2015 in Brussels. The Schuman roundabout, the center for the European Commission and the European Council, has been under construction for the better part of a decade, as the city is building a new rail tunnel and upgrading a subway and railway station. AFP PHOTO/ EMMANUEL DUNAND (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: An Egyptian Hijacking and New Details About the Islamic State in Europe

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Paul McLeary
Policemen patrol on March 25, 2016 in front of the main station in Giessen. After a statement of the public prosecutor's office, a 28-year-old Moroccan was arrested here on March 24 in alledged connection to Brussel's attacks. / AFP / dpa / Boris Roessler / Germany OUT (Photo credit should read BORIS ROESSLER/AFP/Getty Images)
Policemen patrol on March 25, 2016 in front of the main station in Giessen. After a statement of the public prosecutor's office, a 28-year-old Moroccan was arrested here on March 24 in alledged connection to Brussel's attacks. / AFP / dpa / Boris Roessler / Germany OUT (Photo credit should read BORIS ROESSLER/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: Terror Networks Crisscrossing Europe Shock Officials

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Paul McLeary
Thousands of Iraqi soldiers take part in a training exercise led by the Spanish Army and under the guidance of the US military in the Basmaya camp in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on May 27, 2015. AFP PHOTO / ALI AL-SAADI (Photo credit should read ALI AL-SAADI/AFP/Getty Images)
Thousands of Iraqi soldiers take part in a training exercise led by the Spanish Army and under the guidance of the US military in the Basmaya camp in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on May 27, 2015. AFP PHOTO / ALI AL-SAADI (Photo credit should read ALI AL-SAADI/AFP/Getty Images)

Another ISIS Leader Down as U.S. Accelerates War

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Paul McLeary
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SitRep: More Combat for Marines in Iraq, Congress Slaps ISIS Plan

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Paul McLeary
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