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Syrian army soldiers patrol near a building previously used for storing seeds in the countryside of Deir Hafer, a former bastion of Islamic State group, near the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on December 2, 2015. / AFP / GEORGE OURFALIAN (Photo credit should read GEORGE OURFALIAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Syrian army soldiers patrol near a building previously used for storing seeds in the countryside of Deir Hafer, a former bastion of Islamic State group, near the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on December 2, 2015. / AFP / GEORGE OURFALIAN (Photo credit should read GEORGE OURFALIAN/AFP/Getty Images)

U.S. Says Nyet to Allegations It Bombed Syrian Base

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Paul McLeary

Situation Report: President Obama speaks on ISIS; U.S. strike on Syrian troops alleged; talk of new war authorization; Chinese troops told to keep quiet; U.S. intel on ISIS again questioned; and lots more

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Paul McLeary
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FBI: San Bernardino Massacre Is an Act of Terrorism

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David Francis, Paul McLeary

Situation Report: All combat jobs in U.S. military open to women; story of one victim of the attack on the Kunduz MSF hospital; more fights over servicemembers reporting child rape in Afghanistan; European countries throwing in against ISIS; and lots more

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Paul McLeary
PARRIS ISLAND, SC - FEBRUARY 25: Female Marine recruits receive instructions before firing on the rifle range during boot camp February 25, 2013 at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina. All female enlisted Marines and male Marines who were living east of the Mississippi River when they were recruited attend boot camp at Parris Island. About six percent of enlisted Marines are female. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
PARRIS ISLAND, SC - FEBRUARY 25: Female Marine recruits receive instructions before firing on the rifle range during boot camp February 25, 2013 at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina. All female enlisted Marines and male Marines who were living east of the Mississippi River when they were recruited attend boot camp at Parris Island. About six percent of enlisted Marines are female. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Pentagon Opens Up All Combat Jobs to Women

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Paul McLeary

Situation Report: Special Ops by the numbers; U.K. hits Syria hours after vote; Germany stepping up to the fight; watchdog finds more U.S. waste in Afghanistan; Pentagon pleads poverty; Tehran’s nuke program; U.S. diplomats are bad storytellers; and lots more

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Paul McLeary

Situation Report: U.S. combat forces back into Iraq; State Dept. confident on Syria; Gitmo plan stalled; Iraqis think Washington supports ISIS; and lots more

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Paul McLeary
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Remember the Iraq War? More U.S. Combat Troops Are Heading Back to the Fight

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Paul McLeary

Situation Report: Washington’s balancing act; Syrian chemical weapons still in the mix; senators call for 100,000-strong Arab army to fight ISIS but Clinton says not so fast; Russia possibly upping effort in Syria; New Syrian Army growing pains; and lots more

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Paul McLeary
MUNSTER, GERMANY - MARCH 05: Workers in protective clothing unload a dummy grenade during a press day at the GEKA facility on March 5, 2014 in Munster, Germany. GEKA is federally-funded and its sole function is the destruction of chemical weapons from military arsenals. Syria agreed to give up its chemical weapons last August and disposal, which is already underway on an American ship in the Mediterranean, is scheduled to be completed by June. (Photo by Nigel Treblin/Getty Images)
MUNSTER, GERMANY - MARCH 05: Workers in protective clothing unload a dummy grenade during a press day at the GEKA facility on March 5, 2014 in Munster, Germany. GEKA is federally-funded and its sole function is the destruction of chemical weapons from military arsenals. Syria agreed to give up its chemical weapons last August and disposal, which is already underway on an American ship in the Mediterranean, is scheduled to be completed by June. (Photo by Nigel Treblin/Getty Images)

U.S. Diplomat: Syria Has ‘Continued to Use Chemical Weapons on Its Own People’

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Paul McLeary

Situation Report: U.K. looking to get back into anti-ISIS fight; the banality of occupation; war on ISIS oil has gone quiet; serious warning in Kabul; Pentagon money guru to speak; ISIS execution tally; U.S. trying to keep up with global weapons demand; and lots more

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Paul McLeary
The damaged hospital in which the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) medical charity operated is seen on October 13, 2015 following an air strike in the northern city of Kunduz. Thirty-three people are still missing days after a US air strike on an Afghan hospital, the medical charity has warned, sparking fears the death toll could rise significantly. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
The damaged hospital in which the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) medical charity operated is seen on October 13, 2015 following an air strike in the northern city of Kunduz. Thirty-three people are still missing days after a US air strike on an Afghan hospital, the medical charity has warned, sparking fears the death toll could rise significantly. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

‘Human Error’: U.S. Troops Suspended Over Kunduz Hospital Strike

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Paul McLeary

Situation Report: Russia warns Turkey, shifts forces; second Russian pilot rescued; big Kunduz briefing coming today; former DoD official speaks out; Brits looking for Russian sub; and lots more

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Paul McLeary
Russian Air Force Su-24 bombers fly during a military exercise in southern Russia on February 11, 2015. Marathon talks in Belarus ended on February 12 with a ceasefire announcement in the war between Ukraine and pro-Moscow rebels, but Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that "big hurdles" remained. AFP PHOTO / SERGEY VENYAVSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEY VENYAVSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
Russian Air Force Su-24 bombers fly during a military exercise in southern Russia on February 11, 2015. Marathon talks in Belarus ended on February 12 with a ceasefire announcement in the war between Ukraine and pro-Moscow rebels, but Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that "big hurdles" remained. AFP PHOTO / SERGEY VENYAVSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEY VENYAVSKY/AFP/Getty Images)

Putin: Turkish Downing of Russian Jet a “Stab in the Back”

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Paul McLeary

Situation Report: Turkey downs Russian jet; the Dutch and Brits mull striking Syria; details of the U.S. role in the Saudi bombing campaign in Yemen; U.S. Special Ops arrive in Ukraine; and lots more

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Paul McLeary
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