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by Oyin Falana | Oct 19, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON- The U.S. now is focused on helping to restabilize Raqqa after liberating 95 percent of the city from ISIS, ridding the area of mines, restoring security and working to “allow the voluntary safe return of Syrians to their homes,” State Department...
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by Ricky Zipp | Oct 17, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – More than 90 percent of Raqqa has been cleared of ISIS forces and 350 ISIS fighters have surrendered in the last week as operations by the U.S.-led coalition continue in the self-proclaimed capitol of the Islamic State, a military spokesman said Tuesday....
by Casey Egan | Oct 17, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON –Here’s a look at what’s going on in the State Department with countries around the world on Tuesday: Somalia: State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said that a U.S. military plane landed in Mogadishu on Tuesday to distribute aid to hospitals...
by Oyin Falana | Oct 13, 2017 | Featured, National Security
Marines awarded medals to five retired military dogs — four Labrador retrievers and a German shepherd — for serving “with distinction” in Afghanistan and Iraq. At the Wednesday evening ceremony in the Rayburn House office building on Capitol Hill, Marine Corps Lt....
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by Ricky Zipp | Oct 12, 2017 | Featured, National Security
At least 95 percent of the territory in Iraq that was previously controlled by Islamic State group forces has been cleared and some have even mentioned surrender as Iraqi Security Forces and U.S.-led coalition forces move closer to the complete liberation of the...
by Oyin Falana | Oct 11, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON– Renegotiating the Iran nuclear deal following President Donald Trump’s threat that the U.S. would decertify the deal didn’t get any support from a former Obama administration official Wednesday, while a Middle East expert said the deal hurts overall...
