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The Signal Leak Has Little Precedent
The military takes extraordinary measures to keep combat operations secret, cutting off outside communications for service members before launching an attack.
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Senior Islamic State Leader Killed in Joint Iraqi-U.S. Operation, Iraq Says
The killing comes as the group has been reconstituting in Syria, carrying out more attacks than at any time since it lost control of its territory nearly six years ago.
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Kurdish Fighters Called a Truce, but Turkey Kept Up Lethal Strikes
Turkey is still bombing armed Kurdish insurgents in Iraq and Syria, even after their leader urged them to lay down their arms and disband, and their group declared a cease-fire.
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My Values ‘Can’t Be Nullified by an Executive Order’
A former U.S.A.I.D. worker talks with the columnist Lydia Polgreen about enduring the second Trump administration.
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How to Tell That the Chain Saw Is Coming for America
“Shock and awe” didn’t end well in Iraq and it won’t end well in the United States.
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Hegseth Fires Military’s Top JAG Lawyers in Pursuit of ‘Warrior Ethos’
The defense secretary has repeatedly derided the military lawyers for war crime prosecutions and battlefield rules of engagement.
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Volunteers Search for ISIS Kidnap Victims
No international body is searching for hundreds of Yazidi women and girls still held captive by the Islamist terrorists. Instead, their fates depend on a ragtag army of activists, relatives and armchair detectives.
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It’s No Secret What Trump and His Allies Mean When They Talk About ‘Shock and Awe’
How the war in Iraq helps us understand Trump’s war on the federal government.
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The Familiar Arrogance of Musk’s Young Apparatchiks
He and his team are treating the government like hostile territory to be conquered.
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Tulsi Gabbard’s Unorthodox Path to Trump’s Intelligence Team
Ms. Gabbard grew up in a secretive offshoot of the Hare Krishna movement and has made a dizzying journey from conservative to liberal darling to Trump ally.
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Hegseth Is Dangerous but Not for the Reasons You Think
As secretary of defense, Hegseth would channel his boss’s blend of jingoism and anger to fundamentally alter the character of the military.
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Syria Faces Big Challenge in Seeking Justice for Assad Regime Crimes
The rebel alliance that took power has vowed to prosecute senior figures from the ousted government, but accountability will be hard to achieve in a vulnerable, divided and battered country.
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Don’t Underestimate the Enduring Power of ISIS
The terrorist attack in New Orleans serves as a grim reminder that the group is still able to transform personal crises into public tragedy.
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How the Islamic State Radicalizes People Today
A man who pledged allegiance to the terrorist group carried out a deadly attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day.
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Guantánamo Convict Sues to Stop U.S. Plan to Send Him to Prison in Iraq
A court filing said the prisoner was at risk for abuse and might not be able to get adequate health care if transferred.
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Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth and the Honor of the American Military
Donald Trump’s foreign policy may not be as disastrous as that of George W. Bush, whose idealism and hubris led to calamity, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be corrosive.
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Los últimos días del régimen de Bashar al Asad
Antes de perder el poder, Al Asad buscó apoyo extranjero y después huyó de Siria en medio de planes de un discurso que nunca sucedió.
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Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime in Syria
President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a fake political address.
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Thomas Friedman on Syria, the U.S. and Trump
The columnist on why Trump’s biggest challenge will be weak states, not strong states.
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The Fall of al-Assad Increases the Risk of an ISIS Resurgence in Syria
With the fall of al-Assad’s regime, the risk of an ISIS resurgence increases.
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