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"Name Not Declassified": Trump Tweets Pic Of Dog Who Chased Baghdadi
In the midst of the raid targeting the leader of the Islamic State was this: at least one military working dog who chased Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi into a tunnel before he detonated a suicide vest and died.
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How Elite US Forces Launched "Dangerous Nighttime Raid" To Kill Baghdadi
As President Donald Trump and senior advisers settled into the Situation Room on Saturday evening, elite US forces more than 6,000 miles away launched one of the most significant counterterrorism operations in the campaign against the Islamic State. , ,
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Baghdadi Died "As A Coward, Running And Crying": Trump On ISIS Chief
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Death: President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the elusive ISIS terrorist, died during a U.S. military operation in Syria, an important breakthrough more than five years after he had launched a self-proclaimed caliphate that inspired violence worldwide.
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US Defense Secretary, On Tour To Mongolia, Gets A Horse As Gift
As Defense Secretary Mark Esper shook hands inside the Mongolian Defense Ministry, a 7-year-old horse the color of salted caramel stood just outside the building, his long tail swaying over the pavement.
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US To Withdraw Thousands Of Troops From Afghanistan In "Peace" Taliban Deal
The Trump administration is preparing to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan in exchange for concessions from the Taliban, including a cease-fire and a renunciation of al-Qaida, as part of an initial deal to end the nearly 18-year-old war, U.S. officials say.
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Navy SEAL Platoon Kicked Out Of Iraq For Drinking While Deployed: Officials
The commander of a U.S. Special Operations task force in Iraq has sent home a platoon of Navy SEALs for drinking while deployed, U.S. defense officials said, the latest discipline incident that has emerged for an elite force relied upon heavily by the Pentagon.
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Trump Asks For Military Tanks For US Independence Day Event On July 4
President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to marshal a broadening array of military hardware, including tanks and fighter jets, to showcase his planned Fourth of July address to the nation - dramatically escalating the gathering's cost and sparking concerns about the potentially damaging impact on the Mall and other infrastructure.
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Donald Trump Orders Attack On Iran, Then Calls Off Operation: Officials
US President Donald Trump ordered an attack on Iran on Thursday in retaliation for the downing of a surveillance drone in the Strait of Hormuz, officials said, but he called the operation off just hours before it was due to occur.
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Sex, Alcohol, Violence Collide In Murder Case Involving US SEALs, Marines
After a long night of drinking in Mali's capital, two Navy SEALs and two Marine Raiders smashed their way into Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar's room with a sledgehammer.
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A Soldier Rose To Become A General. Daughter Says He Abused Her For Years
For retired Maj. Gen. James Grazioplene, getting arrested and photographed in an orange jumpsuit in Northern Virginia this month was the latest humiliation following a lengthy military investigation in which the Army charged him with rape, only to have the case dismissed on a technicality.
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"Name Not Declassified": Trump Tweets Pic Of Dog Who Chased Baghdadi
In the midst of the raid targeting the leader of the Islamic State was this: at least one military working dog who chased Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi into a tunnel before he detonated a suicide vest and died.
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How Elite US Forces Launched "Dangerous Nighttime Raid" To Kill Baghdadi
As President Donald Trump and senior advisers settled into the Situation Room on Saturday evening, elite US forces more than 6,000 miles away launched one of the most significant counterterrorism operations in the campaign against the Islamic State. , ,
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Baghdadi Died "As A Coward, Running And Crying": Trump On ISIS Chief
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Death: President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the elusive ISIS terrorist, died during a U.S. military operation in Syria, an important breakthrough more than five years after he had launched a self-proclaimed caliphate that inspired violence worldwide.
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US Defense Secretary, On Tour To Mongolia, Gets A Horse As Gift
As Defense Secretary Mark Esper shook hands inside the Mongolian Defense Ministry, a 7-year-old horse the color of salted caramel stood just outside the building, his long tail swaying over the pavement.
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US To Withdraw Thousands Of Troops From Afghanistan In "Peace" Taliban Deal
The Trump administration is preparing to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan in exchange for concessions from the Taliban, including a cease-fire and a renunciation of al-Qaida, as part of an initial deal to end the nearly 18-year-old war, U.S. officials say.
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Navy SEAL Platoon Kicked Out Of Iraq For Drinking While Deployed: Officials
The commander of a U.S. Special Operations task force in Iraq has sent home a platoon of Navy SEALs for drinking while deployed, U.S. defense officials said, the latest discipline incident that has emerged for an elite force relied upon heavily by the Pentagon.
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Trump Asks For Military Tanks For US Independence Day Event On July 4
President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to marshal a broadening array of military hardware, including tanks and fighter jets, to showcase his planned Fourth of July address to the nation - dramatically escalating the gathering's cost and sparking concerns about the potentially damaging impact on the Mall and other infrastructure.
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Donald Trump Orders Attack On Iran, Then Calls Off Operation: Officials
US President Donald Trump ordered an attack on Iran on Thursday in retaliation for the downing of a surveillance drone in the Strait of Hormuz, officials said, but he called the operation off just hours before it was due to occur.
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Sex, Alcohol, Violence Collide In Murder Case Involving US SEALs, Marines
After a long night of drinking in Mali's capital, two Navy SEALs and two Marine Raiders smashed their way into Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar's room with a sledgehammer.
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A Soldier Rose To Become A General. Daughter Says He Abused Her For Years
For retired Maj. Gen. James Grazioplene, getting arrested and photographed in an orange jumpsuit in Northern Virginia this month was the latest humiliation following a lengthy military investigation in which the Army charged him with rape, only to have the case dismissed on a technicality.
