List of Department of Defense articles
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A member of the Syrian government forces holds a position with an anti-tank missile system in Kobajjep area, on the southwestern outskirts of Deir Ezzor, on September 5, 2017, during the ongoing battle against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. Syria's army and allied fighters, backed by Russian air support, have been advancing towards Deir Ezzor on several fronts in recent weeks, and entered the Brigade 137 base on its western edge, in what Moscow hailed as a key "strategic victory". / AFP PHOTO / George OURFALIAN (Photo credit should read GEORGE OURFALIAN/AFP/Getty Images) The Pentagon Is Spending $2 Billion Running Soviet-Era Guns to Syrian Rebels
An army of contractors and subcontractors in Eastern Europe is working to supply America’s sprawling — and legally questionable — anti-Islamic State campaign in Syria.
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raqqa1 The U.S. Is in Denial About the Civilians It’s Killing in Syria
The commanding general in the war against the Islamic State is ignoring mounting evidence that the coalition campaign has killed hundreds of innocents.
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<> on July 2, 2009 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Trump’s Presidential Afghanistan Speech
Details may be slim, but the president nailed the "why" of America's longest war — and boldly went against his political base.
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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 14: US President Donald Trump walks toward Marine One on the South Lawn at the White House, on August 14, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump is traveling to New York where he will attend his first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) The Solitary Executive
Increasingly alone in the White House, the executive branch is grinding to a halt. And all Trump can do is tweet in the darkness.
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FT. MEADE, MD - UNDATED: (FILE PHOTO) This undated photo provided by the National Security Agency (NSA) shows its headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland. The NSA has been secretly collecting the phone call records of millions of Americans, using data provided by telecom firms AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth, the newspaper USA Today reported on May 11, 2006. (Photo by NSA via Getty Images) Trump Elevates Cyber Command
The long-awaited move bolsters the authority of the chief of America’s military hackers.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with members of the airline industry at the White House February 9, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump held a listening session with the group to advance issues relative to the airline industry. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Inside Trump’s Tortured Search for a Winning Strategy in Afghanistan
Can Trump close the deal in Afghanistan?
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ARLINGTON, VA - JULY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as Vice President Mike Pence looks on after a meeting at the Pentagon July 20, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. President Trump participated in a 'Pol-Mil session' and was briefed on national security issues and the fight against ISIS. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) -
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 1: Col. Steve Warren, the new spokesman for the US-led coalition in Iraq, speaks during an introduction of Let. Gen. Sean MacFarland s the new commander General of the US led coalition in Iraq on October 1, 2015 in Baghdad, Iraq. MacFarland is a three-star general in the United States Army. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed-Pool/Getty Images) Pentagon Forces Out Popular Press Spokesman
Press relations take a turn for the worse at the Pentagon.
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White supremacists in Emancipation Park prior to the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville,Virginia, August 12, 2017. (Photo credit: Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) FBI and DHS Warned of Growing Threat From White Supremacists Months Ago
Trump doesn't want to call out white supremacists. The FBI already did.
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BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 03: A sign makes passersby aware of a facial recognition technology test at Berlin Suedkreuz station on August 3, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. The technology is claimed could track terror suspects and help prevent future attacks. (Photo by Steffi Loos/Getty Images) Immigration Bill Would Ramp Up Mass Surveillance at the Border
The 200-page bill calls for drones, facial recognition, biometric data collection, and more personnel.
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CHARLESTON, SC - FEBRUARY 22: Reality TV host and New York real estate mogul Donald Trump holds up a replica flintlock rifle awarded him by cadets during the Republican Society Patriot Dinner at the Citadel Military College on February 22, 2015 in Charleston, South Carolina. Trump and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) were honored at the annual event. (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images) Donald Trump Is Dropping Bombs at Unprecedented Levels
The candidate who once warned America about Hillary Clinton's hawkishness is turning into a war machine.
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine General Joseph Dunford holds a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, May 19, 2017. Pentagon chief Jim Mattis stressed Thursday that America is not getting more involved in Syria's civil war, after the US-led coalition struck a pro-regime convoy heading for a remote garrison. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) -
A picture taken on February 17, 2015 shows a Cameroonian soldier standing post in the Cameroonian town of Fotokol, on the border with Nigeria, after clashes occurred on February 4 between Cameroonian troops and Nigeria-based Boko Haram insurgents. Nigerian Boko Haram fighters went on the rampage in the Cameroonian border town of Fotokol on February 4, massacring dozens of civilians and torching a mosque before being repelled by regional forces AFP PHOTO / REINNIER KAZE (Photo credit should read Reinnier KAZE/AFP/Getty Images) Pentagon Investigating if U.S. Troops Knew of Torture at Cameroonian Base
Allegations of torture follow expansion of U.S. footprint in Africa, as Washington’s fight against terrorists forges new allies.
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US President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on July 3, 2017. Trump and his family were returning to Washington, DC after spending the weekend at his Bedminster, NJ golf club. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) Trump Blindsides Pentagon in Transgender Policy Shift
Just weeks after the Pentagon chief launched a new study on the issue, POTUS announces transgender ban
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AAAtrans Pence Working to Reverse Pentagon’s Transgender Policies
The vice president has long been viewed as an opponent of LGBT rights.
