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The Iraqi government has requested U.S. military airstrikes to help combat widespread violence in Iraq, led by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
While fighters for the extremist Islamic State in Iraq and Syria have taken on the most prominent role in the new insurgency, they have done so in alliance with a deep network of Saddam Hussein's former loyalists.
Today's Iraq Situation Report - Institute for the Study of War
As Americans debate assisting Iraq, including the possibility of military intervention, here are 10 things to keep in mind.
The situation in Iraq is giving Congress pause about President Obama's plan to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan.
Wednesday: A day of budgets and Baghdad for lawmakers.
President Obama believes he does not need authorization from Congress for any steps he might take to quell the al-Qaida-inspired insurgency sweeping through Iraq.
Obama's confusing Al Qaeda strategy.
Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists were locked in fierce fighting in the east of Ukraine on Thursday after rebels rejected a call to lay down their arms in line with a peace plan proposed by President Petro Poroshenko.
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is backing a government watchdog's refusal to hand over documents from potential VA whistleblowers.
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James outlined new incentives and measures designed to change the culture of the service's nuclear force.
Obama will present the Medal of Honor today to a veteran who took the blow from a grenade to protect a fellow Marine in Afghanistan, sustaining major wounds, including the loss of his right eye.
A one-star general who led Marines in Fallujah and recently wrote a book about his experiences there said the U.S. military set Iraq up for success, but political leaders there have squandered those opportunities.
U.S. aims trial of Benghazi suspect held on Navy ship.
The House and Senate established conference committees to reconcile differences in legislation to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Being Bad Guy: Pentagon's cyber unit wants to get inside the bad guy's head.
Thanks to researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center and the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, soldiers can now bust through urban walls easier.
The Air Force really, really doesn't want to offer any new details about its Long Range Strike bomber.
Two senators urged Defense Secretary Hagel to end the 5 percent discount on tobacco product sales at military facilities.
The US Army is working on a real-life Iron Man suit, and the first prototypes are coming later this week.
China is building fake islands to bolster its claim to disputed waters.
Harley-Davidson is making an electric motorcycle.
Paramount lays out its next two years of sequels and remakes.
Louie: It's been the Best Thing Ever and The Worst.
Destiny's Child said "yes" to a reunion.
The very funny and adorable Garfunkle and Oates have a new show destined to debut on August 7 on IFC. Here is the opening credits ...
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