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The Pentagon says American military personnel will begin advising and assisting Iraq troops at the battalion level. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

National Security

U.S. force shift puts troops closer to the front in Iraq

Jamie McIntyre · April 18, 2016 6:15 pm

In remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday, McConnell argued that it is "the wrong time" to release fighters who he says have been judged "likely" to resume hostilities. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

National Security

McConnell: Obama removing ‘hardened terrorists’ from Gitmo

Jamie McIntyre · April 5, 2016 8:58 pm

President Barack Obama meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on March 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The ticking time bomb no one is debating

Jamie McIntyre · April 4, 2016 4:01 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the start of the pullout of the Russian military from Syria starting Tuesday. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

National Security

Source: U.S. ‘surprised’ by Russia pullout from Syria

Jamie McIntyre · March 14, 2016 7:28 pm

News surfaced Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his ground troops to begin pulling out of Syria. (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

National Security

Russia is finally striking Islamic State in Syria, Pentagon says

Jamie McIntyre · March 14, 2016 6:12 pm

One of Ash Carter's goals is to make the Pentagon an easier entity for the private sector to work with. "It can be difficult to work for the government as a company, because we can be clunky and we can be bureaucratic and so forth, and we need to get better at that." (Courtesy of DoD)

Ash Carter turns to Silicon Valley to solve his problems

Jamie McIntyre · March 14, 2016 5:01 am

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced a goal of retaking Mosul, the de facto capital of the Islamic State group in Iraq, by the end of this year, but U.S. military officials are noting a certain lack of urgency on the ground. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan)

National Security

Iraqis’ slow pace against Islamic State frustrates U.S. military

Jamie McIntyre · March 5, 2016 5:01 am