"And that focus kept a lot of Marines alive in Helmand province, kept a lot of Marines alive in Iraq, in the Sunni Triangle." "So, again, I can't apologize for previous generations of Marines to ...

Nine American troops have been killed when a Black Hawk helicopter on a medical mission went down in Iraq's violent Sunni Triangle. Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt the helicopter made an "emergency ...

Pentagon correspondent for CNN. Lawrence draws on his experience as a veteran of the Navy Reserve to provide perspective as he reports on the nation’s defense. Previously, he worked as a correspondent ...

The two men in their sixties (their names have been changed for security reasons), the first a Sunni and the second an Alawite, spoke at length about the situation in Syria. Their conversation on ...

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