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Trump's Options After Syria Airstrike

11:10am April 07, 2017

President Trump announced that he ordered airstrikes on a Syrian air base after a chemical attack. Retired Lt. Gen David Deptula tells Rachel Martin about the military options President Trump has now.

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Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing visits Arlington National Cemetery in 1925. Pershing led the U.S. forces in World War I, the moment when the American military first displayed its might in a major foreign war. The U.S. military suffered heavy losses, but i

At A Hefty Cost, World War I Made The U.S. A Major Military Power

2:16pm April 06, 2017

by Greg Myre

The U.S. was a reluctant entrant into World War I. But when America joined the battle 100 years ago, on April 6, 1917, it transformed a small military in a major international force almost overnight.

U.S. And Iraqi Forces Set To Deploy New Tactics In Mosul

6:12pm April 05, 2017

The U.S. and Iraqi forces are changing tactics in the battle to force ISIS from the city of Mosul. Facing resistance and mounting casualties, they're slowing down while keeping ISIS surrounded.

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Civilians In Mosul Remain Trapped

5:47am March 30, 2017

Retired Major Gen. Charles Dunlap of Duke University and Sarah Margon of Human Rights Watch discuss U.S. military operations and urban warfare in Mosul, where some 400,000 civilians remain trapped.

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U.S. Acknowledges Mosul Airstrikes That Residents Say Killed More Than 100 Civilians

6:27pm March 26, 2017

by Michel Martin

Loveday Morris, Washington Post Baghdad bureau chief, says if confirmed, the deadly airstrike marks the most civilian causalities since the U.S. began fighting ISIS in 2014.

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U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, made up of an alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters, regroup on the northern outskirts of Deir Ezzor as they advance to encircle the ISIS bastion of Raqqa on Feb. 21.

Big Changes And Major Dilemmas Loom In Next Phase Of ISIS War In Syria

9:21pm March 23, 2017

The U.S. considers deploying hundreds more American troops to Syria in the final phase of the war against ISIS — one that could reshape borders and relationships in the Middle East.

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U.S. Strikes Terrorism Targets In Yemen As War Against Al-Qaida Persists

3:34pm March 02, 2017

by Philip Ewing

American warplanes targeted terrorist fighters, their weapons and equipment in what may be the first U.S. attack in Yemen since a deadly special operations raid in January.

Maj. Mary Jennings Hegar served three tours in Afghanistan. She now lives in Austin, Texas, and works as an executive coach and consultant.

A Purple Heart Warrior Takes Aim At Military Inequality In 'Shoot Like A Girl'

2:57pm March 02, 2017

Maj. Mary Jennings Hegar is part of a lawsuit that argues excluding women from combat is unconstitutional. She says the lawsuit isn't about women's rights – it's about military effectiveness.

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Former CIA officer Sabrina De Sousa is close to a deal with Italian authorities, according to a former Republican congressman.

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Ex-U.S. Spy Released From Custody In 'Extraordinary Rendition' Case

3:43pm March 01, 2017

by NPR News

Former CIA officer Sabrina De Sousa is out of Portuguese detention and likely won't be transferred to Italy to serve time there. She was convicted for her role in kidnapping a terror suspect in 2003.

A shipyard worker walks to his car at the end of the workday at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. With President Trump demanding more ships, the Navy is proposing the biggest shipbuilding boom since the end of the Cold War to meet potential threats from Rus

Reality Check: Trump Proposal Doesn't Cover Major Military Expansion

6:09pm February 27, 2017

by Philip Ewing

President Trump's proposed increase in defense spending could help the Defense Department plug current holes in the force, but it wouldn't cover the major expansion he supports.