By Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today A key Islamic State leader responsible for terror videos of torture and execution was killed in an airstrike last week in Syria, the Pentagon …
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OpsLens Update A suicide attack has occurred at a mosque in northwestern Pakistan in the town of Mohmand, near the Afghanistan border. The blast killed 16 individuals in the Mosque, …
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Military and Police
U.S. Navy Develops New Laser Weapon Prototypes for the Fleet
by OpsLensby OpsLensBy Kris Osborn, Scout Warrior The Navy plans to arm its destroyers and other ships with high-tech, low-cost ship-board laser weapons engineered to quickly incinerate enemy drones, small boats, aircraft, ships …
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Around the WebPolitics
Karzai Continues to Criticize U.S. Military Actions in Afghanistan
by OpsLensby OpsLensBy James Mackenzie and Rupam Jain, Reuters Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has sharply criticized new authorities giving the U.S. military greater freedom to fight Taliban insurgents, saying they were a …
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By Brendan Kirby, Lifezette In 1990, adult immigrants were hardly a factor in North Carolina’s Randolph County, making up a little more than 1 percent of all residents 18 and …
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I cannot tell you how many times I have mentioned the acronym DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) and been given a look of confusion, followed immediately, by “who is that?” Certainly …
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By Lucas Tomlinson, FoxNews.com Iran threatened to shoot down two US Navy surveillance aircraft flying close to Iranian territory in the Persian Gulf over the weekend, the latest in a series …
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National Security
Three Individuals Arrested in Germany for Involvement in a Planned Terror Attack, President Obama Exceeds Refugee Admission Goals
by OpsLensby OpsLensThree ISIS operatives were arrested Tuesday in Germany for their connection with a planned attack in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The individuals claimed that they were Syrian members of …
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National Security
More Than 110 Individuals Arrested in the United States for Ties to ISIS Since 2013
by OpsLensby OpsLensOn Monday, the Assistant U.S. Attorney General, John Carlin, stated that more than 110 individuals had been publicly charged in federal court since late 2013 on counts related to the Islamic …
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Around the WebNational Security
Phillipines President Wants U.S. Special Operations Forces Removed Because He Fears Allies of ISIS Will Kill Them?
by OpsLensby OpsLensRodrigo Duterte, the President of the Phillipines, stated on Monday that he wants all U.S Special Operations forces removed from his country due to the growing threat from Abu Sayyaf, a …