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Rowan Scarborough

Rowan Scarborough

Articles by Rowan Scarborough

Kurdish peshmerga troops are taking back territory in northern Iraq in a survivalist fight against Islamic State invaders who have commandeered hundreds of American vehicles. The Kurdish forces say they are outgunned and need armor-piercing projectiles. (Associated Press photographs)

Islamic State stalemates provoke Kurds to ask for more weapons

Amid the gloomy news of stalemates against the Islamic State, a bright spot is a dogged, disparate force known as the peshmerga in northern Iraq that just finished retaking a string of villages amid a six-month-long offensive. Published October 4, 2015

Analysts contend that Russian President Vladimir Putin's military plans for Syria are more brutal than the U.S. campaign. (Associated Press)

Vladimir Putin campaign in Syria to hit targets beyond militants

Russian President Vladimir Putin's new air war over Syria will not be conducted with the niceties of the ongoing American campaign because the Russians lack sophisticated smart bombs, do not adhere to rules against killing civilians and will hit targets beyond the Islamic State's terrorist army. Published September 30, 2015

A new security report found that eliminating the Islamic State's leaders wouldn't weaken the organization as it has operatives in countries beyond Iraq and Syria. (Associated Press)

Islamic State has trained operators to replace targeted leaders

Targeting the Islamic State's leaders will not defeat the expanding terrorist group because of a "deep bench" of trained operators who can quickly replace the dead, says a new report by a Pentagon-supported research group. Published September 28, 2015

Lt. Gen. Robert Neller, the newly appointed Marine Corps commandant, was given a pass on questions regarding punishment doled out to a Marine whistleblower. (Associated Press)

Marine commandant not questioned about reprisal for whistleblower

The Senate Armed Services Committee passed on a chance to question publicly the new Marine Corps commandant about punishment handed out to an officer who warned his battle mates about a traitorous Afghan police chief known to sexually abuse boys. Published September 27, 2015

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford, Jr., testifies during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing to become the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 9, 2015. Dunford said Russia poses the greatest national security threat to the United States and that it would be "reasonable" to supply lethal arms to Ukrainians fighting against rebels backed by Moscow. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Iran deal: Iran’s toll on America: 500 soldiers killed in Iraq

The Iranian Islamic regime was directly involved in the killing of more than 500 American service members in Iraq by supplying Shiite extremists with advanced roadside bombs, rocket-propelled explosives and other munitions, military officials say. Published September 15, 2015

While CIA Director John O. Brennan pushed aside questions about the legitimacy of news reports alleging that deep nuclear and missile cooperation already exists between Iran and North Korea, he stressed that CIA officials are "not going to assume that's not going to happen." (Associated Press)

John Brennan: U.S. watching for nuclear cooperation between Iran, North Korea

The Iran nuclear deal is silent on an issue that the CIA and proliferation experts are concerned about: that Tehran may outsource parts of its nuclear and missiles program to the secretive regime in North Korea, which on Tuesday committed itself to producing more fuel for nuclear bombs. Published September 15, 2015

In this Aug. 4, 2012 file photo, tourists walk to Exit Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park just outside Seward, Alaska. Global warming is carving measurable changes into Alaska, and President Obama is about to see it. Obama leaves Monday, Aug. 31 for a three-day visit to the 49th state in which he will speak at a State Department climate change conference and become the first president to visit the Alaskan Arctic. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) — FILE

Obama calls for more icebreakers despite lack of funds

President Obama's urgent call to construct a new fleet of heavy Coast Guard icebreakers to monitor the contested Arctic is belied by his recent budgets that slashed funding for even one new ship. Published September 8, 2015