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Rowan Scarborough

Articles by Rowan Scarborough

A female member of the U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Navy SEALs see no barrier to women in combat ranks

U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command has found no barriers to integrating women into all-male SEAL teams, a finding that greatly increases the chances that Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will open the units to females by January. Published May 3, 2015

A man throws a brick at police Monday, April 27, 2015, following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Authorities warn officers of widespread backlash, spread of violence

Law enforcement intelligence officials have put out a warning that someone has sent a text calling on people to kill "all white police officers" in reaction to the death of Freddie Gray while in Baltimore police custody, raising fears violence could spread nationally, according to safety memos obtained by The Washington Times. Published April 27, 2015

A man throws a brick at police Monday following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. (Associated Press)

Baltimore riots: Gang attacks on white police officers may spread outside city

Law enforcement intelligence officials have put out a warning that someone has sent a text calling on people to kill "all white police officers" in reaction to the death of Freddie Gray while in Baltimore police custody, raising fears violence could spread nationally, according to safety memos obtained by The Washington Times. Published April 27, 2015

In this Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 image released by the Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC), Kurdish peshmerga forces prepare their positions on the front line for battle against Islamic State group positions in northern Iraq. Kurdish Regional Security Council said Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015 that Kurdish peshmerga fighters launched a new offensive to secure areas southeast and southwest of the dam. (AP Photo/Kurdistan Region Security Council)

Iraqi Kurds ill-equipped to fight Islamic State, officials warn

Iraqi Kurdish fighters, the first to seriously confront the Islamic State invasion nine months ago, remain woefully short of arms as the central government in Baghdad withholds shipments of front-line American weapons, a top Kurdish official said. Published April 14, 2015

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived last week to distribute weapons and support security forces and Sunni volunteers at a camp in Habaniyah, west of Baghdad. After victory against Islamic State militants in the city of Tikrit, Iraq set sights on western Anbar province for its second major counteroffensive against the Islamic State. (Associated Press)

Iraq may follow U.S. Marines’ blueprint to defeat Islamic State in Anbar

Baghdad's Shiite-run government has begun its second major counteroffensive against the Islamic State, this time choosing western Anbar province, where the U.S. Marine Corps years ago showed that the path to victory requires an alliance with Sunni tribal chiefs. Published April 12, 2015