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Gen. Robert Abrams, head of U.S. Army Forces Command, poses for a photo in his office at Fort Bragg, N.C., on April 21, 2017. The U.S. Army is authorizing $5,000 bonuses to woo top-performing troops into a new training brigade as the service once famous for shouldering the burden of America’s wars works to meet the growing demand for advisers in places ranging from Iraq and Syria to Afghanistan and Africa. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor)

U.S. Army to offer $5K bonuses for top troops to train others

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U.S. troops gather into Wardak province, eastern Afghanistan, in this Dec. 25, 2013, photo. (Associated Press) **FILE**

U.S. may send up to 5,000 more troops to Afghanistan

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 17, 2017 file photo, U.S. soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division fire artillery in support of Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State militants from their base east of Mosul. The U.S. and Iraq are in talks to keeping American troops in the country after the fight against the Islamic State group is concluded, according to a U.S. official and an official from the Iraqi government. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Iraq, US in talks to keep American troop presence after IS

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and BRADLEY KLAPPER - Associated Press

Gen. Robert Abrams, head of U.S. Army Forces Command, poses for a photo in his office at Fort Bragg, N.C., on April 21, 2017. The U.S. Army is authorizing $5,000 bonuses to woo top-performing troops into a new training brigade as the service once famous for shouldering the burden of America’s wars works to meet the growing demand for advisers in places ranging from Iraq and Syria to Afghanistan and Africa. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor)

Uncle Sam: We want you… to train others! $5K bonus offered

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

This undated photo obtained by the Associated Press shows an Iraqi bodyguard hired by Sallyport Global to protect VIPs. When a Toyota SUV was stolen from Balad air base, he became the chief suspect and was linked to a dangerous Iran-backed militia and was viewed by investigators as “a hard-core recruit to become a terrorist who poses a serious threat to all personnel on this base.” (Photo via AP)

US company turned blind eye to wild behavior on Iraq base

By DESMOND BUTLER and LORI HINNANT - Associated Press

FILE - This July 2015 file photo shows one of four new U.S.- made F-16 fighter jets outside a hardened hangar upon its arrival to Balad air base, north of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo, File)

Iraq air base: US company fires investigators who see wrongs

By DESMOND BUTLER and LORI HINNANT - Associated Press

This photo obtained by The Associated Press shows security camera footage of a crane leaving Balad Air Base unchallenged by Sallyport Global security guards on Nov. 14, 2016, after it was involved in stealing generators. (Photo via AP)

US firm in Iraq ignores smuggling, security risks for F-16s

By DESMOND BUTLER and LORI HINNANT - Associated Press

Persecution of Christians Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Persecuted Christians in the Middle East need protection

By John Eibner

BOOK REVIEW: ‘War and the Art of Governance’

By Gary Anderson

In this April 1, 2017, file photo, children play inside a damaged car, amid heavy destruction in a neighborhood recently retaken by Iraqi security forces from Islamic State militants on the western side of Mosul, Iraq. The U.S.-led coalition is investigating civilian casualties in the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq, a turn that is worrying some in the country’s political leadership, who fear the destruction and loss of life could complicate hopes of reconciliation with the country’s Sunnis. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Civilian casualty toll could complicate Iraqi reconciliation

By SUSANNA GEORGE - Associated Press

An Iraqi Special Forces vehicle displays a Shiite flag bearing the likeness of Imam Hussein and Imam Ali with Arabic words reading "At your service Hussein" in Mosul, Iraq. State-sanctioned Shiite militias are positioning themselves to control areas liberated from Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, opening the door to fresh domestic and regional conflict and raising concerns among religious and ethnic minorities. (Associated Press/File)

Mosul draws Iran-backed Shiite militias

By Seth J. Frantzman

FILE - In this March 24, 2017 file photo, civil protection rescue teams work on the debris of a destroyed house to recover the body of people killed in an airstrike during fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants on the western side of Mosul, Iraq. In a statement released Sunday, April 30, 2017, the Pentagon said investigations conducted during the month of March reveal that coalition airstrikes killed 45 civilians, mostly in and around the city of Mosul. The Pentagon said in each incident &quot;all feasible precautions were taken,&quot; but the strikes still resulted in &quot;unintentional&quot; loss of civilian life. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Pentagon: 45 civilians killed by coalition strikes

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Pentagon: blast kills US service member outside Mosul

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford talks as they walk from an all Senators briefing on the situation in the Koreas, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Pentagon gets more flexibility on Iraq, Syria troops

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford talks as they walk from an all Senators briefing on the situation in the Koreas, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Trump gives Pentagon more flexibility on Iraq, Syria troops

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

The flow of battle-hardened jihadis fleeing the black banners of the Islamic State in the face of the coalition onslaught in Syria and Iraq, seeking to rejoin their brothers in arms in al Qaeda, is already underway, a top national security analyst said. (Associated Press/File)

ISIS, al Qaeda in talks for terror merger

By Carlo Muñoz and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this July 29, 2015, file photo, a Turkish Air Force warplane rises in the sky after taking off from Incirlik Air Base, in Adana, southern Turkey. On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, Turkish warplanes carried out airstrikes against suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq and in northeastern Syria, the military said, in a bid to prevent militants from smuggling fighters and weapons into Turkey. Although Turkey regularly carries out airstrikes against outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK targets in northern Iraq, this was the first time it has struck the Sinjar region. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

Turkey launches airstrikes against U.S.-backed Kurds in Iraq, Syria

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE -- In this July 29, 2015 file photo, a Turkish Air Force warplane rises in the sky after taking off from Incirlik Air Base, in Adana, southern Turkey. On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, Turkish warplanes carried out airstrikes against suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq and in northeastern Syria, the military said, in a bid to prevent militants from smuggling fighters and weapons into Turkey. Although Turkey regularly carries out airstrikes against outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK targets in northern Iraq, this was the first time it has struck the Sinjar region. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

US criticizes Turkey for striking Kurds in Iraq, Syria

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

In this photo obtained from the Iranian Mehr News Agency, Iranian army members prepare missiles to be launched during a maneuver at an undisclosed location in Iran on Nov. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Mehr News Agency, Majid Asgaripour) **FILE**

Iran violating U.S. deal with secret nukes research, opposition group says

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times