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Defense One Radio, Ep. 166: The Second Battle of Fallujah, 20 years later

A decorated Marine veteran and a videogame maker revisit the bloodiest battle of the Iraq War.

  • Ben Watson
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The D Brief: A shipyard death; Another F-35 delay?; US troops wounded in Iraq; New era of ‘total war’; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
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The D Brief: US troops to Mideast; Navy oiler aground; US sets date for Iraq exit?; Dueling robot wingmen; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The D Brief: Gunman arrested near Trump; Bomb threats wrack Ohio city; ISIS leaders killed in raid; Iran launches satellite; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The D Brief: US casualties in Iraq; Ukraine’s cabinet shakeup; Terror charges for Hamas; China’s robotic-vehicle breakthroughs; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Japan’s plea to Congress; Iraq seeks US reboot; Houthi drones, downed; CYBERCOM’s elite force; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: State of Defense 2024; Anti-ISIS actions; Iranian lull; Red Sea skirmishes; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Moscow attack shows growing reach of ISIS-K. Could the US be next?

The group certainly aspires to mount a major attack in a Western capital.

  • Sara Harmouch, The Conversation
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Today's D Brief: Terrorism in Moscow; Iraqi PM gets WH invite; Houthis attack Chinese tanker; Shakeup at Boeing; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Lauren C. Williams
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Today's D Brief: $2B to Poland; Assad visits China; USAF gets electric taxi; Milley’s exit interview; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Fireball in Moscow; China-Philippines standoff; Fighting ISIS in Iraq; Farewell to a whistleblower; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: McCarthy’s Ukraine aid journey; Wartime innovations; Army SF vs. China; Turkey vs. ISIS; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Audrey Decker
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Today's D Brief: Xi, Zelenskyy talk; Cluster-munitions silence; Taliban vs. ISIS; Carlson vs. the brass; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Zelenskyy greets frontline troops; Putin flies to occupied Ukraine; US modernizes Turkey's F-16s; Another ISIS leader killed in Syria; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: Leads in leaker inquest; Putin’s new draft?; ISIS militants, captured; NSA talks AI; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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Still Waiting for an International Tribunal on ISIS

It would help Iraq restore the rule of law, deter future violence, and give victims a mechanism for redress and healing.

  • Omar Mohammed
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Today's D Brief: Drone attack kills US contractor in Syria; US strikes kill 11 in Syria; New Nordic air force; Starlink 'paints a target' on Ukrainians; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: State of Defense 2023; Scholz to the WH; Counter-ISIS war grinds on; Paris Davis to receive MOH; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: DOD to rescind Covid vaccine mandate by 17 March; Russia's Ukraine invasion boosts US oil exports; Berlin, Paris have doubts about Kyiv; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: ISIS official killed in Somalia; New missile sub delayed; US widens Wagner sanctions; Crime rate falls; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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