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Dispatch #10: No Room for Everyday Grief
GAZIANTEP, Turkey—“I was 13 when we got married. We didn’t know anything about life. My husband was five years older than me. He’s very handsome, my husband….God have mercy on his soul.” Hala’s eyes fill... -
ISIS Detainee Transferred from U.S. to Iraqi Custody
A quick update on a story we've been tracking this week, involving the second publicly-known instance of U.S.-administered military detention of an ISIS member. As noted here, a raid conducted by the Ex... -
The Government Responds to Apple
Here's the brief, which I haven't read yet. FBI Apple CDCal Govt Reply -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A recently defected Islamic State fighter has leaked thousands of documents that detail the bureaucracy and membership of the terror organization. According to NBC News, one of several media outlets that... -
Annoyed By WAMU Pledge Week? Donate to Lawfare Instead!
I don't know about you, but pledge week on my local NPR station, WAMU, is really messing up my mornings this week. Here's a thought for Lawfare readers: donate to Lawfare instead. Consider: while WAMU... -
Update on U.S. Detention Ops in Erbil
It appears that Iraqi officials have leaked the identity of the ISIS leader recently captured in a raid conducted in Iraq by the Expeditionary Targeting Force (that's the label the Pentagon has used in d... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Defense officials confirmed today that an Islamic State detainee, who is a specialist in chemical weapons, is currently being questioned by American forces about the pseudo-state’s plans to use the banne... -
Boots on the Ground in Somalia: Acting "By, With, and Through" a Local Partner to Minimize Friction
These days, when the United States plays the lead role in using lethal force or detaining and interrogating prisoners, the force typically involves only airpower and detention-and-interrogation typically... -
Lisa Monaco Speaks at CFR
White House counterterrorism czar Lisa Monaco spoke the other day at the Council on Foreign Relations: -
Dispatch #9: Idomeni, "Warehouse of Souls"
IDOMENI, Greece—Four hours to wash your hair, 13 to have your papers corrected, two or three for a sandwich. “We’re living a life of lines,” says one man wryly. -
The US-China Arrangement for Air-to-Air Encounters Weakens International Law
As part of the September 2015 fanfare visit by Xi Xinping to the United States, the United States and China signed an arrangement on rules of behavior for safety of air-to-air encounters of military airc... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Yesterday, the U.S. military announced that it had successfully targeted and killed over 150 al Shabaab militants in Somalia in a series of airstrikes against a training camp. According to the Washington...
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