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American fighter jets are pounding Islamic State areas in Libya. The terrorist group is gaining a new foothold in the North African nation, particularly the strategically located city of Sirte. (Associated Press)

ISIS draws battle to Libya; U.S. military responds

The U.S. military is ramping up operations and bombing raids against the Islamic State in Libya, where the terrorist group's fighters have increasingly found refuge as their territorial base shrinks in Syria and Iraq.

October 11, 2017
FILE - In this, Sept. 25, 2017 file photo, a boy carries a Kurdish flag on top of a car with pictures of Kurdish president Masoud Barzani and his son Masrour on the windows, in the disputed city of Kirkuk, Iraq. The office of Iraq's parliament speaker says Salim Jabouri is traveling to the country's Kurdish region to meet with Barzani, Sundaay, Oct. 8, 2017. The move comes in the wake of the Kurdish regional vote for independence in a controversial referendum two weeks ago. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen, File)

Iran-backed militias hinder U.S. adviser mission in Iraq

The presence of Iranian-backed paramilitary units alongside Iraqi security forces battling Islamic State in the country hindered efforts by American military advisers to partner with their Iraqi counterparts on the battlefield.

October 10, 2017
The consular services' office of the United States consulate remains closed, in Istanbul, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. The Unites States had suspended non-immigrant visa services at its diplomatic facilities in Turkey following the arrest of a consulate employee. Turkish officials say Turkey is asking the United States to reverse its decision to suspend non-immigrant visa services at its diplomatic facilities, saying both countries' citizens suffer from the move. (AP Photo/Neyran Elden)

Second U.S. diplomat in Turkey sought after Metin Topuz’s arrest

The diplomatic row between the U.S. and Turkey, sparked by the arrest of the senior liaison officer at the American consulate in Istanbul over the weekend, escalated Monday when Ankara issued a warrant for a second employee of the U.S. diplomatic mission in the country.

October 9, 2017
French president Emmanuel Macron, right, shakes hands with Iraqi Prime minister Haider al-Abadi prior to their meeting at the Elysee palace in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Al-Abadi is meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron for talks on the international fight against Islamic State group extremists and rebuilding Iraq's economy.(Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

ISIS flushed from final bastion in Iraq, says coalition forces

Baghdad and officials from the U.S.-led coalition battling the Islamic State announced Thursday government forces have liberated the northern Iraqi city of Hawija from Islamic State control, effectively ending the terror group's reign in the country.

October 5, 2017
Iran's state-run Fars News agency reported that the Iranian military supplied Russia with a copy of a U.S. ScanEagle drone supposedly captured by Iran in 2012. (Insitu Pacific/File)

U.S. military drone dominance challenged by enemies

Sophisticated, weaponized drones were once a U.S. military monopoly, but a growing number of world powers -- including rivals China and Russia, rogue states North Korea and Iran, and stateless terrorist groups such as Islamic State and Yemen's Houthi rebels -- are challenging America's longtime dominance of unmanned warfare.

October 2, 2017
Russian-backed forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday launched a heavy artillery attack near Syrian Democratic Forces' positions, their third airstrike against anti-Islamic State forces this month. (Associated Press)

Russia strikes on U.S. allies in Syria part of postwar plan

With the U.S. consumed with domestic crises and a standoff with North Korea, Russia has quietly moved to press its advantage on the battlefield in Syria. A series of increasingly brazen Russian and Syrian airstrikes on U.S.-backed forces in Syria in recent days is the first step in a larger plan to co-opt American proxy forces fighting Islamic State and improve the Kremlin's leverage to shape the postwar landscape, analysts say.

September 28, 2017