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Carlo Muñoz is a former military correspondent for The Washington Times.

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Security forces stand next to a crater created by a massive explosion that killed over 150, according to the Afghan president, in front of the German Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

U.S. forces kill head of ISIS’s Afghan cell for second time

The head of the Islamic State's Afghan faction has been killed by U.S. forces in an operation in the eastern part of the country, marking the second time in two years the chieftain of the Afghan cell has been eliminated via American counterterrorism operations.

July 14, 2017
This frame grab from video released Tuesday, July 4, 2017, and provided by Furat FM, a Syrian Kurdish activist-run media group, shows U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters in the eastern side of Raqqa, Syria. The SDF forces have breached the wall around Raqqa's Old City, the U.S. military said Tuesday, marking a major advance in the weeks-old battle to drive Islamic State militants out of their self-declared capital. (Furat FM, via AP)

Kurdish referendum vote opposed by White House

The White House's top envoy in the fight against the Islamic State made clear Thursday that Washington and its allies will not support Kurdish plans to hold an independence referendum vote in northern Iraq.

July 13, 2017
The Iraqi government's victory in liberating Mosul from the Islamic State has been tempered with fears that September's vote by the Iraq's Kurdish minority to form their own state could reignite sectarian conflicts among the country's myriad ethnic groups. (Associated Press)

Kurdish independence vote causes concern among Iraqi leaders

Even with U.S.-backed Iraqi forces driving the last Islamic State fighters from Mosul, a big new cloud looms over the country's fragile stability if Iraqi Kurds go ahead with a planned referendum on independence from Baghdad, the top American commander in the country warned this week.

July 12, 2017
The July 4 launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile from North Korea showed that a rogue dictator stands on the verge of possessing nuclear missiles that threaten U.S. shores. (Associated Press/File)

North Korea missile tests U.S. defense systems

North Korea's ballistic missile test is shining an intense spotlight on the Pentagon's missile defenses, systems installed to protect South Korea and now the U.S. mainland. Recent results have been promising, but U.S. officials acknowledge that Pyongyang's stunning advances this month are providing a real-world test much sooner than they had expected.

July 12, 2017
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights officials said Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in counterterrorism operations in Syria. (Associated Press)

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death not confirmed by Pentagon

Pentagon officials were downplaying the most authoritative claims to date that the Islamic State founder has been killed, with the top commander in Iraq and Syria refusing to confirm reports of "Caliph" Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death.

July 11, 2017
An image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was shown on a large TV screen with news Tuesday of the country's first successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. The top banner reads: "North Korea Missile." (Associated Press/File)

James Mattis: Landmark North Korean ballistic missile test will not bring U.S. to brink of war

Defense Secretary James Mattis tried to turn down the temperature Thursday on the confrontation over North Korea's first successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, saying the move had not pushed the U.S. closer to the brink of war while warning Pyongyang that it risked "severe consequences" if it continued down the path toward a long-range nuclear weapon.

July 6, 2017
Nikki Haley, ambassador to the United Nations, who said the U.S. would not rule out a military response and was preparing a package of punishments for the Security Council to consider. (Associated Press/File)

North Korea ICBM test gives world bad options

The Trump administration and the international community on Wednesday were weighing a range of bad policy options after North Korea's ballistic missile program cleared a dangerous milestone this week, leaving the White House and its allies scrambling for diplomatic -- and potentially military -- solutions to curb Pyongyang's increasingly potent nuclear capabilities.

July 5, 2017
In this April 26, 2017, file photo House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Congressional Republicans begin push for more defense spending

Congressional Republicans are looking to push the envelope on defense spending, even as a key conservative think tank claimed Monday that President Trump's first defense budget falls far short of the promises he made on the campaign trail in 2016.

June 26, 2017