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After Syria missile strikes, US stuck in holding pattern
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer 
April 19, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — The drama of U.S. and allied missile strikes on Syria has obscured a sobering fact: The U.S.-led campaign to eliminate the Islamic S...
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US F-16 fighters fly first missions from Turkey
Nation World
ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer 
August 13, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday launched its first airstrikes by Turkey-based F-16 fighter jets against Islamic State targets in Syria, markin...
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US plays down IS militants’ gains in Iraq
Nation World
ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer 
May 15, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite major new setbacks in Iraq, the U.S. military command leading the fight against Islamic State militants insisted Friday that...
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US Navy ships to accompany US-flagged ships in Gulf
Nation World
ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer 
April 30, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Navy ships will begin accompanying U.S. commercial ships during their transit through the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the ...
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Iraqi leader asks US for more air power, weaponry
Nation World
ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer 
December 9, 2014
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday that his army is taking the offensive against t...
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