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Canadian Army to Spend $6 Million for Colt-Made C20 7.62 Rifles

by Chris Eger

The Canadian Army is dropping $6 million into Colt Canada’s coffers for the new 7.62 NATO C20 rifle to equip sniper teams. The Canadian Department of National Defence confirmed to local media that Colt Canada will supply 272 of the new C20 rifles after a pair of contracts, a CA$2 million (USD 1.42 million) award […]

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Mad Max, Mosul edition: Captured ISIS improv armored vehicles (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces in Mosul this week showed off a captured fleet of almost two dozen up-armored Kias and commercial trucks formerly used by Islamic State units in the area.

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Canadian sniper smashes world record with 2 mile kill shot in Iraq

by Brian Seay

Canadian Armed Forces officials on Thursday confirmed the 3,540 meter kill shot, which shatters the previous record of 2,475 meters.

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IS forces using dummy tanks and replica hummers as decoys (PHOTOS+VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

Reports from Iraqi and allied forces advancing around Mosul is that the Islamic State forces are using bearded mannequins, wooden tanks and other props to help draw fire away from their positions.

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Navy SEAL killed in Iraq

by Chris Eger

The Department of Defense has announced that Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Charles Keating IV, 31, of San Diego, was killed in action in northern Iraq on Tuesday.

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Pentagon switches from ‘ISIL’ to ‘Daesh’ in latest oil tanker bombing footage (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

Whereas the White House has long referred to the terror group in Syria and Iraq as ISIL, the military is now using the term "Da'ish" or "Daesh" in a video released today.

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