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

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

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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Attack in Brussels

This week's bombing in Brussels is one more in a list of horrors, but we have to take a moment to recall what exactly what we're fighting for.

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More Americans afraid of terrorism than mass shootings

Forty-seven percent of those surveyed said they are “very” or “somewhat” worried about an ISIS-inspired attack while 38 percent worry about a mass shooting.

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