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Canadian Army to Spend $6 Million for Colt-Made C20 7.62 Rifles
by Chris EgerThe 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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Ohio ISIS supporter gets 20 years for soliciting murder of armed forces members
by Andrew SheppersonAn Ohio man and self-proclaimed supporter of ISIS was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday for soliciting the murder of U.S. armed forces members.
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Kansas man gets 30 years for trying to detonate a car bomb at a military base
by Brian SeayA 22-year-old Topeka man will spend 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to trying to carry out a suicide car bomb attack at Fort Riley.
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Army sergeant pleads not guilty to attempting to provide documents, training to ISIS
by Brian SeayIkaika Kang repeatedly told undercover agents he wanted to train ISIS fighters, even suggesting the sessions be videotaped, according to court documents.
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Mad Max, Mosul edition: Captured ISIS improv armored vehicles (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerU.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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Philippine Marines Receive SureFire Suppressors & Weaponlights
by AmmoLand Editor Duncan JohnsonThis delivery is a result of Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group and intended to fight the Maute terrorist group, which has pledged alliance to the Islamic state.
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Canadian Sniper in Iraq Makes Longest Confirmed Kill Shot in Military History
by AmmoLand Editor Duncan JohnsonA member of Canada’s elite Joint Task Force 2 special forces unit targeted and killed an Islamic State fighter at a distance of almost three and a half kilometres.
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Canadian sniper smashes world record with 2 mile kill shot in Iraq
by Brian SeayCanadian 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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Air Force vet sentenced to 35 years for trying to join ISIS
by Brian SeayWhen he was arrested in 2015, it wasn’t the first time Tairod Pugh had been on the FBI’s radar. A co-worker had reported him 14 years earlier.
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NSSF chides newspaper for failing to correct ISIS propaganda on guns
by Christen SmithNSSF said the newspaper failed to correct the terrorist group’s misleading “propaganda” about using gun shows to avoid federal background checks.
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Florida man gets life for attempting to possess weapon of mass destruction
by Andrew SheppersonA Florida man was sentenced to life in prison for attempting to get his hands on a weapon of mass destruction and for attempting to provide material support to ISIS.
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‘Mother of all bombs’ kills dozens of militants in Afghanistan (VIDEO)
by Andrew SheppersonThe largest non-nuclear bomb ever used by the U.S. military killed dozens of ISIS militants in a strike on a network of tunnels in Afghanistan, according to the Afghan defense ministry.
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