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U.S. approves $295.6 million sale of guns, equipment for Peshmerga fighters

by Brian Seay

The State Department approved a $295.6 million sale of machine guns, mortar systems, trucks, and other military equipment to Iraq on Wednesday.

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This captured ISIS homebrew .50 cal is a ka-boom waiting to happen (PHOTOS)

by Chris Eger

Jake Hamby, who describes himself as a "Former Combat Camera dude/Aspiring Filmmaker/Duel-Sport Enthusiast" recently ran across a whack job of a garage gun in Iraq.

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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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What it looks like to give away 1,200 M16s (4 PHOTOS)

by Chris Eger

U.S. troops in Iraq recently handed over a few surplus M16 rifles to allied forces for them to use in the fight against ISIS as part of some $715 million in military aid budgeted this year.

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