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War Is Boring
From drones to AKs, high technology to low politics, exploring how and why we fight above, on and below an angry world
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Matt Cetti-Roberts
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War Is Boring
Mar 31, 2017
In West Mosul, Iraqi Troops With Heavy Weapons Battle ISIS Snipers
It’s a hard fight as soldiers…
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War Is Boring
Mar 27, 2017
Mosul Needs 35,000 Cops
The Italians are on the job
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War Is Boring
Mar 22, 2017
Iraq Did All It Could to Kill Hashem All-e-Agha, Iran’s Top F-14 Pilot
It took two MiGs and a lot of…
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War Is Boring
Mar 21, 2017
Hashem All-e-Agha Was Iran’s Top F-14 Pilot
But Tehran has tried to bury his memory
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Paul Iddon
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War Is Boring
Mar 12, 2017
This Is Not Your Father’s Iraqi Army
The Iraqi military improved after the Islamic State’s invasion…
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War Is Boring
Mar 11, 2017
As Clashes With Kurdish Fighters Erupt, Yazidi Militiamen Harbor Bitter Memories
There’s little love…
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War Is Boring
Mar 10, 2017
Stop Believing in the Many Myths of the Iraq Surge
Politicians and military officers continue to
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War Is Boring
Mar 8, 2017
Mosul’s Avenging Angels
With locals’ help, Iraqi police round up ISIS supporters
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War Is Boring
Mar 6, 2017
Iraqi Federal Police Weaponize Off-the-Shelf Drones, ISIS-Style
Armed quadcopters versus armed…
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Paul Iddon
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War Is Boring
Feb 26, 2017
A New Generation of Kurdish Fighters Proved Their Mettle Fighting ISIS
Jihadists underestimated the…
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