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Captured ISIS Insurgents (and Their Wives) Say Why They Fought for the Caliphate in 'Rojek' For four months, filmmaker Zaynê Akyol traveled Syrian Kurdistan visiting prisons and interviewing 30 jihadist fighters and...
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ISIS Fighter Behind Brutal Beheading of Journalist and Murder of Veteran Sentenced to Life in Prison On the eighth anniversary of the brutal beheading of journalist James Foley, a federal judge in Virginia sentenced one of the...
'The Daughters of Kobani' Tells a Riveting Story of Women in Combat How did female troops come to take such a critical leadership role in a part of the world notorious for its oppression of...
US Should Have Used Fighter Jets, Bombers for More Strategic Strikes Against ISIS: Report The U.S.-led air campaign against ISIS often prioritized tactical, close-air support operations and bombing runs.
Hillary Clinton Will Produce a Series About Female Kurdish Militia The series will be based on Gayle Tzemach Lemmon's book "The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice...
No Evidence Marine Gunnery Sergeant Killed by Friendly Fire, Officials Say A Marine who died supporting the fight against ISIS was killed by enemy fire and not friendly forces, officials said.
Here Is the 2025 Pay Raise for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.5% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2025, thanks to the annual...
Army Says Soldiers Should Avoid Poppy Seeds in Updated Regulation over Drug-Testing Concerns While poppy seeds are often an ingredient in baked goods and pastries, they also -- depending on how they are harvested and...
'Like Freeing a Ghost': A Sailor's Strange and Wondrous Journey Back from Pearl Harbor Some service members killed aboard the Oklahoma were identified, but most, like Titterington, were laid in mass graves...
Military Board Substantiates Misconduct But Declines to Fire Marine Who Adopted Afghan Orphan A U.S. Marine whose adoption of an Afghan war orphan has spurred a yearslong legal battle and raised alarms at the highest...
The Tactical Knife that Saved a Medal of Honor Recipient’s Life During Intense Hand-to-Hand Combat in Iraq Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia received the Medal of Honor in recognition of his heroic actions during the Second Battle of...
![](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-09/1time%20rojek%20ISIS%20documentary%201200.jpg?itok=yM1vEFiX "From the documentary "Rojek" by Kurdish-Canadian filmmaker Zaynê Akyol. (Metafilms)")
![Daughters of Kobani](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2021-02/daughtersofkobanilead.JPG.jpg?itok=4JC95bHe "All-female militia fighting against the Islamic State stand in formation. Photo courtesy of: "The Daughters of Kobani"")
