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David Petraeus

Gen. General David Petraeus, commander of the international security assistance force and commander of US Forces in Afghanistan, testifies at a Senate Armed Services committee hearing on the situation in Afghanistan, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Gen. Petraeus on Qasem Soleimani’s killing: ‘It’s impossible to overstate the significance’

Military

As former commander of US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and a former CIA director, retired Gen. David Petraeus is familiar with Qasem Soleimani. Petraeus spoke to The World about what’s next after Friday’s airstrikes on Iran’s most prominent military commander.

A US air strike on a suspected insurgent hideout in Fallujah in 2004. It's been more than 2 1/2 years since the US carried out air strikes in Iraq.

One former policy maker argues you can’t bomb Iraq without bombing Syria

Conflict & Justice
A US air strike on a suspected insurgent hideout in Fallujah in 2004. It's been more than 2 1/2 years since the US carried out air strikes in Iraq.

One former policy maker argues you can’t bomb Iraq without bombing Syria

Conflict & Justice
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Outlining a way forward in Afghanistan

Conflict & Justice
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Can Gen. Petraeus turn things around in Afghanistan?

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A boy holds up his Kalashnikov rifle on the streets of Ramadi, Monday. He's part of a tribal militia being raised to take part in the fighting between the Iraqi government and al-Qaeda linked militants. His militia appears to be on the government side at

A former US military leader has advice for Iraq on fighting al-Qaeda in Fallujah

Conflict & Justice

Violence is spreading in Iraq’s western Anbar province engulfing two key cities — Fallujah and Ramadi. Many Americans remember Fallujah and Anbar province as places where US soldiers fought and died. Retired US Army Colonel Peter Mansoor knows the area well and says the US government should re-engage.

No longer a turf war, the Pentagon and CIA work closely

Global Politics

With the increase use of drone strikes as a powerful fighting force, the military is looking to get more involved in intelligence. Greg Miller says that it’s becoming more difficult to tell who’s doing what as the Pentagon and CIA work closely together.

CIA agrees to new restrictions on its covert drone program

Global Politics

The CIA will allow the State Department to appeal proposed drone strikes that it thinks would not be in the American best interest.

Leon Panetta in as Defense Secretary, General David Petraeus in as CIA director

Global Politics

Barack Obama will shortly name CIA Director Leon Panetta as the new Secretary of Defense, replacing outgoing Secretary Robert Gates. General David Petraeus will then take over for Panetta as CIA director.

Afghanistan election a test of Obama policy

Much is stake for the US as Afghanistan’s election is a test of the Obama administration’s policy and counter-insurgency campaign there.

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