With the Islamic State leaving behind thickets of booby traps and improvised explosive devices, the Pentagon seeks to help clear its own remnants of war. NYT > Middle East

The forest camouflage pattern picked by an Afghan official may be inappropriate for 97% of the country, according to a government audit.           GANNETT Syndication Service

North Korea must still overcome “important shortfalls” in developing a nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile before it can field a weapon capable of hitting the U.S., according… Read more … The

A US Central Command investigation found that a March US airstrike in northern Syria did in fact strike a building that was part of a “mosque complex,” two US defense