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FP’s Situation Report: Malala wins Peace Prize; Turkey pushes on buffer zone; IS makes gains in Anbar; Ebola money held up in the Senate; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Kate Brannen with Nathaniel Sobel
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FP’s Situation Report: Kobani puts more pressure on U.S. and Turkey; A Chechen leads ISIS advance in Anbar; U.S. hostage efforts are chaotic; Suicide bomb in Yemen kills at least 40; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Kate Brannen with Nathaniel Sobel
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FP’s Situation Report: Obama at the Pentagon; Military chiefs huddle on the Islamic State next week; Never enough ISR; More Syrian chemical weapons; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Kate Brannen with Nathaniel Sobel
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FP’s Situation Report: Obama at the Pentagon; Military chiefs huddle on the Islamic State next week; Never enough ISR; More Syrian chemical weapons; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Kate Brannen with Nathaniel Sobel
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FP’s Situation Report: Fall of Kobani could provoke a larger role for Turkey; An MOH talks about his PTSD; SIGAR knocks UNDP; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Kate Brannen with Nathaniel Sobel
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FP’s Situation Report: Panetta’s book drags Hillary into the Iraq debate; a former French intel officer targeted in KG strikes; Biden walks it back; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Kate Brannen with Nathaniel Sobel
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FP’s Situation Report: U.S. alienates Syrian rebel groups; Turkey greenlights expanded role against ISIS; Boko Haram leader looks alive; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Kate Brannen with Nathaniel Sobel
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FP’s Situation Report: Syrian rebels still not happy with U.S. strikes; ISIS targets civilians in Baghdad; A missing Marine; Pierson out at the Secret Service; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Kate Brannen with Nathaniel Sobel
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FP’s Situation Report: America’s longest war could get longer; Australia to support airstrikes in Iraq; Netanyahu at the White House; anti-ISIS sitcoms; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Kate Brannen with Nathaniel Sobel
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FP’s Situation Report: U.S. and Afghanistan sign bilateral security agreement; Repressive states take advantage of Islamic State fight; 60 Minutes blowback; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Kate Brannen with Nathaniel Sobel
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FP’s Situation Report: How much will it cost to defeat ISIS; Obama says U.S. intel underestimated Islamic State; The grim task of no-fly zones; Ghani takes over in Afghanistan; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Kate Brannen with Nathaniel Sobel
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FP’s Situation Report: Obama calls on other countries to help with security crises; Airstrikes in Syria continue; The Khorasan Group comes out from the shadows; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Kate Brannen with Nathaniel Sobel
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FP’s Situation Report: U.S. and Arab partners bomb Islamic State targets inside Syria; U.S. strikes the Khorasan Group; Lost Afghan soldiers found at Canadian border; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Kate Brannen with Nathaniel Sobel
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FP’s Situation Report: U.N. plans to address the Islamic State and Ebola; Freed hostages may not change Turkey’s calculus; A bilateral security agreement with Afghanistan is in reach; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Kate Brannen with Nathaniel Sobel
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