This is what Iran's drones and missiles look like up close

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Iran attacked the Erbil region in northern Iraq over 400 times during its war with the US and Israel. WELT's Chief Correspondent Ibrahim Naber got exclusive access to the wreckage of Iranian weapons used to strike the Kurdistan region.

These are the 20 most dangerous countries for US travelers in 2026, according to the US State Department

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Tehran engulfed in flames after explosing
Iran is one of the countries on the US State Department's "Do-Not-Travel" list.

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CIA officer rates 9 counterterrorism scenes in movies

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The former CIA counterterrorism officer John Kiriakou looks at counterterrorism scenes in movies and TV and breaks them down for realism.

Trump got it wrong on a past Iranian missile attack and again cast aside the US troop injuries as nothing more than headaches

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Trump botched the details of the Iranian attack on US forces in 2020, saying no missiles hit US positions in Iraq. He also downplayed troop injuries.

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Here are the 5 longest-distance sniper kills in military history

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A Horizon's Lord sniper rifle is on display in front of a graphic of the Ukrainian flag.
A Horizon's Lord sniper rifle is on display in front of a graphic of the Ukrainian flag.

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With the Middle East on the edge and Iran and its proxies riled up, US forces in Iraq and Syria are again taking hits

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US soldiers dismount from a M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle in Syria on Nov. 2, 2020.
US soldiers dismount from a M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle in Syria in November 2020.

US Army photo by Spc. Jensen Guillory

I take my wife and 5 kids with me to war zones as a crisis volunteer. People think I'm crazy, but we work as a family.

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Daniel Beiler with his wife and five children standing in a rural landscape in Idaho
Daniel Beiler and his family in Idaho.

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Killings show ISIS remains a threat in Syria's desert 5 years after losing its caliphate

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The Islamic State group killed nearly 130 Syrians in March, the deadliest month in its desert campaign in seven years.

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An explosion occurred at a military base in Iraq, reports say

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A group gather in Palestine Square in the Iranian capital Tehran, staging a demonstration to support Iran's drone and missile attacks on Israel on April 15, 2024.
A group gather in Palestine Square in the Iranian capital Tehran, staging a demonstration to support Iran's drone and missile attacks on Israel, on April 15, 2024.

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Close US partners in the Middle East demand air defenses after Iranian drone attacks

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missiles on Jan. 15 that struck buildings in Erbil, Iraq, killing four people.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missiles on Jan. 15 that struck buildings in Erbil, Iraq, killing four people.

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