With General John Monash in command and four companies of US soldiers fighting alongside the Australians, the battle was a resounding success, taking just 93 minutes
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The Taliban and the Islamic State group are among the militant groups that have been known to use civilians as human shields in the past, in order to try to shift their opponents’ war calculations.
The power plant’s sixth reactor has been shut down, all but eliminating the risk of a nuclear meltdown. But fighting at the site could still release radioactive material.
A UN resolution to punish those who use rape as a weapon of war and to help those who survive such atrocities may not happen due to U.S. opposition
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Professor of History, McGill University
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Professor of Engineering and International Relations, University of Southern California
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Associate Professor of Strategic & Defence Studies, Australian National University
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Professor of Strategic Studies, Marine Corps University; Scholar-in-Residence, American University School of International Service
