This week in American power projection: the map was wrong, the dorms were fine, and the travel card was for official purposes.
Story Roundup
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Situation Report
After reaching Baghdad, ISIS militants declare 'mission accomplished'
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Following a series of startling victories, militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) have captured most of Baghdad, after seizing Mosul and Tikrit last week.
In a rare public appearance, ISIS commander Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi took the opportunity to declare that "major combat operations have ended."
"In the battle of Iraq, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham and our allies have prevailed," Baghdadi said, sipping from a Green Beans coffee cup and motioning to a nebulous PowerPoint slide, before adding: "We anticipate the removal of all of ISIS forces. We have a plan for what we call 'Phase IV.'"
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