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More Evidence of Cluster-Bomb Use Discovered in Libya

Civilian de-miners working in Libya have found another type of cluster bomb used last year during the war that overthrew Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.

Mao’s Rockets and the Eastern Afghan Border War, Part II

As long as movements to expand or strengthen conventional arm registers and counter-proliferation protocols lack traction or are thwarted, 107-millimeter rockets are likely to be fired at whoever tries to hold territory in Afghanistan.

Mao's Rockets and the Eastern Afghan Border War, Part II

As long as movements to expand or strengthen conventional arm registers and counter-proliferation protocols lack traction or are thwarted, 107-millimeter rockets are likely to be fired at whoever tries to hold territory in Afghanistan.

Mao’s Rockets and the Eastern Afghan Border War, Part I

Given Afghanistan’s recent history, and the fact that Western troop levels have crested and soon will begin to fall, there is every reason to expect that for as long as American troops remain in the country, the 107-millimeter rocket will be there, too.

Mao's Rockets and the Eastern Afghan Border War, Part I

Given Afghanistan's recent history, and the fact that Western troop levels have crested and soon will begin to fall, there is every reason to expect that for as long as American troops remain in the country, the 107-millimeter rocket will be there, too.

Afghan Gun Locker: Battlefield Ingenuity, and a Weapon's Longevity

An army's tools often long outlast an army's creators, and can become instruments for forces those who handed out the weapons did not foresee.

A Closer Look at the Haqqani Anniversary Attack on American-Afghan Outposts

Wherever one stands on the meaning or significance of the Oct. 7 attacks by the Haqqani network on American-Afghan outposts, two young enlisted soldiers in a bunker appeared to have stopped the crucial component of the attack.

VANTAGE POINT, No. 4. Reading the Rebels in Misurata, Libya.

A video record of a firefight between rebels and pro-Qaddafi forces in Misurata, Libya, shows the rebels' courage -- but also their inexperience. the events in and near this single alley showed the Libyan rebels in clear light. Humanizing and dehumanizing at once, the video also captures war stripped of its legends and slogans.

Libyan Street Art: Freedom, Defiance and Troubling Signs

Almost anywhere that street art spreads like vines, expressions of rebel pride mix with caricature and contempt for the leader the rebels hope to topple.

Reading the Refuse: Counting Qaddafi's Heat-Seeking Missiles, and Tracking Them Back to their Sources

Just how many antiaircraft missiles did the Qaddafi government have before they were carted off by rebels and spread around the battlefield?