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They’ve Got U.S. Guns. Can They Stop ISIS?

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The Mu’tasim Brigade appears to be the very model of a fighting force the Pentagon can get behind—so why is it always running short of bullets and shells?

Michael Weiss
Michael Weiss 

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Michael Weiss

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