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Attacked by ISIS on the road to Mosul
VICE News followed Kurdish Peshmerga forces as they launched an offensive against the Islamic State along a vital route to Mosul.
Steaks, Girls in Underwear, and Men in Camouflage: We Went to Europe's Largest Paintball Tournament
The Euro Big Game is the manliest fake war there is.
American women will have to register for the draft if the US Senate has its way
Now that women can hold any position in the US military, including on the front lines of war, Congress has taken up the debate over whether they should also be registered for the draft.
PREMIERE: COMBAT!'s "Heavy Accent" Is the Soundtrack to Your Aimless Summer Nights
LA's Mark Nieto makes his debut as COMBAT!, combining house, ambient, and experimental for a sound all his own.
Meet the Founder of the World’s First Wheelchair MMA Competition
The idea has been criticized, but Colin Wood doesn't see any reason why disabled fighters should be given fewer opportunities than non-disabled fighters.
I Tried and Failed to Fight Someone on 'Tinder for Fights,' Because It Was Fake
We talked to the guys behind the viral marketing stunt.
How LARPing Helped One Man Deal with His Autism
In this excerpt from VICE's new film "LARPing Saved My Life," we learn about the mental health benefits of live-action roleplaying.
After ISIS Killed His Friends, This Guy Founded a Security Firm to Kill ISIS
"Anyone who kills friends of mine has made himself my target. I won't stop until ISIS is destroyed."
Do Sociopaths Make Better Soldiers?
Though you might think people who could kill without remorse would make perfect fighters, in reality it can be difficult to make it as a soldier without a conscience.
This is What World War Three Might Look Like
We talked to author and security analyst Peter Singer about why the next war will be so much scarier than past ones, and whether there's anything we can do about it.
The Struggle For Weapons On The Frontline (Extra Scene from ‘The Road To Mosul’)
In this extra scene, VICE News speaks with Masrour Bazrani, chancellor of the Kurdistan Security Council, about the disparity of weapon supplies that leaves Kurdish peshmerga forces vulnerable during their clashes with Islamic State militants.