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Hello, Abadi,  Farewell, Ramadi! "The loss of Ramadi comes a month after Obama gave Abadi a warm welcome in Washington, backing the Shi'ite politician to bridge Iraq's sectarian divide and forge a strong national army to take the fight to Islamic State."  The feared Iranian general who supports Assad and Hamas and is hated by America who could be Iraq's only hope of saving Baghdad from ISIS US Military's New Swarm of Mini-Drones Agence France-Presse  4:53 p.m. EDT May 17, 2015 A man holds a Cicada, a miniature drone invented by US military scientists, outside the Pentagon on May 14 in Arlington, Va. (Photo: Laurent Barthelemy/AFP) WASHINGTON — US military scientists have invented a miniature drone that fits in the palm of a hand, ready to be dropped from the sky like a mobile phone with wings. The "micro air vehicle" is named after the insect that inspired its invention, the Cicada, which spends years underground