Defense secretary suspends money collection from National Guard soldiers ordered to repay bonuses; Rights group calls Pentagon’s Syrian civilian casualty probes inadequate, incomplete; Pentagon chief promises to resolve cases for National Guard soldiers ordered to repay bonuses; Inside one of World War II’s most daring spy missions: The men who made OSS operations possible; The Pentagon demanded money back from National Guard soldiers. It’s still reviewing what to do next.;   A military blog by Dan Lamothe   Defense secretary suspends money collection from National Guard soldiers ordered to repay bonuses The money collection had prompted an outcry among veterans and on Capitol Hill. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Rights group calls Pentagon’s Syrian civilian casualty probes inadequate, incomplete Amnesty International concluded that a series of attacks from Sept. 2014 to July 2016 had killed at least 300 people in Syria. By Missy Ryan  •  Read more »   With the battle for Mosul underway, U.S. sets sights on ISIS capital of Raqqa Though the campaign for Mosul is far from over, the U.S.-led coalition has its sights on Raqqa. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   Pentagon chief promises to resolve cases for National Guard soldiers ordered to repay bonuses The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has launched an investigation. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   Inside one of World War II’s most daring spy missions: The men who made OSS operations possible Their mission was to insert a team of agents deep behind Nazi lines with the goal of gleaning crucial enemy information. By Missy Ryan  •  Read more »   The Pentagon demanded money back from National Guard soldiers. It’s still reviewing what to do next. An earlier effort to solve the effort on Capitol Hill failed. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   WorldViews Important stories from around the world, in your inbox daily. Sign Up »         Share Checkpoint:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Checkpoint or because it is included in your subscription. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071