Elite Fort Meade unit studying ISIS

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The Asymmetric Warfare Group stationed at Fort Meade is tasked with studying ISIS and its tactics. (Lt. Col. Sonise Lumbaca / Baltimore Sun)

An elite Army unit based at Fort Meade is sending veteran soldiers overseas to get a close look at the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and develop ways to fight against America's newest foe in a decade and a half of war in the Middle East.