U.S. targets al Shabaab leader with drone strike in Somalia -Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. air strike last week targeted a senior leader of the al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab in Somalia, but the Pentagon was still assessing the drone strike operation’s results, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
Could a millionaire businessman save Iraq’s Sunnis?
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – For at least a decade, Iraqi business mogul Khamis Khanjar has bankrolled Sunni politicians and fighters alike. Now, he wants to use his multi-million dollar fortune to create an autonomous region for Iraq’s Sunnis.
Iraq stalls Falluja assault ‘to protect civilians’
SOUTHERN OUTSKIRTS OF FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq has delayed its assault on the city of Falluja because of fears for the safety of civilians, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Wednesday, as his forces halted at the city’s edge in the face of f…
Algerian troops kill eight Islamist fighters: defense ministry
(Reuters) – Algeria said on Wednesday its troops had killed eight Islamist militants and seized weapons during an operation 350 km (220 miles) east of the capital Algiers.
Five men cleared of Kampala bombing charged with new offences
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Five men cleared by a Ugandan court last week of involvement in deadly bombings in Kampala in 2010 were charged with other terrorist offences on Wednesday, police said.
French vessel detects signals from EgyptAir jet black box
CAIRO/PARIS (Reuters) – A French search vessel has picked up signals from one of the black boxes of EgyptAir flight MS804, Egyptian and French investigators said, a potential breakthrough in efforts to uncover why it plummeted into the Mediterranean la…
Philippines won’t be ‘lackey’ to anyone: incoming foreign minister
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines will not distance itself from its long-time security ally, the United States, but neither will it be a lackey to any foreign power, incoming Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay told Reuters on Wednesday.
In Crimea, Moscow labels some opponents dangerous Islamists
BAKHCHISARAY, Crimea (Reuters) – Russian riot police in two trucks rolled down a dirt track on the outskirts of the Crimean town of Bakhchisaray, past a woman standing outside her house in a floral-print dressing gown, before climbing out and forming a…
Brazil, after Europe attacks, raises guard against Olympic terror
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil is raising its guard and tightening security ahead of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after the recent attacks in Paris and Brussels and a threat by an alleged Islamic State militant.
As residents starve in battle for Falluja, Iraq detains men who flee
GARMA VILLAGE, Iraq (Reuters) – Desperate for food and water, residents are fleeing the Iraqi city of Falluja as Islamist militants seek to fend off an assault by the army, only for hundreds to be detained by the authorities on suspicion of siding with…
