U.S., allies conduct 25 strikes against Islamic State -U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 25 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Monday, focusing on rebel forces near towns that guard the approach to the key Iraqi city of Mosul, the coalition leading the operat…
Germany records 300 attacks on asylum shelters so far this year
BERLIN (Reuters) – There were almost 300 attacks and other criminal offences against German asylum shelters in the first quarter of the year, police said on Tuesday, which suggests the 2016 total could exceed last year’s level.
Turkish police detain 68 people over links to cleric Gulen: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Police detained 68 people across Turkey on Tuesday in an investigation into their alleged financial links to U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, an-ally-turned-foe of President Tayyip Erdogan, state-run Anadolu Agency reporte…
AU mission says several al Shabaab commanders killed in Somalia
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – African Union peacekeepers and Somali government troops have killed several senior figures in the al Qaeda-linked Islamist militant group al Shabaab in Somalia in the last few days, the peacekeeping mission said on Tuesday.
Saudi security official killed, Islamic State claims responsibility
DUBAI (Reuters) – Assailants have killed a senior Saudi security officer whose body was found west of the capital Riyadh, Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television said on Tuesday, in an attack claimed by the hardline Islamic State group.
Saudi king sets aside frustrations with Egypt for state visit
RIYADH/CAIRO (Reuters) – Despite years of mutual frustration and disappointment over diverging priorities, Saudi Arabia and Egypt remain fundamental to each other’s security, a message King Salman’s visit to Cairo this week is intended to reinforce.
Islamic State hints at attacks in London, Berlin and Rome
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Islamic State militant group released a video on Tuesday suggesting it may carry out further attacks in the West, naming London, Berlin and Rome as possible targets.
Uprooted by civil war in Yemen, families struggle in barren camp
HAJJAH, Yemen (Reuters) – They live in scruffy tents or mud huts on dry, stony ground. Children play with what they have – a rubber tire will do. Medical treatment is hard to come by for young and old alike.
France looking to reopen Tripoli embassy: foreign minister
PARIS (Reuters) – France is working to reopen its embassy in Tripoli as a sign of support for the country’s unity government, Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Tuesday.
China accuses former top military official of taking massive bribes
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Tuesday accused one of its former top military officers of taking “huge” bribes for promotions, as President Xi Jinping presses home a campaign against graft in the country’s vast defense establishment.
