Facing Islamic State in Syria, U.S.-trained rebels await more help
GAZIANTEP, Turkey (Reuters) – Syrian rebel commander Abdulaziz says U.S. military training helped his men kill at least 15 Islamic State fighters in a recent battle near Aleppo. Three months earlier, a similar engagement had gone the other way, with tw…
Iraq says it found 50,000 ‘ghost soldiers’ on payroll
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s new government has discovered 50,000 “ghost soldiers” who received army salaries without showing up for work, a practice which accelerated the military’s collapse in the face of Islamic State fighters six months ago.
U.S. Air Force pilot killed in crash in Middle East: Central Command
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Air force pilot died on Sunday when an aircraft crashed while returning to its base in the Middle East, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Monday.
U.S. Air Force pilot killed in crash in Middle East: Central Command
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Air force pilot died on Sunday when an aircraft crashed while returning to its base in the Middle East, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Monday.
Prosecutors seek return of ‘ill’ Serb war crimes defendant
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Prosecutors at a United Nations war crimes court urged judges on Monday to order the return of a hardline Serb nationalist defendant freed last month on grounds of ill-health, only to throw himself back into Serbian politics.
Islamic State militants kill 16 Iraqi soldiers on Syria border
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters killed 16 Iraqi soldiers in an attack on a western border crossing with Syria on Monday, the head of the local provincial council Faleh al-Issawi said.
India takes step toward resolving border dispute with Bangladesh
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has inched closer to settling a long-simmering border dispute with Bangladesh, possibly signaling a softer line from nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi than when he was in opposition.
Bahrain activist Maryam al-Khawaja jailed in absentia for assault
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahraini human rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja was jailed for a year in absentia on Monday for assaulting two policewomen, the Gulf island state’s official news agency reported.
Dutch court sentences 20 year-old for fighting in Syria
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A Dutch court sentenced a young man on Monday to three years in jail for premeditated murder and preparing a terrorist attack after fighting with Islamist rebels in Syria and urging others to join the insurgency.
Militants attack two north Nigerian cities, fire on air force jet: witnesses
DAMATURU/MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Islamist militants attacked two northern Nigerian state capitals on Monday, hitting a police post and setting of explosions in a market that killed at least five people, witnesses said.
