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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. military officer said on Tuesday he would consider recommending putting U.S. forces with Iraqi troops to fight Islamic State if that would improve the chances of defeating the militants. “If it had an operational or strategic impact and we could reinforce success, that would be the basic framework within which I’d make a recommendation for additional forces to be co-located with Iraqi units,” Marine
By Tom Perry and Sylvia Westall BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian presidency said on Tuesday political initiatives could not work in Syria before terrorism had been wiped out, sticking by its long-held position on how to end its war with insurgents after its Russian allies called for new elections. In a statement, the presidency said it was clarifying reports that President Bashar al-Assad had told a Russian delegation on Sunday
LONDON (AP) — A Libyan man has been sentenced to six years for terrorism offenses and other charges related to a failed plan to send ammunition to militias operating inside Libya.
By Krista Mahr and Mirwais Harooni KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan authorities rushed 150 “dangerous” inmates from a prison in the restive southern province of Helmand to the capital Kabul at the weekend, officials said, part of a drive to secure prisons after Taliban militants orchestrated two major jailbreaks in recent weeks. Since mid-September, Taliban fighters have broken out hundreds of inmates, many of them captured insurgent fighters, from two prisons
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday that the U.S. plans to step up its attacks against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, possibly escalating American action on the ground.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. military officer said on Tuesday he would consider recommending putting U.S. forces with Iraqi troops to fight Islamic State if that would improve the chances of defeating the militants. “If it had an operational or strategic impact and we could reinforce success, that would be the basic framework within which I’d make a recommendation for additional forces to be co-located with Iraqi units,” Marine
LONDON (AP) — A Libyan man has been sentenced to six years for terrorism offenses and other charges related to a failed plan to send ammunition to militias operating inside Libya.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday that the U.S. plans to step up its attacks against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, possibly escalating American action on the ground.
The actions by officer Ben Fields, who is white, at Spring Valley High School in Columbia on Monday drew swift condemnation after video recordings of the incident involving a black student were picked up by media outlets and posted on social media. A spokesman for Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said he had asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Justice Department on Tuesday to launch independent investigations of
