Iraq defence ministry says second in command of Islamic State killed (Update)
Iraq’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday the deputy commander of Islamic State insurgents had been killed in a coalition air strike on a mosque where...
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Pentagon weighs sending planes, ships near disputed South China Sea reefs
By Phil Stewart and David Brunnstrom The Pentagon is considering sending US military aircraft and ships to assert freedom of navigation around rapidly growing Chinese-made...
US has flown 2,320 strikes against Islamic State at a cost of $1.83 bln
By David Alexander The US military has flown 2,320 air strikes against Islamic State militants since Aug. 8 at a cost of $1.83 billion, hitting...
Iraqi forces try to seal off Islamic State around Tikrit
By Ahmed Rasheed and Dominic Evans Thousands of Iraqi soldiers and Shi’ite militiamen sought to seal off Islamic State fighters in Tikrit and nearby towns...
Pentagon to deploy 400 troops to train Syrian rebels
By Phil Stewart The US military is planning to deploy more than 400 troops to help train Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State, along...
In Twitter hack, Pentagon learns perils of social media exposure
By Phil Stewart If so-called “cyber jihadists” want to launch another social media attack on America’s military, they will have plenty of targets: the U.S....
Facing shrinking budgets, Pentagon moves to cut European bases
By David Alexander Facing tight budgets and a shrinking military, the Pentagon said on Thursday it was ending operations at an air base in Britain...
Islamic State seizes large areas of Syrian town despite air strikes
By Daren Butler and Oliver Holmes Islamic State fighters seized more than a third of the Syrian border town of Kobani, a monitoring group said...
Islamic State ‘brand’ gains ground among Asian militants
By Rosemarie Francisco and Stuart Grudgings A threat by Philippine militants to kill a German hostage in a show of solidarity with Islamic State is...
US sending more forces and aircraft to seek Uganda warlord Kony
By Peter Cooney and David Alexander The Obama administration is sending about 150 Special Operations troops along with military aircraft to Uganda to help in the search for warlord Joseph Kony,...
