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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Another 1,000 U.S. Troops to Stay in Afghanistan

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 12:36 PM PST

Another 1,000 U.S. Troops to Stay in AfghanistanDuring a surprise trip to Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said on Saturday that up to 1,000 additional American troops will remain in the country for the first part of 2015. This means abandoning a plan to cut U.S. troop levels to 9,800 by the end of the year because of a temporary shortfall in allied forces, not because of a recent surge in Taliban attacks.


US, S.African Qaeda hostages dead in Yemen rescue bid

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 12:32 PM PST

A grab taken from a propaganda video released by al-Malahem Media on December 4, 2014 purportedly shows US hostage Luke Somers, 33, kidnapped more than a year ago in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, saying that his life is in dangerObama said he authorised the joint operation involving US and Yemeni special forces to rescue American photojournalist Luke Somers because his life was believed to be "in imminent danger". South African teacher Pierre Korkie was also killed, just a day before he was to be freed after more than a year in captivity, said the charity that had negotiated his release. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)threatened in a video Thursday to execute Somers, 33, kidnapped 15 months ago in Sanaa.


AP INTERVIEW: Canada rules out Syria airstrikes

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 11:56 AM PST

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird speaks to The Associated Press at the 10th International Institute for the Strategic Studies in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Canada has no plans to follow its neighbor the United States in expanding airstrikes against the Islamic State group into Syria, the country's top diplomat said Saturday during a visit to the Middle East.


More US troops than planned to stay Afghanistan

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 10:56 AM PST

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — With striking optimism, Chuck Hagel said Saturday on his final visit to Afghanistan as U.S. defense secretary that he believes Afghans will successfully put down a surge in Taliban attacks in the capital and stabilize the nation.

American, South African hostages killed in Yemen

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 10:33 AM PST

This photo taken on July, 17, 2013 shows American photojournalist Luke Somers, left, at work in Sanaa, Yemen, before he was captured by al-Qaida. Somers and a South African teacher held by al-Qaida militants in Yemen were killed Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014 during a U.S.-led rescue attempt, a raid President Barack Obama said he ordered over an "imminent danger" to the reporter. (AP Photo/Jaber Ahmad Ghrab)SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An American photojournalist and a South African teacher were killed Saturday during a high-risk, U.S.-led raid to free them from al-Qaida-affiliated militants in Yemen, a turbulent Arab country that is a centerpiece of U.S. counterterrorism efforts in the region.


Azerbaijan jails investigative journalist

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 10:30 AM PST

This photo taken Sunday, March 2, 2014, shows Azerbaijani Khadija Ismayilova, a reporter for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan detained Khadija Ismayilova, a prominent investigative journalist, on Friday whose reporting has often featured the business dealings of top politicians in the country. (AP Photo/Aziz Karimov)BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Azerbaijan has detained a prominent investigative journalist whose reporting has often featured the business dealings of top politicians in the country.


Britain to boost military presence in Persian Gulf

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 10:02 AM PST

Delegates listen to United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, left on the podium, as he speaks during the 10th International Institute for the Strategic Studies in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. Britain's top diplomat says his nation has signed a deal with the Gulf Arab nation of Bahrain to bolster the United Kingdom's military presence in the region. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond announced the deal Saturday at a security conference in the Bahraini capital, Manama, where he assured Gulf allies that "your security concerns are our security concerns."(AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Britain has signed a deal with Bahrain that will bolster the United Kingdom's military presence in the island nation and give it permanent naval base in the oil-rich Persian Gulf region, officials announced Saturday.


Syrian troops repel IS attack on eastern air base

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 09:29 AM PST

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces repelled an attack by the Islamic State group on a major air base in the country's east on Saturday, in fighting that killed dozens on both sides, activists and state media said.

Egypt adds new measures against terror recruitment

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 09:16 AM PST

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian airport officials say authorities have enacted new rules that ban their countrymen from travelling to Turkey without a permit, a move intended to stem militant recruitment.

Additional 1,000 US troops to stay in Afghanistan, says Hagel

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 08:32 AM PST

US Marines arrive in Kandahar after their withdrawl from the Camp Bastion-Leatherneck complex in Helmand province on October 26, 2014An additional 1,000 US troops will remain in Afghanistan next year to meet a temporary shortfall in NATO forces, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Saturday during a visit to Kabul. President Barack Obama approved the move despite an earlier plan to limit the US force to a maximum of 9,800 troops in 2015. A protracted Afghan election delayed the signing of security deals with the United States and NATO countries, which set back plans for Western governments to contribute troops to the post-2014 mission, Hagel said. "President Obama has provided US military commanders the flexibility to manage any temporary force shortfalls that we might experience for a few months as we allow for coalition troops to arrive," he told a press conference.


U.S. to keep more troops in Afghanistan as violence spikes

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 08:21 AM PST

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks during a joint news conference with Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani in KabulBy Phil Stewart KABUL (Reuters) - The United States will keep up to 1,000 more soldiers than previously planned in Afghanistan into next year, outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday, in a recognition of the still formidable challenge from Taliban insurgents. Hagel, confirming a change in the U.S. drawdown schedule first reported by Reuters in November, said the additional forces were needed because delays in signing security pacts had impacted plans to raise troops from other countries. ...


Officials: Bombings kill 10 people in Iraq

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 05:55 AM PST

BAGHDAD (AP) — A string of bombings targeting Shiites killed 10 people Saturday around Baghdad, Iraqi officials said.

Islamic State kill 16 from Iraqi tribe

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 05:55 AM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State fighters kidnapped and killed 16 members of an Iraqi tribe which has fought the Sunni militant group in the western province of Anbar, a tribal leader and a hospital source said on Saturday. Tribal chief Sheikh Naeem al-Ga'oud told Reuters Islamic State captured the men from the Albu Nimr tribe three days ago. Responding to a tip, tribal members searched a location about 10 km (6 miles) north of the town of Hit, and found their bodies in a water well. ...

Swiss escapes Philippine militant kidnappers

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 05:42 AM PST

A photo provided by Wesmincom on December 6, 2014 shows Swiss man Lorenzo Vinciguerra (C) being treated following his rescue from Abu Sayyaf abductors, at a military hospital on the southern island of JoloA Swiss man kidnapped by Islamic militants in the Philippines nearly three years ago escaped on Saturday after a fierce struggle with one of his captors over a machete and a frantic run to freedom under gunfire, the military said. Lorenzo Vinciguerra took advantage of a pre-dawn assault by soldiers on his Abu Sayyaf abductors in the jungles of a remote southern island to make his bold escape, the local military spokeswoman told AFP. "Vinciguerra was slashed on the cheek but he stabbed the other man in the head... then the bandits shot at him but he got away." A Dutch man who was abducted with Vinciguerra, Ewold Horn, was unable to run away because he was too frail and is believed to still be a captive, Muyuela said. Local military commander Colonel Alan Arrojado said his troops, acting on a tip, had been able to track the gunmen on Jolo island, a known stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf about 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) south of Manila.


Britain to open new military base in Bahrain

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 03:43 AM PST

Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid, pictured, said the deal "reaffirms our joint determination to maintain regional security and stability in the face of challenging circumstances"London (AFP) - Britain is to open a new military base in Bahrain, both countries announced, its first permanent base in the Middle East since it formally withdrew from the region in 1971.


Syria says repels Islamic State attack on air base

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 03:24 AM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Syrian military source said on Saturday that government forces had repelled an attack by Islamic State militants on an air base in the eastern province of Deir al-Zor, one of the last remaining government stronghold in eastern Syria. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Islamic State fighters broke into the Deir al-Zor air base at dawn on Saturday but were forced to retreat. It said 119 fighters on both sides were killed. A Syrian security source, when asked about the breach, said: "The terrorists have been unable to control the air base. ...

Islamic State group support grows in Jordan town

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 02:40 AM PST

In this photo taken Oct. 28, 2014, two Jordanian men walk past graffiti depicting the flag of the Islamic State group with Arabic that reads, "There is only one God and Muhammad is his prophet," in the city of Ma'an, Jordan. Local authorities quickly stripped away public signs of support for the Islamic State group in this desert town. Black flags have been removed from rooftops. Graffiti proclaiming the extremists' imminent victory have been whitewashed. But supporters of the Middle East's most radical extremist group are only laying low. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)MAAN, Jordan (AP) — Local authorities quickly stripped away public signs of support for the Islamic State group in this desert town. Black flags have been removed from rooftops. Graffiti proclaiming the extremists' imminent victory have been whitewashed.


Back from jihad, Jordanians pick up their lives

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 02:21 AM PST

Omar Mansour, 23, second left, who briefly joined jihadists in Syria, and his brother Abdullah, 21, right, recruited to join al-Qaida in Yemen, pose for a photo with their brother Ahmed, 19, left and their father Mahmoud, 48, at the family house, in the city of Ma'an, Jordan. Now they are home, trying to live ordinary lives, but believe their hardline vision of Islam is gaining popularity. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)MAAN, Jordan (AP) — The three young Jordanians didn't start out as extremists. They grew up in mainstream Muslim families. But they grew increasingly angry at what they felt were Western injustices against Muslims — and decided to join the jihad in Syria and Yemen.


Iran confirms air strikes in Iraq against Islamic State: Guardian newspaper

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 12:48 AM PST

Smoke raises behind an Islamic State flag after Iraqi security forces and Shiite fighters took control of Saadiya from Islamist State militantsBAGHDAD (Reuters) - A senior Iranian official has confirmed his country carried out air strikes in neighboring Iraq against Islamic State fighters at the request of Iraqi authorities, Britain's Guardian newspaper reported. It quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim Rahimpour as saying the strikes were not coordinated with the United States, which is also waging an air campaign against the radical Sunni Muslim militants who control large parts of north and west Iraq. ...


Hagel, in Kabul, says Afghans to battle back Taliban threat

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 11:54 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel walks to the Pentagon in WashingtonBy Phil Stewart KABUL (Reuters) - Outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel expressed confidence in the ability of Afghan forces to defend Kabul following a spike in Taliban strikes as he arrived in the Afghan capital on Saturday for his final trip to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief. Hagel's unannounced visit came near the end of the bloodiest year in Afghanistan since the war against Taliban militants began in 2001, and after a particularly violent wave of attacks in the capital. ...


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