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• U.S. weighs more Iraq training sites but no strategy overhaul
• Jeb Bush Heads to Europe: 5 Things to Expect From His Trip
• SAINT AND SINNER
• UN experts: No country reports Iran arms embargo violation
• U.S. Marine goes on trial again for killing of Iraqi civilian
• Egypt militants fire rockets toward airport used by U.N. peacekeepers: sources
• Administration nearing decision on improving Iraqi training
• US finds peeling back the Iran sanctions onion no easy task
• French mother sues government for letting son join Syria jihad
• US weighs more troops to train Iraqi forces, Sunnis
• AP Interview: Top imam sets new course after leaving mosque
• Spain drops probe into journalist killed in Iraq by US tank
• After setback to Erdoğan, will Turkey's foreign policy change?
• Deadly clashes rock Turkey Kurdish city after polls
• Trafficking girls key part of IS recruitment strategy, says UN official
• Islamic State attacks government office on western fringe of Baghdad
• How Egypt's democratic uprising gave way to enduring repression
• Syria rebels overrun key army base in new regime setback
• Libya parliament 'very unhappy' over draft peace proposal
• Setbacks suffered by the Syrian regime
• Manson prosecutor who authored bestseller dies aged 80
• Conservation, solar pumps key to avert Middle East water crisis: officials
• Spain drops probe into camaraman killed in Iraq by US shell
• Jeb Bush launches European tour with speech to Merkel's party
• From fossil fuels to epidemics: What the G-7 decided
• Jeb Bush staff shake-up: Sign he's losing 'invisible primary'?
• Libya rivals 'positive' on peace draft
• Hungary seeks to tighten south border, hold illegal migrants
• Chafee, with Guns Blazing, Calls Clinton Unfit to Be President
• Mother sues France over jihadi Bryan's departure
• Spain drops inquiry into killing of cameraman by U.S. shell in Iraq
• After 12 years of US setbacks, Obama joins the search for an Iraq strategy
• U.S.-Turkey dispute on Syria to persist after Erdogan setback
• Islamic State: One year on, a brutish regime maintains grip on Mosul
• Libya rivals head to Berlin for talks with world powers
• Why Jeb Bush needs to go to Europe
• U.S., allies conduct 23 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria: task force
• US: Saving Iraq from Islamic State could take 3 to 5 years
• State Dep't spokesman: Saving Iraq could take 3-5 years
• Iran to take legal action if U.S. stops new Mahan Air planes: ISNA

U.S. weighs more Iraq training sites but no strategy overhaul Posted: 09 Jun 2015 05:17 PM PDT By David Alexander and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is considering expanding the number of training sites for Iraqi forces to bolster the battle against Islamic State, U.S. military officials said on Tuesday, which could mean deploying hundreds more U.S. forces in Iraq. The proposed build-up follows only sporadic successes in the months-long U.S.-backed Iraqi drive to push back Islamic State, a drive that suffered a severe setback with the fall of the Anbar provincial capital Ramadi last month.

Jeb Bush Heads to Europe: 5 Things to Expect From His Trip Posted: 09 Jun 2015 05:02 PM PDT This week, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will head to three European nations just a week before he's expected to officially announce his presidential candidacy. Bush will be traveling to three nations: Germany, Poland and Estonia. For Bush, as the son of a former president and brother to another, name recognition won't be a major hurdle.

SAINT AND SINNER Posted: 09 Jun 2015 05:00 PM PDT The great French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupery, for instance, is one of my favorites. When I entered Aziz's office in the ruling Revolutionary Command Council headquarters, an eerie and secretive group of buildings, I found a small man, of lean build, with cold, dark eyes that bespoke systematic thinking.

UN experts: No country reports Iran arms embargo violation Posted: 09 Jun 2015 04:57 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts said in a report circulated Tuesday that not a single country has reported any violations of an arms embargo against Iran, possibly the result of a political decision to avoid any "negative impact" on negotiations to rein in Tehran's nuclear program.

U.S. Marine goes on trial again for killing of Iraqi civilian Posted: 09 Jun 2015 04:25 PM PDT By Marty Graham CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Reuters) - Military prosecutors argued at the start of a California retrial on Tuesday of a U.S. Marine whose platoon killed an Iraqi civilian in 2006 that the killing was motivated by a desire to send a message to a resistant Iraqi village. Sergeant Lawrence Hutchins III, 31, was initially convicted of murder, larceny and making false statements in 2007 over the killing of the civilian, a disabled former Iraqi police officer. "This case is about a sergeant who came up with a plan to grab someone out of their bed in the middle of the night, ziptie him and kill him," Major Samson Newsome told the jury in opening arguments.

Egypt militants fire rockets toward airport used by U.N. peacekeepers: sources Posted: 09 Jun 2015 03:53 PM PDT Sinai Province, Islamic State's Egypt affiliate, fired rockets late Tuesday at the direction of an airport in the Sinai peninsula used by UN peacekeeping forces, security sources said, adding that there were no casualties reported. The group claimed responsibility for the attack on several Twitter accounts linked to it. Details of the attack, however, could not be immediately confirmed with some security sources saying the rockets fell inside the airport and others saying they fell outside.

Administration nearing decision on improving Iraqi training Posted: 09 Jun 2015 03:17 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — The Obama administration is nearing a decision on how to improve and accelerate the training of Iraqi security forces in light of recent setbacks against the Islamic State, including the possibility of setting up new training camps in Anbar Province, U.S. officials said Tuesday.

US finds peeling back the Iran sanctions onion no easy task Posted: 09 Jun 2015 02:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration may have to backtrack on its promise that it will suspend only nuclear-related economic sanctions on Iran as part of an emerging nuclear agreement, officials and others involved in the process tell The Associated Press.

French mother sues government for letting son join Syria jihad Posted: 09 Jun 2015 02:32 PM PDT A French mother took the government to court on Tuesday for failing to stop her teenage son from leaving the country to join jihadists in Syria. The boy, identified only as "B", was 16 when he left with three others from the town of Nice in southern France on December 27, 2013, giving no warning to his family. A recent convert to Islam, he took a plane to Turkey before continuing by land to Syria.

US weighs more troops to train Iraqi forces, Sunnis Posted: 09 Jun 2015 02:27 PM PDT The Pentagon is drawing up plans to expand the training of Iraqi forces and Sunni tribal fighters in a step that could mean deploying hundreds of additional US troops, officials said Tuesday. "We've determined it is better to train more Iraqi security forces. Warren acknowledged that an expanded training effort -- if approved -- could require additional American troops deploying to Iraq, beyond the current force of roughly 3,000 advisers and trainers.

AP Interview: Top imam sets new course after leaving mosque Posted: 09 Jun 2015 02:03 PM PDT DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — One of the nation's top Shiite Muslim leaders says a "clash of ideas" caused his departure from one of North America's largest mosques, and he's forging ahead with a new congregation and plans for a mosque, media channels and other projects to reach those inside and outside of his faith.

Spain drops probe into journalist killed in Iraq by US tank Posted: 09 Jun 2015 02:01 PM PDT MADRID (AP) — Spain's Supreme Court has closed its criminal investigation into the 2003 killing of a journalist by tank fire in Iraq and canceled arrest warrants for three U.S. soldiers.

After setback to Erdoğan, will Turkey's foreign policy change? Posted: 09 Jun 2015 01:08 PM PDT It seemed nothing could stop the transformative march of Turkey's foreign policy in 2011, when then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was welcomed to Arab Spring capitals like a rock star as he preached Islamic democracy. "After we thank God, we thank our friend Mr. Erdoğan, and after him all the Turkish people," the Libyan prayer leader told the cheering crowd. Recommended: Think you know Turkey?

Deadly clashes rock Turkey Kurdish city after polls Posted: 09 Jun 2015 12:53 PM PDT Three people were killed Tuesday, including the leader of an Islamist charity, in clashes between rival Kurdish groups in Diyarbakir, the interior ministry said, adding to tensions in Turkey's largest Kurdish-populated city days after legislative elections. Aytac Baran, the leader of the Ihya-Der charity group, was shot dead by unknown gunmen outside his home in Diyarbakir, prompting a gunfight that left two others dead. At least three journalists who were covering the clashes were injured, the Dogan press agency reported.

Trafficking girls key part of IS recruitment strategy, says UN official Posted: 09 Jun 2015 12:44 PM PDT Islamic State (IS) sells abducted teenage girls in slave markets as part of its recruitment strategy, said Zainab Bangura, UN envoy on sexual violence. Visiting Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan between April 16 to 29, Bangura has spoken to women and girls who had escaped from captivity in IS-controlled areas. Recommended: How much do you know about the Islamic State?

Islamic State attacks government office on western fringe of Baghdad Posted: 09 Jun 2015 12:36 PM PDT One of the attackers blew himself up inside the building, and the other two were shot dead before managing to detonate their explosive vests, according to deputy district council chairman Falih al-Issawi. A further 17 people were wounded in the attack, including the head of the council, Shakir al-Issawi, who leapt from the window of his office after the explosion, a police source said. In a statement, Islamic State said the three attackers had killed "dozens of apostates".

How Egypt's democratic uprising gave way to enduring repression Posted: 09 Jun 2015 12:35 PM PDT Saturday was the fifth anniversary of Khaled Said's death. Egypt, the Arab world's largest nation, has been spared the horrors visited on some of its neighbors. Recommended: How much do you know about Egypt?

Syria rebels overrun key army base in new regime setback Posted: 09 Jun 2015 12:31 PM PDT An alliance of Syrian rebel forces seized a key army base in the south of the country on Tuesday in a new setback for the regime's embattled troops. The Southern Front alliance took full control of the 52nd Brigade base in Daraa province after 24 hours of fierce clashes, a spokesman told AFP. "The 52nd Brigade base was fully liberated from the regime army," Major Essam al-Rayes said, adding at least 2,000 rebel fighters had taken part in the "short and quick" assault.

Libya parliament 'very unhappy' over draft peace proposal Posted: 09 Jun 2015 11:32 AM PDT Libya's internationally recognised parliament is "very unhappy" over a proposed peace deal for the conflict-wracked country, its spokesman said Tuesday, throwing a damper on enthusiasm expressed by the UN envoy. Libya descended into chaos after a 2011 NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed veteran dictator Moamer Kadhafi, with heavily armed former rebels carving out fiefdoms across the country. The shaky security situation was underlined Tuesday with the Islamic State group reportedly saying it had captured Sirte, the Mediterranean hometown of the late dictator Moamer Kadhafi.

Setbacks suffered by the Syrian regime Posted: 09 Jun 2015 11:20 AM PDT Damascus (AFP) - The Syrian government has suffered another in a series of battlefield losses against the Islamic State (IS) and other rebel groups.

Manson prosecutor who authored bestseller dies aged 80 Posted: 09 Jun 2015 11:13 AM PDT Vincent Bugliosi, the attorney who prosecuted infamous US mass murderer Charles Manson and turned the trial into a bestselling book, has died aged 80, his family said Tuesday. Bugliosi won convictions of Manson and "family" associates Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten in 1971.

Conservation, solar pumps key to avert Middle East water crisis: officials Posted: 09 Jun 2015 10:53 AM PDT Much of the Middle East and North Africa is set for acute water shortages and the region must do more to conserve water while expanding a series of pilot program including solar-powered water pumps, scientists and officials said on Tuesday. "The situation is critical," Essam Khalifa, a senior official from Egypt's water ministry, said at the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome. "We are using almost every drop of water due to population growth." Across the region, water availability is only 10 percent of the world average, according to FAO.

Spain drops probe into camaraman killed in Iraq by US shell Posted: 09 Jun 2015 10:49 AM PDT A Spanish judge on Tuesday shelved a criminal investigation into the killing of a Spanish cameraman by a US tank shell in Iraq in 2003 after Spain placed limits on judicial powers in international cases. Spanish judicial authorities had sought the arrest and questioning of three US soldiers suspected of involvement in the death of Jose Couso, who was killed by a shell that crashed into a Baghdad hotel. A Ukrainian cameraman, Taras Protsyuk, was also killed by the shell.

Jeb Bush launches European tour with speech to Merkel's party Posted: 09 Jun 2015 10:41 AM PDT By Michael Nienaber BERLIN (Reuters) - Jeb Bush called for closer trade and security ties with Europe on Tuesday in a speech in Berlin, the first stop on a five-day tour designed to prove his foreign policy credentials before announcing his run for the presidency. Bush's European trip, which will also take in Poland and Estonia, comes just before he launches his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in Miami next Monday. Addressing some 2,000 politicians and business people at an economic conference organized by Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative CDU party, Bush received a warm welcome, but it was a far cry from an address the then Senator Barack Obama gave in Tiergarten park in 2008 with more than 200,000 people cheering.

From fossil fuels to epidemics: What the G-7 decided Posted: 09 Jun 2015 10:21 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel went into the Group of Seven summit in the Bavarian Alps with a broad agenda, but combating climate change was a top priority. At the two-day meeting of the leaders of Germany, Britain, Canada, France, Italy, Japan and the U.S., the G-7's most eye-catching pledge was a commitment to move away from using fossil fuels by the end of this century.

Jeb Bush staff shake-up: Sign he's losing 'invisible primary'? Posted: 09 Jun 2015 09:15 AM PDT Jeb Bush shook up his staff Monday amid reports that he and his supporters aren't pleased with the progress, or lack thereof, of his campaign for the White House. Mr. Diaz might be the exemplar of a new generation of top campaign operatives.

Libya rivals 'positive' on peace draft Posted: 09 Jun 2015 08:47 AM PDT Libya's warring factions have reacted positively to a draft peace agreement, the UN envoy said Tuesday, as they head for talks in Berlin with world powers anxious for an end to the conflict. Libya descended into chaos after a 2011 NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed veteran dictator Moamer Kadhafi, with heavily armed former rebels carving out fiefdoms across the country. Bernardino Leon, chief of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, presented the draft to delegations from the country's rival sides at talks in Morocco late Monday.

Hungary seeks to tighten south border, hold illegal migrants Posted: 09 Jun 2015 08:15 AM PDT BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will take steps to tighten its southern border with Serbia to stem the rising flow of migrants and asylum seekers, officials said Tuesday.

Chafee, with Guns Blazing, Calls Clinton Unfit to Be President Posted: 09 Jun 2015 08:15 AM PDT Lincoln Chafee, a former Rhode Island governor and U.S. senator who last week declared his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination, thinks the Democrats are making a huge mistake by anointing Hillary Clinton, the presumptive nominee. In an exclusive interview with The Fiscal Times last Sunday, Chaffee said Clinton was "unfit to be president" and declined to say whether he would support her if she is the nominee. The long-shot candidate who is a relative newcomer to the Democratic Party listed three reasons that he says disqualify her from the oval office.

Mother sues France over jihadi Bryan's departure Posted: 09 Jun 2015 08:00 AM PDT The mother of a young Frenchman who converted to Islam and went to join jihadist fighters in Syria is suing the state for failing to stop him leaving the airport of his Riviera home town of Nice. Bryan Dancona, from a Catholic family, left Nice two days after celebrating Christmas with relatives at the end of 2013, and is now in Syria, from where he occasionally telephones his mother Nadine, said her lawyer Samia Maktouf, who argued the case at a civil court in Paris on Tuesday. Nadine Dancona is seeking 110,000 euros ($124,000) on the grounds border police at Nice airport should have stopped a minor - Bryan was 16 at the time - for questioning when he turned up with no personal belongings other than his identity papers for a flight to Turkey, a staging post for people traveling into war-torn Syria.

Spain drops inquiry into killing of cameraman by U.S. shell in Iraq Posted: 09 Jun 2015 07:36 AM PDT Spain's High Court closed a 12-year inquiry into the killing of cameraman Jose Couso by a U.S. tank shell in Iraq in 2003, a court document showed, after the judge concluded a change in Spanish law made the case impossible to pursue. Spanish judicial authorities had sought the arrest and questioning of three U.S. soldiers accused of involvement in Couso's death. Reuters cameraman Taras Protsyuk, a Ukrainian, was also killed by the shell that crashed into a Baghdad hotel.

After 12 years of US setbacks, Obama joins the search for an Iraq strategy Posted: 09 Jun 2015 06:53 AM PDT President Obama conceded Monday that the US does not yet have a "complete strategy" for helping Iraq to defeat the self-styled Islamic State (IS), also known as ISIS.

U.S.-Turkey dispute on Syria to persist after Erdogan setback Posted: 09 Jun 2015 06:49 AM PDT (In June 8 item, corrects ninth paragraph to reflect that Henri Barkey is a former State Department Policy Planning Staff official) By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's loss of his parliamentary majority is unlikely to end disagreements between Washington and Ankara, particularly over the conflict in Turkey's southern neighbor Syria, U.S. officials said on Monday. Erdogan's AK Party lost the majority it has enjoyed for more than a dozen years, ushering a period of uncertainty as parties jockey to form a coalition government. The AK Party is still by far the biggest party and Erdogan maintains enormous influence.

Islamic State: One year on, a brutish regime maintains grip on Mosul Posted: 09 Jun 2015 06:08 AM PDT One year after the Islamic State invaded the Iraqi city of Mosul, its hold on Iraq and neighboring Syria has spread, despite a US-led military campaign to halt the group. Since the fall of Mosul, IS has taken over much of Anbar Province, the largest in Iraq, and the Syrian city of Palmyra and most of northeast Deir el Zour, an oil-producing province. Recommended: Sunni and Shiite Islam: Do you know the difference?

Libya rivals head to Berlin for talks with world powers Posted: 09 Jun 2015 06:05 AM PDT Libya's warring factions were headed to Berlin Tuesday for talks with world powers as the quest for a deal to prevent the oil-rich nation crumbling into a failed state intensifies. UN envoy Bernardino Leon presented a draft peace agreement to delegations from the North African nation's rival parliaments at talks in Morocco late on Monday. With strong support from world leaders, Leon is pushing for a final accord before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on June 17.

Why Jeb Bush needs to go to Europe Posted: 09 Jun 2015 06:02 AM PDT Jeb Bush is hardly new to global travel. As a high school student, Mr. Bush studied in Mexico. This week, on the eve of his expected June 15 announcement for president, Bush is on the road again – first Germany, then Poland and Estonia.

U.S., allies conduct 23 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria: task force Posted: 09 Jun 2015 05:57 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and allied forces conducted 14 air strikes in Iraq and nine in Syria against Islamic State militants during a 24-hour period ending on Tuesday morning, the U.S. military said. The strikes in Iraq hit near Mosul, Tal Afar, Baiji, Kirkuk and Makhmur, destroying buildings, fighting positions, vehicles, and a rocket system belonging to the militant group, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement. ...

US: Saving Iraq from Islamic State could take 3 to 5 years Posted: 09 Jun 2015 05:24 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A high-ranking Obama administration official says it could take at least three to five years for Iraq to overcome the Islamic State group's onslaught.

State Dep't spokesman: Saving Iraq could take 3-5 years Posted: 09 Jun 2015 05:21 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — An Obama administration official says it could take at least three to five years for Iraq to overcome the Islamic State onslaught.

Iran to take legal action if U.S. stops new Mahan Air planes: ISNA Posted: 09 Jun 2015 05:05 AM PDT Iran will take legal action if Washington tries to stop newly acquired Iranian passenger planes flying international routes, the head of the country's aviation authority said on Tuesday. Iran's Mahan Air, blacklisted by Washington, bought eight second-hand Airbus A340s and one Airbus A321 in May in defiance of U.S. sanctions. Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported last week that the planes would be used on international routes.

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