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Gunman in worst U.S. massacre described as 'quiet,' with few friends

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 04:55 PM PDT

Undated photo from a social media account of Omar MateenBy Zachary Fergensen FORT PIERCE, Fla. (Reuters) - The photo from Omar Mateen's high-school yearbook is hardly remarkable - a toothy, dimpled smile with a peach fuzz mustache below a mop of black hair. Much is unknown about what drove Mateen, 29, to walk into a packed gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, with a handgun and AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and open fire, killing 50 people before police stormed the club and fatally shot him. In Fort Pierce on Florida's southeast coast, 120 miles (195 km) from the shooting, the imam at the mosque that Mateen attended for nearly 10 years described him as a soft-spoken, regular worshipper who rarely interacted with the congregation.


Trump says Florida massacre proves he's right on Islamist threat

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 04:06 PM PDT

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a campaign rally in Tampa, Florida,By James Oliphant and Ginger Gibson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gave an aggressive response to the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, quickly claiming the attack was the work of an Islamist militant while calling on President Barack Obama to resign and for Democrat Hillary Clinton to exit the presidential race. For Trump, it was an attempt to frame the attack in Orlando in a light favorable to his campaign for the Nov. 8 presidential election. Early on Sunday, when few facts were known about the shooting, he boasted on Twitter that it proved he had been right about his warnings over "radical Islamic terrorism." In a tweet just hours after the incident, he wrote: "Appreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism, I don't want congrats, I want toughness & vigilance." Trump has made combatting the threat of groups such as Islamic State a central part of his candidacy.


Former GOP senator and Ohio Gov. George Voinovich dies

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 02:52 PM PDT

FILE - In a Monday, Jan. 12, 2009 file photo, Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, to announce that he will not seek another term as senator. Former U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, a two-term Ohio governor who preached frugality in his personal and public life and occasionally bucked the Republican establishment, died peacefully in his sleep, Sunday, June 12, 2016, his wife Janet confirmed. He was 79.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Republican U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, a two-term Ohio governor who preached frugality in his personal and public life and occasionally bucked the GOP establishment, died Sunday. He was 79.


The Latest: Elder Bush mourns Voinovich as political ally

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 02:43 PM PDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on the death of former U.S. senator and Ohio Gov. George Voinovich (all times local):

U.S. officials: No evidence of direct Islamic State link to Orlando shooting

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 02:20 PM PDT

Handout of Orlando gay nightclub mass shooting suspect Omar MateenIslamic State claimed responsibility on Sunday for the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, but U.S. officials said they had seen no immediate evidence linking the militant group to the massacre in Orlando, Florida. Islamic State's claim was carried by Amaq, the organization's news agency. "The armed attack that targeted a gay night club in the city of Orlando in the American state of Florida which left over 100 people dead or injured was carried out by an Islamic State fighter," said the Amaq statement.


Raids on Syria market kill 21, hundreds flee IS bastion

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 12:31 PM PDT

Syrian Civil Defence members, known as the White Helmets, gather at a site following air strikes on the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib, on June 12, 2016Air strikes on a market in Syria's Al-Qaeda-held city of Idlib killed at least 21 civilians Sunday, as hundreds fled a besieged Islamic State group bastion near the Turkish border. Five children were among those killed in the air raids on Idlib, which is held by Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front and its allies, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Peace talks towards ending Syria's five-year war have stalled, with no immediate end in sight to a conflict that has killed 280,000 people.


Safe corridor allows 4,000 to flee Iraq's Fallujah

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 09:33 AM PDT

Displaced Iraqis who have been evacuated from their villages by government forces south of besieged IS group bastion of Fallujah in a safe zone in Subayat on June 12, 2016The Iraqi army has established a safe corridor that has allowed 4,000 Fallujah residents to flee the jihadist-held city in 24 hours, the Norwegian Refugee Council said on Sunday. The safe passage leads to the southwest of Fallujah, along a road where the Islamic State group killed at least 18 members of two families trying to flee on Friday. "The army opened a safe corridor for families fleeing from Fallujah through Al-Salam intersection," an officer with the Joint Operations Command supervising the fight against IS said.


Thousands flee Falluja using first safe exit route secured by Iraqi army

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 08:35 AM PDT

A member of the Iraqi security forces rides in a military vehicle on the outskirts of FallujaBy Maher Chmaytelli, Ahmed Rasheed and Isabel Coles BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - The Iraqi army said on Sunday it had secured the first safe exit route for civilians to leave Islamic State's besieged stronghold Falluja, and a Norwegian aid group said thousands of people had already used it to flee in the first day it was open. While it pressed on with its offensive in Falluja, the army also launched a fresh advance in the direction of the northern city of Mosul, Islamic State's de facto Iraqi capital, under cover of airstrikes from a U.S.-led coalition. The assaults by the Iraqi army are taking place at the same time as advances against Islamic State by U.S.-backed fighters and Russian-backed Syrian government forces in Syria, at the opposite end of the militants' self-proclaimed caliphate.


IS suicide bombers in Sirte hit pro-govt Libyan forces

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 08:12 AM PDT

Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed unity government patrol the entrance of Sirte as they advance to recapture the city from the Islamic State (IS) group on June 10, 2016Forces allied with Libya's unity government battled Sunday to retake the Islamic State group's last redoubts in its stronghold of Sirte, facing fierce resistance including a series of suicide car bombings. The loss of Sirte would be a major setback for IS, which has also been losing territory in Syria and Iraq where the jihadist group established its self-declared "caliphate" in 2014. "Three explosions from cars driven by Islamic State suicide bombers targeted our forces in Sirte," Reda Issa, a spokesman for the unity government's forces, told AFP.


IS suicide bombers hit Libyan forces in Sirte, killing 1

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 05:52 AM PDT

FILE - This Oct. 22, 2011 file photo, shows a general view of buildings ravaged by fighting in Sirte, Libya. A spokesman for militias loyal to Libya's U.N.-brokered government said on Sunday, June 12, 2016 that Islamic State militants have barricaded themselves in the center of their stronghold in the coastal city of Sirte, hoping to draw their attackers into a protracted street battle. Brig-Gen. Mohammed al-Ghasri said the militants have barricaded themselves in a densely built-up area and their snipers taken positions on rooftops waiting for the militias to advance. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo, File)BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Islamic State suicide bombers using an ambulance and two other vehicles targeted Libyan forces in the coastal city of Sirte on Sunday, killing at least one of them, a spokesman for militias loyal to Libya's U.N.-brokered government said.


Iran steps up recruitment of Shiite mercenaries for Syrian war

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 04:00 AM PDT

With gelled hair spiked high and wearing a Dolce & Gabbana shirt, the young Afghan man looks more like a fashionista than a religious warrior ready to give his life for jihad in Syria. The man wanted to leave Afghanistan for personal reasons, but the Afghans and Iranians who facilitated his trip to Iran, and hosted him in Tehran, saw a recruiting opportunity. Recommended: How much do you know about Iran?

IS suicide bombings target Libya pro-govt forces in Sirte

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 03:27 AM PDT

Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed unity government advance in Sirte in a bid to recapture the city from the Islamic State group on June 10, 2016The Islamic State group carried out three suicide car bombings Sunday against forces allied with Libya's unity government battling to retake the city of Sirte, an official said. "Three explosions from cars driven by Islamic State suicide bombers targeted our forces in Sirte," Rida Issa, a spokesman for the unity government's forces, told AFP. The other bombers targeted pro-government forces and a field hospital in the city's west.


Hundreds escape besieged IS Syria stronghold

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 03:27 AM PDT

Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces gather on June 10, 2016 on the outskirts of Manbij in a bid to cut off the main supply route used by the Islamic State group between Syria and TurkeyHundreds of civilians escaped a besieged jihadist bastion in north Syria on Sunday helped by a US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance surrounding the town, a monitor said. "Around 600 civilians fled on foot towards areas held by the Syrian Democratic Forces alliance south of the town," said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The SDF "transported them to safer areas," said Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman.


Austria: 17 migrants found in van at Hungarian border

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 03:04 AM PDT

BERLIN (AP) — Austrian police say they have found 17 migrants in a van entering the country from Hungary.

United Arab Emirates says military helicopter crash kills 2

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 02:24 AM PDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates says a military helicopter crash has killed the pilot and co-pilot onboard.

Iraqi forces gain ground against Islamic State south of Mosul

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 02:07 AM PDT

File photo of Iraqi soldiers firing a rocket toward Islamic State militants on the outskirt of the Makhmour south of MosulIraqi troops advanced against Islamic State south of Mosul on Sunday as the U.S.-led coalition intensifies its campaign against the militants on multiple fronts across their self-proclaimed caliphate. Officers involved in the operation said Iraqi forces had moved toward the village of Haj Ali in tanks and armored vehicles under cover of coalition air strikes and artillery fire, capturing another village on the way. "In the beginning they resisted but when they saw the force they withdrew," said an Iraqi officer speaking from the newly recaptured village of Kharaib Jabr, adjacent to Haj Ali.


Thousands protest against drones at U.S. Air Force base in Germany

Posted: 11 Jun 2016 11:05 PM PDT

Several thousand demonstrators formed a human chain along the perimeter of a U.S. Air Force Base in southwest Germany on Saturday in protest against drone operations by the United States. The demonstration was organized by the alliance "Stop Ramstein - No Drone War", which says the Ramstein base transmits information between operators in the United States and unmanned drone aircraft in places such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Syria. Police estimated 3-4,000 people had formed the chain close to the base, which serves as the headquarters for the U.S. Air Forces in Europe.

Today in History

Posted: 11 Jun 2016 09:01 PM PDT

Today is Sunday, June 12, the 164th day of 2016. There are 202 days left in the year.

Germany's Gabriel compares anti-immigrant AfD party to Nazis

Posted: 11 Jun 2016 08:01 PM PDT

German Economy Minister Gabriel and state secretary Baake attend a news conference on the renewable energy act reform in BerlinGerman Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel compared members of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to the Nazis in comments published on Sunday, and said some of them wanted to take German society back to the 1960s. Speaking to the Funke Media Group, Gabriel said the AfD, which has caused outrage in the political mainstream with a string of remarks about immigrants and Muslims over the past few months, was trying to provoke a reaction. "Everything that they are saying, I've already heard - just to be clear - from my own father, who was a Nazi to his last breath," Gabriel told the group, which owns the Berliner Morgenpost and the Hamburger Abendblatt papers among others.


Iraqi forces press offensive south of Mosul

Posted: 11 Jun 2016 05:01 PM PDT

Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters fire an anti-tank cannon on the front line near Hasan Sham village, east of the city of Mosul on May 29, 2016Iraqi forces on Sunday advanced towards Qayyarah, which lies south of the Islamic State group's main hub of Mosul, reviving a weeks-old operation that has made slow progress so far. The operations command for Nineveh, the province of which Mosul is the capital, said the fresh push "aimed to liberate the villages that lie east of Qayyarah". Iraqi forces launched an offensive in late March which was billed as the first step in the drive to retake Mosul, Iraq's second city.


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