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• Man accused of killing family suffered from PTSD
• IS trains 400 fighters to attack Europe in wave of bloodshed
• Europe needs to step up Islamic State fight: U.S. defense chief
• Officials: Brussels bombers may have rushed attack
• Clinton: Europe must 'share burden' of counterterrorism
• Belgium names Brussels bomber brothers, says key suspect on run
• Here’s the Army’s New Hybrid Vehicle: Half Tank, Half Jeep, 100% Awesome
• Atlanta airport evacuated as U.S. on alert after Brussels attacks
• Obama: US will go after the IS group aggressively
• The war against ISIS: What’s changed for the terrorists
• Turkey detains would-be ISIS recruit from Japan
• After the bombing: Brussels – and Europe – are ‘Boston strong’ too
• Obama urges unity against terror, vows to wipe out IS
• TATP: Islamic State group's DIY explosive of choice
• Autonomous IS cells are 'worst nightmare' for security: experts
• American Muslims defy Sen. Ted Cruz's call for surveillance
• Amnesty says 30 Afghans forcibly returned from Turkey
• Brussels attacks expose vulnerability of Europe's cities
• Russian general says military special forces active in Syria
• Obama rejects singling out Muslims in fight against Islamic State
• Brussels bomb brothers latest in string of sibling attackers
• Belgium mocked for security failings
• Brothers-in-jihad -- when fraternal bonds lead to terror
• Obama Rips Cruz for ‘Inhumane’ Comments on Brussels
• Will the US Scrap Its Visa Waiver Program After the Brussels Attacks?
• Belgium names suicide bomber brothers as nation mourns
• The Latest: Obama: IS not an existential threat to the US
• Vice Launches Music Docuseries 'The Score' on Apple Music (Exclusive)
• GOP voters' voices: Why Trump dominates, but with reservations
• Critics say Hungary needlessly detaining asylum-seekers
• Kerry off to Russia for Syria talks after Brussels attacks
• Two Iraqis sentenced in Finland for posting severed head images online
• Turkey launches air strikes against PKK in Iraq, Turkey: army
• U.S. targets Islamic State with 25 strikes in Iraq, Syria: statement
• Australia says Europe let security slip
• Brothers identified as Belgium bombers as manhunt intensifies
• China bids to stay in World Cup hunt
• Big-spending China facing World Cup woe
• Soccer-Postecoglou wants Australia to dominate world qualifying
• Tunisia forces break up Islamic State recruiting cell

Man accused of killing family suffered from PTSD Posted: 23 Mar 2016 05:05 PM PDT A former soldier who police say fatally shot his wife and children and set their house on fire before killing himself suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder following a military career that included a stint in Iraq, his family said Wednesday.

IS trains 400 fighters to attack Europe in wave of bloodshed Posted: 23 Mar 2016 04:13 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — The Islamic State group has trained at least 400 fighters to target Europe in deadly waves of attacks, deploying interlocking terror cells like the ones that struck Brussels and Paris with orders to choose the time, place and method for maximum chaos, officials have told The Associated Press.

Europe needs to step up Islamic State fight: U.S. defense chief Posted: 23 Mar 2016 03:36 PM PDT U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday the Brussels attacks will demonstrate to Europe that it needs join the United States in stepping up the fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. "The Brussels event is going to further signify to Europeans that, as we have been accelerating our campaign to defeat ISIL in Syria and Iraq and elsewhere, they need to accelerate their efforts and join us," said Carter, using an acronym for Islamic State, in an interview on CNN.

Officials: Brussels bombers may have rushed attack Posted: 23 Mar 2016 03:14 PM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — As police hunted for the surviving Brussels bomber, evidence mounted Wednesday that the same Islamic State cell carried out the attacks in both Paris and Brussels, and that the militants may have launched this week's slaughter in haste because they feared authorities were closing in on them.

Clinton: Europe must 'share burden' of counterterrorism Posted: 23 Mar 2016 02:54 PM PDT With Belgium reeling from deadly attacks, White House hopeful Hillary Clinton on Wednesday called on Europe to take more decisive steps to combat terrorism, including improving border controls and intelligence cooperation. The frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination said Washington needs to work hand-in-hand with European nations to thwart and eliminate groups like the self-declared Islamic State. "There's also more they can do to share the burden with us," Clinton said in her half-hour counter-terrorism address at Stanford University.

Belgium names Brussels bomber brothers, says key suspect on run Posted: 23 Mar 2016 02:45 PM PDT By Jan Strupczewski, Julia Fioretti and Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's chief prosecutor named two brothers on Wednesday as Islamic State suicide bombers who killed at least 31 people in the most deadly attacks in Brussels' history but said another key suspect was on the run. Tuesday's attacks on a city that is home to the European Union and NATO sent shockwaves across Europe and around the world, with authorities racing to review security at airports and on public transport. The attacks came four months after militants, also from IS, carried out bombings and shootings in Paris that killed 129 people.

Here’s the Army’s New Hybrid Vehicle: Half Tank, Half Jeep, 100% Awesome Posted: 23 Mar 2016 02:43 PM PDT The U.S. Army just dropped nearly a quarter of a billion dollars on the first lot of armored combat vehicles meant to replace the service's battered Humvee fleet. The "more than" $243 million order to Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense covers the initial batch of 657 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles along with 2,977 "installed kits and related support," the company said Wednesday in a statement. The JLTV effort is a relative success story in terms of a major acquisition program.

Atlanta airport evacuated as U.S. on alert after Brussels attacks Posted: 23 Mar 2016 02:37 PM PDT By Patricia Zengerle and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Atlanta's airport was briefly evacuated on Wednesday over a suspicious package while U.S. law enforcement agencies and travelers were on edge a day after deadly suicide bombings by Islamist militants rocked Brussels. Passengers were ordered out of public areas of the domestic terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the United States' busiest by passenger volume, but the site was quickly cleared and operations resumed, airport officials said. Parts of Denver airport were also evacuated on Tuesday, hours after at least 31 people were killed and 271 wounded in attacks on Brussels airport and a rush-hour metro train, as airports across the United States tightened security.

Obama: US will go after the IS group aggressively Posted: 23 Mar 2016 02:13 PM PDT A day after bombs ripped through Brussels, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that fighting the Islamic State is his "No. 1 priority" and blasted Republican calls for surveillance of Muslim ...

The war against ISIS: What’s changed for the terrorists Posted: 23 Mar 2016 02:03 PM PDT Journalist Graeme Wood talks to Yahoo News about the United States' campaign against ISIS so far and how it has affected the terrorist group.

Turkey detains would-be ISIS recruit from Japan Posted: 23 Mar 2016 01:55 PM PDT A young Japanese man attempting to join the Islamic State group was detained near the border town of Jarablus, Syria, on Tuesday, according to Turkish officials. A 26-year-old man with a Japanese passport, referred to by his initials "M.M.," was taken into custody during a routine check by Turkish gendarmes as he was being driven toward Karkarmis, Turkey, on the southern border. The recruit was photographed wearing khakis, a light jacket, and glasses, guarded by a Turkish soldier, in images released by Turkey's Dogan News Agency.

After the bombing: Brussels – and Europe – are ‘Boston strong’ too Posted: 23 Mar 2016 01:13 PM PDT The terrorist attacks on the airport and subway system in Brussels March 22 present an opportunity for people of goodwill around the world to gather new resolve that they will not be shaken, nor abandon their commitment to peaceful, open, free, and democratic societies. The Brussels bombings were carried out despite the city being at a high state of alert. Across the Atlantic, the city of Boston is approaching the third anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15, 2013.

Obama urges unity against terror, vows to wipe out IS Posted: 23 Mar 2016 12:49 PM PDT The Islamic State claimed responsibility after bombers killed 31 people and wounded 270 at Brussels airport and a metro station on Tuesday, leaving European and world leaders once more grappling for ways to tackle the jihadist threat. "The United States will continue to offer any assistance that we can to help investigate these attacks and bring attackers to justice.

TATP: Islamic State group's DIY explosive of choice Posted: 23 Mar 2016 12:44 PM PDT Used by jihadists everywhere from Paris and Brussels to the battlefields of Syria and Iraq, the easy-to-make and deadly explosive TATP -- known as "the mother of Satan" -- has become the explosive of choice for the Islamic State group. A familiar set of ingredients were found in a jihadist hideout after this week's attacks in Brussels, Belgian prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw said Wednesday, listing 150 litres (40 US gallons) of acetone, 30 litres of oxygenated water, detonators, and a suitcase full of nails and screws.

Autonomous IS cells are 'worst nightmare' for security: experts Posted: 23 Mar 2016 12:32 PM PDT Jihadist cells like the one that carried out the Brussels attacks are supported by the Islamic State group's leadership in the Middle East, but are choosing themselves where and when to strike, experts say. Because they're almost impossible to prevent, they can hit almost any soft target possible," said Robert Taylor, a terrorism and security expert at the University of Texas at Dallas. Tuesday's bombings at the Brussels airport and metro, which killed 31 people and wounded 270, were quickly claimed by IS as the latest in a wave of deadly attacks in Europe.

American Muslims defy Sen. Ted Cruz's call for surveillance Posted: 23 Mar 2016 12:23 PM PDT Flying above them all is a giant American flag. After Sen. Ted Cruz called for increased surveillance of Muslims in the U.S., this Muslim community and others like it defied the Republican presidential candidate and defended their commitment to the United States. You know?" said Omar Ghanim, 23, who grew up in Southern California with parents of Palestinian heritage.

Amnesty says 30 Afghans forcibly returned from Turkey Posted: 23 Mar 2016 12:09 PM PDT Amnesty International accused Turkey on Wednesday of forcibly returning some thirty Afghan asylum-seekers to Afghanistan despite them fearing Taliban attacks, soon after a migration agreement was reached with the European Union. Last week, the European Union sealed a deal with Turkey, criticized by human rights groups, that was intended to halt illegal migration flows to Europe in return for financial and political rewards for Ankara. "Turkey's forcible return of around 30 Afghan asylum seekers just hours after the European Union-Turkey refugee deal came into force shows that implementing the deal would risk refugees' lives from the word go," the human rights group said.

Brussels attacks expose vulnerability of Europe's cities Posted: 23 Mar 2016 11:36 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Despite the high death toll and dramatic scenes of destruction, this week's attacks in Brussels appear to have been surprisingly easy to carry out, requiring little more than some careful preparation, a handful of motivated militants and ingredients that are readily available on store shelves.

Russian general says military special forces active in Syria Posted: 23 Mar 2016 11:31 AM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's special forces have helped direct air raids in Syria and Russian military advisers have played a key role in the Syrian army's offensive, a top Russian military officer said.

Obama rejects singling out Muslims in fight against Islamic State Posted: 23 Mar 2016 11:12 AM PDT By Jeff Mason BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the United States can and will defeat Islamic State and rejected the notion put forth by some Republican presidential candidates that Muslims in the United States should be singled out for surveillance. In his most extensive remarks about Tuesday's attacks in Brussels in which Islamic State suicide bombers killed at least 31 people and wounded 260 others, Obama said the United States was offering Belgium all assistance to help bring the attackers to justice. "We will also continue to go after ISIL aggressively until it is removed from Syria and removed from Iraq and is finally destroyed," added Obama, using an acronym for the group.

Brussels bomb brothers latest in string of sibling attackers Posted: 23 Mar 2016 11:11 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — The Tsarnaev brothers wreaked carnage in Boston. The Kouachi brothers attacked Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris. In Brussels, officials say the El Bakraoui brothers struck the airport and metro this week, killing more than 30 people.

Belgium mocked for security failings Posted: 23 Mar 2016 11:09 AM PDT Belgium's approach to immigration and security has again come under fire after the Brussels bombings, but some say the country is being unfairly singled out and the timing of the criticism is crass. Among the more bizarre statements was that of Israeli Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz. "If in Belgium they continue to eat chocolate, enjoy life and parade as great liberals and democrats while not taking account of the fact that some of the Muslims who are there are organising acts of terror, they will not be able to fight against them," Katz told Israeli radio.

Brothers-in-jihad -- when fraternal bonds lead to terror Posted: 23 Mar 2016 11:04 AM PDT "It's a completely natural phenomenon," said Marc Sageman, a psychiatrist and former CIA agent who was among the first to identify it in his 2003 book "Understanding Terror Networks". "You develop your social identity first by talking to those close to you. "It's what I call the activation of the social identity.

Obama Rips Cruz for ‘Inhumane’ Comments on Brussels Posted: 23 Mar 2016 11:02 AM PDT Cruz, in different interviews after the attacks on Tuesday, said that the U.S. police departments ought to be directed to "patrol and secure" Muslim neighborhoods. During a joint press conference with Argentine President Mauricio Macri, Obama said that defeating ISIS and protecting national security are together his number one priority, but he won't be distracted from his strategy by misguided proposals at the height of the campaign season that would be counter-productive or harmful to the national interest. "And we see high profile attacks in Europe, but they are also killing Muslims throughout the Middle East.

Will the US Scrap Its Visa Waiver Program After the Brussels Attacks? Posted: 23 Mar 2016 10:45 AM PDT The ISIS-linked terror attacks in Brussels on Tuesday will inspire plenty of hardline rhetoric on the presidential campaign trail, but experts on terrorism and U.S. Middle East policy warned that the country shouldn't expect anything except an incremental change in in how American authorities approach security at home or the fight against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. In the aftermath of the attacks, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, after backing off his promise to send US troops to fight ISIS, said that he would recruit up to 30,000 troops from unspecified other countries to battle the terror group.

Belgium names suicide bomber brothers as nation mourns Posted: 23 Mar 2016 10:05 AM PDT Belgium said on Wednesday that two brothers with links to the Paris attacks were among the suicide bombers who struck Brussels, as mourners observed a minute's silence for victims of the carnage. Hundreds of people gathered in a historic city square applauding and chanting "We love Belgium" in an emotional tribute to the 31 people killed and 270 injured in Tuesday's blasts at Brussels airport and a metro train. Prosecutors identified Ibrahim El Bakraoui as one of two men who blew themselves up in the Zaventem airport departure hall while his brother Khalid struck at the Maalbeek metro station in the attacks on the symbolic heart of Europe.

The Latest: Obama: IS not an existential threat to the US Posted: 23 Mar 2016 10:00 AM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Latest on President Barack Obama's visit to Argentina (all times local):

Vice Launches Music Docuseries 'The Score' on Apple Music (Exclusive) Posted: 23 Mar 2016 08:00 AM PDT Each episode will have an accompanying playlist on Apple Music.

GOP voters' voices: Why Trump dominates, but with reservations Posted: 23 Mar 2016 06:53 AM PDT The nation needs a strong leader, said the 12 voters, gathered Tuesday night in St. Louis for a focus group. After Tuesday's nominating contests, in which Trump gained more delegates than his top rival, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, the billionaire is one step closer to accomplishing an extraordinary feat: winning the Republican presidential nomination as a political novice, while bucking party orthodoxy on a range of issues, from trade to entitlements to the US's role in the world to Planned Parenthood. Recommended: What do you know about Donald Trump?

Critics say Hungary needlessly detaining asylum-seekers Posted: 23 Mar 2016 06:51 AM PDT BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Human rights groups and refugee advocates said Wednesday Hungary is unnecessarily holding hundreds of asylum-seekers in detention and hindering the treatment and recovery of traumatized survivors of torture.

Kerry off to Russia for Syria talks after Brussels attacks Posted: 23 Mar 2016 05:42 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to Moscow for talks on Ukraine and Syria as the attacks in Brussels underscored the urgency of fighting the Islamic State group.

Two Iraqis sentenced in Finland for posting severed head images online Posted: 23 Mar 2016 05:07 AM PDT Courts in Finland handed suspended sentences of 16 and 13 months respectively to an Iraqi Shi'ite militiaman and an Iraqi army sergeant on Wednesday for posting images of themselves holding severed heads of enemy fighters on Facebook. The two were arrested after arriving in Finland last year and were charged with war crimes involving desecration of bodies in incidents in 2014 and 2015 in Iraq, where Iraqi government forces are embroiled in war with Islamic State (IS) militants. "One of the men said he was pictured with remains of an (Islamic State) suicide bomber.

Turkey launches air strikes against PKK in Iraq, Turkey: army Posted: 23 Mar 2016 05:02 AM PDT Turkey's military carried out air strikes on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq and killed 26 militants in southeast Turkey, where violence has flared since a ceasefire broke down last July, the armed forces said on Wednesday. Tuesday's air strikes hit shelters, caves and ammunition depots used by the PKK in northern Iraq and rural areas near the southeastern Turkish town of Semdinli, at the mountainous border with Iraq and Iran, the military statement said. The military says more than a thousand militants have been killed in the largely Kurdish southeast since the 2-1/2 year PKK ceasefire collapsed in July, prompting the heaviest clashes in the region since the 1990s.

U.S. targets Islamic State with 25 strikes in Iraq, Syria: statement Posted: 23 Mar 2016 04:30 AM PDT The United States and its allies staged 25 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Tuesday in the U.S.-lead coalition's latest round of daily attacks on the militant group, the Combined Joint Task Force leading the operations said. In Iraq, 17 strikes near 10 cities hit an Islamic State headquarters and eight of the militants' tactical units, among other targets, the task force said in a statement released on Wednesday. In Syria, eight strikes near three cities hit six Islamic State tactical units and one of the groups' weapons storage facility, according to the coalition.

Australia says Europe let security slip Posted: 23 Mar 2016 03:23 AM PDT Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Wednesday that Europe had "allowed security to slip", as he questioned the EU's Schengen passport-free zone following the Brussels attacks. Turnbull's comments came as Belgium's neighbours France, Germany and the Netherlands tightened border security after about 30 people were killed in Belgium's worst extremist assault. Security at Australia's major airports, including Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, was increased after the European attacks, police said.

Brothers identified as Belgium bombers as manhunt intensifies Posted: 23 Mar 2016 02:50 AM PDT Two suicide bombers who struck Brussels were identified Wednesday as brothers linked to the prime suspect in the November 13 Paris attacks, as a manhunt for a third assailant in Belgium's bloodiest terror assault gained pace. A day after the triple blasts that killed some 30 people and left around 250 injured, in an operation claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group, RTBF television said police had identified two suicide attackers as Khalid and Ibrahim El Bakraoui. Police had already been hunting the pair over their links to Salah Abdeslam, the key suspect in November's Paris terror attacks, who was arrested in Brussels on Friday after four months on the run.

China bids to stay in World Cup hunt Posted: 23 Mar 2016 02:48 AM PDT SYDNEY (AP) — China is aiming to give its World Cup hopes a much-needed boost when it plays Maldives in the second round of Asian qualifying for Russia 2018.

Big-spending China facing World Cup woe Posted: 23 Mar 2016 01:06 AM PDT China's spending power has taken football by storm but the national team is facing more World Cup heartache heading into a qualifying showdown on Thursday. Chinese clubs splurged a world-leading 331 million euros ($371 million) on players in the January-February transfer window, and President Xi Jinping is leading a concerted push to turn China into a footballing power. While Japan, Australia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and even lowly Thailand look likely to join already qualified South Korea and Qatar in the next round, 96th-ranked China's hopes are hanging by a thread.

Soccer-Postecoglou wants Australia to dominate world qualifying Posted: 22 Mar 2016 11:42 PM PDT Australia coach Ange Postecoglou wants the Socceroos to dominate their Asian rivals as they continue their quest to qualify for the 2018 Russia World Cup. Australia host Tajikistan in Adelaide on Thursday and second-placed Jordan in Sydney next Tuesday as they look to wrap up top spot in Group B of Asian qualifying and advance to the next phase. Under former boss Holger Osieck, Australia had to scrape into the 2014 Brazil finals with a late goal in their final qualifier against Iraq.

Tunisia forces break up Islamic State recruiting cell Posted: 22 Mar 2016 11:36 PM PDT Tunisian police have broken up a cell recruiting fighters for Islamic State in Libya, authorities said, part of a security crackdown on jihadists crossing the border. Tunisian security forces are on high alert after dozens of Islamist militants stormed through the border town of Ben Guerdan earlier this month attacking army and police posts and triggering street battles in which troops killed about 50 militants over three days. Twelve soldiers and seven civilians were also killed in the worst such attack in Tunisia's history.

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