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• From SEALs to startups: Special ops drawn to Silicon Valley
• Kuwait foils three Islamic State attacks: state media
• Kuwait busts three IS cells plotting attacks: ministry
• Prayers, mourning after blast in Baghdad kills at least 126 people
• IS-claimed Baghdad blast kills at least 119
• Islamic State car bomb in Iraqi capital kills 115
• Iraq PM orders security changes after blast kills 119
• Iraq PM Abadi orders police to stop using fake bomb detectors
• Bangladesh gunmen made no demands, Islamic State not involved: minister
• IRAQ BOMBINGS
• Iraq's Shi'ite militiamen stir unease in Sunni Falluja
• Syria's new US-backed force stumbles in first test
• White House says Baghdad attacks strengthen U.S. resolve in Iraq
• Nearly 120 killed in overnight Baghdad bombings claimed by Islamic State
• Public threat assessments politicized in campaign year
• The Latest: Italian chef describes escape from Dhaka siege
• France eyes prospects to pressure Britain over migrants
• Extremely Proud to Be an American? Fewer People Say They Are
• Iran won't coordinate with US on Syria: Khamenei
• Muslim women campaign to end instant divorce in India

From SEALs to startups: Special ops drawn to Silicon Valley Posted: 03 Jul 2016 05:06 PM PDT Keith David spent years flying around the globe on covert missions, making life-and-death decisions and overseeing multiple units unleashing airstrikes against insurgents. The former Navy SEAL now realizes ...

Kuwait foils three Islamic State attacks: state media Posted: 03 Jul 2016 04:34 PM PDT Kuwait foiled three planned Islamic State attacks on the country, including a plot to blow up a Shi'ite mosque, after launching raids that resulted in the arrest of militants, state news agency KUNA said on Monday. "Kuwait security agencies have carried out three pre-emptive operations in Kuwait and abroad that led to derailing a number of Islamic State (IS) plots targeting Kuwait and arresting several IS members," said an interior ministry statement on KUNA. The statement included pictures of a veiled, middle-aged woman and five young men, one of whom it said was a Kuwaiti national who had joined Islamic State and planned to bomb a mosque and an interior ministry building during Eid holidays.

Kuwait busts three IS cells plotting attacks: ministry Posted: 03 Jul 2016 04:15 PM PDT Kuwaiti security authorities have broken up three Islamic State cells plotting "terror" attacks in the oil-rich Gulf state, the interior ministry said Monday. Five Kuwaiti nationals were arrested, including a policeman and a woman, who all confessed to plotting attacks against a Shiite mosque and an interior ministry target, the ministry said in a statement. All members of the three cells also confessed to being members of the Islamic State jihadist group.

Prayers, mourning after blast in Baghdad kills at least 126 people Posted: 03 Jul 2016 02:21 PM PDT Iraqis gathered in central Baghdad Saturday evening to watch the Euro Cup and break the Ramadan fast were targeted in the third mass slaughter carried out in ISIS's name in the past week. The deadliest attack in Iraq in the past year, the suicide bombing occurred just a little over a week after US-backed Iraqi forces liberated Fallujah from ISIS control. "These attacks only strengthen our resolve to support Iraqi security forces as they continue to take back territory from ISIL, just as we continue to intensify our efforts to root out ISIL's terrorist network and leaders," the White House said in a statement.

IS-claimed Baghdad blast kills at least 119 Posted: 03 Jul 2016 01:40 PM PDT A suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group ripped through a busy Baghdad shopping district Sunday, killing at least 119 people in the deadliest attack this year in Iraq's capital. It came a week after Iraqi security forces recaptured Fallujah from IS, leaving Mosul as the only Iraqi city under the jihadist group's control. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered changes to Baghdad security measures in response to the bombing, which security officials said also wounded more than 180 people.

Islamic State car bomb in Iraqi capital kills 115 Posted: 03 Jul 2016 01:30 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide truck bomb in downtown Baghdad killed 115 people and wounded nearly 200 others who were out shopping and celebrating early Sunday ahead of the holiday marking the end of Ramadan, security and medical officials said.

Iraq PM orders security changes after blast kills 119 Posted: 03 Jul 2016 01:13 PM PDT Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Sunday ordered changes to Baghdad security measures, including withdrawing fake bomb detectors from use, after a bombing killed at least 119 people in the city. The suicide car bombing, which was claimed by the Islamic State group, ripped through a busy shopping in the early hours and also wounded more than 180 people, officials said. Abadi's orders highlight one of the longest-running and most grievous flaws in Baghdad security: the continued use of fake bomb detectors at checkpoints years after the man who sold them to Iraq was jailed in Britain for fraud.

Iraq PM Abadi orders police to stop using fake bomb detectors Posted: 03 Jul 2016 01:09 PM PDT Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered security services on Sunday to stop using fake bomb detectors at checkpoints after a bombing killed at least 120 people in Baghdad in an attack claimed by Islamic State. Reacting after the deadliest attack so far this year, Abadi also ordered a new investigation at the interior ministry into "corrupt deals" to buy ADE 651 devices developed as lost golf balls finders and sold to Iraq and other nations as hand-held bomb detectors. A police officer earlier confirmed to Reuters that these devices, commonly known as the "magic wand", were still in use five years after the scandal about the sale to Iraq broke out.

Bangladesh gunmen made no demands, Islamic State not involved: minister Posted: 03 Jul 2016 12:18 PM PDT By Aditya Kalra, Serajul Quadir and Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Seven militants who killed 20 people at a Dhaka restaurant made no demands and a person taken alive by police was only a suspect admitted in hospital, Bangladesh's home minister said on Sunday, rejecting Islamic State's claims of responsibility. Three of the six gunmen killed were under 22 years of age and had been missing for six months, Asaduzzaman Khan told Reuters in an interview at his Dhaka home. Police and government officials have said the attackers were from well-off Bangladeshi families, a rarity and an indication that religious radicalization was widening its scope.

IRAQ BOMBINGS Posted: 03 Jul 2016 11:36 AM PDT Map locates two bombings in Baghdad, Iraq; 1c x 3 inches; 46.5 mm x 76 mm;

Iraq's Shi'ite militiamen stir unease in Sunni Falluja Posted: 03 Jul 2016 11:34 AM PDT By Stephen Kalin FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - A highway overpass in central Falluja, from which Islamic State militants hanged a captured Iraqi soldier last year, bears the marks of the city's latest victors, including a slogan scrawled in green spray paint: "The state of (Imam) Hussein remains." The overtly Shi'ite Muslim phrase, which appears to mimic Islamic State's own "Remain and Extend" motto, was left a week ago by one of the Shi'ite militiamen who helped drive Islamic State from the Sunni city it captured in January 2014. With combat over, the militias are staying on, brushing up against army, police and counter-terrorism forces which have each staked out positions across Falluja, heavily damaged by the fighting and now almost completely empty.

Syria's new US-backed force stumbles in first test Posted: 03 Jul 2016 11:23 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The call came around noon, about four hours after U.S.-backed Syrian fighters announced they had taken over an air base outside a town held by the Islamic State group near the Iraqi border. "We are trapped. Pray for us," a commander called into the operation room.

White House says Baghdad attacks strengthen U.S. resolve in Iraq Posted: 03 Jul 2016 11:18 AM PDT The White House on Sunday condemned bombings in Baghdad that killed nearly 120 people and wounded 200, saying the attack only strengthened the United States' resolve to confront Islamic State militants. "We remain united with the Iraqi people and government in our combined efforts to destroy ISIL," the White House statement said, using an acronym for the self-declared Islamic State. A refrigerator truck packed with explosives blew up in Baghdad's central district of Karrada, killing 115 people and injuring at least 200.

Nearly 120 killed in overnight Baghdad bombings claimed by Islamic State Posted: 03 Jul 2016 10:53 AM PDT By Ahmed Rasheed and Maher Chmaytelli BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Nearly 120 people were killed and 200 wounded in two bombings overnight in Baghdad, most of them in a busy shopping area as residents celebrated Ramadan, police and medical sources said on Sunday. The attack on the shopping area of Karrada is the deadliest since U.S.-backed Iraqi forces last month scored a major victory when it dislodged Islamic State from their stronghold of Falluja, an hour's drive west of the capital. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi had ordered the offensive after a series of bombings in Baghdad, saying Falluja served as a launchpad for such attacks on the capital.

Public threat assessments politicized in campaign year Posted: 03 Jul 2016 10:33 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — If you want a straightforward answer on the terror threat Americans face this holiday weekend, don't ask a politician in a campaign year.

The Latest: Italian chef describes escape from Dhaka siege Posted: 03 Jul 2016 06:17 AM PDT DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The Latest on the attack on a restaurant popular with foreigners in a diplomatic zone in the Bangladeshi capital (all times local):

France eyes prospects to pressure Britain over migrants Posted: 03 Jul 2016 04:15 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — Concern about immigration and a wish for stricter border controls were important factors in Britain's vote to leave the European Union last week.

Extremely Proud to Be an American? Fewer People Say They Are Posted: 03 Jul 2016 04:15 AM PDT Strong feelings of patriotism that peaked in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks have been on the wane for more than a decade, as many Americans grappled with prolonged warfare in the Middle East, the worst recession in decades, and bitter political controversies over domestic and foreign policies.

Iran won't coordinate with US on Syria: Khamenei Posted: 03 Jul 2016 12:35 AM PDT Iran will never coordinate with the United States in Syria and other regional conflicts, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in remarks published on his website Sunday. "We don't want such a coordination as their main objective is to stop Iran's presence in the region," Khamenei said in a transcript from a speech to university students. Iran and Russia support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's fight against armed rebels and jihadists, including those of the Islamic State (IS) group.

Muslim women campaign to end instant divorce in India Posted: 02 Jul 2016 07:20 PM PDT MUMBAI, India (AP) — Just hours after Shagufta Sayyd was married, her new husband told her he was having a relationship with another woman.

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