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• Different targets, different countries: The challenge of stopping Islamic State
• Iraqi minister tenders resignation after deadly blast
• Families of Iraq War dead hope British inquiry will criticize ex-PM Blair
• Death toll from Baghdad blast rises to 250 - Iraq's Health Ministry
• Iraq's interior minister resigns after massive Baghdad bomb attack
• Islamic State tightens grip on captives held as sex slaves
• Islamic State tightens grip on women held as sex slaves
• May leads ballot to become British PM as pound plunges
• Anti-IS plans unchanged after Baghdad bombing: Pentagon
• Ex-National Guard member charged with plotting to help IS
• UK's Iraq War report could make grim reading for Tony Blair
• Motorbike bomber kills 16 outside bakery in Syria's Hasakeh
• Will Britain's Iraq War Chilcot inquiry lead to consequences for Tony Blair?
• Trump Is Looking at These 7 Republicans for His VP Pick
• Why ISIS is 'lashing out,' from Baghdad to Bangladesh
• The Latest: Attack on camp for displaced Iraqis kills 3
• Saudi king vows to fight religious extremists after bombings
• Bloody attacks with suspected IS links mark end of Ramadan
• Saudi king vows to fight religious extremists who target country's youth
• US-led forces destroy own combat drone after Syria crash
• Biographer blasts George W. Bush for going to war in Iraq
• The US Now Has More Oil Reserves Than Saudi Arabia or Russia
• Running out of resources, Syrian refugees fall further into poverty, debt: report
• Donald Trump Responds to FBI's Decision on Hillary Clinton's Emails: "The System Is Rigged"
• Kerry offers Bangladesh FBI help as police probe attackers' links
• WikiLeaks Publishes More Than 1,200 Hillary Clinton Iraq War Emails From Her Private Server
• Refugees mark end of Ramadan in Germany with mixed feelings
• PM candidate May is 'bloody difficult', senior MP says
• UK PM candidate May is 'bloody difficult', senior lawmaker says
• UN blames Iraq pro-govt militia for kidnappings, beheadings
• Nearly 30,000 'foreign terrorists' in Syria and Iraq, UN warns
• Cameron successor vote begins amid Brexit sell-off
• Euro 2016 final attack risk grows with French involvement: Germany
• Turkey charges 17 more over Istanbul airport attack
• U.N. warns of renewed cycle of sectarian strife in Iraq, urges prevention
• UN counterterror chief: Nations must work smarter against IS
• Attack part of Bangladesh's long history of political strife
• Iraqi forces advance towards Islamic State-held air base south of Mosul
• Iraqi dancer who 'just wanted to fly' among Baghdad's dead

Different targets, different countries: The challenge of stopping Islamic State Posted: 05 Jul 2016 05:40 PM PDT By Warren Strobel and John Walcott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deadly attacks in four countries linked to Islamic State show the limitations of U.S.-led efforts to loosen the group's grip in Syria and Iraq, and the challenge of stopping attacks that are not only globally dispersed but very different in their choice of targets, current and former U.S. officials said. "Bombing the heck out of (Islamic State's capital) Raqqa is not going to stop this stuff," said Paul Pillar, a veteran CIA analyst now at Georgetown University. In recent months, Obama administration officials have frequently portrayed the group's deadly strikes worldwide as a direct response to the U.S.-led military coalition's success in ousting it from large tracts of Iraq and Syria.

Iraqi minister tenders resignation after deadly blast Posted: 05 Jul 2016 04:39 PM PDT Iraq's interior minister submitted his resignation on Tuesday as authorities sought to contain the fallout from a bombing in Baghdad that killed more than 200 people and triggered widespread anger. The suicide car bombing ripped through Baghdad's Karrada district early on Sunday when it was teeming with shoppers ahead of the holiday marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, sparking infernos in nearby buildings. "I placed my resignation before the prime minister," Mohammed Ghabban told a news conference, though it was unclear if it would be accepted, and he may yet stay in office.

Families of Iraq War dead hope British inquiry will criticize ex-PM Blair Posted: 05 Jul 2016 04:35 PM PDT By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - A British inquiry into the Iraq War delivers its long-awaited report on Wednesday, with critics of the U.S.-led invasion hoping it will condemn former Prime Minister Tony Blair while some families of slain soldiers fear it may be a whitewash. To be published seven years after the inquiry was set up when the last British combat troops left Iraq, the report runs to 2.6 million words - about three times the length of the Bible - and will include details of exchanges Blair had with then U.S. President George W. Bush over the 2003 invasion.

Death toll from Baghdad blast rises to 250 - Iraq's Health Ministry Posted: 05 Jul 2016 04:12 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The death toll from a massive suicide bombing in Baghdad over the weekend has reached 250, Iraq's Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The attack, claimed by Islamic State militants which the government is battling in the country's north and west, was the deadliest of the many car bombings in Baghdad since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. (Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed, editing by G Crosse)

Iraq's interior minister resigns after massive Baghdad bomb attack Posted: 05 Jul 2016 04:12 PM PDT By Saif Hameed and Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's interior minister resigned on Tuesday and said a deputy would take over his responsibilities, a few days after the deadliest of many car bombings in Baghdad since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. Mohammed Ghabban made the announcement at a news conference in Baghdad, a video of which was posted on his Facebook page. Abadi's office had no immediate comment.

Islamic State tightens grip on captives held as sex slaves Posted: 05 Jul 2016 03:24 PM PDT KHANKE, Iraq (AP) — The advertisement on the Telegram app is as chilling as it is incongruous: A girl for sale is "Virgin. Beautiful. 12 years old.... Her price has reached $12,500 and she will be sold soon."

Islamic State tightens grip on women held as sex slaves Posted: 05 Jul 2016 03:22 PM PDT KHANKE, Iraq (AP) — The posting in Arabic is chilling. A girl for sale: "Virgin. Beautiful. 12 years old.... Her price has reached $12,500 and she will be sold soon."

May leads ballot to become British PM as pound plunges Posted: 05 Jul 2016 03:15 PM PDT Britain's Interior Minister Theresa May emerged as the clear frontrunner Tuesday as lawmakers started picking a new prime minister, while shockwaves from the Brexit vote hit the property market and sent the pound plunging. May, who wanted Britain to stay in the EU but now says she will lead it out, scooped up 165 votes from ruling Conservative Party lawmakers. Unfancied pro-Brexit junior energy minister Andrea Leadsom was her nearest rival with 66 votes, followed by eurosceptic justice secretary Michael Gove on 48.

Anti-IS plans unchanged after Baghdad bombing: Pentagon Posted: 05 Jul 2016 02:21 PM PDT The horrifying bombing in Baghdad has not sparked changes to the US-led coalition's strategy against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, a Pentagon official said Tuesday. The Sunni extremist group has claimed responsibility for the suicide car bombing that ripped through Baghdad's Karrada district early Sunday as it was teeming with shoppers, killing more than 200 people. Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said the United States was "working closely" with Iraqi counterparts, but said he foresaw no changes to current levels of US involvement.

Ex-National Guard member charged with plotting to help IS Posted: 05 Jul 2016 02:11 PM PDT ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former National Guard soldier has been charged with plotting to help the Islamic State group and contemplating a Fort Hood-style attack against the U.S. military.

UK's Iraq War report could make grim reading for Tony Blair Posted: 05 Jul 2016 02:05 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Thirteen years after British troops marched into Iraq and seven years after they left a country that's still mired in violence, a mammoth official report is about to address the lingering question: What went wrong?

Motorbike bomber kills 16 outside bakery in Syria's Hasakeh Posted: 05 Jul 2016 01:14 PM PDT A motorcycle bomber killed at least 16 people outside a bakery in northern Syria's Hasakeh city Tuesday, on the eve of the feast marking the end of Ramadan, an official said. It was not immediately clear who carried out the attack, but the Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for previous bombings in the mainly Kurdish region. Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the attack killed at least 16 people and wounded another 40.

Will Britain's Iraq War Chilcot inquiry lead to consequences for Tony Blair? Posted: 05 Jul 2016 01:02 PM PDT The findings of the Chilcot Inquiry, an investigation into the British government's handling of the Iraq War, are expected to be released Wednesday. Experts say the decisionmaking of former Prime Minister Tony Blair will likely be highlighted in the report, and critics of Mr. Blair have said they will be considering legal and political action against him following the report's release. In 2003, Blair and Britain joined then-President George Bush and the United States in invading Iraq to overthrown Saddam Hussein.

Trump Is Looking at These 7 Republicans for His VP Pick Posted: 05 Jul 2016 01:00 PM PDT With less than two weeks before the start of the Republican National Convention, presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump appears to be zeroing in on a running mate. The billionaire businessman also met with Indiana governor Mike Pence and his wife on Saturday at Trump's New Jersey golf club.

Why ISIS is 'lashing out,' from Baghdad to Bangladesh Posted: 05 Jul 2016 12:35 PM PDT The ousting of Islamic State fighters from Fallujah was supposed to make Baghdad safer, by showing that the jihadists could be defeated and deprived of a safe haven from which to attack the Iraqi capital. For Baghdad's embattled residents, the blast was revenge for the loss of Fallujah, and yet more tragedy at the hands of IS, also known as ISIS – which they were told was on the run and facing defeat. Recommended: How much do you know about the Islamic State?

The Latest: Attack on camp for displaced Iraqis kills 3 Posted: 05 Jul 2016 12:25 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of Sunday's Islamic State bombing in Baghdad (all times local):

Saudi king vows to fight religious extremists after bombings Posted: 05 Jul 2016 12:23 PM PDT GENEVA/DUBAI (Reuters) - The king of Saudi Arabia warned his country would strike with an "iron hand" against people who preyed on youth vulnerable to religious extremism, a day after suicide bombers struck three cities in an apparently coordinated campaign of attacks. In a speech marking Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that celebrates the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, King Salman said a major challenge facing Saudi Arabia was preserving hope for youth who faced the risk of radicalization. "We will strike with an iron hand those who target the minds and thoughts... of our dear youth," Salman, 80, said.

Bloody attacks with suspected IS links mark end of Ramadan Posted: 05 Jul 2016 11:34 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The government minister largely responsible for security in Baghdad submitted his resignation Tuesday, two days after one of the biggest bombings in more than a decade of war and insurgency killed 175 people as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan came to an especially bloody conclusion.

Saudi king vows to fight religious extremists who target country's youth Posted: 05 Jul 2016 11:27 AM PDT Saudi Arabia will strike with an 'iron hand' against people who target the country's youth, said King Salman, a day after suicide bombers struck three cities in an apparently coordinated campaign of attacks. "The biggest challenge facing the Islamic nation is to preserve real wealth and hope for the future of the young who face the risk of extremism and malicious calls pushing them to abnormal behaviors and practices ... " Salman said in a speech marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. "We will strike with an iron fist those who target the minds and thoughts and attitudes of our dear youth," Salman said.

US-led forces destroy own combat drone after Syria crash Posted: 05 Jul 2016 11:09 AM PDT Coalition forces fighting the Islamic State group in northern Syria destroyed one of their own combat drones Tuesday after the unmanned aircraft crashed, the US Air Force said. The MQ-9 Reaper -- a type of armed drone -- crashed while flying a combat mission after remote pilots lost "positive control" of the aircraft, the Air Force said in a statement. "The remotely piloted aircraft crash was not due to enemy fire.

Biographer blasts George W. Bush for going to war in Iraq Posted: 05 Jul 2016 11:09 AM PDT "Bush" (Simon & Schuster), by Jean Edward Smith

The US Now Has More Oil Reserves Than Saudi Arabia or Russia Posted: 05 Jul 2016 11:08 AM PDT The shale boom has catapulted the U.S. energy industry to new heights: A new estimate shows that America is now the world's No. 1 in oil reserves. Just three years ago, the U.S. was behind Russia, Canada and Saudi Arabia, but discoveries in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico have pushed America's ranking ahead of those countries, Rystad analyst Per Magnus Nysveen explained in an interview with The Financial Times.

Running out of resources, Syrian refugees fall further into poverty, debt: report Posted: 05 Jul 2016 10:05 AM PDT By Alex Whiting LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More Syrian refugees in the Middle East are falling into debt and facing poverty, partly as a result of exhausting their savings with shortages of essential aid worsening their plight, U.N. agencies and local governments said on Tuesday. Some 70 percent of refugees in Lebanon are living below the poverty line, compared with 50 percent in 2014, according to the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan mid-year review, carried out by U.N. agencies, local governments and aid groups. In Jordan, 90 percent of registered Syrian refugees in urban areas have fallen below the national poverty line, while more than 67 percent of families are living in debt.

Donald Trump Responds to FBI's Decision on Hillary Clinton's Emails: "The System Is Rigged" Posted: 05 Jul 2016 09:50 AM PDT "FBI director said Crooked Hillary compromised our national security."

Kerry offers Bangladesh FBI help as police probe attackers' links Posted: 05 Jul 2016 09:47 AM PDT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has offered Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina help to investigate those behind the killing of 20 people at a Dhaka restaurant, as police examine how the young, affluent and educated attackers were radicalized. Police have said all six Islamist gunmen killed in Friday's attack, unprecedented in Bangladesh for its scale and brutality, were locals, leaving authorities rattled by the apparent spread of extremist ideology in a country until recently viewed as a relatively stable secular democracy. Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attack and posted pictures of five grinning fighters in front of a black flag who it said were involved in the attack.

WikiLeaks Publishes More Than 1,200 Hillary Clinton Iraq War Emails From Her Private Server Posted: 05 Jul 2016 09:30 AM PDT On Saturday, Hillary Clinton spent three and a half hours being interviewed by the FBI over the private email server she used as Secretary of State. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has revealed that she will defer to the eventual FBI decision on whether or not to indict Clinton, but the prospect of an actual indictment doesn't seem likely. Regardless of the projected outcome, the controversy remains lodged in the public consciousness, and WikiLeaks celebrated Independence Day by publishing 1,258 of Clinton's emails.

Refugees mark end of Ramadan in Germany with mixed feelings Posted: 05 Jul 2016 09:29 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — It's the first time that Syrian refugee Moustafa Shikh Habib is celebrating the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in Germany and he has bittersweet feelings about it.

PM candidate May is 'bloody difficult', senior MP says Posted: 05 Jul 2016 09:23 AM PDT By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Theresa May, the frontrunner to replace British Prime Minister David Cameron, is "bloody difficult" without much experience in foreign affairs, a senior Conservative lawmaker was caught on camera saying on Tuesday. Ken Clarke, 76, a minister in the governments of Conservative leaders Cameron, John Major and Margaret Thatcher, criticised several of the candidates for his party's leadership in a conversation with another former minister broadcast by Sky News. "Theresa is a bloody difficult woman but you and I worked for Margaret Thatcher ... She won't be any more difficult than that," he said in the clip.

UK PM candidate May is 'bloody difficult', senior lawmaker says Posted: 05 Jul 2016 09:19 AM PDT By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Theresa May, the frontrunner to replace British Prime Minister David Cameron, is "bloody difficult" without much experience in foreign affairs, a senior Conservative lawmaker was caught on camera saying on Tuesday. Ken Clarke, 76, a minister in the governments of Conservative leaders Cameron, John Major and Margaret Thatcher, criticized several of the candidates for his party's leadership in a conversation with another former minister broadcast by Sky News. "Theresa is a bloody difficult woman but you and I worked for Margaret Thatcher ... She won't be any more difficult than that," he said in the clip.

UN blames Iraq pro-govt militia for kidnappings, beheadings Posted: 05 Jul 2016 08:30 AM PDT A Shiite militia that fought alongside Iraqi forces against the Islamic State group (IS) may have kidnapped 900 civilians and executed at least 50, some by beheadings and torture, the UN said Tuesday. The initial phase of Iraq's vast offensive to retake the city of Fallujah from IS was supported by several Shiite militia, which raised fears of reprisals against the area's Sunni Muslim population. UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said there was strong evidence that one group, Ketaeb Hezbollah, perpetrated atrocities after telling civilians that they were there to help.

Nearly 30,000 'foreign terrorists' in Syria and Iraq, UN warns Posted: 05 Jul 2016 08:13 AM PDT Nearly 30,000 "foreign terrorist fighters" are currently in Syria and Iraq, a high-ranking UN official said Tuesday, warning that the risk of attacks in their home countries was growing. "The number of foreign terrorist fighters is very high" in war-ravaged Syria and neighbouring Iraq, said Jean-Paul Laborde, UN assistant secretary general and head of its Counter-Terrorism Committee. "There are nearly 30,000, and now that the territory held by Daech (the Islamic State group) is shrinking in Iraq, we are seeing them return, not only to Europe but to all of their countries of origin, like Tunisia, Morocco," he told reporters in Geneva.

Cameron successor vote begins amid Brexit sell-off Posted: 05 Jul 2016 08:03 AM PDT Lawmakers in the governing Conservative Party began voting for a new prime minister on Tuesday as the Brexit vote sent more shockwaves through Britain's economy and European leaders warned tough negotiations lay ahead. Interior minister Theresa May is styled as clear frontrunner in the race to succeed David Cameron, who announced he would quit after the shock result of the June 23 referendum. The Brexit vote has sparked a fierce debate on whether the EU should close ranks and press for more union or opt for a looser grouping.

Euro 2016 final attack risk grows with French involvement: Germany Posted: 05 Jul 2016 08:00 AM PDT Germany said on Tuesday Sunday's final game of the Euro 2016 soccer championship in Paris could prove an attractive target for Islamic State, especially if hosts France, victim of November attacks, are playing. "The French are well prepared," German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere told Reuters in an interview. "And we have no serious indication of terror attacks.

Turkey charges 17 more over Istanbul airport attack Posted: 05 Jul 2016 07:02 AM PDT Seventeen people including 11 Russians have been charged over the Istanbul airport attack, Dogan news agency reported Tuesday, bringing to 30 the total number charged in connection with the suicide assault. Ankara says the Islamic State group is behind the June 28 gun and bomb attack at Ataturk international airport, which left 45 people dead including 19 foreigners. Thirteen suspects, including three foreign nationals, had already been charged Sunday over the worst of several attacks to hit Turkey's biggest city this year.

U.N. warns of renewed cycle of sectarian strife in Iraq, urges prevention Posted: 05 Jul 2016 06:57 AM PDT The top U.N. human rights official called on Iraq on Tuesday to stop groups that are fighting alongside government forces against Islamic State from taking revenge on civilians and to clarify the fate of hundreds who went missing. Witnesses say a government-affiliated Shi'ite militia that helped the army recapture Falluja from Islamic State in early June abducted more than 600 Sunni Muslim men and boys who had just fled the city. The disappearances, along with one of the worst single bombings in Iraq to date in Baghdad on Saturday "increase the likelihood of a renewed cycle of full-throttle sectarian violence," U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said in a statement.

UN counterterror chief: Nations must work smarter against IS Posted: 05 Jul 2016 06:57 AM PDT GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. Security Council's counterterrorism agency says the Islamic State group is proving more flexible and adaptable than the governments battling the militants.

Attack part of Bangladesh's long history of political strife Posted: 05 Jul 2016 06:09 AM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — When Bangladesh dismissed the Islamic State's claim of responsibility for the deadly hostage crisis that gripped Dhaka's diplomatic zone over the weekend, some questioned if authorities were in denial.

Iraqi forces advance towards Islamic State-held air base south of Mosul Posted: 05 Jul 2016 06:05 AM PDT By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces have retaken a cluster of northern villages from Islamic State militants, the government said on Tuesday, pushing closer to an air base that could serve as a springboard for an offensive to retake Mosul, the biggest city held by IS. Backed by air strikes from a U.S.-led coalition, government troops launched their thrust up the eastern side of the Tigris river from the Makhmour military base in March, but tough IS resistance and rough terrain have slowed their advance. Government forces have now seized all villages in the Haj Ali area and reached the eastern bank of the Tigris, around 60 km (40 miles) south of Mosul, the Defence Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

Iraqi dancer who 'just wanted to fly' among Baghdad's dead Posted: 05 Jul 2016 05:42 AM PDT AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — An Iraqi self-taught dancer who defied conservativism and threats ahead of his stage debut last year was among the scores killed in a massive suicide truck bombing over the weekend in Baghdad.

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