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• US alarm as Turkey warns Syrian Kurd militia of more strikes
• VA: Ex-Marine who killed 3 in Baton Rouge did not have PTSD
• Tokyo, Wall St. shares boosted by Fed rate hike talk
• Kerry urges Bangladesh to step up efforts against terrorism
• Oil down 1 percent, pressured by glut, dollar, Nigeria outlook
• Libyan forces tighten noose on IS in Sirte
• Clinton proposes plan to address mental health treatment
• Islamic State bombing kills 54 government recruits in Yemen
• Uzbeki president's failing health raises Islamist worries
• Oil wells south of Mosul burn days after key town retaken
• French minister: enemy seeks to divide Muslims, non-Muslims
• US meets goal of admitting 10,000 Syria refugees ahead of time
• IS-claimed attack kills 18 in Iraq oasis town
• Turkey warplanes bomb PKK targets in northern Iraq: state media
• Turkey hits Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq: Turkish military sources
• Turkish jets strike Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq
• Iraq says fires put out at four oil wells in town captured from IS
• Yemeni Houthi delegation meets Iraq foreign minister, ministry says
• More than 70 tents burned down in Iraqi refugee camp: UNHCR
• Iraqi government, Kurds to start talks about oil dispute: Iraqi spokesman
• Polish foreign minister criticizes EU actions in migrant crisis
• Kerry says evidence of IS links to Bangladesh extremists
• On Syria, Democrats look to deflect the conversation
• Brussels crime lab attacked, five arrested
• Islamic State claims suicide bombing at Iraqi wedding
• From cyberwarfare to drones, the future of conflict is electronic
• Two Turkish soldiers killed in clashes in southeast -Dogan news
• Released tape rekindles memory of 1988 Iran mass execution
• Soccer-Japan's Kagawa hopes to heal old wounds in UAE rematch

US alarm as Turkey warns Syrian Kurd militia of more strikes Posted: 29 Aug 2016 03:54 PM PDT Turkey warned Monday it would carry out more strikes on a US-backed Kurdish militia in Syria if it fails to retreat, as Washington said President Barack Obama will meet his Turkish counterpart over the weekend. Turkish forces pressed on with a two-pronged operation inside Syria against Islamic State (IS) jihadists and the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), shelling over a dozen targets.

VA: Ex-Marine who killed 3 in Baton Rouge did not have PTSD Posted: 29 Aug 2016 03:39 PM PDT WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A former Marine who ambushed and killed three Baton Rouge law enforcement officers last month never saw combat in Iraq, but told doctors he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder because a buddy showed him videos of maimed and decapitated bodies, according to newly released Veterans Health Administration medical records.

Tokyo, Wall St. shares boosted by Fed rate hike talk Posted: 29 Aug 2016 02:58 PM PDT New York (AFP) - Japanese shares pushed sharply higher and Wall Street got a boost Monday by rising expectations of an interest rate increase this year by the US Federal Reserve.

Kerry urges Bangladesh to step up efforts against terrorism Posted: 29 Aug 2016 01:41 PM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Monday for Bangladesh to step up efforts to fight extremist violence, come to terms with links between local and international militants and protect and promote human rights.

Oil down 1 percent, pressured by glut, dollar, Nigeria outlook Posted: 29 Aug 2016 01:40 PM PDT Oil prices settled down more than 1 percent on Monday, snapping two consecutive days of gains, on renewed concerns about an oil glut, a stronger dollar and expectations that Nigerian rebels will stop hampering that country's crude output. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude finished down 66 cents, or 1.4 percent, at $46.98.

Libyan forces tighten noose on IS in Sirte Posted: 29 Aug 2016 01:07 PM PDT Pro-government forces in Libya on Monday cornered the Islamic State group in one neighbourhood of Sirte, after two days of deadly fighting for the jihadists' last stronghold in the country. IS overran the Mediterranean hometown of Libya's slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi in mid-2015, sparking fears the jihadists would use it as a springboard for attacks on Europe. "Our forces have totally liberated district Number One" in northern Sirte, the campaign's media centre said.

Clinton proposes plan to address mental health treatment Posted: 29 Aug 2016 12:19 PM PDT Hillary Clinton rolled out a comprehensive plan to address millions of Americans coping with mental illness, pointing to the need to fully integrate mental health services into the nation's health care ...

Islamic State bombing kills 54 government recruits in Yemen Posted: 29 Aug 2016 11:56 AM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State in Yemen's southern city of Aden on Monday killed at least 54 pro-government recruits, officials said, underscoring how the militant group has been able to exploit Yemen's civil war to stage large-scale attacks.

Uzbeki president's failing health raises Islamist worries Posted: 29 Aug 2016 11:34 AM PDT The autocratic leader of former Soviet central Asia's most populous state, Uzbekistan, has reportedly had health scares in the past. As in most central Asian states, Uzbek politics are opaque and there is no obvious successor. Recommended: Think you know Asia?

Oil wells south of Mosul burn days after key town retaken Posted: 29 Aug 2016 11:27 AM PDT QAYARA, Iraq (AP) — The skies above this small northern Iraqi town are black with smoke and ash rains down from around a half dozen oil wells that Islamic State group fighters set ablaze as Iraqi troops moved in to retake Qayara last week.

French minister: enemy seeks to divide Muslims, non-Muslims Posted: 29 Aug 2016 11:04 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — France's interior minister said Monday that the country is at war with an enemy trying to pit Muslims against non-Muslims, making it urgent to create a strong bond between the nation and citizens of the Islamic faith.

US meets goal of admitting 10,000 Syria refugees ahead of time Posted: 29 Aug 2016 10:44 AM PDT The United States said it would welcome its 10,000th Syrian refugee of this fiscal year on Monday, meeting a controversial target more than a month ahead of schedule. The United States has traditionally been by far the world's most generous host for refugees but has been criticized by activists for moving too slowly to respond to the Syrian crisis, which has dragged on for more than five years. President Barack Obama's opponents, including Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, meanwhile warn that Islamic State extremists could infiltrate the refugee ranks to gain entry to the United States.

IS-claimed attack kills 18 in Iraq oasis town Posted: 29 Aug 2016 09:35 AM PDT Attackers armed with suicide vests, rifles and grenades killed 18 people in the Iraqi oasis town of Ain al-Tamer, many of them guests at a wedding party, officials said Monday. The attack, a rare occurrence in this region southwest of Baghdad, was claimed by the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group. One of them blew himself up and the others were killed by the security forces," said the head of central Euphrates operations command, Qais Khalaf.

Turkey warplanes bomb PKK targets in northern Iraq: state media Posted: 29 Aug 2016 08:17 AM PDT Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq Monday, as Ankara pressed its military operation against Islamic State jihadists and a Syrian Kurdish militia in neighbouring Syria, state media said. Turkish air force jets launched strikes between 09:30 and 10:55 GMT against targets of the "separatist terrorist organisation" in Gara in northern Iraq, Anadolu news agency said, referring to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The PKK is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the European Union and the United States and its command is based in the Qandil mountains of northern Iraq.

Turkey hits Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq: Turkish military sources Posted: 29 Aug 2016 07:31 AM PDT ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey carried out an air operation on Monday against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) targets in the Gara region of northern Iraq, Turkish military sources said. The operation was carried out after intelligence was received regarding the targets, they said, adding it was not immediately clear what damage was done. (Reporting by Orhan Coskun; Writing by Ece Toksabay; Editing by David Dolan)

Turkish jets strike Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq Posted: 29 Aug 2016 07:27 AM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's state-run news agency says Turkish jets have pounded suspected Kurdish rebels targets in a new cross-border raid in northern Iraq.

Iraq says fires put out at four oil wells in town captured from IS Posted: 29 Aug 2016 07:26 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has put out fires at four oil wells in the oil-producing region of Qayyara which Iraqi forces recaptured from Islamic State last week, the oil ministry said on Monday. "Work is underway to put out flames in the remaining wells or oil spots that Daesh criminal gangs set ablaze before fleeing the city," Deputy Oil Minister Fayadh al-Nema said in the statement. Islamic State is also known as Daesh. He didn't say how many fires were still ablaze. The Qayyara region produces heavy sour crude and has a small refinery to process some of the oil. ...

Yemeni Houthi delegation meets Iraq foreign minister, ministry says Posted: 29 Aug 2016 06:04 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari met on Monday with representatives of the Shi'ite Houthi movement fighting in Yemen's civil war, the ministry said on its website. Yemen's Houthi-run governing council said on Sunday it was ready to restart peace talks with the country's exiled government backed by a Saudi-led coalition, provided the coalition stopped attacking and besieging Houthi-held territories. The Shi'ite-led Iraqi government has uneasy relations with regional Sunni power Saudi Arabia. (Reporting by Maher Chmaytelli; editing by John Stonestreet)

More than 70 tents burned down in Iraqi refugee camp: UNHCR Posted: 29 Aug 2016 05:06 AM PDT More than 70 tents were destroyed by fire on Monday in the refugee camp of Yahayawa, near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, but no one was injured, the United Nations' refugee agency UNHCR said. The ministry of displacement and migration "has requested us to provide tents and core relief items CRIs to affected families", UNHCR spokeswoman in Baghdad, Caroline Gluck, said.

Iraqi government, Kurds to start talks about oil dispute: Iraqi spokesman Posted: 29 Aug 2016 04:33 AM PDT The Iraqi government and the Kurdish regional authorities in northern Iraq will discuss a dispute on oil revenue sharing during bilateral talks on Monday, a government spokesman said. The oil issue will be among the topics to be discussed in Baghdad by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Nechirvan Barzani, the prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government. Iraq's oil ministry said on Friday it would consider selling crude through Iran should talks with the autonomous Kurdish region about oil exported through Turkey fail.

Polish foreign minister criticizes EU actions in migrant crisis Posted: 29 Aug 2016 04:21 AM PDT Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski on Monday criticized the European Commission's handling of last year's migrant crisis, saying that Brussels had exacerbated the problems rather than offering real solutions. The EU took "hasty, irresponsible and not-fully thought through steps" in response to a massive influx of refugees from Iraq, Syria and other war-torn regions, Waszczykowski said at a news conference with his German and French counterparts. Waszczykowski has been relentless in his critique of the European Union's executive leadership and blames its policies for Britain's vote to leave the bloc.

Kerry says evidence of IS links to Bangladesh extremists Posted: 29 Aug 2016 04:11 AM PDT US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday that there was evidence to link the extremists behind a recent series of deadly attacks in Bangladesh to the Islamic State group. "We talked very openly about this and we made it very clear ... that there is evidence that ISIL in Iraq and Syria has contacts with about eight different entities around the world and one of them is in South Asia," he said after talks with Bangladeshi government officials. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for last month's deadly attack on a cafe in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka in which 22 people were killed and pictures of the attackers holding IS flags were posted online.

On Syria, Democrats look to deflect the conversation Posted: 29 Aug 2016 03:56 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — In his speech at the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump made six references to the conflict in Syria, pointing to the war-ravaged nation as a source of much of the world's turmoil, particularly immigration and extremism.

Brussels crime lab attacked, five arrested Posted: 29 Aug 2016 03:55 AM PDT Several attackers rammed a car through the gates of Belgium's national crime laboratory on Monday in Brussels and then started a fire in what prosecutors said may have been an attempt to destroy evidence. The incident comes as Belgium remains on high alert following suicide attacks on the city's airport and metro in March which were claimed by the Islamic State group. "Several attackers forced their way into the institute using their car and were able to attack the building," said Ine Van Wymersch, a spokesman for the Brussels prosecutor's office.

Islamic State claims suicide bombing at Iraqi wedding Posted: 29 Aug 2016 03:49 AM PDT Islamic State has claimed a suicide bombing that killed at least 15 people and injured 16 at a wedding party near the holy Shi'ite city of Kerbala late on Sunday. Five assailants including the suicide bomber attacked the celebration in Ain al-Tamr, west of Kerbala in southern Iraq, firing machine guns and throwing hand grenades, the police said. All the attackers were killed by security forces.

From cyberwarfare to drones, the future of conflict is electronic Posted: 29 Aug 2016 03:15 AM PDT More than 10 years fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan have radically reshaped our armed forces, and technology like drones, sensors and even more advanced fighter jets will make the next 10 years full of even more surprises.

Two Turkish soldiers killed in clashes in southeast -Dogan news Posted: 29 Aug 2016 01:33 AM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Two Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes in the largely Kurdish southeastern Hakkari province near the border with Iraq on Monday, Dogan news agency said. No further details were immediately available. Violence in Turkey's largely Kurdish southeast has flared since a 2-1/2-year-old ceasefire between the state and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fell apart in July 2015. (Reporting by Asli Kandemir; Writing by David Dolan; Editing by Nick Tattersall)

Released tape rekindles memory of 1988 Iran mass execution Posted: 29 Aug 2016 12:09 AM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The scratchy, echo-filled tape recording carries the voice of a man who once was in line to become Iran's supreme leader, talking about one of the darkest moments of the country's post-revolution history still not recognized by its government.

Soccer-Japan's Kagawa hopes to heal old wounds in UAE rematch Posted: 28 Aug 2016 10:08 PM PDT Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa is still haunted by his penalty shootout miss in the loss to the United Arab Emirates at last year's Asian Cup and is eyeing revenge when the teams meet again in a 2018 World Cup qualifier on Thursday. Kagawa was in tears after his spot kick hit the post in Sydney as UAE claimed a 5-4 triumph on penalties following a 1-1 draw to end Japan's title defence and set up a semi-final showdown against hosts Australia. "The (UAE) team was different then and so was our coach, the players and the situation but I can still see the torment in my mind," the Dortmund player was quoted as saying by Kyodo news agency ahead of the Asian World Cup qualifier in Saitama.

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