U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday reassured U.S. support for Iraq's anti-Islamic State (IS) efforts during a phone conversation with newly appointed Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al Obeidi.
A two-month English course for ASEAN armed forces has been concluded at the Training Institute, Royal Brunei Armed Forces (TI RBAF), the Defense Ministry said Friday.
A total of 38 people, including two senior police officers, were killed and some 141 others wounded in separate bomb attacks across Iraq on Sunday, security sources said.
Egypt's army on Thursday killed 15 suspected militants in a security raid and arrested 25 others suspected of being members of the extremist Sinai-based Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis group, security source told Xinhua.
Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday that American ground troops could be called into battle against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria if circumstances require.
One month after authorizing U.S. military to conduct airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS) forces in Iraq, U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday vowed that he "will not hesitate to take action" against the Islamic State in Syria.
U.S. will keep air operations in Iraq with the aim to support Iraqi and Kurdish forces in their fight against terrorists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to Iraqi civilians, said the Pentagon.
At least seven Al Shabaab fighters were killed after they launched an attack on high security prison in the capital Mogadishu, Somali presidency said.
U.S. airstrikes and military assistance to Iraqi and Kurdish security forces have stalled the advance of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces around Erbil, Iraq, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Thursday.
At least 10 militants and one policeman were killed while a district police chief wounded Wednesday morning in a clash in eastern Ghazni province, a source said.
Several hundred of militants on Tuesday launched a massive attack on security checkpoints in eastern Afghan province of Logar, 60 km south of national capital of Kabul, where officials celebrated the 95th Independence Day earlier on the day.
The Taliban militants, who vowed to regain power in Afghanistan, have intensified their activities since May and have launched massive offensives, a development viewed by local analysts here as a result of the government's soft stance against them.
U.S. air campaign in Iraq is expected to continue for some time, with no endgame in sight as Iraq battles advancing Islamic extremists.
The green on blue attacks or insider offensive committed by Afghans in military uniform against NATO- led forces, may demonstrate security lapses and Taliban's penetration into the ranks of security forces.
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front ( MILF) on Saturday accused the Philippine military of violating the ceasefire agreement between the government and MILF, saying that massive uncoordinated military movements in areas close to MILF forces had been found early in the morning.
Pakistani security forces have cleared 70 percent area of the armed militants in their second stronghold in North Waziristan tribal region, the army said Sunday.
Sunni tribal fighters repulsed Sunni extremist militants from villages in Salahudin province on Monday, as Iraqi security forces continued to battle insurgent groups across the country, security sources said.
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