U.S. believes Islamic State likely used mustard agent in Iraq attack: WSJ
WASHINGTON - The United States believes Islamic State militants likely used mustard agent in an attack on Kurdish forces in Iraq earlier this week, the first indication the militant group has obtained a banned chemical weapon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
U.S. bombing of Islamic State rebels surged in July
WASHINGTON - The U.S. bombing campaign against Islamic State rebels surged in July as Kurdish fighters pushed into territory held by the militant group in Syria and Iraqi forces prepared an offensive to retake strategic northwestern cities, Pentagon figures showed.
Egyptian military plane crashes near Libyan border, four dead
CAIRO - An Egyptian military aircraft crashed near the Libyan border while on a mission against Islamist militants on Thursday, killing four people and injuring another two, the military said.
Kuwait seizes arms, holds suspects in militant plot: local media
KUWAIT - Kuwait authorities seized a huge arms cache smuggled from Iraq and hidden beneath houses near the border, arresting three suspected members of a militant cell that was plotting to destabilize the country, local media said.
Turkey faces autumn election after coalition talks fail
ANKARA - Turkey faces a snap election this autumn after talks on forming a coalition government broke down on Thursday, increasing uncertainty in the NATO member state as it battles Islamic State insurgents on its borders and Kurdish militants at home.
Paris murder suspect faces trial as Kurdish tensions resurface
PARIS - A Turkish man suspected of murdering three Kurdish activists in Paris in 2013 is to face trial, putting the spotlight on a key rallying point for ethnic Kurds amid renewed violence in Turkey's Kurdish southeast.
Pakistan military court sentences six to death in school massacre
ISLAMABAD - A secret military court in Pakistan sentenced six men to death after convicting them of involvement in the Taliban massacre of 134 children at an army-run school in Peshawar, the military said on Thursday.
Iraq's Anbar governor sacking all aides under Abadi reform plan
BAGHDAD - The governor of Iraq's Anbar province said on Thursday he was sacking all aides as part of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's crackdown on corruption and incompetence to boost the government in its battle against Islamic State insurgents.
Iraq's PM office says U.S. general's comments on partition 'irresponsible'
BEIRUT - Comments attributed to the most senior U.S. army official about the possibility of Iraq being partitioned are irresponsible and ignorant, the media office of the country's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Thursday.
Afghan team due in Pakistan to discuss reviving Taliban peace talks
ISLAMABAD - Afghan officials are due in Pakistan on Thursday to discuss reviving suspended peace talks with the Afghan Taliban, Pakistan's national security adviser said, days after Taliban attacks killed dozens of people in Kabul.
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