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In Iraq's Mosul, radicals unleash their vision

Over the past two weeks, the extremists ruling Iraq's second largest city have shrugged off previous restraint and embarked on a brutal campaign to purge Mosul of anything that challenges their radical interpretation of Islam, even Muslim shrines that in their iconoclastic fervor they condemn as apostasy.
Sailor dies while serving aboard destroyer in Red Sea

The cause of Seaman Yeshabel Villot-Carrasco's death was not given, although the Defense Department said it was in non-hostile circumstances.
Syrian army casualties surge, raising death toll

More than 2,000 Syrians - almost half of them pro-government forces - have been killed in just over two weeks of fighting in Syria, making it one of the worst death tolls in the country's civil war, opposition activists said Monday.

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Sailor dies while serving aboard destroyer in Red Sea

The cause of Seaman Yeshabel Villot-Carrasco's death was not given, although the Defense Department said it was in non-hostile circumstances.
Thousands of Afghan government weapons may be unaccounted for, watchdog says

Neither the American military nor the Afghan government can keep track of hundreds of thousands of weapons provided to Afghan security forces, sparking fears that some could land in the hands of insurgents or terrorist groups, according to a U.S. watchdog.
Afghan vote audit stalls amid daily arguments

More than three months after voters first went to the polls, Afghans began the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr without a new president as a slow-going electoral audit continues to be dogged by controversy.

Iraqi Kurds: A nation in waiting July 27, 2014
Bataan group's long stretch at sea symptomatic of smaller amphibious fleet July 26, 2014
Army: Of 1,100 captains pink-slipped, 48 were in Afghanistan July 23, 2014
House panel: US missed chances to head off Islamic State July 23, 2014
As US draws curtain on combat role, resilient Taliban plans patient comeback July 21, 2014

Jordan shoots down 'aerial target' near Syria

Jordan's air force shot down an "aerial target" near the Syrian border on Friday, a Jordanian military official said. Eyewitnesses said the object was a drone.

Outgoing Karzai says Afghans need new president

US pushes for Israel-Hamas truce as deadly Gaza battle rages

Iraq police find 17 bodies, some bound, in Baghdad July 28, 2014
Attack on park in Gaza war kills 10, most children
Israel military: 9 soldiers killed in Gaza attacks
Outgoing Karzai says Afghans need new president July 28, 2014
Israeli PM warns of prolonged campaign in Gaza war
UN condemns terrorist oil sales from Iraq, Syria
Hamas leader Meshaal demands end to occupation July 28, 2014
In war-struck Gaza, civilians struggle to get by
UN Security Council calls for Gaza cease-fire
Israel carries out 3 strikes on Gaza, breaks lull July 28, 2014
Netanyahu: Israel can lose on PR but not security July 27, 2014
Israel, Hamas hold out for more gains in Gaza war July 27, 2014

FEATURE REPORT

Afghan army's rusty tank relics still roll into battle

The Afghan National Army's tanks barely look ready to drive around the block, let alone fight a war. But from a base on the outskirts of the capital city of Kabul, a few hundred Afghan soldiers still ride rusting museum pieces into battle against the Taliban.
GALLERY

5 attackers killed in Taliban raid on Kabul airport

The Taliban claimed responsibility for a brazen attack on the Kabul International Airport on Thursday that inflicted little damage but diverted flights and sent the sound of gunfire and explosions rolling across the city for hours.
DOD proposes wider use of Afghanistan war fund

A pot of money created to fund wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is critically needed for other U.S. military offensive operations around the world, Adm. Sandy Winnefeld told House lawmakers Wednesday.
Watchdog calls for delay in delivering more C-130s to Afghan air force

A U.S. government watchdog is questioning the Defense Department’s decision to equip the Afghan air force with C-130 aircraft, saying the Afghans may be unable to use them.
Report: Assessment shows risk to potential US advisers in Iraq

Iraq’s security forces are so infiltrated by either Sunni extremist informants or Shiite personnel backed by Iran that any Americans assigned to advise Baghdad’s forces could be at risk, The New York Times reported Sunday.
US, NATO step up to overcome Afghan electoral dispute July 14, 2014
Watchdog: $200 million literacy program misses mark in Afghanistan January 28, 2014
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