US shooting suspect texted Islamic verse to friendHours before the Tennessee shooting that killed five US servicemen, the suspected gunman texted his close friend a link to a long Islamic verse that included the line: "Whosoever shows enmity to a friend of Mine, then I have declared war ag More… |
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4 marines and gunman killed in Tennessee shootingsFour Marines were killed on Thursday by a gunman who opened fire at two military offices in Chattanooga, Tennessee, before being fatally shot in an attack officials called a brazen, brutal act of domestic terrorism. The Federal Bu More… |
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US sends more warships near YemenThe US Navy has sent an aircraft carrier and a guided-missile cruiser into the waters near Yemen, officials said on Monday, heightening the US maritime security presence as concerns mount over Yemen's escalating conflict. The More… |
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US Navy ship with 550 Marines entering GulfThe amphibious transport ship USS Mesa Verde with 550 Marines on board entered the Gulf on Monday to support possible US action to help Iraq's Shi'ite-led government combat a Sunni Islamist insurgency that has overtaken large areas of th More… |
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Anti-US fury sweeps Mideast, embassies attackedFury about a film that defames Prophet Mohammed tore across the Middle East after weekly prayers on Friday with protesters attacking US embassies and burning American flags as the Pentagon rushed to bolster security at its missions. More… |
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Syria forces pound cities; Russia readies marinesSyrian security forces pounded opposition areas across the country on Monday, activists said, adding that at least 23 people had been killed in clashes they say have escalated since international observers suspended their mission. Activist More… |
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Marines seize Afghan town from TalibanUS Marines captured a town centre from Taliban insurgents in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on Wednesday, their first large operation in Afghanistan since arriving to reinforce Nato troops last month. Asked if the Marines had take More… |
