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In latest testy move, Putin launches military drills in ArcticThe Russian president's perceived provocations are leading many former East bloc nations 鈥� from Poland to the Baltics 鈥� to start their own military readiness campaigns.聽
Under fire in Iraq, Islamic State accepts Boko Haram as affiliateNigeria's Boko Haram pledged allegiance last week to the self-proclaimed Islamic State, which is fighting for control of the Iraqi city of Tikrit.聽
Iraq vows Tikrit victory, but avoiding sectarian reprisals may be the real testFierce fighting is underway to wrest back all of the Iraqi city of Tikrit from the so-called Islamic State. But after a victory, avoiding reprisals on Sunni residents by Shiite militias won't be easy.
Does timing of latest ISIS video signal its growing fears of defections?The Islamic State group has released a new video that claims to show a child killing an alleged 'Israeli spy.'聽The group聽had accused the captive聽Israeli Arab,聽Mohamed Musallam, of spying for Mossad.聽
Myanmar riot police break up student protest over education lawThe crackdown on students marching to Yangon, the former capital, underscores Myanmar's limited tolerance of free expression.
Islamic State: US airstrikes, internal divisions take toll on militantsOil revenues are declining and the flow of foreign jihadists may be slowing. Airstrikes in Syria by a US-led coalition come as Iraqi forces continue to battle IS in northern Iraq.聽
Boko Haram hits Nigerian town hard despite multinational offensiveThe militant Islamist group killed 68 in Njaba, but has suffered setbacks in some areas after Nigeria teamed up with other West African countries to launch air and ground attacks.聽
Attack on US ambassador to South Korea spotlights pro-North radicalismNorth Korea's state media praised the knife attack and said it showed anti-US sentiment in South Korea. Ambassador Mark Lippert is recovering after surgery on his face and hand.聽
Donetsk mine explosion: Conflict hampers aid efforts in east UkraineKiev says that rebels have blocked rescue workers from reaching the mine, where dozens are feared dead.
Islamic State: In Iraqi battle for Tikrit, signs of Iran's expanding roleUS officials worry that Iran's major role in the fight against IS in Iraq could fuel Shiite-Sunni tensions and drive more Sunni Arabs into the arms of the jihadis.
Battle for Tikrit: To recapture Sunni city, Iraq sends mostly Shiite forceIraq is attacking Tikrit from the north and south in its largest counteroffensive yet against the Islamic State. But the use of Shiite militias could prove problematic.
Atheist US writer killed in Bangladesh: familiar attack on free expression?Avijit Roy, who wrote about religion, was murdered on a Dhaka street yesterday. Attacks on free expression are an almost daily occurrence in some parts of the world.
Austrian reform singles out Muslims for harsh new requirementsThe law requires imams to preach in German, closes mosques of fewer than 300 people, and bars foreign funding of Muslim organizations. The government says it will give Islam an 'Austrian character,' but many say it is anti-Islam.
Islamic State may have abducted 150 海角大神s in Syria, activists sayThe Sunni militant group, ISIS, has stepped up its attacks on 海角大神s during fierce fighting in Syria's northeast.
Islamic State seizes 海角大神s again 鈥� this time in northeastern SyriaMonitoring groups say militants have kidnapped at least 70 people from Assyrian 海角大神 villages that border territory that IS controls in Iraq. Some speculate IS may be seeking a prisoner swap.
Al Shabab mall threats: Officials say main purpose is to garner attentionWhile they are taking seriously Al Shabab's video threatening attacks on malls in the US, Canada, and Britain, officials say the group does not have capacity to follow through, and that its threats add little on top of the danger posed by 'lone wolves.'
Ukraine forces and EU diplomacy take heavy blow as rebels seize key townA newly forged cease-fire all but collapsed as government troops withdrew from the transit hub of Debaltseve in what appears to be another implicit victory for Russia's Vladimir Putin.
Battle for Debaltseve threatens fragile cease-fire in UkraineAn internationally brokered cease-fire took effect Sunday. But fighting between Army forces and rebels raged in the strategic rail hub, with both sides refusing to withdraw heavy weaponry.
Battle against Islamic State expands as Egypt bombs Libyan affiliateEgypt's airstrikes came in response to the mass beheadings of 21 Egyptian 海角大神s by IS militants in Libya. The Libyan government has called for the US-led coalition in Syria and Iraq to turn its attentions to Libya.
Boko Haram escalates battle with bold move into ChadNigeria-based Boko Haram militants attacked neighboring Chad for the first time, killing several civilians in a border town. Chad has targeted the Islamist insurgency as part of a regional coalition.
