Air strikes kill 30 militants allied with Pakistani Taliban: sources
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - Pakistani jet fighters killed 30 militants allied to the Pakistani Taliban in a missile attack in the mountainous northwestern Khyber region on Wednesday, including the group's spokesman, intelligence officials said.
Islamic State fighters take on Libya's rival government forces
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI - Militants claiming allegiance to Islamic State fought forces loyal to Libya's two rival governments in the central city of Sirte and further east in Benghazi, a Libyan news agency and residents said on Wednesday.
U.N. tells backers of Libya's rival sides to pressure them for peace
GENEVA - International backers of Libya's rival factions must pressure the warring groups to work out a political deal and help to choke off the supply of guns to the country, a U.N. official said on Wednesday.
Turkish military says clashes with Kurdish militants in southeast
ISTANBUL - The Turkish military exchanged fire with Kurdish rebels in southeast Turkey on Wednesday in a rare violation of a two-year old ceasefire, part of a peace process between the militants and Ankara.
Mainstream Syrian rebels seize historic town in south: monitor
BEIRUT - Insurgents have seized a historic town in southern Syria from the government, a group monitoring the war said on Wednesday, part of a rebel counter-attack to stop Damascus reclaiming the border zone near Israel and Jordan.
Yemen's Houthi militia close in on president's Aden base
ADEN - Houthi militia forces in Yemen backed by allied army units seized an air base on Wednesday and appeared poised to capture the southern port of Aden from defenders loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, local residents said.
Arab League to discuss Yemen intervention plea on Thursday
CAIRO - The Arab League will discuss the crisis in Yemen on Thursday, the regional body's deputy secretary general said, after the country's foreign minister called on Arab states to intervene militarily to halt an advance by the Shi'ite Houthi militia.
Arab leaders confronted with multiple crises at summit
CAIRO - Arab leaders meeting at a summit this week face rapidly deteriorating conflicts in Yemen and Libya, but have yet to agree on a concrete plan to counter a growing threat from Islamist militant groups and regional chaos.
Iraqi president expects U.S.-led coalition air strikes on Tikrit soon
BAGHDAD - Iraqi President Fouad Massoum said on Wednesday that the U.S.-led coalition would soon carry out air strikes against Islamic State in the Sunni city of Tikrit, after starting aerial reconnaissance flights this week.
Three men arrested for recruiting Islamist fighters in Italy
MILAN - Police arrested three men on Wednesday for allegedly setting up a network in Italy to recruit Islamist fighters to be sent to Syria and Iraq, the Italian authorities said.
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