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US troops killed in Iraq artillery 'mishap'

Two U.S. soldiers who were killed in Iraq over the weekend died in an artillery "mishap" and were not killed by enemy action, the Pentagon said Monday. "An Army artillery section was conducting a counterfire mission against an [Daesh] mortar site when a mishap occurred, injuring seven...

6 Shia militia groups take part in Tal Afar offensive

Six militia groups will take part in a planned military operation to recapture Iraq’s northwestern city of Tal Afar, a militia member said Monday. The groups are part of the Hashd al-Shaabi militia, a Shia paramilitary force that has been providing support to government forces in the...

'PKK blast' kills two civilians in Turkey

Two civilians working on a construction site in Turkey's southeast were killed on Monday in a bomb blast blamed on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), state media said. The two workers lost their lives when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in the Semdinli district of the...