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Gunmen attack 2 UN peacekeeping sites in Mali, 2 killed

The United Nations says unidentified gunmen have attacked two U.N. peacekeeping sites in Mali, killing one Malian soldier and one U.N. peacekeeper. U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said the U.N. camp in Douentza in the Mopti region of central Mali came under attack Monday morning. He...

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...