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Iraq paramilitary chief walks back accusations against US

The head of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force has walked back his deputy's accusation that the United States was behind a string of recent explosions at the group's bases. Faleh al-Fayyadh said investigators had yet to determine who was behind the past month's blasts at four...

Israel strikes Hamas base after new rocket attacks: army

Israeli forces bombed Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip overnight in retaliation for Palestinian rocket attacks, the military said Thursday. Hamas launched two rockets at Israel late Wednesday – bringing to six the number of strikes from Gaza in less than a week – the army said, adding...

Trump says he could release Daesh fighters into Europe

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that if Europe does not take Daesh (ISIS) fighters held as prisoners, he will have to release them into the countries from which they came, such as Germany and France. Thousands of people, including men, women and children from more than 50...