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No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing yet, but it bears the hallmarks of al-Shabaab which has been gaining strength in Somalia.

Chinese and Indian forces will stand down along the hotly disputed Himalayan border region that saw outbreaks of violence in recent months.

Somalia is at a political impasse, and while the country falls out of control, al-Shabaab is stepping up its deadly attacks on Somali troops.

A rare daylight drone strike pummeled a weapons shipment heading for an illegal crossing on the Syria-Iraq border, several reports confirm.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports an ISIS ambush and firefight in eastern Syria, about 280 miles northeast of Damascus. 

Quieter, more lethal Russian subs are a new challenge, but US and NATO navies are on top of it, the head of US Naval Forces Europe says.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid warned that the insurgents “will definitely return to war” if Washington “rejects this deal.”

Swedish Troops will augment French forces across the Sahel in an ongoing operation against extremists under coalition Task Force Takuba.

The protesters have adopted the three-fingered salute, a popular symbol of recent pro-democracy protests in neighboring Thailand.

“Putin has outplayed us. He has played the great game better than anyone on the world stage,” McRaven said, calling the Russian president “dangerous.”

The JP reported independent tracking sites, followed two aircraft that were allegedly used by the IRGC to transfer weapons to Syria & Lebanon.

The DoD is scrambling to cut out any links to extremism in the ranks — actual or imagined — in the wake of SecDef Austin’s stand down.