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Taliban kill, abduct dozens of ex-officers: rights group
Human Rights Watch said the promised amnesty has not stopped local commanders from retaliating against former members of the army, police and intelligence services.
By Lee Keath
Navy ‘gray-zone behavior’ study part of military sexual assault prevention and response effort
In an effort to get ahead of potential sexual misconduct, the Navy has been using research and training models to learn more about “gray-zone behavior,” or acts that don’t meet the Navy’s definition of sexual harassment or sexual assault.
By Jared Morgan
Mishandling of misconduct reports, retaliation a pattern across the National Guard
National Guard members speak out after they say their chains of command bungled their sexual assault investigations and retaliated against them for seeking justice.
Russia slams US arguments for low-yield nukes
The U.S. State Department argued in a paper released last week that fitting the low-yield nuclear warheads to submarine-launched ballistic missiles would help counter potential new threats from Russia and China.
Iraq army says US strikes kill 5 security forces, 1 civilian
An Iran-backed Shiite militia group vowed to exact revenge for the U.S. strikes, potentially signalling another cycle of tit-for-tat violence between Washington and Tehran that could play out inside Iraq.
Iranian proxy ‘likely’ launched strike that killed 2 American troops in Iraq, says US general
A rocket attack in Iraq that killed two American troops and one U.K. service member was “most likely” conducted by a Shia militia group, but the Pentagon is still investigating, the top commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East said.
By Joe Gould
US military resumes operations against the Islamic State group in Iraq
The U.S. military is resuming operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq and is working to soon restart training Iraqi forces, U.S. officials said Wednesday, despite deep divisions over the American drone strike that killed an senior Iranian commander in Baghdad and the resulting missile attacks by Iran on Iraqi bases.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Esper: US does not expect more Iranian retaliatory attacks
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the Trump administration foresees no more Iranian military attacks in retaliation for the U.S. strike that killed the Islamic Republic’s most powerful general. The Pentagon chief suggested that Iran’s government is under internal threat following its downing of a Ukrainian civilian airliner.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press