IRAQ

Kyle, who is portrayed in the Oscar-nominated "American Sniper," may not have been as lethal a sniper as an unnamed Royal Marine.

The U.S. is training and equipping Sunni militias in Iraq's Anbar province to fight the Islamic State group.

But he certainly wouldn't decline if elected.

The president's proposal includes $75 million in military aid to Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova to "counter Russian aggression."

The baseline budget is the biggest in history, bigger in fact than spending caps will allow.

The key Western ally has continued and even expanded its own policy of public beheadings with little scrutiny.

The Islamic State group's 'governor' and head of religious police may have been planning an unprecedented split.

The council warned that anyone helping ISIS in any form would be subjected to the same sanctions that the terrorist group faces.

Kenji Goto, 47, who had worked as a journalist in several war zones, had gone to Syria in October to secure the release of Haruna Yukawa.

When the case begins, the defense team will likely claim that Dzokhar Tsarnaev was influenced or intimidated by his elder brother.

The woman, who hasn't been identified, was captured in 2013. Her whereabouts are unknown.

Jordanian government spokesman Mohammed al-Momani said Sunday Jordan is "still ready to hand over" Sajida al-Rishawi in return for Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh.

Iraqi forces freed workers who had gone missing after Islamic State group raided an oil station in Kirkuk.

Speaking in parliament, Wael al-Halqi said Syria's would "back any initiatives to fight global terrorism," state media reported.

The mother of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto has publicly expressed her grief, after a video purported to show his murder by ISIS.

Intelligence experts say it is "hard to calculate" what the extremist group will do in the wake of a Japanese journalist's execution.

Chadian fighter jets dropped bombs Saturday on the Nigerian town of Gamboru, which is occupied by Boko Haram insurgents.

Kurdish forces successfully fought back Islamic State insurgents near the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, but the militants may have taken new hostages.

The militant group is attacking Kurds in Kirkuk, Iraq, where it has recruited Sunni Arabs frustrated by their lack of protection by Baghdad.

Chris Kyle, a Navy SEAL who did four tours in Iraq, is considered to be the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history.

The outgoing Defense Secretary said the U.S. might need to send non-combat ground troops to Iraq to help turn back Islamic State forces.