Afghans tighten security amid election threats
Iraqis Who Fled Mosul Say They Prefer Militants to Government
US transfers 12 detainees including 10 Pakistanis out of Afghan prison -- A French national, a Kuwaiti and 10 Pakistani detainees were sent back to their home countries last month from the Parwan prison, the defence official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Volunteers flock to defend Baghdad as insurgents seize more Iraqi territory -- as the group seized the towns of Saadiyah and Jalawla north of the capital.
Troops battled ISIS militants Friday in Diyala province
Reported security incidents
#1: A policeman was killed on Friday when unidentified militants attacked a police checkpost near Chakdara area of Lower Dir district.
#2: In a separate incident, at least two FC men were injured when an explosion occurred in Salarzai area of Bajaur tribal region.
#3: Afghan police backed by the army have killed 29 Taliban militants during a series of operations across the country over the past 24 hours, Interior Ministry said in a statement released here on Friday.