WASHINGTON – Defense Department officials Saturday strongly condemned terrorist actions in the Sinai Oct. 24 which resulted in the death or injury of dozens of Egyptian soldiers. In a written statement, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby expressed condolences to the families of the victims. The full statement follows. The Defense Department strongly […]
Human Rights Watch says the Islamic State group massacred as many as 770 Iraqi soldiers who were captured when the militants overran an Iraqi military base in June. The figure is much higher than what the New York-based rights group originally reported and is based on new evidence showing more execution sites. Human Rights Watch […]