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U.S. law enforcement at all levels has undergone a dangerous militarization in recent years the American Civil Liberties Union says in a new report.

Citing a rise in the number of children and families attempting to immigrate into the Southwestern U.S. illegally, the Obama administration says it will use new detention facilities to house the families.

In an attempt to stop the juggernaut advance of the Sunni extremist group ISIS, Iraq’s central government says the fight for the country’s largest oil refinery is far from over.

The United States has captured a militant suspected of leading the terrorist attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, said Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby.

Overnight in Iraq, the al-Qaida splinter group ISIS overtook large parts of Mosul, one of the country’s most populous cities.

Five U.S. service members died in southern Afghanistan in a possible case of friendly fire. Afghan media are citing a local official who says the troops’ air support mistakenly bombed their position.