Six people have died in a US missile strike targeting militants in Pakistan’s tribal district on the Afghan border, security officials say.

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Six die in Pakistan drone strike

US troops are called in to help Iraqi forces battle insurgents behind a deadly attack on an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, security officials tell the BBC.

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US troops summoned in Iraq attack

At least 45 militants and family members have died in Pakistani jet strikes targeting militants in a north-western tribal area, security officials say.

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Pakistan jet strikes kill dozens

Lebanese security officials say they have killed the suspected leader of the militant Sunni Islamist group Fatah al-Islam.

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Lebanon ‘kills militant leader’