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January
14, 2016
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This Is How You Do a
Putin Interview
By Alexander
Mercouris |
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The
fact Ukraine has not brought a claim against
Russia to the International Court of Justice
shows it knows - and has been warned by
Western governments - it would lose. Continue |
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Towards the Collapse
of Saudi Arabia
By Thierry
Meyssan |
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While
the Saud family enjoys the last few moments
of its dictatorship, the decapitation of the
leader of the opposition, Nimr al-Nimr,
deprives half of the Saudi population of all
hope. Continue |
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What Hillary Knew
about Libya
By Robert
Parry |
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Blumenthal’s emails provide a useful window
into what was actually happening behind the
scenes – and what Secretary of State Clinton
knew. Continue |
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Fifteen Yemeni civilians killed
in Saudi-led air strike - residents:
At least 15 Yemeni civilians were killed in an air
strike by a Saudi-led military coalition outside the
capital, residents said on Wednesday, as prospects for a
new round of U.N.-sponsored talks to end the war in
Yemen dimmed.
Five Saudi troops killed in Yemen
retaliatory operations:
Yemen’s army and popular committees have killed five
Saudi soldiers on the kingdom’s soil amid Riyadh’s
relentless bombardment of its impoverished neighbor.
Gunmen kill two policemen in
south Yemen:
Unidentified gunmen Wednesday shot dead two policemen in
Yemen's southern city of Aden, a security official said,
in the second such attack in as many days.
Southeast Turkey operation kills
16 more PKK rebels:
Turkish security forces killed 16 PKK members during
ongoing anti-terror operations in southeastern provinces
of Sirnak and Diyarbakir on Tuesday, Turkish army said
Wednesday.
Turkey’s security knew about
possible attack, failed to stop it - reports:
The Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT)
issued warnings to security forces that Islamic State
(IS, previously ISIS/ISIL) terrorists were targeting
tourists and foreign mission buildings prior to
Tuesday's attack in Istanbul, Hürriyet reports.
All 3 Russians detained in Turkey
belonged to foreign terror groups – Russian state source
: The three Russian
citizens detained by the Turkish police over ties with
Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) were indeed
linked with international terrorism, a source in one of
Russia’s security agencies has said.
Assyrians And Kurds Clash For The
First Time In North Syria:
Several people have been killed in rare clashes between
Assyrian Christians and Kurds in Syria’s al-Hasakah
province, Al Jazeera has learnt.
Backed by Russian airstrikes,
Syrian troops push deeper into rebel stronghold:
Backed by relentless Russian airstrikes, Syrian troops a
seize a key rebel-held town in the strategic region
overlooking the coast, the government and opposition
activists said.
Syria rebels to
relinquish nearly half of heavy weapons in Homs truce:
Syrian rebels in a former opposition stronghold in Homs
will relinquish nearly half their heavy weapons as part
of a landmark truce with the government, the provincial
governor said Wednesday.
Syria's rebels reject peace talks
unless U.N. resolution implemented:
The groups, which include the powerful Islam Army,
mentioned articles 12 and 13 of a resolution that was
passed late last year, which calls on the sides in
Syria's civil war to allow humanitarian access to all in
need and cease attacks on civilians.
Russia has no plans for
quasi-state in Syria, contrary to Erdogan’s claims:
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s claims to the
effect Russia’s aim in Syria is to create a mini-state
around Latakia province is nothing but a propaganda move
expected to weaken Moscow’s foothold at Syrian crisis
settlement talks
Putin hints that Russia could
grant asylum to Assad:
Russia could grant asylum to Bashar al-Assad if he is
forced to leave Syria, Vladimir Putin suggested in an
interview with the German tabloid Bild.
Kevin Andrews calls for troops on
ground, disagrees with government policy:
Former defence minister Kevin Andrews has repeated calls
for Australian combat troops to join the fight against
Islamic State, the day after the government confirmed it
had formally declined the United States request for an
increased military contribution.
Syria : David Cameron admits
'there aren’t enough' moderate fighters on the ground:
David Cameron has admitted that “there aren’t enough”
moderate Syrian fighters to defeat Isis yet and conceded
some of the rebels belong to “relatively hardline
Islamist groups”.
Obama calls on US Congress to authorize use of
military force against Islamic State
: "If this Congress is serious about
winning this war, and wants to send a message to our
troops and the world, you should finally authorize the
use of military force against ISIL," he says
U.S. military may expand ISIS fight beyond Iraq
and Syria: Defense
Secretary Ash Carter signaled Wednesday that the U.S.
military will expand efforts to target Islamic State
militants beyond the group's territory in Iraq and
Syria, potentially involving airstrikes and raids in
other Islamic countries.
Iraqi Warplanes Bomb Daesh
Meeting, Killing 11 Terror Group's Leaders:
A Daesh commander in charge of the group's Baghdad
members was among those killed, along with a close
associate of the group’s leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi and a
senior operative responsible for transferring terrorists
to Baghdad, according to the statement.
Special U.S. targeting force 'now
in place' in Iraq, U.S. says:
A new U.S. force of special operations troops has
arrived in Iraq and is preparing to work with Iraqi
forces to go after ISIS targets, U.S. Defense Secretary
Ash Carter said on Wednesday.
Iran Releases Footage From Arrest
Of 10 U.S. Sailors:
Iran's state broadcaster just released photos not just
of the 10 captured soldiers, which were shown earlier,
but of their arrest as well as the seizure of the boat
and their weapons. Here is the just released TV footage:
John Kerry thanks Iran for
freeing US Navy sailors:
"I want to express my gratitude to Iranian authorities
for their cooperation ?in swiftly resolving this
matter," Kerry said in a statement on Wednesday,
according to Reuters.
Palestinian Hunger Striker
Reportedly in Critical Condition:
: The condition of a Palestinian journalist on a 48-day
hunger strike in an Israeli jail is deteriorating, the
man's wife and a Palestinian official said Monday.
Swedish foreign minister calls
for inquiry into Israeli violence:
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom called on
Tuesday for an investigation to determine if Israel was
guilty of extrajudicial killings of Palestinians during
recent violence there, local media reported.
Israel says Swedish FM not
welcome: The
minister, Margot Wallstroem, last week postponed a trip
to Israel indefinitely, with Israeli media reports
suggesting that Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor
Lieberman did not want to meet her.
Kuwait MPs approve extra $10 bn
for arms: Kuwait's
parliament on Wednesday unanimously approved a request
by the oil-rich Gulf state's government for $10 billion
in additional funds for military spending during the
next 10 years.
Bomb attack kills over dozen in
north Cameroon mosque:
“The attack took place at 5:40 a.m. (0440 GMT) at a
mosque in Kouyape. There were 13 deaths, including the
man who blew himself up, and one wounded,” a senior
local official, who declined to be named, said on
Wednesday.
14 killed as suicide attack
targets polio centre in Pakistan:
A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a polio
eradication centre in Pakistan's western city of Quetta,
killing more than a dozen people in the latest deadly
assault on the campaign to fight the disease in the
country.
Six killed as suicide bomber
targets Pakistan consulate in Afghanistan:
fghan security forces
exchanged fire with gunmen barricaded in a house near
the Pakistani consulate in the eastern city of Jalalabad
on Wednesday after a suicide bomber blew himself up,
killing as many as six people and wounding two,
officials said.
Philippines to offer eight bases
to US forces: official:
The Philippines is set to offer the US military use of
eight bases, a military spokesman said Wednesday, after
the country's supreme court upheld a security agreement
with Washington forged in the face of rising tensions
with China.
China state news agency
criticizes US-Philippines base deal:
BEIJING (AP) — China harshly criticized the Philippine
Supreme Court's backing of a defense pact allowing
American forces, warships and planes to be based
temporarily in local military camps, calling the move
"stupid" and warning of consequences.
Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels agree
new truce deal:
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels agreed a new truce deal
Wednesday that goes into immediate effect and replaces
one broken just hours after its signature at the end of
last month.
Julian Assange to be questioned
by Swedish prosecutors in London:
Lawyers for Wikileaks founder welcome prosecutor’s
decision to interview Assange at Ecuadorian embassy in
bid to break deadlock
Canada welcomes 10,000th Syrian
refugee: A plane
carrying asylum seekers landed in Toronto late on
Tuesday, putting the number of arrivals at 10,121 since
November, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals
took office.
Michigan’s Water Crisis Has
Gotten So Bad The National Guard Has Been Deployed:
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) activated his state’s
National Guard late Tuesday night to help address a
growing public health crisis stemming from tap water
poisoned with lead.
Homeland Security Asking Hotel
Staff to Report Customers for Too Many Condoms:
Frequent minibar-restock requests and refusal of maid
service for several days also listed among signs you
might be a sex trafficker.
Emails expose close ties between
Hillary Clinton and accused war criminal Henry Kissinger:
Kissinger met regularly with Secretary Clinton, and
applauded her hawkish foreign policy in a handwritten
message
Joe diGenova: FBI facing revolt
unless Hillary Clinton is charged
: “I believe that the evidence that the
FBI is compiling will be so compelling that unless
[Lynch] agrees to the charges, there will be a massive
revolt inside the FBI, which she will not be able to
survive as an attorney general. It will be like
Watergate. It will be unbelievable.”
Rubio Promises First Trip to
Israel as President:
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio promised
to make a visit to Israel his first foreign trip if he
becomes the Republican presidential nominee and goes on
to win the White House next fall.
Ted Cruz Didn’t Disclose Loan
From Goldman Sachs for His First Senate Campaign:
The couple’s decision to pump more than $1 million into
Mr. Cruz’s successful Tea Party-darling Senate bid in
Texas was made easier by a large loan from Goldman
Sachs, where Mrs. Cruz works. That loan was not
disclosed in campaign finance reports.
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January
12, 2016
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Fresh U.S. strikes kill 34 ISIS
jihadis north Syria:
At least 34 militants of the Islamic State (ISIS) were
killed on Tuesday in renewed airstrikes by the U.S.-led
coalition in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo,
officials said.
Syrian army retakes town in
Latakia province:
Syria's army and allied forces on Tuesday took full
control from rebel groups of the strategic town of Salma,
in the northwestern province of Latakia, state
television reported.
Russia Is Arming Hezbollah, Say
Two of the Group’s Field Commanders:
On the Syrian battlefield, Vladimir Putin’s planes and
special forces work ever more closely with the Party of
God—labeled ‘terrorist’ by Washington.
Russia supports both Assad troops
and rebels in battle against ISIS – Putin:
Russia supports Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces
and will back anti-Assad rebels as long as they are
fighting Islamic State, President Vladimir Putin told
Germany’s Bild, countering claims that Moscow only backs
the regime rather than hitting jihadists.
‘Govt aid was sold off by traders’:
“The prices rose so high… militants sold us humanitarian
aid at inflated prices. A kilogram of rice cost $250,”
Multiple jihadist attacks kill
more than 30 in Iraq:
Jihadist gunmen and bombers killed at least 12 people in
a busy market area of Baghdad, while a double blast at a
cafe north of the Iraqi capital claimed another 20
lives.
Two Iraqi journalists among 6
killed: Iraq is one
of the most dangerous countries in the world for
journalists, especially those from the country, who are
far more exposed to attacks than their foreign
counterparts.
Suicide bomber kills two, wounds
senior police officer in east Iraq: police:
The blast came a day after bombers and suicide attackers
killed at least 51 people, including 23 in two
explosions in the nearby town of Muqdadiya.
Sunni mosques firebombed after
attacks hit Iraqi Shias:
Apparent reprisals in Diyala province follow ISIL
assaults that left scores killed on Monday.
Turkey: Suicide attack kills 10,
injures 15 in Istanbul's Sultanahmet:
Turkish PM says all victims killed in the Sultanahmet
suicide attack are foreigners while the suicide bomber
is an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
militant.
More Evidence of Turkey Aiding
ISIS: News analysis
Evidence keeps mounting on how Turkey directly aids
ISIS, complicit with Washington, other NATO countries
and regional partners.
Bloodshed in Yemen continues: 3rd
Doctors Without Borders hospital bombed in Saudi-led,
U.S.-backed war: The
attack comes after the U.S.-armed coalition bombed
weddings, civilian neighborhoods, refugee camps and more
Ottawa’s arms deal with Saudi
Arabia about keeping royal family in power:
Protect the king. The first rule of chess is the basic
principle of Western policy on Saudi Arabia. It was
Canada’s policy under the Conservatives, and it is
Canada’s de facto policy under the Liberals. The new
government has no plans to stop a $15-billion weapons
contract.
Ten killed in Saudi airstrikes on
Yemen: Saudi jets
launched airstrikes on the Jaref area in Bilad ar-Rus
district of Sana'a early Tuesday, Yemen's al-Masira TV
channel said, adding most of the injured are in critical
condition.
Gunmen kill police officer in
Yemen’s Aden:
Unidentified gunmen on Tuesday killed a Yemeni police
officer who worked at the airport in the
violence-plagued second city of Aden, security officials
said.
2 Palestinians shot dead at Beit
Einun junction near Hebron:
Israeli forces on Tuesday afternoon shot dead two
Palestinians at the Beit Einun junction northeast of
Hebron, alleging that one intended to carry out a
stabbing attack while the other had driven him there.
Israelis charged over mob beating
of Eritrean: Footage
of him bleeding as an angry mob rained blows on his head
and body spread on social media, prompting soul
searching among Israelis over their response to a wave
of attacks as well as their treatment of African
migrants.
'Hundreds of thousands can’t
marry in Israel':
There is growing mistrust in the chief rabbinate which
has exclusive jurisdiction over marriage and divorce,
and the increasing public support for civil marriage.
Israel receives fifth German
nuclear-capable submarine:
The Israeli regime has received of a fifth submarine
from Germany, amid pressure on Berlin to halt the
delivery of the state-of-the-art weaponry that is
capable of being armed with nuclear warheads.
Crew of 2 small Navy boats held
by Iran, Pentagon says:
U.S. officials said that the incident happened near
Farsi Island, situated in the middle of the Persian
Gulf. They say it stemmed from some type of mechanical
trouble with one of the boats, causing them to run
aground. The troops were picked up by Iran.
7 Dead In Boko Haram Attack:
Local Official, Police: Nigeria:
Boko Haram gunmen have killed seven people in a raid in
northeast Nigeria, a local official and the police told
AFP today, in the latest attack targeting remote
communities.
Six killed in unrest in Sudan's
Darfur, says local official:
Six people have been killed in three days of unrest in
Sudan's Darfur region, a local official said on Monday,
as a joint U.N. -African Union peacekeeping mission to
the area urged the government to contain and investigate
the violence.
U.N. says some of its
peacekeepers were paying 13-year-olds for sex:
The United Nations has been grappling with so many
sexual abuse allegations involving its peacekeepers that
Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon recently called them “a
cancer in our system.”
18 Daesh, four Taliban militants
killed in Afghan forces airstrikes:
A statement released by the Ministry of Defense said
that based on the coordinates provided by the 201st
Selab Military Corps in the country’s east, Afghan Air
Force targeted positions of Daesh militants in Achin
District of Nangarhar province leaving 18 militants
killed.
Children in the age of Obama:
In Pakistan alone, 256 to 633 civilians have been killed
in drone strikes under the Obama Administration, up from
167 to 332 during Bush’s time, according to the Bureau
of Investigative Journalism, which has been monitoring
the campaign.
Russia to form 3 new army
divisions in 2016:
Three new army divisions will be formed this year to
reinforce the Russian military in the western part of
the country, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said. The
new units will be formed amid NATO’s continuing build-up
across Eastern and Central Europe.
Anti-refugee right-wingers go on
rampage in Leipzig, say police:
Over 200 masked right-wing supporters, carrying placards
with racist overtones, went on a rampage in the eastern
city of Leipzig on Monday night, throwing fireworks,
breaking windows and vandalizing buildings, police said.
German media incites racist
hysteria: Using the
pretext of alleged incidents of sexual harassment in
Köln (Cologne), the German media has launched a
hysterical, racist campaign against millions of
immigrants and Muslims.
Denmark to Seize Refugees'
Valuables to Pay for Accommodation:
A new bill grants Danish authorities the power to search
refugees and their personal items for money and assets
to cover expenses.
Haiti Blasted Once Again:
Earthquake, Famine, Pestilence and Greed:
Something quite sinister has been developing in Haiti
while the popular attention has been on the debacle of
the country’s failed elections.
UN rights experts urge US to
close Guantánamo detention centre and end impunity for
abuses: “The United
States must clean up its own house – impunity only
generates more abuses as States do not feel compelled to
stop engaging in illegal practices,” the experts said in
an Open Letter published today,
Chaos Reigns in Venezuelan
Legislature as Assembly Suspended:
Venezuela’s opposition-controlled National Assembly
suspended its session Tuesday, as the country’s new
legislature continued to be plagued by chaos.
Shipyards Vanish as China Loses
Appetite for Consuming Iron Ore:
About 140 yards in the world’s second-biggest
shipbuilding nation have gone out of business since
2010, and more are expected to close in the next two
years after only 69 won orders for vessels last year
Something Very Strange Is Taking
Place Off The Coast Of Galveston, TX:
Having exposed the world yesterday to the 2-mile long
line of tankers-full'o'crude heading from Iraq to the
US, several weeks after reporting that China has run out
of oil storage space we can now confirm that the global
crude "in transit" glut is becoming gargantuan and is
starting to have adverse consequences on the price of
oil.
Bank of America: Rail Traffic Is
Saying Something Worrying About the U.S. Economy:
"We believe rail data may be signaling a warning for the
broader economy," the recent note from Bank of America
says. "Carloads have declined more than 5 percent in
each of the past 11 weeks on a year-over-year basis.
RBS is telling traders to 'sell
everything': RBS said
that major stock markets could fall by a fifth and that
oil may plummet to $16 a barrel . That would mean prices
start to decline, creating a vicious cycle where people
hang onto their money rather than invest it in the
economy.
Why TransCanada's $15 Billion
Lawsuit Against U.S. Is a Bad Omen for Trans-Pacific
Partnership:
TransCanada, the Canadian-based energy giant that hoped
to build the Keystone XL pipeline, filed a $15 billion
lawsuit against the United States government for
rejecting the pipeline's construction, under guidelines
set forth in NAFTA.
American police scammed Canadian
visitors out of $2.5 billion:
American police are targeting their northern neighbors,
according to a travel warning from the Canadian
government. State and federal law enforcement officers
are reportedly shaking down Canadians visiting the US,
illegally confiscating legally carried cash.
Islamophobic Group Creates
Bizarre Fake Website To Incite Hate Against Illinois
Muslims: An unknown
anti-Islam group has created a fake website that spouts
hateful rhetoric while pretending to represent an
Illinois Muslim organization — adding fuel to an already
volatile debate at a nearby evangelical college over a
professor who said Christians and Muslims worship the
“same God.”
Biden: Sanders has 'struck a
chord with voters' in race with Clinton:
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden praised Democratic
presidential candidate Bernie Sanders for tapping into
Americans’ concerns about growing income inequality,
potentially giving the Vermont senator a boost as he
gains on rival Hillary Clinton weeks before the Iowa
caucuses
New Poll: Sanders Moves Ahead Of
Clinton In Iowa: The
polls showed Sanders’ support at 47 percent to Clinton’s
44 percent. Sanders held the same 47-44 lead over
Clinton in a separate ARG poll of New Hampshire also
released Monday.
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The Great Forgetting
By Chris
Hedges |
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Trump
and Clinton, along with fellow candidate
Bernie Sanders, refuse to admit what they
know.
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How Debt Conquered
America
By Jada
Thacker |
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America presents itself to the world as “the
land of the free” but – for the vast
majority – it is a place of enslaving
indebtedness. Continue |
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ISIS bombs kill 100 in northern
Iraqi town; officials
warn of more car bombings: Two huge bomb blasts – one at
a teashop and the other at a mosque -- killed at least
100 people in the township of Sharaban in Iraq’s
northern Diyala province late Monday evening, Rudaw
reporters on the scene said.
At least 48 killed in attacks in
Iraqi capital, eastern town:
Gunmen detonated suicide vests inside a shopping complex
in Baghdad on Monday and a car bomb exploded nearby in
an attack claimed by Islamic State that killed at least
18 people and wounded 40 others.
Scores killed in attacks on Iraq
casino and mall: At
least 19 people were killed and 48 injured in an attack
on the al-Jawhara shopping centre in the Iraqi capital
Baghdad on Monday.
Security forces repel IS attack
in western Iraq, clashes continue in Ramadi:
- Iraqi security forces on Monday repelled Islamic State
(IS) attacks on a town in the western province of Anbar,
with fighting raging on in the provincial capital of
Ramadi, a provincial security source said.
US to deploy 1,800 more troops to
Iraq and Afghanistan:
The 101st Airborne Division, based out of Fort Campbell,
Ky., is sending about 1,300 soldiers from its 2nd
Brigade Combat Team to Iraq as part of Operation
Inherent Resolve.
Syria monitor says children dead
after Russian airstrike hits school:
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strike
in the town of Anjara, about nine miles west of the city
of Aleppo, also injured at least 20 people, all of them
children and teachers.
Propaganda alert:
France demands Russia end Syrian
operations: Syria and
Russia must stop military operations against civilians
and in particular put an end to the "ordeal" taking
place in the besieged city of Madaya just two weeks
before Syrian peace talks are scheduled, France's
foreign minister said on Monday.
Reports that Russian spy chief
was killed in Syria, contrary to Moscow's claims:
Unconfirmed reports published Monday suggest that the
head of Russia's secretive military intelligence
service, who died last week, was injured in Syria and
later died of his wounds in a Lebanese hospital.
Madaya Syria: Aid convoy reaches
besieged town: The UN
says it has received credible reports of people dying of
starvation.
Syria: Fake Images of Starvation
in Madaya Surfing the Web:
A number of fake images released in the social media and
by the Arab and western media are here.
Madaya: BBC caught recycling
footage from Yarmouk:
Since the story of the Madaya “starvation” broke, we
have been presented with a ceaseless array of fake
images many of which have been corrected or withdrawn by
the offending mainstream media outlets but then
relentlessly and brazenly recycled
Yemen ISIS-linked militants kill
senior officer in Aden:
The militants on Monday said in an online statement that
they killed Col. Ali Saleh al-Yafie and posted
photographs purported to show the killing in Aden’s
Mansoura neighborhood.
Yemenis kill 3 Saudis in fresh
attack: The pro-Houthi
Saba’net website said on Monday that the allied forces
launched several rounds of artillery on the military
positions in the al-Maosem district of the southern
Saudi province of Jizan, killing at least three
soldiers.
Hospital in Yemen hit by
Saudi-led airstrike - report:
An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition hit a hospital
in central Yemen on Monday, a state news agency
reported. The alleged incident comes a day after
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said a missile killed
four people at one of its clinics in the country.
Video shows attack on Saudi
intelligence compound in Qatif:
The video, dated January 9, 2016, and published on
Monday, showed masked men throwing firebombs at the
building compound in Qatif, a predominantly Shia town in
Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.
Al-Qaeda vows revenge on Saudi
Arabia over militants’ executions:
Al-Qaeda has pledged to take revenge against Saudi
Arabia by saying the Gulf state will pay for executing
dozens of the terrorist group’s members, and promised to
“deal” with the kingdom.
Iran FM: Now Time for Saudi
Arabia to Make a Choice:
“Saudi Arabia seems to fear that the removal of the
smoke screen of the nuclear issue will expose the real
global threat: its active sponsorship of violent
extremism. The barbarism is clear"
Iran fills Arak nuclear reactor
core with concrete:
Under the terms of the deal, Iran agreed the heavy-water
reactor would be reconfigured so it was not capable of
yielding material for a nuclear weapon. It will bring
Iran closer to the relief from economic sanctions
negotiated in exchange for changes to its nuclear
industry.
Bahrain, Oman raise domestic
gasoline prices: Like
other Gulf oil-exporting states, Bahrain has for many
years subsidised goods and services such as food, fuel,
electricity and water, keeping prices ultra-low in an
effort to maintain social order.
US oil settles down $1.75, or
5.28%, at $31.41 a barrel:
A brutal new year selloff in oil markets deepened on
Monday, with prices plunging more than 6 percent to new
12-year lows as further ructions in the Chinese stock
market threatened to knock crude into the $20s.
Who Stole 143 Tons of Gold From
the Libyan People?:
Clinton’s Emails Have Disclosed the Real Reason for
Gaddafi’s Overthrow
Mortar attack on Afghan school
kills three, wounds eight
| Reuters: A mortar bomb hit a secondary school in the
eastern Afghan province of Khost on Monday, killing at
least three pupils and wounding eight, the education
ministry said in a statement.
Afghan forces struggle as ranks
thinned by 'ghost' soldiers:
— Afghan forces are struggling to man the front lines
against a resurgent Taliban, in part because of untold
numbers of "ghost" troops who are paid salaries but only
exist on paper.
To End North Korea’s Nuclear
Program, End the Korean War:
North Korea sees its time running out to reach a deal
with the Obama administration. “North Korea’s latest
nuclear test is a response to the growing and worrisome
trend of hardline foreign policy of the United States in
Northeast Asia,”
Ukraine soldier killed in clashes
in rebel east: One
Ukrainian soldier was killed in clashes between
pro-Russian rebels and government forces in the war-torn
east, Kiev said today, a day after four others died in
an uptick of violence.
U.S. Dropped 23,144 Bombs on
Muslim-Majority Countries in 2015:
Nobel Peace Prize-winner President Obama dropped a
serious amount of ordnance last year.
War is a racket:
Defense Industry Revenue Forecast
Gushes Over Global Turmoil:
The report alerts investors that “revenue growth” is
“expected to take a positive turn” due to the terrorism
and war in the Middle East and the tensions in Eastern
Europe and the South China Sea.
Shipping Said to Have Ceased… Is
the Worldwide Economy Grinding to a Halt?:
Commerce between Europe and North America has literally
come to a halt. For the first time in known history, not
one cargo ship is in-transit in the North Atlantic
between Europe and North America. All of them (hundreds)
are either anchored offshore or in-port. NOTHING is
moving.
The new way police are
surveilling you: Calculating your threat ‘score’:
While officers raced to a recent 911 call about a man
threatening his ex-girlfriend, a police operator in
headquarters consulted software that scored the
suspect’s potential for violence the way a bank might
run a credit report.
Homeland Security Targets
Families Seeking Asylum:
Why is DHS targeting families fleeing horrific violence
in Central America, people who had no choice but to run?
Atlanta police stop and put gun
to head of rapper after he withdraws $200,000 from his
bank: “I come out the
bank, I see the police, I’m walking to my car, I see one
of them point to my bag like ‘him,’” explained the
rapper. “They come bum-rushing me at the car, put me on
the ground, putting guns to my head.”
You Won’t Be Able To Tell Where
Your Meat Comes From Now, Thanks To Congress:
Beef and pork packages in the US will no longer be
required to bear a label saying where the animal
originally came from—meaning that consumers will have
less information about the product they are buying.
California Methane Leak One of
the Worst Climate Disasters in the US : Video:
Gov. Jerry Brown's State of Emergency addressing the
methane leak comes late, given the damage incurred and
because Gov. Brown understand the issues and is
considered a leader on environmental issues
SCOTUS signals support for
anti-union plaintiffs:
The Supreme Court appeared ready Monday to bar
public-sector unions from collecting "fair-share" fees
from non-members, a move that could deal a political
blow to Democrats by reducing union membership
drastically and draining union coffers.
Report: FBI expands investigation
of Clinton: "The
agents are investigating the possible intersection of
Clinton Foundation donations, the dispensation of State
Department contracts and whether regular processes were
followed,"
Hillary Clinton Made More in 12
Speeches to Big Banks Than Most of Us Earn in a Lifetime:
According to public disclosures, by giving just 12
speeches to Wall Street banks, private equity firms, and
other financial corporations, Clinton made $2,935,000
from 2013 to 2015:
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22 killed as fighting continues
near Iraq's Ramadi :
Iraqi security forces on Sunday continued fighting the
Islamic State (IS). Fierce clashes erupted in the
morning, killing at least 22 militants, the source told
Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Iraq: Coalition warplanes kill,
wound 25 ISIS militants in southwest of Kirkuk:
- A security source in Kirkuk province said on Saturday,
that 15 ISIS militants had been killed and 10 others
were wounded in an aerial bombing by the international
coalition southwest of the province.
'Friendly fire' by Iraqi drone
kills nine anti-IS fighters:
Nine fighters from a Shi'ite Muslim militia battling
Islamic State were killed in northern Iraq when an Iraqi
army aircraft fired at them in error, security and
militia sources said on Sunday.
Turkish forces kill 12 Kurdish
militants in southeast: Sources:
Turkish forces killed 12 Kurdish militants after finding
them in a house in the southeastern city of Van
overnight, security sources said on Sunday.
Reports: hundreds of civilians
killed in PKK-Turkey confrontations:
Turkeys largest pro-Kurdish party and its human rights
foundation reported Sunday that more than 160 civilians,
including women, were killed in the fallout of clashes
and curfews by Turkish authorities in the countrys
Kurdish southeast.
Syrian Army establishes control over areas in
Lattakia, Air Force destroys ISIS trucks and tankers:
The Syrian army and armed forces , backed by the air
force, destroyed Sunday ISIS trucks loaded with stolen
oil in Deir Ezzour and eliminated other terrorist
organizations in other provinces.
Anti-Assad Propaganda Exposed:
Starving Syrian Child Revealed as Healthy Lebanese
Girl: A viral photo
depicting a "malnourished Syrian child" being "starved"
by the "evil Syrian army" is a bona fide fraud. The
details, via Lebanon's Daily Star ('Starving Syria
child' revealed as south Lebanon girl):
5 killed in missile strike on
Medicins Sans Frontieres clinic in Yemen:
At least five people have been killed in a missile
strike on a Medecins Sans Frontieres medical facility in
Yemen. The organization strongly condemns this, while
adding that 10 people have been injured in the attack.
Israel appoints interior minister
who served time for corruption:
Israeli cabinet has approved Arieh Deri as the new
minister of interior, despite his prison record. Deri,
the leader of the ultra-Ortodox Shas party, had spent
two years in jail for taking bribes.
Air strikes reported near Libya's
Sirte - resident:
Unidentified aircraft attacked an Islamic State convoy
on Sunday near the Libyan city of Sirte, a resident told
Reuters.
About 50 Daesh Militants Killed
in Past 24 Hours in Afghanistan:
At least 50 Daesh terrorist group's militants have been
killed in the past 24 hours in Afghanistan's
northeastern Nangarhar province due to clashes with
Taliban militants and as the result of the Afghan army's
airstrikes, Afghan Defense Ministry said.
North Korea tests hydrogen bomb in self-defense
against nuclear threat
: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has described a
hydrogen bomb test, which was carried out on January 6,
as a measure of self-defense against a nuclear threat,
the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on
Sunday.
U.S. flies B-52 over South Korea
after North's nuclear test:
The United States deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level
flight over its ally South Korea on Sunday, a show of
force following North Korea's nuclear test last week.
25 years of Arctic ice melting in
one minute (TIMELAPSE VIDEO)
: Since the 1980s, the amount of multiyear ice has
declined dramatically. In 1985, 20 percent of the ice
pack was very old ice, but in March 2015 old ice only
constituted three percent of the ice pack, it added.
Bank clients of Middle Eastern
descent want answers on closed accounts:
From Washington state to Florida, surprising letters
from banks have turned up in the mailboxes of at least a
dozen people.
Cruz and Trump Vie in IA, Trump
NH Favorite
Clinton and Sanders Competitive:
In Iowa, Clinton has 48% to 45% for Sanders. In New
Hampshire, Sanders is backed by 50% compared with 46%
for Clinton.
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Perhaps if you knew those Muslims, Mr.
Trump, you would never judge more than a
billion followers of a religion based solely
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Syria strikes kill at least 57.
Pro-rebel monitor;
Russian airstrikes reportedly killed dozens of people in
a rebel-held town in Syria on Saturday as a U.N. envoy
visited Damascus to advance preparations for peace talks
planned this month despite opposition misgivings.
Damascus ready to enter Geneva
peace talks, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem says:
"[Damascus will] compose a
constitutional committee to look for a new constitution
with a new law of election so the parliamentary election
will be held within the period of 18 months, more or
less".
US Ground Troops
Deployed in Syria's Aleppo:
The US ground forces have been
stationed in the surrounding areas of Tishrin Dam
Northeast of Aleppo province after the Syrian Democratic
Forces (SDF) seized full control of the dam from the
ISIL nearly two weeks ago, media reports disclosed on
Friday.
U.S. ground troops are in control
of the Tishrin Dam [claims Deutsche Welle]:
The US ground forces have been stationed in the
surrounding areas of Tishrin Dam Northeast of Aleppo
province after the [so called] “Syrian Democratic
Forces” (SDF) seized full control of the dam from the
ISIL nearly two weeks ago, media reports disclosed on
Friday.
Turkish troops kill 18 DAESH In
Iraq:
Turkish troops have killed 18 members of
the Islamic State (IS) group after the jihadists
launched an attack on a camp used to train Iraqi
fighters outside the Iraqi city of Mosul, President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday
Iraq denies Turkish forces
clashed with ISIS:
Iraq’s joint operations command denied on Saturday that
Turkish forces based in northern Iraq had been attacked
by ISIS or had clashed with the militants, refuting
claims by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
Iraq says ISIS leader’s deputy
killed in air raid:
The second deputy of Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu
Bakr Baghdadi has allegedly been killed in an airstrike
west of Iraq’s Anban province, an Iraqi official
announced on Saturday.
British soldiers 'face
prosecution' over 55 Iraq War deaths:
Dozens of cases in which British soldiers are accused of
unlawfully killing Iraqi civilians have already been
referred to prosecutors, The Independent can reveal,
with more than 50 deaths set to be examined.
Yemen shells kill 3 in Saudi:
media: Three
civilians including a child have been killed by shelling
from Yemen in a border region of Saudi Arabia, official
media said on Friday. Several shells from Yemeni
territory landed in the Jazan region on Thursday
evening, the Saudi Press Agency said, citing the civil
defence agency.
Use of cluster bombs in Yemen may
be war crime: U.N. chief
"The Secretary-General (Ban Ki-moon) is
particularly concerned about reports of intense
airstrikes in residential areas and on civilian
buildings in Sanaa, including the Chamber of Commerce, a
wedding hall and a center for the blind,"
Saudi arms sales are in breach of
international law, Britain is told:
Government accused over refusal to suspend export
licences in wake of strikes on Yemen
Saudi FM warns of additional
measures against Iran:
Adel al-Jubeir says Iran is "escalating tensions" in
region as Gulf states pledge their "total support" for
Riyadh.
Riyadh's Nightmare: Saudi Shiites
Could 'Secede' and Take All Oil to Iran:
In Saudi Arabia, ruled by a Sunni monarchy, oil is
mostly located in regions populated by Shiites. This
fuels Riyadh's "deepest fear" which involves Saudi
Shiites seceding and allying their oil-rich regions with
Iran
Gunmen kill Egyptian police
officers in Giza attack:
Interior ministry says a colonel and conscript on their
way to work in Giza were killed by unknown armed men.
ISIS claims responsibility for
Cairo tourist bus shooting:
ISLAMIC STATE (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for
yesterday's Cairo tourist bus attack where masked gunmen
on a motorcycle opened fire on holidaymakers in the
Egyptian capital.
Egypt: Tourist slashed four times
in neck by ISIS knifeman says he was 'lucky' to survive
: Swede Sammie
Olovsson, 27, is reported to be in a stable condition in
hospital in Hurghada after he was stabbed repeatedly by
one of two jihadis who went on the rampage at the Bella
Vista Hotel in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada
Power plant hit by shelling in
Libya's Benghazi: A
major power plant in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi
has been attacked by militants, an army commander and a
plant employee said on Saturday.
Germany mulls sending 100 troops
to train Libyan army: media:
Germany is considering sending more than 100 troops to
train the armed forces of Libya, which is in turmoil due
to rival political administrations and ISIS attacks, Der
Spiegel magazine reported Saturday.
24 "militants" killed in US drone
strikes in NW, Pak-Afghan border:
24 militants were killed in two separate US drone
strikes in North Waziristan and Pakistan, Afghanistan
border on Saturday. At least four militants, including a
top commander of the banned Tehrek-e-Taliban Pakistan,
were killed in a US drone strike in the Mangrooti area
of the North Waziristan.
Internal rifts: Senior Afghan
Taliban commander killed:
Maulvi Muhammad Alam, a loyal commander to the new
Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, was gunned down on
Thursday in Kuchlak about 25 kilometres from Quetta, two
Taliban officials, requesting not to be named, said on
Friday.
N. Korea demonstrates new
submarine ballistic missile test (VIDEO):
North Korea has released a video showing what the
country claims to be a successful submarine-launched
ballistic missile test last month. It comes two days
after Pyongyang claimed to have tested its newly
developed miniaturized hydrogen bomb.
China, in Rebuke, Suggests U.S.
Worsened Ties With North Korea:
China has rejected criticism from the United States that
its policies toward North Korea had failed, suggesting
on Friday that it was the Americans, not the Chinese,
who were largely to blame for the North’s embrace of
nuclear weapons.
Global markets continue to fall:
Global stock markets have experienced their worst
opening week in a new year in two decades as concerns
over the Chinese economy, the value of the renminbi and
the policies of Chinese financial authorities sent out a
series of shock waves. More than $2.3 trillion was wiped
off the value of global stocks for the week.
Ukrainian forces violate ceasefire regime 6
times over last 24 hours:
Ukrainian forces have violated ceasefire regime in the
self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic six times over
the last 24 hours, DPR defense ministry spokesman Eduard
Basurin said on Saturday.
German police spray anti-refugee
protesters, Angela Merkel toughens tone:
Refugees who commit crimes should lose their right to
asylum, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on
Saturday, toughening her tone as police in Cologne
confronted right-wing protesters venting their anger at
mass assaults on women on New Year's Eve.
‘Access to legal aid is a human
right, not an economic privilege’ – Corbyn:
Access to legal aid is a fundamental human right that
must be defended if Britain is to remain a just society
and protect its most vulnerable members, Labour leader
Jeremy Corbyn has said.
67 Countries the U.S. Is Obliged
to Go to War For:"
Thanks to NATO, ANZUS, OAS, and bilateral agreements,
the U.S. has promised 67 countries protection. Here's a
look at the list:
Drug lord El Chapo recaptured
after deadly shootout:
Five of Guzman’s bodyguards were killed and one marine
was wounded in the bloody confrontation at his hideout
in the coastal city of Los Mochis.
Gruesome photos show aftermath of
Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman raid:
"El Chapo" Guzmán Loera was re-captured for the third
time by Mexican Marines on Friday in a high-risk raid of
the drug lord's compound, and later a motel on the
outskirts of Los Mochis, Sinaloa.
Islamic State sympathiser shoots
Philadelphia police officer: Video
- A man accused of ambushing a
police officer and firing shots at point-blank range
said he was acting in the name of Islam and had pledged
allegiance to the Isil
Philadelphia shooter 'does not
appear' to be observant Muslim: CAIR:
The man who shot a policeman in Philadelphia and claimed
to have pledged allegiance to Islamic State militants
does not appear to be a mosque-going Muslim, a senior
official at the largest U.S. Muslim advocacy group said.
Republican politicians jumped the
gun on terrorism suspect's arrest - sources:
The suspect, Omar Faraj Saeed Al-Hardan, 24, appeared in
court on Friday accused of providing material support to
Islamic State overseas. He entered the United States as
an Iraqi refugee in November 2009 and lived in Houston,
according to a court document.
Lead Poisoned Kids in Flint Will
Need More Than Apologies, Declarations:
The children of Flint will need more than new
declarations of emergency, state-level resignations and
public apologies to help reverse the damage that has
been done to their young bodies and developing brains.
More Voters Than Ever See Trump
As Eventual GOP Nominee:
Belief among Republicans that Donald Trump will be the
next GOP presidential nominee now ties its highest level
ever, and among all likely voters, more than ever agree.
Trump Could Win It All:
A new survey shows a sizable number of Democrats ready
to defect from Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump.
At least 1,340 Clinton emails now
known to contain classified material:
Thousands of emails were released early Friday as part
of a court-ordered review. Sixty-six of the newly
released emails contained classified information
Sanders Calls for Obama to End
Deportation Raids, Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Families:
“Raids are not the answer. We cannot continue to employ
inhumane tactics involving rounding up and deporting
tens of thousands of immigrant families to address a
crisis that requires compassion and humane solutions,”
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By Jim Lobe |
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The
Wall Street Journal’s editorial board has
gone on a veritable jihad against Iran and
Obama’s policy and in defense of the Saudi
kingdom.
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The Distortion of
Russia
By Philip
Giraldi |
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Why
does the United States hate Russians so much
and why does the American press seemingly
have nothing good to say about them?
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The Fall Of America
By Chris
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Chris
Hedges investigates what social and
psychological factors cause revolution,
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60 killed as truck bomb explodes
near police base in western Libya:
A MASSIVE truck bomb exploded near a police base in the
western Libyan town of Zliten yesterday, killing at
least 60 policemen and wounding around 200 others,
officials said.
Suicide bomber kills 6 at Libya
checkpoint: Red Crescent:
The attack was carried out by a suicide bomber at the
entrance to the town of Ras Lanouf, said Ossama al-Hodeiri,
a spokesman for the security forces that guard nearby
oil facilities, who was at the scene.
Daesh Claims Responsibility for
Deadly Libya Blast:
Libya has been in a state of turmoil for years after the
"Arab Spring protests" in early 2011 led to a "civil
war", and a western military intervention helped Islamic
rebels overthrow the country’s long-time leader Muammar
Gaddafi.
Colonel Gaddafi warned Tony Blair
of Islamist attacks on Europe, phone conversations
reveal: Colonel
Muammar Gaddafi issued a 'prophetic' warning to Tony
Blair that jihadists would attack Europe if his regime
was allowed to collapse, phone conversations reveal.
Egyptian army kills 61 militants
in restive Sinai: At
least 61 militants were killed and 10 others arrested in
military actions over the past two days in the restive
North Sinai province, Egypt's military said Tuesday.
Gunmen open fire on tourist bus
outside Cairo hotel:
Gunmen on a motorcycle have attacked a hotel in the
Egyptian capital, Cairo, as tourists were boarding a bus
parked outside the building, the Interior Ministry said
on Thursday, adding that no one was hurt.
15 dead in Hutu militia attack in
east DR Congo: -
Fifteen people died in eastern Democratic Republic of
Congo overnight when Hutu rebels from Rwanda attacked
civilians in the latest ethnic killings in the region,
authorities and the military said Thursday.
24 killed as security forces
repel IS attack in western Iraq:
Early Thursday morning, dozens of IS militants, backed
by heavy mortar and rocket barrage, renewed attacks on
the town of Barwana, some 190 km west of the Iraqi
capital of Baghdad, but were repelled by government
troops and local Sunni tribal fighters.
Syrians starving to death in
besieged rebel-held town, medical charity says:
The United Nations expressed alarm on Thursday at
widespread reports of starvation in a besieged town west
of the Syrian capital, Damascus, welcoming a promise
from Syria’s government to allow aid to reach the hungry
people there soon.
Syrian government 'to let aid
into besieged Madaya':
The UN says it had received credible reports of people
dying from starvation and being killed while trying to
leave.
Inside IS Terror Weapons Lab:
ISIS can now recommission thousands of missiles assumed
by western governments to have been redundant through
old age. Heat-seeking warheads can be used to attack
passenger and military aircraft. They are 99% accurate
once locked on.
Saudi cluster bombs kill five
Yemeni civilians: At
least five people have lost their lives in fresh Saudi
airstrikes on Yemen, including one killed by a cluster
bomb in the capital, Sana’a.
US-made cluster bombs used by
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen attacks - HRW:
Cluster munitions sold to Saudi Arabia by the US were
used in attacks on residential neighborhoods in Yemen's
capital of Sanaa, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said, calling
for an international inquiry into the alleged war crime.
Iran says Saudi air strike hits
its embassy in Yemen:
The strike injured a number of embassy guards and
damaged the building on Wednesday night, Jaber Ansari
was quoted as saying by official IRNA news agency.
Saudi Devaluation Odds Highest In
20 Years, Kingdom Now More Likely To Default Than
Portugal: In short:
the market is getting worried that Riyadh is about to
careen into crisis. In the face of slumping crude, the
Saudis are staring down double digit budget deficits and
the prospect of having to once again tap debt markets
Saudi buys Pakistan:
Pakistan welcomes Saudi
'anti-terror' coalition:
The regional Sunni power said the alliance would share
intelligence, combat violent ideology and deploy troops
if necessary.
3 Palestinians shot dead after
alleged Gush Etzion stabbing attempt:
- Israeli forces shot dead three Palestinian cousins on
Thursday night after they allegedly attempted to stab
Israeli soldiers at the Gush Etzion junction in the
southern occupied West Bank, Israeli and Palestinian
sources said.
If North Korea Didn’t Detonate a
Hydrogen Bomb, Then What Was It?:
North Korea claimed to have detonated a thermonuclear —
or hydrogen — bomb near its nuclear test site at
Punggye-ri on March 6. But there are reasons to doubt at
least one part of Pyongyang’s boast. Not totally
disbelieve. But doubt.
‘Mrs Merkel invited me’: Cologne
assailants’ ‘shameful’ acts detailed in police report:
The new police report
on Thursday described the situation in Cologne on New
Year's Eve as “chaotic and shameful” as the police
became too overwhelmed to prevent the "fights, thefts,
sexual assaults against women.”
Iran, India Dump Petrodollar,
Settle Oil Payments in Rupees:
Ditching the dollar, Iran and India have agreed to
settle all outstanding crude oil dues in rupees in
preparation to future trade in their national
currencies.
Soros: It's the 2008 crisis all
over again:
Billionaire financier George Soros is warning of an
impending financial markets crisis as investors around
the world were roiled by turmoil in China trade for the
second time this week.
State of emergency in US city
after water poisoned:
The US state of Michigan has declared a state of
emergency in the city of Flint after its water supply
was poisoned by toxic lead, leading to severe illnesses
among its 100,000 residents with children suffering the
worst.
63% of all Americans can’t handle
a $500 emergency:
There are millions of brain dead Americans who are going
to reap a whirlwind of consequences when this **it show
implodes.
Macy's to slash 4,800 jobs and
close 40 stores after disappointing holidays:
That could be a sign of trouble for the overall retail
industry, where some companies make as much as 40% of
their annual revenue during the holidays.
Landmark Settlement in Challenge
to NYPD Surveillance of New York Muslims: What You Need
to Know: A settlement
in our challenge to NYPD surveillance of New York
Muslims was announced today, heralding new safeguards to
protect against bias-based and unjustified
investigations of Muslim and other minority communities.
There’s a Cure for Hepatitis and
the Pill Only Costs $4, But if You Live in America it
Costs $1,000: The
total cost to cure your Hepatitis C in India’s free
market $336. Compare that to the United State’s market
controlled price of $84,000, and the situation becomes
infuriating.
The Bill Clinton scandal machine
revs back up and takes aim at his wife:
The ghosts of the 1990s have returned to confront
Hillary Clinton, released from the vault by Donald Trump
and revved up by a 21st-century version of the scandal
machine that almost destroyed her husband’s presidency.
Trump threatens to pull $1B in UK
investments if he's banned:
“Any action to restrict travel would force the Trump
Organization to immediately end these and all future
investments we are currently contemplating in the United
Kingdom,” the company said in a statement Thursday,
according to CNBC on Thursday.
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250 killed as ISIL launches major
assault on Iraq's Haditha:
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group
has launched a major offensive against the strategic
Iraqi city of Haditha with hundreds killed during three
days of heavy fighting, a tribal source said on Tuesday.
Iraqi Shiite militias in mass
anti-Saudi protest:
Two thousand members and supporters of Iraq's powerful
Shiite militias demonstrated Wednesday against Saudi
Arabia's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric which
sparked a regional row.
Syrian army, rebel fire kills 20
around Damascus:
Government and rebel bombardment killed at least 20
civilians and wounded dozens in the Syrian capital and a
nearby opposition bastion on Wednesday, state media and
am activist group said.
String of attacks kill 20 Syria
rebel commanders: The
commanders have been killed in roadside bombs or
shootouts, but no faction has claimed responsibility for
their deaths. Analysts say they could be part of an
assassination campaign carried out by either the
government of President Bashar al-Assad or the Islamic
State group.
US sees Assad staying in Syria
until March 2017: An
internal timeline prepared for U.S. officials dealing
with the Syria crisis sets an unspecified date in March
2017 for Assad to "relinquish" his position as president
and for his "inner circle" to depart. That would be more
than five years after Obama first called for Assad to
leave.
Turkey kills 14 PKK fighters as
crackdown against Kurds intensifies:
At least 14 members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
party have been killed by Turkish security forces in Sur
and the towns of Cizre and Silopi in the south east.
Lebanese Army kills 4 militants
on northeast border:
The Lebanese Army killed four militants on the northeast
border Wednesday, a security source told The Daily Star.
Boko Haram kill seven in suicide
attack, raid: Boko
Haram gunmen have mounted their first attacks since
Nigeria's government declared them "technically"
defeated, killing seven people in a raid and suicide
bombing, residents told AFP on Wednesday.
UK special forces in Libya ahead
of MAJOR offensive: A
CRACK team of Special Forces are in Libya preparing the
ground for up to 1,000 British troops who have been
drafted in to tackle Islamic State (ISIS).
Five oil tanks now on fire at
Libyan ports after clashes:
Fires caused by fighting between Islamic State militants
and guards near Libya's biggest oil ports have spread to
five oil storage tanks that were still burning on
Wednesday, a guards spokesman said.
U.S. stops drone operations from
Ethiopian base: officials:
"This was done upon request by the Ethiopian
government," government spokesman Getachew Reda said.
39 militants killed in Afghan
military operations:
At least 39 militants were killed in the past 24 hours
during military operations in Afghanistan, the country's
defence ministry said on Wednesday.
North Korea Says It Successfully
Conducted Hydrogen Bomb Test:
North Korea announced Wednesday that it successfully
conducted a hydrogen bomb test, a claim that if true
would mark a huge jump in Kim Jong Un's quest to improve
its still-limited nuclear arsenal.
S. Korea warns North will 'pay
the price' for alleged H-bomb test:
South Korea’s military has increased its monitoring of
North Korea after the secretive state claimed a
successful test of a miniaturized hydrogen device. The
fourth nuclear test by Pyongyang was condemned by
leading nations.
Brent crude oil slides to 11-year
low: Oil prices
continued lower on Wednesday, with the Brent benchmark
sliding to an 11-year low as investors monitored
developments in China and tensions in the Middle East.
Oregon militia hunkers down for
long winter as federal agents plot next move:
The members, who call themselves Citizens for
Constitutional Freedom, have threatened to stay at the
refuge until their unspecified demands are met
Last year, President Obama was
the number one weapons dealer in the world:
Foreign arms sales by the United States jumped by almost
$10 billion in 2014, about 35 percent, even as the
global weapons market remained flat and competition
among suppliers increased, a new congressional study has
found.
Emotional Obama unveils plan to
cut gun violence:
With tears in his eyes, US president vows the powerful
gun lobby will not "hold America hostage".
Smith & Wesson stocks peak, gun
sales rise amid Obama’s actions on firearms:
Shares in gun maker Smith & Wesson reached their highest
value ever amid President Obama’s executive action on
arms control. The company expects greater sales in 2016,
as the rush for its guns has been “stronger than
originally anticipated.”
Some 63% of people can’t deal
with a $500 emergency:
Approximately 63% of Americans have no emergency savings
for things such as a $1,000 emergency room visit or a
$500 car repair, according to a survey released
Wednesday
Bernie Sanders outlines plan to
end Wall Street's 'greed, fraud and arrogance':
Amid a slew of new pledges were proposals ranging from
seizing control of credit rating agencies to turn them
into not-for-profits, capping credit card and ATM fees,
and preventing banks from earning interest on deposits
made at the Federal Reserve.
Why Bernie Sanders deserves more
attention than Hillary Clinton:
Sen. Bernie Sanders deserves far more attention than
he’s getting. The 74-year-old frowzy-haired Democratic
Socialist from Brooklyn by way of Vermont raised $33
million in the fourth quarter of 2015. That’s just $4
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25 Iraq Fighters Killed Thwarting
ISIS Assault:
Commander: At least 25 Iraqi fighters have been killed
repelling a major three-day offensive by the Islamic
State group in the western region of Haditha, security
sources said today. "It was one of the biggest
offensives we have seen. It came from three directions,"
Iraqi Sunni mosques attacked in
apparent retaliation for Saudi execution:
At least two Sunni Muslim mosques have been attacked in
Iraq and two people killed in apparent retaliation for
the execution of a senior Shi'ite cleric in Sunni-ruled
Saudi Arabia, officials and police said on Monday.
Besieged Syrian Villages Run
Short of Food, Medicine:
Pro-government fighters recently evacuated from two
besieged villages in northern Syria described harsh
conditions there with scarce food and medicine, saying
some residents are eating grass to survive and
undergoing surgery without anesthesia.
UN watchdog finds evidence of
sarin use while investigating Syrian govt tip:
A UN fact-finding mission in Syria has found evidence
some people were exposed to the toxic sarin gas or a
similar compound after it investigated one of 11 cases
of suspected chemical weapons’ use reported by the
government.
Governor of Yemen's Aden survives
car bomb that kills 2:
The governor of Yemen's southern port city of Aden
survived a car bomb attack today that killed two
bodyguards and critically wounded three others, Yemeni
officials said.
The Saudi Coalition Bombed A
Rehabilitation Center for Blind People in Yemen:
United Nations officials have confirmed to VICE News
that aircraft from the Saudi-led coalition struck a
rehabilitation center for the blind in Yemen's capital
Sanaa early on Tuesday morning.
Sheikh Nimr’s brother blames
Obama for execution:
“I am sorry to say that the American government did not
offer to make any efforts on this, although they knew
the danger of this action and the repercussions,”
Mohammed al-Nimr said in an interview with Yahoo News.
The Saudis' Anti-Shiite
Provocation Has Clear Geopolitical Goals:
News Analysis - Riyadh's execution of Shiite Sheikh Nimr
al-Nimr was timed to coincide with the expected lifting
of anti-Iranian sanctions and the rejuvenation of the
Syrian peace process.
Gulf Arab states to hold
extraordinary meeting on Iran - GCC statement:
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) of Gulf Arab states
announced on Tuesday it will hold an extraordinary
meeting in Riyadh on Saturday to discuss tensions with
Iran after attacks on Saudi missions there.
Saudi Arabia omitted from UK's
death penalty strategy 'to safeguard defence contracts':
The British Government left Saudi Arabia off a list of
thirty countries to be challenged by diplomats over
their continued use of the death penalty - despite
executing over 90 people a year.
PA says Netanyahu 'plotting'
against it after he warns of its collapse:
Israeli daily Haaretz reported that Netanyahu said
during a meeting of Israel's diplomatic-security cabinet
late Monday that Israel ought to prepare for the PA's
collapse.
Palestinians Are Forced to Leave
Plane After Israelis Protest:
While the airline conceded this was “possibly racially
profiling,” two Palestinian-Israeli passengers were
forced to disembark their plane and stay overnight for a
new one because of Israeli passengers’ repeated demand
for security checks.
More guards killed in Islamic
State attacks on Libya's oil ports:
Ali Hassi said militants had attacked checkpoints 30-40
km (19-25 miles) from the port, and that two guards were
killed and 16 wounded in the fighting. Seven guards were
killed and 25 were wounded in Monday's clashes, he said.
SAS to spearhead operation
involving 1,000 British troops to wrest back control of
a dozen oil fields from ISIS in Libya:
Mirroring its strategy in Iraq and Syria, the terror
group has seized a number of revenue-boosting oil fields
and are now targeting the Marsa al Brega refinery, the
biggest in North Africa.
One US service member killed, two
wounded in Afghanistan:
One member of the U.S. armed forces was killed and
another two were wounded in the southern Afghan province
of Helmand where fierce fighting has been going on
between Taliban insurgents and Afghan government forces.
Two Policemen Killed As Four
Armed Men Attack Checkpost in Pakistan:
Two constables, Azizullah and Saifullah, were shot dead
when the four bike-borne assailants fired at them at the
checkpost on the busy Saryab road in the Bibi Nani
Ziarat area, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Quetta, Syed
Imtiaz Shah, said.
34 Refugees, including children,
drown off coast of Turkey:
Twenty-four of the bodies were discovered on the
shoreline in the district of Ayvalik, while ten others
were found in the district of Dikili, officials told
Reuters news agency on Tuesday.
Deadliest year on record for
refugees crossing the Mediterranean:
Globally, the majority of the estimated 5,350 deaths
were recorded in the Mediterranean, the most deadly
region, followed by Southeast Asia (mostly in the Bay of
Bengal, Andaman Sea, Malaysia and Thailand) which saw at
least 800 deaths this year.
Is the Schengen dream of Europe
without borders becoming a thing of the past?:
With Sweden and Denmark reintroducing border controls in
a new Europe of razor-wire fences, fear of mass
immigration and homegrown terror, obituaries are already
being written
Doctors can report some mentally
ill patients to FBI under new gun control rule:
The Obama administration on Monday finalized a rule that
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Saudi Arabia’s Phony
War on Terror
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Like a drug cartel claiming to have launched
a counternarcotics drive, the Saudi-led
“anti-terror” coalition includes all the
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The “Dictator
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How far should the U.S. should go to bring
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Curfew declared in Yemen's Aden
after 22 killed in fighting:
The decision comes after fierce battles on Sunday in the
port of Aden that killed 17 people, among them nine
members of the security forces including a colonel, the
security sources said.
Senior Al-Qaida Leader Killed in
Yemen Clashes:
Pro-government fighters in Yemen report they have killed
a senior al-Qaida leader along with at least two other
militants. Ali Abed al-Rab bin Talab, better known as
Abu Anwar, was the head of a court set up by al-Qaida in
Yemen's largest province, Hadramawt
Woman stoned to death by Al-Qaeda
in Yemen: Al-Qaeda
militants 'placed the woman in a hole in the middle of
the courtyard of a military building and stoned her to
death in the presence of dozens of residents', according
to an eyewitness report.
Saudi says 3 civilians killed by
missile fired from Yemen:
The United States is providing technical, supply and
intelligence support to Saudi Arabia, for use in the
bombing campaign against the Houthis. "There has been a
steady increase in the number of children killed and
injured this year alone", he said.
Attack on Iraqi military camp
kills at least 15:
Attacks by five suicide bombers on an Iraqi military
base north of Baghdad on Sunday killed at least 15
members of the security forces and wounded 22 others,
security sources said.
Attacks hit three Sunni mosques
in Iraq: At least two
people killed in suspected sectarian attacks amid
tensions between regional powers Saudi Arabia and Iran.
British Soldiers Could Face
Charges for Alleged War Crimes Committed in Iraq:
The alleged abuses included burning, electrocution, mock
execution, threats to the families of detainees, sexual
assault, and "forced exposure to pornography." The
agency received 19 reports of rape in detention — with
both male and female victims
What are the Chances of China
Deploying Troops to Syria?:
Last week, lawmakers adopted China's first-ever
dedicated anti-terrorism law. The new law's most
interesting provision, as far as foreign observers are
concerned, is an article authorizing the Chinese
military to take part in counter-terrorism missions
abroad.
Two civilians, three security
officers killed in Turkish action against Kurd rebels:
Two civilians, two soldiers and a police officer have
been killed in southeastern Turkey as military
operations to root out armed fighters focused on urban
centers across the mainly Kurdish region, security
sources said.
Intense fighting traps civilians
in southern Turkey:
Ince, his father, mother, brother and sister-in-law, who
was holding her 3-month-old infant, were creeping to the
basement when they heard the crack of a government
sniper and noticed blood running down the baby’s cheek.
Saudi Arabia Bans Flights, Travel
To Iran: The stage is
set for a full blown sectarian showdown complete with
protests by oppressed Shiites in the Gulf states,
anti-Sunni sentiment in Iran and Iraq, and, in a worst
case scenario, a direct (as opposed to a proxy) conflict
between the Saudis and the Iranians.
Bahrain, Sudan sever ties with
Iran, UAE reduces number of diplomats:
Bahrain and Sudan have announced they are cutting off
diplomatic relations with Iran following the storming of
Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Tehran, while the United Arab
Emirates said it was reducing the number of Iranian
diplomats in the country.
Saudi footprint in all regional
crises: Iran's Judiciary chief:
“The Muslim world, today, is witnessing numerous crimes
[committed] by Saudis in different regions and in all
[instances of] belligerency happening in Iraq, Syria,
Lebanon, Yemen and Bahrain, Saudis’ footprint and their
support for terrorists are seen,” Amoli-Larijani said on
Monday.
Hezbollah: Saudi regime nearing
collapse: “The signs
of the end of this corrupt criminal unjust Takfiri
terrorist regime have begun to emerge,” he noted,
saying, “The killing of our brothers, the spilling of
our blood will not go just like that and they must be
afraid, they must hide.”
Hezbollah claims explosion
targetting Israeli convoy in Shebaa Farms:
Hezbollah guerrillas detonated a large explosive device
in an Israeli military patrol in occupied Shebaa Farms
Monday, prompting the Jewish state to respond by
shelling a nearby Lebanese village, a security source
told The Daily Star
2 killed as ISIS clashes with
guards near Libya's Es Sidra oil port:
ISIS fighters clashed with security forces near Libya's
Es Sidra oil export terminal on Monday killing two
guards and setting an oil storage tank on fire,
witnesses and a Petrol Facilities Guard source said.
1,000 crack British troops
deployed to Libyan oil fields to ‘halt the advance of
ISIS’: British
Special Forces have been deployed in Libya to wrest back
control of more than a dozen oil fields seized by
Islamic State.
Afghanistan: 3 militants killed
in attack outside Indian consulate:
Military choppers of the Afghanistan security forces
have dropped commandos atop the building holding the
remaining militants and the battle is "inching towards
final assault."
China Halts Stock Trading After
7% Rout Triggers Circuit Breaker:
The worst-ever start to a year for Chinese shares
triggered a trading halt in more than $7 trillion of
equities, futures and options, putting the nation’s new
market circuit breakers to the test on their first day
Suspect in pro-Isis plot called
mentally ill 'panhandler' who was 'manipulated':
Lutchman’s father and mother described a man who had had
psychiatric troubles since childhood, had recently
stabbed himself in a suicide attempt and, they said,
would not have conducted the attack on his own.
FBI takes lead on investigating
armed takeover of federal building in Oregon:
The occupation of a remote federal wildlife refuge
followed a peaceful march and rally held over the
weekend to support two local ranchers convicted of
arson. The two ranchers — Dwight Hammond and his son,
Steven — are due to report to federal prison on Monday.
What's Happening in Oregon Is
Nothing Less Than Armed Sedition:
On Saturday, in an obscure corner of the Oregon
wilderness, and contrary to the law, and in defiance of
democratic authority, both federal and local, another
act of armed sedition was committed.
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Arab-Kurd fighters kill 16 IS
jihadists near Syria 'capital':
Arab and Kurdish forces have killed at least 16 fighters
from the Islamic State group during fierce clashes north
of the jihadists' stronghold of Raqqa, a monitor said on
Sunday.
VIDEO: Syrian Army Troops Kill
Terrorist Militants in Aleppo, Idlib Provinces
: “The Syrian government forces, in a special operation,
stormed Ahrar al-Sham’s defense lines in Sarmin village
in the Southeastern part of the province, killed at
least 10 terrorists and destroyed four vehicles loaded
with weapons and ammunition,”
Assad forces 'build up' troops in
Syrian Golan: Syrian
government forces and opposition groups battle for
control of town's in strategic Quneitra province.
Why Pentagon falsified reports
about military successes in fight against ISIS?:
News Analysis - Despite the fact that the preliminary
results of the investigation must b? submitted only in
January, Rep Jackie Speier has confirmed that the
falsifications which underestimate combat capabilities
of ISIS took place
Deadly Blasts Rock Former US
Military Base in Iraq Killing 15:
At least 15 members of Iraqi security forces were killed
and a further 22 wounded Sunday after a multiple-suicide
attack on a military base north of Baghdad, local
security sources reported.
Attack on Iraqi military base
kills at least 12
Suicide attackers from the ISIS group killed at least 12
Iraqi forces Sunday in a brazen attack on police
training at a military base, officials said. A commando
of fighters equipped with rifles and suicide vests snuck
into Speicher base, near the city of Tikrit, in the
middle of the night.
ISIS car bombs rock Ramadi:
Days after Iraqi forces claimed a key victory in
retaking Ramadi, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
(ISIS) rocked the city with a series of suicide car
bombs, the Associated Press reported. Brig. Gen. Ahmed
al-Belawi told the AP there were casualties among the
government troops, but could not provide a specific
figure.
British troops could face charges
over Iraq War: probe chief:
British soldiers accused of unlawful killing and torture
during the Iraq War could face prosecution, the head of
an official unit probing alleged abuses said in an
interview published Saturday.
FM: Turkey to take active part in
Saudi-led military coalition:
“We will take part in every stage of the mechanism to be
formed in Riyadh. We will continue to provide support
[efforts] against terrorism and increasing Islamophobia
due to the rise of terrorism,” said Çavusoglu in a joint
press conference with his counterpart, Adel al-Jubeir
Saudi Arabia, Turkey to set up
strategic cooperation council;
"The meeting produced a desire to set up a high-level
strategic cooperation council between the two
countries," Jubeir told a joint news conference with his
Turkish counterpart after talks in the Saudi capital,
Riyadh, between Saudi King Abdullah and Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Turkey needs Israel, Erdogan says:
"Israel is in need of a country like Turkey in the
region. And we too must accept that we need Israel. This
is a reality in the region," the Turkish president said
on Saturday. Erdogan added that normalization of ties
between Turkey and Israel would take place “if mutual
steps are implemented based on sincerity.”
Shiite cleric among 47 in mass
Saudi terrorism execution:
Four, including Nimr, were Shiites accused of
involvement in shooting policemen. But most of the 47
executed in the kingdom's biggest mass execution for
decades were Sunnis convicted of al-Qaeda attacks in
Saudi Arabia a decade ago.
Iran's top leader tweets tribute
to executed Saudi cleric:
Iran's top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tweeted a
tribute to a prominent Shi'ite executed by Saudi Arabia
on Saturday, adding his voice to a chorus of
condemnation in Iran and beyond.
Iran, Saudis step up vitriol over
executed Shiite cleric:
Iran's top leader on Sunday warned Saudi Arabia of
"divine revenge" over the execution of an opposition
Shiite cleric while Riyadh accused Tehran of supporting
terrorism, escalating a war of words hours after
protesters stormed the Saudi Embassy in Tehran.
Iran president says Saudi embassy
attack 'totally unjustifiable':
"The actions last night by a group of radicals in Tehran
and Mashhad leading to damage at the Saudi embassy and
consulate are totally unjustifiable, as the buildings
should be legally and religiously protected in the
Islamic Republic of Iran," Hassan Rouhani said
Saudi executions put ball of
regional tension in Iran's court:
News Analysis - Unlike many of the Sunni Muslims
executed for alleged complicity in al-Qaida terrorism,
Nimr was an advocate of non-violent resistance to the
unelected Saudi regime. He was arrested in 2012 for
criticising the royal family.
Saudi Arabia using execution to
settle political scores: Amnesty:
"The execution of Sheikh Nimr suggests they are using
execution to settle political scores," Amnesty
International's Middle East and north Africa director
Philip Luther told AFP.
Former Iraq PM al-Maliki says
death will 'topple Saudi regime':
Elsewhere, demonstrators carrying pictures of the
Shi’ite cleric were involved in a clash with police in
the Bahraini village of Abu-Saiba
Execution of Shia cleric sparks
international outrage – as it happened:
Unrest predicted in Shia areas after execution of cleric
by Saudi Arabia. Profile: Shia cleric was a thorn in
Saudi regime’s side
VIDEO: Yemeni Army Troops Kill
Saudi Arabia Mercenaries in Ta’izz:
Yemen’s al-Masirah news channel reported on Sunday that
the operation was carried out in the al-Aqrooz and
al-Sharija districts. Fatalities were reported on the
side of the mercenaries.
Saudi-led coalition ends Yemen
ceasefire – state media:
The break in fighting between the Saudi-led coalition
and the Houthi anti-government forces had been regularly
broken by both sides over the last couple of weeks.
Mass joint funeral held for 14
Palestinians in Hebron:
The bodies were carried on the shoulders of their
families to the al-Hussein Ibn Ali mosque in city
center, where funeral prayers took place. Thousands
collectively performed the prayer inside the adjacent
al-Hussein football stadium and across city streets,
locals told Ma’an.
Two Israelis charged over West
Bank arson attack:
The July attack killed a Palestinian baby and his
parents and left another child badly injured.
3 killed a restaurant hit by
suicide attack in Somalia:
At least three people have been killed and two others
injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a
restaurant near the presidential palace in the Somali
capital, Mogadishu. No group has claimed responsibility
for the attack that targeted the Village restaurant on
Saturday morning.
Militants attack Indian air base
near Pakistan, seven killed:
Militants launched a deadly attack on an Indian Air
Force base near the Pakistan border on Saturday,
exchanging fire with Indian forces who, backed by tanks
and helicopters, battled for more than 15 hours before
wresting back control of the compound.
Indian air force base rocked by
fresh gunfire: At
least two attackers remain inside Pathankot base in
Punjab state after day-long siege declared over,
officials say.
Rival Taliban Factions Agree on
Cease-Fire, Leader Mansour Absent:
Rival factions of the Afghan Taliban agreed to stop
deadly infighting, officials said, but tensions remained
over the status of new leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who
has not been seen since reportedly being shot last
month.The Taliban have made big advances, inflicting
heavy casualties on Afghan forces
Russia security paper designates
Nato as threat:
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an updated
national security paper describing Nato's expansion as a
threat to the country. The paper says Russia's
"independent domestic and foreign policy" has triggered
a "counter-action" from the US and its allies.
Armed militia, incl. Bundy bros,
occupy forest reserve HQ in Oregon, call ‘US patriots’
to arms : Nevada
rancher Cliven Bundy’s three sons and “about 150”
militiamen have occupied the Malheur National Wildlife
Refuge HQ to protest the pending imprisonment of two
Oregon ranchers accused of arson
Obama and Clinton Created ISIS:
Donald Trump Claimed:
The outspoken US presidential hopeful used his latest
campaign rally to accuse the pair of ignoring his calls
for the US to seize oil assets controlled by the terror
group and instead allowed ISIS to prosper.
Al-Qaeda affiliate uses Trump’s
anti-Muslim comments for recruitment drive:
The Somalia-based Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Shabaab has
released a propaganda video featuring Republican
presidential candidate Donald Trump. The terror group
slammed the billionaire for comments he made about
wanting to ban Muslims from the US.
Sanders smashes Obama record with
$33mn from individual donors:
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has
broken Barack Obama’s fundraising record from individual
donors with more than $33 million in the last three
months of 2015.
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At least 16 killed in northeast
Syria bombings: At
least 16 people were killed and more than 25 injured
when explosions struck three restaurants in the
northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli on Wednesday, a
monitoring group said.
Russia Jets Eliminated ISIS
Commanders in Raqqa in Syria Where They Held Meeting:
The Russian Air Forces have eliminated several ISIS
commanders striking a building in Raqqa, where they were
holding a meeting. The intelligence data for the
operation was provided by opposition forces, Russian
Defense Ministry said.
Syrian army launches assault
against rebels in Golan Heights:
Rebels said the attacks began at dawn, when the army
stormed the village of Samdaniya al Gharbiya, near the
border with Israel. The army said the village was
captured, but rebels in the area said heavy fighting
continued.
VIDEO: Syrian Army Regains Towns,
Villages in Hama Province:
The Syrian army supported by the National Defense Forces
recaptured several towns and villages in Hama province,
sources said Thursday.
Syrian rebels push back after
government onslaught:
Fighters try to reclaim land lost near Sheikh Maskin
after major offensive by government forces and Russian
air power.
Putin's SUCCEEDING against ISIS:
US officials FINALLY admit Russia's doing the RIGHT
thing: THREE months
after Russia started its bombing campaign against
Islamic State in Syria, US officials have said to
finally have admitted Moscow is doing the right thing.
C.I.A. Said to Aid in Steering
Arms to Syrian Opposition:
A small number of C.I.A. officers are operating secretly
in southern Turkey, helping allies decide which Syrian
opposition fighters across the border will receive arms
to fight the Syrian government, according to American
officials and Arab intelligence officers.
Saudi Arabia slams Russian
killing of Syrian rebel leader, saying it 'does not
serve peace': Zahran
Alloush, 44, who headed the rebel group Jaysh al-Islam,
was killed when Russian warplanes struck near Damascus
last week. His death was a major blow to rebel control
of the eastern suburbs of Damascus.
US and Turkey discuss possible
regime change in Syria:
"On Syria, we discussed ... not only denying ISIL a safe
haven, rolling back and defeating them, but also
strengthening the Syrian opposition and ensuring a
transition away from the al-Assad regime," Biden said in
a joint news conference with Erdogan. He stressed that
the U.S. "needs Turkey" in its fight against ISIL.
Iraqi general says about 30% of
Ramadi is still controlled by Isis fighters;
Iraq's head of military operations in Anbar has said IS
(Daesh) still controls part of the city. IS fighters
have pulled back from about 70% of the city, but still
control the rest, said General Ismail al-Mahlawi.
US army: ISIS militants still in
Ramadi: -Several
hundred Islamic State (ISIS) militants are still
believed to be in Ramadi days after the Iraqi army
declared it free from the group's control.
Iraq: 80 percent of Ramadi in
ruins after fighting:
Months of battles and air strikes on ISIL-held city have
pummeled most of it with 3,000 homes destroyed,
officials say.
Iraq threatens Turkey with
military action until all troops are withdrawn:
While Iraq threatens Turkey with use of force over
troops deployed in the country to support local units in
fight against Daesh, PM Davutoglu called Iraqi PM Al-Abadi
and told him that the threats of Daesh and PKK in the
region need to be taken into consideration while
assessing the situation
Erdogan: Turkey Killed 3,100 PKK
Rebels in 2015:
Turkish security forces killed 3,100 Kurdish militants
in 2015, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday,
vowing no let-up in a relentless offensive to oust
rebels from towns and mountains in the southeast.
Yemen: Saudi-led airstrikes kill
six children in Hajjah:
Six children of one family were killed by Saudi
airstrikes in Hajjah province on Thursday. Two
airstrikes targeted a house of a citizen in Khiran al-Muharraq
district, which led to the killing of six children
including two girls, an official in the joint operations
room in the province said.
Gunmen kill senior militia leader
in Yemen's Aden: residents;
Assailants in a car and on a motorcycle opened fire on
the motorcade of Ahmed al-Idrisi, a top commander in the
pro-government Popular Southern Resistance group, while
it traveled on a main road in the Mansoura district late
on Wednesday.
Palestinian killed after
suspected car attack near Huwwara:
A spokesperson for the Israeli army told Ma’an that an
assailant ran his car into Israeli forces who were
stationed on highway 60 near the Huwwara checkpoint for
security purposes. The forces opened fire on the man,
killing him on scene, the spokesperson said.
US NGOs sued over $280bn aid sent
to Israel, deducted from taxes – report
: The donations were "pass-throughs" to support the
Israeli army and settlements in the occupied Palestinian
territories which had been ruled illegal by the UN.
Netanyahu's wife quizzed over
suspected misuse of public funds:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife arrived
at a police station Thursday for questioning over
allegations the couple used public funds on purchases
and repairs for their private home
Rubio Outraged by Spying on
Israel’s Government:
One reason Rubio may be carving out a special objection
to spying on the Israeli government is that he is
competing in the so-called Adelson primary — a contest
for the financial backing of the pro-Israel casino
magnate who spent $150 million during the 2012 election.
Egyptian army kills 15 armed
militants: Egyptian
forces on Thursday killed 15 armed militants, and
injured dozens more in an airstrike operation in the
Sinai Peninsula, Egyptian security sources said. Sources
said that Egyptian air forces hit 16 targets near
southern Rafah and the town of Sheikh Zuweid and
succeeded in foiling a planned attack against the
Egyptian army.
Burundi leader vows to fight AU
troops: “Everybody
should respect the borders of Burundi. If the troops are
in violation of this decision, they will have attacked
Burundi, and each Burundian must stand up to fight
them,” President Pierre Nkurunziza said in a speech
broadcast on state radio.
Iran warns US against sanctions
over missile program:
"Such measures are unilateral, arbitrary and illegal and
the Islamic Republic of Iran has [already] served notice
to the US government [in this regard]," Iranian Foreign
Ministry spokesman, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, said on
Thursday.
At Least 25 Daesh Militants
Killed by Airstrikes in Eastern Afghanistan:
At least 25 militants from the Islamic State (IS, or
Daesh in Arabic) terrorist group have been killed, and
31 others wounded, in two airstrikes in Afghanistan's
eastern Nangarhar province, the country's Ministry of
Defense said on Thursday.
‘US and NATO operation in
Afghanistan has failed’ – Russian president’s special
envoy: The US and
NATO mission in Afghanistan has been a complete failure,
the Russian President’s special envoy for Afghanistan,
Zamir Kabulov, told TASS, in evaluating the
effectiveness of the International Security Assistance
Force (ISAF) there.
China builds new aircraft carrier
in show of strength to Washington:
China intends to beef up its maritime presence by
building a second aircraft carrier. Beijing wants to
exert its presence in the South China Sea, after
complaining of “provocations” from the US, as well as
defending its interests in the region.
Donbas militia claim Donetsk suburbs were
shelled by Ukrainian army
: Ukraine’s Armed Forces have violated
the silence regime over the past day once, a source in
the Defense Ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk
People’s Republic (DPR) told the Donetsk News Agency on
Wednesday.
Russia Bans Turkish Companies
From Construction, Tourism, Services for State
: Russia will prohibit Turkish companies from
construction, tourism, the hotel business and services
for state and municipal needs from January 1, the
Russian government said in a resolution on Wednesday.
ISIS planning 2016 slaughter in
Europe and the US to provoke 'FINAL BATTLE' with the
West: The terror
group claims have to hundreds of militants in Europe and
the US ready to take action on its command.
Suspected Islamic State backer
held for New York attack plot:
Justice Department: A criminal complaint against
Lutchman, who appeared in U.S. District Court for the
Western District of New York on Thursday, described him
as a "self-professed Muslim convert with a criminal
history dating back to approximately 2006.... as well as
previous state mental hygiene arrests."
Puerto Rico to Default on $37
million But Meet GO Debt:
Puerto Rico will default on part of the nearly US$1
billion in debt repayments due to its bondholders on
Jan. 4, its second default in five months.
A California Gas Leak Is the
Biggest Environmental Disaster Since the BP Oil Spill:
The largest natural gas leak ever recorded is
jeopardizing health and causing evacuations for
thousands of Southern California residents. And two
months into it, scientists and engineers still can’t
figure out a way to contain the seeping gas.
Jobless claims rise sharply
during holiday week:
The number of Americans filing new claims for
unemployment benefits rose sharply last week, a
potential signal the job market was losing steam
although some of the increase might be attributed to
temporary holiday factors.
Two of Ben Carson's Top Aides
Quit Campaign: In an
another sign that Carson's campaign is struggling,
Campaign Manager Barry Bennett and Communications
Director Doug Watts have resigned amid the one-time
top-tier candidate's dropping poll numbers.
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