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• Red Crescent delivers aid to Homs despite coming under attack
• U.N. aid convoy struck in Syria's besieged Homs
• Cease-fire in Syrian city falters, aid halted
• Homs aid convoy fired on, raising fears for mission
• Syria barrel bomb raids on Aleppo 'kill 20'
• UK migration minister resigns over foreign cleaner
• Aid convoy hit trying to reach Syria's besieged Homs
• Iraq governor gives Anbar militants one-week ultimatum
• Imprisoned Iraqi defends insurgent activities
• Today in History
• Saddam’s Jewish Treasures

Red Crescent delivers aid to Homs despite coming under attack Posted: 08 Feb 2014 01:46 PM PST The Syrian Red Crescent Saturday delivered a first batch of much-needed aid to civilians trapped for nearly two years in rebel-held areas of Homs city, despite coming under fire from mortars. The government refers to rebels battling to overthrow it as "terrorists".

U.N. aid convoy struck in Syria's besieged Homs Posted: 08 Feb 2014 01:12 PM PST By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - An aid convoy came under fire in a besieged rebel district of Homs on Saturday, threatening a United Nations-led operation to bring food and medicine to 2,500 people and evacuate civilians trapped by months of fighting in the Syrian city. The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) said mortar fire landed close to its convoy and shots were fired at its trucks, wounding one of its drivers. At least nine Red Crescent and U.N. vehicles were holed up in the city for several hours after dark when the explosions struck, but the team managed to pull out shortly before 10 pm (2000 GMT), leaving two damaged trucks, the Red Crescent said. "Although the team was shelled and fired upon we managed to deliver 250 food parcels (and) 190 hygiene kits and chronic disease medicines," it said.

Cease-fire in Syrian city falters, aid halted Posted: 08 Feb 2014 12:57 PM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Two trucks carrying food and medical supplies into rebel-held neighborhoods in the central Syrian city of Homs turned back under heavy fire Saturday, leaving four paramedics wounded as a cease-fire faltered, Syrian officials said.

Homs aid convoy fired on, raising fears for mission Posted: 08 Feb 2014 12:12 PM PST A convoy delivering aid to civilians trapped in Syria's Homs was fired on Saturday and a number of people killed or wounded, raising questions about whether the hard-won humanitarian mission can proceed. It was unclear if the violence will stop the hard-won deal for the United Nations to deliver much-needed aid to civilians in Homs and resume operations to evacuate those who wish to leave. The clashes erupted in the morning in rebel-held areas of the Old City of Homs. Hours later a Syrian Red Crescent convoy came under mortar attack and gunfire.

Syria barrel bomb raids on Aleppo 'kill 20' Posted: 08 Feb 2014 10:47 AM PST More barrel bombs were dropped on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo Saturday, killing at least 20 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The raids came as Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front and allied Islamist rebel groups launched a new offensive against the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the east of the country. The Observatory two children were among those killed in separate barrel bomb attacks on Aleppo's eastern rebel-held neighbourhoods. Hundreds of people have died in several waves of barrel bomb assaults, each lasting several days, since December 15, the Britain-based group says.

UK migration minister resigns over foreign cleaner Posted: 08 Feb 2014 09:47 AM PST LONDON (AP) — Britain's immigration minister has resigned over the illegal employment of a foreign cleaner, a major gaffe given the U.K. government's muscular clampdown on immigration of all kinds.

Aid convoy hit trying to reach Syria's besieged Homs Posted: 08 Feb 2014 09:43 AM PST By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - An aid convoy trying to reach a besieged rebel district of the Syrian city of Homs came under fire on Saturday, threatening a humanitarian operation which aimed to deliver medicine and food to around 2,500 trapped people. The Syrian Arab Red Crescent said mortar fire landed close to its convoy and shots were fired at its trucks, wounding one of its drivers and violating a three-day ceasefire in the city. Syrian media said four Red Crescent workers were wounded in the incident which it blamed on rebels. Opposition activists accused President Bashar al-Assad's forces of staging the attack, as well as earlier mortar fire which delayed the start of the operation on Saturday morning.

Iraq governor gives Anbar militants one-week ultimatum Posted: 08 Feb 2014 08:21 AM PST An Iraqi provincial governor Saturday gave militants controlling a city near Baghdad one week to surrender as government forces made steady progress in an effort to end a weeks-long crisis. The Anbar governor's ultimatum was directed at anti-government fighters who have held Fallujah for more than a month. It comes amid a protracted surge in violence with security forces grappling with near-daily attacks nationwide in addition to the fighting in the western desert province. "People of Anbar, criminals have kidnapped Fallujah," Governor Ahmed al-Dulaimi said in a statement.

Imprisoned Iraqi defends insurgent activities Posted: 08 Feb 2014 08:07 AM PST LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) — An Iraqi man convicted of trying to ship arms and cash to Al-Qaida in Iraq doesn't consider himself a terrorist for his time battling U.S. soldiers in Iraq. Instead, he compares himself to the Americans who fought for independence from British colonial rule in the 1770s.

Today in History Posted: 07 Feb 2014 09:01 PM PST Today is Saturday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2014. There are 326 days left in the year.

Saddam’s Jewish Treasures Posted: 07 Feb 2014 07:28 PM PST These priceless Hebrew artifacts were rescued from Hussein's notorious intelligence service. And now, they're about to go back to Iraq—just as the country is once again imploding.

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