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• Assange welcome in Ecuador embassy 'as long as necessary'
• Indiana man beheaded in Syria remembered in Muslim prayer service
• Canadian vets plan to join Kurdish fight against Islamic State
• 5 Countries With the Biggest Terror Targets on Their Backs
• Biden visits Turkey pushing for help in anti-IS campaign
• Turkey, U.S. play down differences on fight against Islamic State
• US, Turkey still not in sync on Syria
• Islamic State group's drive for Kobani is blunted
• How the immigration and executive order debate tests presidential power
• Lebanon PM cancels independence day celebrations
• Islamic State targeted in 30 air strikes by U.S., allies
• Yazidi families reclaim girls seized by Islamic State – for a price
• Al-Qaida in Yemen denounces Islamic State group
• Islamic State attacks Iraq provincial capital: officials
• Answers to questions about Biden's visit to Turkey
• Yemen's AQAP says Houthis will pay for push into country
• Jihadi wave tests Tunisia's young democracy
• Russia's Lukoil to invest in Nigerian project with Chevron
• Militants shoot at Iraqi government building in Ramadi: officials
• Retired U.S. general on how to handle IS and why we lost in Iraq, Afghanistan
• Egypt closes schools in Sinai towns as area inches towards open war
• Egypt closes schools in Sinai towns as area inches toward open war
• Militants launch attacks around Iraq's western Ramadi city
• France tempers Iran nuclear stance in nod to wider diplomatic needs
• Egypt's Sisi calls on West to support Libya to avoid new Syria, Iraq
• Reporter's toolkit: Investigating sexual assault on your campus
• Old challenges and new horizons for networked activism
• On Immigration, Obama Fulfills His Promise to Progressives

Assange welcome in Ecuador embassy 'as long as necessary' Posted: 21 Nov 2014 03:32 PM PST Quito (AFP) - Ecuador Friday guaranteed political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for "as long as necessary," one day after he lost an appeal against a Swedish warrant for his arrest.

Indiana man beheaded in Syria remembered in Muslim prayer service Posted: 21 Nov 2014 02:53 PM PST By Susan Guyett FISHERS Ind. (Reuters) - Muslims in Indiana held a funeral service on Friday for Abdul- Rahman Kassig, formerly known as Peter, who was beheaded by Islamic State militants in Syria after being held captive for a year. Kassig adopted Islam while he was a hostage. His family said he made a sincere conversion in a process that began before he was captured by Islamic State, which has seized parts of Iraq and Syria and is the target of U.S. bombings. ...

Canadian vets plan to join Kurdish fight against Islamic State Posted: 21 Nov 2014 02:39 PM PST OTTAWA (Reuters) - Several former Canadian soldiers plan to join Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State militants in coming weeks, with at least one already in Iraq, Canadian media reported on Friday, bolstering the ranks of foreigners fighting alongside the Kurds. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation said a half-dozen former armed forces personnel were enlisting, citing unnamed sources. Meanwhile, the National Post newspaper said veterans had formed a group called the First North American Expeditionary Force to help link would-be fighters with Peshmerga units and to provide financial help. ...

5 Countries With the Biggest Terror Targets on Their Backs Posted: 21 Nov 2014 12:45 PM PST Amid mounting concerns about ISIS, Boko Haram and other Islamic jihadists, a new report shows the global war on terrorism is not going well at all. Over the past 14 years, there's been a five-fold increase ...

Biden visits Turkey pushing for help in anti-IS campaign Posted: 21 Nov 2014 12:32 PM PST US Vice President Joe Biden on Friday arrived in Turkey for a three day visit aimed at persuading Turkish leaders to play a bigger role in the coalition against Islamic State (IS) militants. Biden is expected to seek to soothe tensions that have emerged between the two NATO members, traditionally strong allies, over Turkey's reluctance to play a major role in the fight against the jihadists who have captured swathes of Iraq and Syria. The US number two on Friday evening landed at Istanbul airport and immediately went into dinner talks with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. On Saturday he will address a conference before a key meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey, U.S. play down differences on fight against Islamic State Posted: 21 Nov 2014 12:24 PM PST By Dasha Afanasieva and Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey and the United States played down differences in the fight against Islamic State on Friday, but Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu made clear Ankara would keep pressing for a no-fly zone in Syria and President Bashar al-Assad's removal. Turkey has been a reluctant partner in the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) insurgents. ...

US, Turkey still not in sync on Syria Posted: 21 Nov 2014 12:03 PM PST ISTANBUL (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Friday became the latest in a parade of U.S. officials trying to push Turkey to step up its role in the international coalition's fight against Islamic State extremists.

Islamic State group's drive for Kobani is blunted Posted: 21 Nov 2014 11:55 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — More than two months into its assault on Kobani, the Islamic State group is still pouring fighters and resources into trying to capture the besieged Syrian Kurdish town, but the drive has been blunted.

How the immigration and executive order debate tests presidential power Posted: 21 Nov 2014 08:45 AM PST President Barack Obama's new executive orders about immigration have reignited a long-simmering debate about the constitutional extent of the President's powers to act independently of Congress.

Lebanon PM cancels independence day celebrations Posted: 21 Nov 2014 08:17 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's prime minister on Friday cancelled official independence day celebrations planned for the following day, a move that likely stemmed from the country's tense security situation and an impasse over electing its next president.

Islamic State targeted in 30 air strikes by U.S., allies Posted: 21 Nov 2014 07:05 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies have staged 30 air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq since Wednesday, the U.S. Central Command said on Friday. The 23 strikes in Iraq included six near Baiji that hit Islamic State buildings, vehicles and tactical units while buildings, vehicles, a guard post and two tactical units were destroyed near Sinjar in four air strikes, Central Command said. Similar targets were destroyed or damaged west of Kirkuk, near Mosul and Ramadi and in Tal Afar. ...

Yazidi families reclaim girls seized by Islamic State – for a price Posted: 21 Nov 2014 06:29 AM PST Suzanne twists the heart-shaped pink plastic ring on her finger as she talks about the women and children who beat her for trying to escape the self-described Islamic State.

Al-Qaida in Yemen denounces Islamic State group Posted: 21 Nov 2014 06:01 AM PST SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's al-Qaida branch on Friday denounced the Islamic State group for declaring a caliphate on territory it seized in Syria and Iraq and for aggressively seeking to expand its area of influence.

Islamic State attacks Iraq provincial capital: officials Posted: 21 Nov 2014 05:56 AM PST By Raheem Salman and Dominic Evans BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State fighters attacked a government complex in the heart of an Iraqi provincial capital on Friday, local officials said, in an apparently coordinated effort to seize full control of the city. Gunmen fired from rooftops at buildings in Ramadi housing the Anbar governorate offices and police headquarters, while security forces and tribal fighters tried to prevent the militants from advancing. "Mosques are asking anyone who can carry weapons to confront the attackers," provincial council member Hathal Fahdawi told Reuters. ...

Answers to questions about Biden's visit to Turkey Posted: 21 Nov 2014 04:35 AM PST ISTANBUL (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden, who begins a two-night visit to Turkey on Friday, is the latest in a stream of U.S. officials who have traveled to Turkey to urge Ankara to step up its role in fighting Islamic State militants in neighboring Syria.

Yemen's AQAP says Houthis will pay for push into country Posted: 21 Nov 2014 04:23 AM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, reacting to the loss of its strongholds to Shi'ite Houthi fighters, has accused its opponents of acting as a proxy for the United States and threatened renewed violence against them. In an audio message on jihadist websites, al AQAP's military commander Qassim al-Raymi called the Houthis "the new rented gun for the enemies of Islam". "You have to know that the mosques of Muslims that you blew up along with their homes and schools, will not just pass unnoticed and you will pay the price dearly," he said. ...

Jihadi wave tests Tunisia's young democracy Posted: 21 Nov 2014 03:19 AM PST By Patrick Markey and Tarek Amara SOUSSE Tunisia (Reuters) - Tunisians were used to seeing Nidhal Selmi belting around a stadium, proudly sporting his country's red and white colors as a defender on the national football squad. So it was a shock when he appeared in a camouflage jacket with a Khalashnikov rifle across his thigh in a photograph from Syria posted online shortly before he was killed fighting there. ...

Russia's Lukoil to invest in Nigerian project with Chevron Posted: 21 Nov 2014 02:50 AM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's second-largest oil company, privately controlled Lukoil, said on Friday it planned to invest in Nigeria with U.S. oil major Chevron Corp, part of its push to seek opportunities away from Russia's state-dominated oil sector. "We have decided to enter a joint block with Chevron in a project in Nigeria, which we consider to be promising," Chief Executive Vagit Alekperov told reporters in Moscow. He declined to name the project and provided no detail. ...

Militants shoot at Iraqi government building in Ramadi: officials Posted: 21 Nov 2014 02:46 AM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State gunmen fired at an Iraqi government building in central Ramadi on Friday, local officials said, and mosques broadcast appeals for reinforcements to confront the apparent attempt to take full control of the city. Most of Ramadi, about 90 km (55 miles) west of Baghdad, is already held by Islamic State which controls large parts of northern and western Iraq. ...

Retired U.S. general on how to handle IS and why we lost in Iraq, Afghanistan Posted: 21 Nov 2014 02:32 AM PST Lt. Gen. Daniel Bolger, who flat-out states that the U.S. lost in Iraq and Afghanistan, argues we need to learn from past mistakes so we don't make the same ones in the fight against the Islamic State.

Egypt closes schools in Sinai towns as area inches towards open war Posted: 21 Nov 2014 02:24 AM PST By Yusri Mohamed ISMAILIA Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt has indefinitely shut schools in two border towns in northern Sinai as the army prepares to intensify a battle with Islamist militants that turned the daily trip to lessons into a "journey of death". Local people say children's education has fallen victim while the military stages air strikes against jihadists, who are targetting soldiers and police, and have started beheading army informers. "We are putting our lives at risk on a daily basis," said Mohamed, a teacher who lives in the town of Sheikh Zuweid. ...

Egypt closes schools in Sinai towns as area inches toward open war Posted: 21 Nov 2014 02:16 AM PST By Yusri Mohamed ISMAILIA Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt has indefinitely shut schools in two border towns in northern Sinai as the army prepares to intensify a battle with Islamist militants that turned the daily trip to lessons into a "journey of death". Local people say children's education has fallen victim while the military stages air strikes against jihadists, who are targeting soldiers and police, and have started beheading army informers. "We are putting our lives at risk on a daily basis," said Mohamed, a teacher who lives in the town of Sheikh Zuweid. ...

Militants launch attacks around Iraq's western Ramadi city Posted: 21 Nov 2014 01:27 AM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Suspected Islamic State militants launched coordinated attacks on Friday around the western Iraqi city of Ramadi, overrunning a village to the east and clashing with tribal fighters to the west, a local official and a tribal leader said. Ramadi, about 90 km (55 miles) west of Baghdad, is located in the Sunni Muslim Anbar province which is a stronghold of the Islamic State forces who have captured much of northern and western Iraq. The city center remains under the control of Iraqi government forces but outlying neighborhoods have been seized by the radical Islamist ...

France tempers Iran nuclear stance in nod to wider diplomatic needs Posted: 21 Nov 2014 12:33 AM PST By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - A year after France scuppered a deal on Iran's nuclear program it is taking a softer stance in current talks, encouraged by a more inclusive U.S. approach and the knowledge that failure this year could have grim repercussions across the broader region. France, a U.N. Security Council veto-holder, has long held out for strict terms trading a loosening of international sanctions on Iran's oil-based economy in return for commitments by Tehran to show its nuclear work is as peaceful as it insists. The discovery last year that the U.S. was holding secret talks with the Iranians was an opportunity for France, by saying 'no' to a deal, to assert itself internationally and rebuke Washington for backing down on bombing Syria as punishment for using chemical arms. It also helped Paris to cement new commercial ties with Gulf Arab states.

Egypt's Sisi calls on West to support Libya to avoid new Syria, Iraq Posted: 20 Nov 2014 10:48 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi urged the United States and Europe on Thursday to help the Libyan army in its fight against Islamist militants now to save the country from requiring intervention on the scale of Iraq and Syria. Sisi said there was a danger to the region from conflict in Libya where two governments vie for legitimacy, one in Tripoli linked to Islamist militias, and an internationally-recognised government in the eastern city of Tobruk. ...

Reporter's toolkit: Investigating sexual assault on your campus Posted: 20 Nov 2014 09:01 PM PST How to investigate the ways your school deals with sexual assault allegations.

Old challenges and new horizons for networked activism Posted: 20 Nov 2014 08:52 PM PST Alex Howard left the RiseUp conference inspired and concerned about the intersection of activism, media, and tech. Read about projects that could disrupt how social change happens online, and off.

On Immigration, Obama Fulfills His Promise to Progressives Posted: 20 Nov 2014 06:23 PM PST In his decision to act, by himself, on immigration, President Obama chose between two sides of his political self.

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