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Iraqi officials say IS leader wounded in airstrike

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 02:51 PM PST

FILE - This file image made from video posted on a militant website Saturday, July 5, 2014, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq. On Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, Iraqi officials and state television said al-Baghdadi has been wounded in an airstrike in western Iraq. An Interior Ministry intelligence official told The Associated Press on Sunday that the strike happened early Saturday in the town of Qaim in Iraq's Anbar province. (AP Photo/Militant video, File)BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials said Sunday that the head of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was wounded in an airstrike in western Anbar province. Pentagon officials said they had no immediate information on such an attack or on the militant leader being injured.


Destroying ISIS Goes Beyond Killing its Leadership

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 02:38 PM PST

Destroying ISIS Goes Beyond Killing its LeadershipThe United States-led campaign against the Islamic State has yielded little tangible success so far. But things may suddenly have changed. The Telegraph reported Sunday that a Coalition bombing attack has killed a close aide to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State leader, near Mosul, Iraq. In addition, a member of the Iraqi parliament claimed that a separate attack near the city of al-Qaim injured al-Baghdadi himself, and that he is currently being treated in a hospital. The U.S. ...


Iraqi military reach Baiji; Baghdadi's fate unclear

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 02:32 PM PST

Military vehicles of the Iraqi security forces are seen during an intensive security deployment against Islamic State militants in the Hamrin mountains of Diyala provinceBy Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi military forces reached the center of the northern city of Baiji on Sunday in an effort to break an Islamic State siege of the country's biggest refinery, triggering fierce clashes with the militants, according to an army colonel and a witness. Separately, contradictory reports emerged over the fate of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi after U.S.-led air strikes against the group in at least two locations in Iraq on Friday night. The United States said it had no information to indicate Baghdadi had been hit. ...


Britain's defense chief says Islamic State will recover after air strikes

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 02:03 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's most senior military officer warned on Sunday that Islamic State would recover after U.S. air strikes in Iraq destroyed a convoy believed to contain some of the militant group's leaders. A U.S. spokesman on Saturday said an air strike near the Iraqi city of Mosul destroyed 10 Islamic State (IS) vehicles after what was believed to have been a gathering of its leaders. The United States was unable to confirm whether the group's top commander Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been in the convoy. ...

Obama calls U.S. troop boost in Iraq 'new phase': CBS interview

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 02:03 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said his decision to double the number of U.S. military advisers in Iraq marked a new phase in the campaign against Islamic State and was not an indication his strategy in the region had failed. Obama, in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation" broadcast on Sunday, said the first phase was getting an Iraqi government in place that was inclusive and credible. He said sending in 1,500 additional American troops also signified a shift from a defensive strategy to an offensive one. The decision was announced on Friday. ...

Obama Accepts Blame for Dems’ Midterm Election Losses

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 01:57 PM PST

President Obama took the blame on CBS's Face the Nation this morning for the wave of Democratic losses in the midterm elections, declaring "the buck stops" with him. Majority Leader Harry Reid even tied Obama's low approval rating to the Dems' tough midterm season. The president said his administration now would be "experimenting" with ways to court Republicans, given that they'll control both chambers of Congress beginning in January. John Boehner (R-OH) on immigration reform – a stance that most certainly won't go over well with Republicans.

George W. Bush weighs in on brother Jeb's political future. Dynasty, anyone?

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 01:54 PM PST

Will the Bush political dynasty continue through 2016 – and perhaps beyond?

Obama warns Iran nuclear deal may not be reached

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 01:49 PM PST

US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (L) shake hands as Omani Foreign Minister Yussef bin Alawi (2nd R) and former EU top diplomat Catherine Ashton watch in Muscat on November 9, 2014The United States and Iran held high-level talks in Oman Sunday as the deadline for a nuclear deal loomed closer, but President Barack Obama warned there may be no agreement. US Secretary of State John Kerry met Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in the Gulf sultanate, seeking to resolve key disputes that have left the West's negotiations with the Islamic republic close to deadlock. An interim accord expires on November 24 but Iran and world powers have for months been unable to hammer out what a comprehensive, long-term accord would look like. At issue is the number of uranium-enriching centrifuges Iran should be allowed to keep spinning in exchange for sanctions relief and rigorous inspections at its nuclear sites.


Queen leads Britain in silent tribute to war dead

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 12:46 PM PST

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II bows her head as she leads the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph on Whitehall, London, on November 9, 2014London (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II led Britain in paying silent tribute to the Commonwealth war dead on Remembrance Sunday, an annual event made particularly poignant this year on the centenary of the start of World War I.


Thousands of balloons rise to sky to fete Berlin Wall fall

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 12:43 PM PST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit (R) put roses in a preserved segment of the Berlin Wall during the commemorations to mark the 25th anniversary of its fall on November 9, 2014Thousands of illuminated balloons sailed into the night sky Sunday from the former route of the Berlin Wall, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel said its fall 25 years ago proved that "dreams can come true". The flight of the glowing white orbs through the heart of Berlin marked the climax of a huge open-air party at the Brandenburg Gate, the symbol of German unity, which drew an estimated one million guests to the city. A quarter-century after the breach of Europe's Cold War division, artists had tethered nearly 7,000 balloons along a 15-kilometre (nine-mile) stretch of the despised concrete barrier's former 155-kilometre path, making it visible once again. As the balloons were released and floated to the heavens, the Berlin State Orchestra, under the baton of Daniel Barenboim, played Beethoven's "Ode to Joy".


Germany celebrates 25th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 12:35 PM PST

German Chancellor Merkel speaks at the exhibition opening during a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at a memorial in Bernauer Strasse in BerlinBy Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN (Reuters) - More than a million Germans and people from around the world on Sunday celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the event that more than any other marked the end of the Cold War. A spectacular 15 kilometer-long string of 7,000 illuminated helium balloons traced the course of the barrier that once snaked through the city, slicing across streets, between families and even through graveyards. They were set free one after another into the night sky, symbolizing the breaching of the Wall by crowds of protesters in 1989. ...


Obama says US troop increase in Iraq a 'new phase'

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 12:27 PM PST

US President Barack Obama pauses during a press conference at the White House on November 5, 2014 in Washington, DCUS President Barack Obama said Sunday sending more troops to Iraq signals a "new phase" in the fight against the Islamic State group, amid unconfirmed reports its leader has been wounded. After earlier unveiling plans to send up to 1,500 more American troops to Iraq to advise and train its forces, Obama told CBS News the US-led effort to defeat IS was moving to a new stage. "Phase one was getting an Iraqi government that was inclusive and credible -- and we now have done that," Obama told the broadcaster. "We will provide them close air support once they are prepared to start going on the offence against (IS)," Obama said.


Balloons symbolize fall of Berlin Wall

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 12:20 PM PST

BERLIN (AP) — The citizens of Berlin on Sunday released almost 7,000 balloons into the night sky, many carrying messages of hope to mark the 25th anniversary since the fall of the wall that once divided their city.

US racing against time, Congress on Iran nuke deal

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 11:58 AM PST

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, shake hands during a meeting in Muscat, Oman, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014. Omani Foreign Minister Yussef bin Alawi bin Abdullah and European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton stand at background. (AP Photo/Nicholas Kamm, Pool)MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — The Obama administration is facing its last best chance to curb Iran's nuclear program — not just to meet an end-of-the-month deadline for a deal, but also to seal one before skeptical Republicans who will control Congress next year are able to scuttle it.


Islamic State winning support, but not allegiance

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 11:46 AM PST

Militants of the Islamic State (IS) group stand near their flag on Tilsehir Hill near the Turkish border on October 23, 2014While the Islamic State group is rapidly gaining support among jihadists worldwide, only marginal organisations and isolated individuals are formally expressing their allegiance, experts say. "For the moment, those rallying behind Islamic State are on the margins, not at the centre (of the jihadist movement)," said Dominique Thomas, an expert in Islamist groups at the Paris-based School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. They are proclaiming their allegiance to show they exist," Thomas told AFP. The expert cited as an example the declaration of an allegiance to IS made in September by the Algerian group Jund al-Khilifa -- or "Soldiers of the Caliphate" -- which hit the headlines by kidnapping and then beheading French hiker Herve Gourdel.


Obama leaves for China, Myanmar, Australia tour

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 10:57 AM PST

US President Barack Obama boards Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on November 9, 2014President Barack Obama departed for China on Sunday, on a trip meant to help allay Washington's sometimes tense relations with Beijing. Obama left Washington in the pre-dawn hours en route to an air force base in Alaska, where his plane refueled before traveling on to Beijing. The US leader was accompanied on his eight-day trip, which also includes visits to Myanmar and Australia, by his national security adviser Susan Rice and several other top aides.


Iraq area retaken, but destruction and anger remain

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 09:44 AM PST

A member of the Iraqi Pro-government forces walks in front of flames rising on the horizon in Jurf al-Sakhr, south of Baghdad, on October 27, 2014Jurf al-Sakhr (Iraq) (AFP) - A column of grey smoke drifts up from a burning building in Jurf al-Sakhr, south of Baghdad, while the broken roofs of some houses slope down into piles of rubble. Iraqi leaders including Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi hailed the expulsion of Islamic State (IS) jihadist group fighters from Jurf al-Sakhr as a major victory, and state TV broadcast days of coverage from the area. "This area represented an important location for (IS)," Karim al-Nuri, an adviser to Badr militia commander Hadi al-Ameri, told AFP in Jurf al-Sakhr. Badr and other Shiite militias played a key role alongside security forces in the fight to retake Jurf al-Sakhr.


How a Libyan city joined the Islamic State group

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 09:24 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2012, a Libyan follower of Ansar al-Shariah Brigades carries the Brigades' flag with Arabic writing that reads, "There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger, Ansar al-Shariah," during a protest in front of the Tibesti Hotel in Benghazi, Libya. On Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, bearded militants gathered at a stage strung with colorful lights in Darna, a Mediterranean coastal city long notorious as Libya's center for jihadi radicals. With a roaring chant, they pledged their allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State group. Many of Darna's militants joined, though some didn't. Part of Ansar al-Shariah, one of the country's most powerful Islamic factions, joined while another part rejected it. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)CAIRO (AP) — On a chilly night, bearded militants gathered at a stage strung with colorful lights in Darna, a Mediterranean coastal city long notorious as Libya's center for jihadi radicals. With a roaring chant, they pledged their allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State group.


New video shows scenes inside 'Boko Haram-controlled town'

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 08:59 AM PST

A screengrab taken on November 9, 2014 from a new Boko Haram video released by the Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram and obtained by AFP shows Boko Haram fighters parading on a tank in an unidentified townA new Boko Haram video obtained by AFP on Sunday shows militants on an armoured vehicle parading down a road in an unidentified town they apparently control and the group's leader Abubakar Shekau preaching to locals. The message appeared to be aimed at reinforcing Shekau's claim that he has created a caliphate within Nigeria. In the 44-minute video, Boko Haram voices support for other so-called caliphates, including the one proclaimed in Iraq and Syria by the Islamic State (IS) group. The video, which was delivered through the same channels as past messages, shows armed men lined along a well-paved road, with three pick-up trucks bristling with heavy weapons also visible.


Syrian air force raids kill 21, wound at least 100 in north: monitor

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 08:18 AM PST

Explosion following an air strike is seen in central KobaniBy Sylvia Westall BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 21 people were killed and around 100 wounded overnight when Syrian government war planes bombed a town in northern Syria controlled by Islamic State militants, a group monitoring the war said on Sunday. The attack came hours before a United Nations mediator met senior Syrian officials in Damascus to discuss ways to ease the war, which has entered its fourth year, killed around 200,000 people and since September drawn in the United States and allies in air strikes against the Sunni militant group Islamic State. ...


George W. Bush says dad pondered skipping 2nd term

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 07:30 AM PST

DALLAS (AP) — George H.W. Bush seriously considered not running for re-election in 1992 even though he loved his job, according to a new book written by former President George W. Bush.

'More than 1,000 killed' in battle for Syria's Kobane

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 07:21 AM PST

Smoke rises after an airstrike from US-led coalition against IS militants in the Syrian town of Kobane on November 8, 2014More than 1,000 people, mostly jihadists, have been killed in Kobane since the Islamic State group launched an offensive on the Syrian town nearly two months ago, a monitor said Sunday. IS jihadists, who proclaimed a "caliphate" in June straddling territory captured in Iraq and Syria, launched their offensive for the town -- also known as Ain al-Arab -- in mid-September. "At least 1,013 people have been killed in fighting in Ain al-Arab from the beginning of the offensive till last night," said Syrian Observatory for Human Rights director Rami Abdel Rahman. The toll for jihadists excludes those killed in US-led strikes on the Islamic State group.


Self-ruling region in Syria issues women's rights decree: monitor

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 07:00 AM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Officials in a predominantly Kurdish province of northeastern Syria have issued a women's rights decree, monitors said on Sunday, in an apparent rebuke to the hardline views of Islamic State insurgents who have advanced in the region. Islamic State, which has declared a "caliphate" across large areas of Syria and Iraq it has captured, has issued rules on how women should dress and has curbed their movement outside the home, basing this on a radical interpretation of sharia (Islamic law), according to residents living in territory it holds. ...

Report: ISIS Leader Possibly Killed In U.S. Airstrike

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 06:36 AM PST

The supreme leader of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reportedly critically wounded or killed in an American airstrike on a Syrian town bordering Iraq Friday night.

The New Senate Power Grid: Here’s Who Has the Juice

Posted: 09 Nov 2014 02:45 AM PST

The New Senate Power Grid: Here's Who Has the JuiceGet ready for a real shakeup in the Senate committee lineup in the wake of the GOP landslide election victory last Tuesday. Sen. John McCain of Arizona, arguably the toughest critic of Obama's foreign policy and military tactics is taking over as chair of the Armed Services Committee and can be sure to be second-guessing the president's policies in Syria, Iraq and the Ukraine for the remainder of Obama's second term. Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma, an unabashed skeptic of climate change, will take the reins of the Environment and Public Works Committee. Jeff Sessions, a fiscal conservative and deficit hawk who regularly carps about the administration's spending policies, will be the new chair of the Budget Committee.


Troubled vets of all ages find comfort at refuge

Posted: 08 Nov 2014 08:38 PM PST

In this Oct. 16, 2014 photo, Randy Johnson offers an apple to a horse at Eagle's Healing Nest, a retreat for veterans, in Sauk Centre, Minn. The retreat, located on 124 acres of rolling farmland, has served the needs of veterans from about 10 states. The goal is to mend and go home. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)SAUK CENTRE, Minn. (AP) — The vets, some yawning, others clutching packs of cigarettes, trickle into a sun-splashed room for morning meditation. Some survived war long ago, others have fresh memories of combat.


Third Australian killed fighting with IS jihadists: report

Posted: 08 Nov 2014 06:41 PM PST

A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter uses a scope to measure the distance during fighting against Islamic State militants on November 8, 2014 in the Syrian besieged border town of Ain al-ArabA third Australian has died in the past two weeks while fighting with Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, a report said Sunday. The man, who was not named, was believed to be from south-west Sydney and married with children, according to the Sun Herald. Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs said it was attempting to verify the reports, but it was "very difficult to do so". "Due to the extremely dangerous security situation consular assistance is no longer available within Syria or Iraq," a foreign ministry spokesman said in a statement.


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