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• New airstrikes in Syria take aim at Islamic State's oil money
• Turkish leader says world not doing enough
• Algerian militants behead kidnapped French tourist
• 7 Ways Women Veterans Have It Worse Than Our Men in Uniform
• Risks for Arab states in joining anti-IS campaign
• US strikes IS oil refineries in Syria
• US-led air strikes target IS oil refineries in Syria
• UK recalls lawmakers to vote on air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq
• Netherlands to send F-16s to fight Islamic State in Iraq
• U.N. backs strong laws against foreign extremist fighters
• Details of mission against Syria, Iraq militants
• Turkey shifts tone on IS but action awaited
• Jihadist says Foley, Cantlie converted to Islam in captivity
• F-22 Raptor makes debut combat flight
• US hits Islamic State group in both Syria and Iraq
• Doubts cast over US strike on 'Khorasan' group
• U.N. Security Council passes resolution on foreign jihadists
• Iran, Britain seek to improve ties, say nuclear deal vital
• Drill sergeant found guilty of sex assaults
• Obama at UN: Dismantle the IS 'network of death'
• US slaps sanctions on 12 'terrorist' group supporters
• Islamist fighters advance in Syria despite U.S. strikes
• More Than 100 Muslim Clerics Sign Letter Condemning ISIS
• UN meets facing multiple crises; Obama to speak
• Defeating Islamic State – with an alternative vision
• Medical 'wasteland' in Iraqi warzones: MSF
• British PM, Iran leader discuss IS in historic talks
• Jordan king urges international defeat of jihadists
• Obama hails 'vision' of Iraqi PM at first meeting
• Algerian Islamic militants behead French hostage
• Factbox: Arab states line up behind U.S. in fight against Islamic State
• Interpol to boost data sharing on foreign fighters in Syria, Iraq
• Britain's Cameron backs military component in fight against Islamic State
• U.S. oil could step in if Mideast fields knocked out: senator
• Turks leave for "family-friendly" IS group
• Report: Services for female veterans fall short
• France to probe 'jihadist' bungle
• UK Parliament recalled to discuss Iraq airstrikes
• US sanctions foreign fighter facilitators
• Jihadists behead Frenchman seized in Algeria

New airstrikes in Syria take aim at Islamic State's oil money Posted: 24 Sep 2014 04:48 PM PDT By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A third night of U.S.-led airstrikes pounded Islamic State-controlled oil refineries in eastern Syria, as the United States and its partners moved to choke off a crucial source of revenue for the militant group, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates joined in the strikes by piloted and drone aircraft targeting facilities around al Mayadin, al Hasakah, and Abu Kamal, the U.S. military said. The U.S. ...

Turkish leader says world not doing enough Posted: 24 Sep 2014 04:45 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The president of Turkey on Wednesday accused the international community of doing too little to stem the flow of foreign fighters to Syria and slammed the U.N. Security Council's inaction on some of the world's most pressing issues.

Algerian militants behead kidnapped French tourist Posted: 24 Sep 2014 04:21 PM PDT By Patrick Markey ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian militants have beheaded French tourist Herve Gourdel, who was kidnapped by gunmen on Sunday in what the group said was a response to France's action against Islamic State militants in Iraq. In a video released by his captors, Gourdel, a 55-year-old from Nice, is seen kneeling with his arms tied behind his back before four masked militants who read out a statement in Arabic criticising France's intervention. They then pushed him on his side and held him down. ...

7 Ways Women Veterans Have It Worse Than Our Men in Uniform Posted: 24 Sep 2014 04:15 PM PDT Health care for women who served in the military is grossly inadequate, according to a damning new report from the Disabled American Veterans.

Risks for Arab states in joining anti-IS campaign Posted: 24 Sep 2014 04:04 PM PDT Dubai (AFP) - By joining US-led strikes in Syria, Gulf Arab monarchies are hoping to eliminate the threat to their authority from Islamic State jihadists and push the regime in Damascus out of power.

US strikes IS oil refineries in Syria Posted: 24 Sep 2014 04:00 PM PDT United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The United States bombed Islamic State-controlled oil refineries in Syria on Wednesday as President Barack Obama recruited more allies to fight the jihadist "network of death."

US-led air strikes target IS oil refineries in Syria Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:57 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - The US-led air war against Islamic State extremists targeted oil refineries in eastern Syria on Wednesday, in a bid to undercut the group's oil smuggling profits, the Pentagon said.

UK recalls lawmakers to vote on air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:44 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers will vote on Friday whether to join U.S.-led airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq after Baghdad requested help, the British government said on Wednesday. "I have requested that Parliament be recalled to debate the UK response to the Iraqi government's request for support against ISIL (Islamic State)," British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Twitter. Baghdad had asked for British air strikes to support its operations against the Islamist fighters, a spokesman for Cameron said. The U.S. ...

Netherlands to send F-16s to fight Islamic State in Iraq Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:44 PM PDT By Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Dutch government said on Wednesday it would deploy six F-16 fighter jets, which could be operational in a week, to support the U.S.-led strikes against Islamic State insurgents in Iraq. The Netherlands, a member of NATO and a close U.S. ally, will target the ultra-radical Islamist militants in Iraq and provide training and advice to Iraqi and Kurdish regional military forces for a period of up to one year, Deputy Prime Minister Lodewijk Asscher told journalists. ...

U.N. backs strong laws against foreign extremist fighters Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:41 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council demanded on Wednesday that all states make it a serious criminal offense for their citizens to travel abroad to fight with militant groups, or to recruit and fund others to do so, in a move sparked by the rise of Islamic State. At a meeting chaired by U.S. President Barack Obama, the 15-member council unanimously adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution that compels countries to "prevent and suppress" the recruitment and travel of militant fighters to foreign conflicts. The U.N. ...

Details of mission against Syria, Iraq militants Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:40 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and five Arab countries launched airstrikes this week on Islamic State group targets and an al-Qaida group in Syria. Some facts about the military action:

Turkey shifts tone on IS but action awaited Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:37 PM PDT Ankara (AFP) - Turkey has toughened its rhetoric against Islamic State jihadists but the West is still waiting for action from Ankara after months of frustration with its lukewarm cooperation.

Jihadist says Foley, Cantlie converted to Islam in captivity Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:30 PM PDT Brussels (AFP) - Western journalists James Foley and John Cantlie converted to Islam while being held hostage in Syria, a Belgian newspaper quoted a jihadist suspect as saying Wednesday, adding that the pair may have been forced to do so.

F-22 Raptor makes debut combat flight Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:29 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Envisioned in the 1990s as crucial to U.S. military superiority in the next century, the sleek, radar-evading F-22 Raptor has finally seen its first combat.

US hits Islamic State group in both Syria and Iraq Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:24 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. fighter jets and bombers expanded their aerial campaign against Islamic State targets Wednesday, striking the militants in both Syria and Iraq even as the extremists pressed their offensive in Kurdish areas within sight of the Turkish border, where fleeing refugees told of civilians beheaded and towns torched.

Doubts cast over US strike on 'Khorasan' group Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:19 PM PDT Beirut (AFP) - The US says it has hit a little-known group called "Khorasan" in Syria, but experts and activists argue it actually struck Al-Qaeda's affiliate Al-Nusra Front, which fights alongside Syrian rebels.

U.N. Security Council passes resolution on foreign jihadists Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:15 PM PDT United Nations (United States) (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday led the UN Security Council in approving a resolution demanding that countries take action to stem the flow of foreign jihadists to Iraq and Syria.

Iran, Britain seek to improve ties, say nuclear deal vital Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:15 PM PDT By Louis Charbonneau and Parisa Hafezi UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron's office said on Wednesday he and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani agreed that the two countries should work to improve ties and it was crucial for Tehran and major powers to reach a long-term nuclear deal. The Prime Minister and President, who met at the United Nations in New York in the first such meeting since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, also discussed the threat from Islamic State militants, who have taken over parts of Syria and Iraq. ...

Drill sergeant found guilty of sex assaults Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:11 PM PDT FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri drill sergeant is guilty of sexually assaulting and harassing several female soldiers, a military judge ruled Wednesday.

Obama at UN: Dismantle the IS 'network of death' Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:10 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Declaring the world at a "crossroads between war and peace," President Barack Obama vowed Wednesday to lead a coalition to dismantle the Islamic State militant group's "network of death" that has wreaked havoc in the Middle East and drawn the U.S. back into military action in the region.

US slaps sanctions on 12 'terrorist' group supporters Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:06 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday issued financial sanctions against 11 individuals and a foreign entity it designated as "global terrorists", vowing to disrupt the finances of the Islamic State group and Al-Qaeda.

Islamist fighters advance in Syria despite U.S. strikes Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:00 PM PDT By Kinda Makieh and Jonny Hogg DAMASCUS/MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - U.S. planes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria for a second day on Wednesday, but the strikes did not halt the fighters' advance in a Kurdish area where fleeing refugees told of villages burnt and captives beheaded. U.S. President Barack Obama, speaking at the United Nations, asked the world to join together to fight the militants and vowed to keep up military pressure against them. ...

More Than 100 Muslim Clerics Sign Letter Condemning ISIS Posted: 24 Sep 2014 02:57 PM PDT Top Muslim leaders in the United States on Wednesday released a detailed refutation of claims by the terrorist group ISIS that its actions in Iraq and Syria are in keeping with Islamic law. The letter, signed by 111 prominent clerics from around the world, lists dozens of ways in which the clerics assert that ISIS has consistently violated Islamic law. Nihad Awad, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said in a presentation at the National Press Club in Washington that the purpose of the letter is to "debunk and expose the falsity" of the claim that ISIS is operating within the dictates of the Islamic religion. Addressed to ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi and to "The fighters and followers of the self-declared 'Islamic State,'" it addresses 24 different statements or actions by ISIS and its members that the signatories say are specific violations of Islamic law.

UN meets facing multiple crises; Obama to speak Posted: 24 Sep 2014 02:47 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief called for world leaders Wednesday to join an international campaign to ease the plight of nearly unprecedented numbers of refugees, the displaced and victims of violence in a world wracked by wars and the swift-spreading and deadly Ebola epidemic.

Defeating Islamic State – with an alternative vision Posted: 24 Sep 2014 02:42 PM PDT In a speech to the United Nations on Wednesday, President Obama made an impassioned plea to Muslims to offer an alternative vision to those of groups like the Islamic State (IS) and Al Qaeda. "No external power can bring about a transformation of hearts and minds," he said.

Medical 'wasteland' in Iraqi warzones: MSF Posted: 24 Sep 2014 02:32 PM PDT Geneva (AFP) - Medical services in Iraq's conflict zones have collapsed, leaving millions of people in a health "wasteland", as the spectre of epidemics stalks the country, aid charity MSF warned on Wednesday.

British PM, Iran leader discuss IS in historic talks Posted: 24 Sep 2014 02:29 PM PDT United Nations (United States) (AFP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron sought to win cooperation from Iran's President Hassan Rouhani against jihadists in Syria on Wednesday in the first meeting between the countries' leaders in 35 years.

Jordan king urges international defeat of jihadists Posted: 24 Sep 2014 02:18 PM PDT United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Jordan's King Abdullah II, a key US ally in the fight against jihadists in Iraq and Syria, called Wednesday for a collective strategy to defeat militants who threaten global security.

Obama hails 'vision' of Iraqi PM at first meeting Posted: 24 Sep 2014 01:59 PM PDT United Nations (United States) (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday hailed the "political vision" and inclusive nature of new Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi as the two leaders met for the first time.

Algerian Islamic militants behead French hostage Posted: 24 Sep 2014 01:56 PM PDT ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An Algerian splinter group from al-Qaida has beheaded a French hostage over France's airstrikes on the Islamic State group, in a sign of the possible widening of the crisis in Iraq and Syria to the rest of the region.

Factbox: Arab states line up behind U.S. in fight against Islamic State Posted: 24 Sep 2014 01:50 PM PDT (Reuters) - U.S. warplanes pounded Islamic State fighters in Syria and Iraq for a second day on Wednesday as President Barack Obama tried to rally support for the coalition fighting the extremist group during an address to the U.N. General Assembly in New York. U.S. Central Command said Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar had participated in or supported strikes against Islamic State targets during the opening day of the campaign on Tuesday. ...

Interpol to boost data sharing on foreign fighters in Syria, Iraq Posted: 24 Sep 2014 01:50 PM PDT By Aruna Viswanatha WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Interpol has set up a new program to improve its sharing of information about foreign militants who have traveled to fight in Iraq and Syria, U.S. authorities said on Wednesday. The program is aimed at better monitoring and limiting the international movement of such fighters, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Interpol, which has 190 member countries, has created a database that includes detailed identifying information for law enforcement and border agents to help assess terrorist threats, the department said. ...

Britain's Cameron backs military component in fight against Islamic State Posted: 24 Sep 2014 01:49 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron called for a comprehensive strategy against Islamic State militants involving "our military" ahead of a vote by British lawmakers on Friday on whether to join U.S.-led airstrikes against the group in Iraq. "Our strategy must work in tandem with Arab states, always in support of local people, in line with our legal obligations and as part of a plan that involves our aid, our diplomacy and, yes, our military," Cameron told a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday. "We need to act and we need to act now," he ...

U.S. oil could step in if Mideast fields knocked out: senator Posted: 24 Sep 2014 01:40 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If U.S.-led attacks knock out oil fields controlled by Islamic State militants, petroleum from the American drilling boom could make up for any shortfall on global markets, a report released by a Republican senator said on Wednesday. U.S. bombs blasted Islamic State positions in Syria for a second day on Wednesday. Militants have been funding their efforts in part by seizing a dozen or so oilfields in Syria and Iraq, controlling refineries and smuggling oil and fuel to nearby markets. ...

Turks leave for "family-friendly" IS group Posted: 24 Sep 2014 01:27 PM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — The Islamic State group is run by religious zealots and marked by war, mass killings, crucifixions and beheadings.

Report: Services for female veterans fall short Posted: 24 Sep 2014 01:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Veterans Affairs Department and other government agencies are not doing enough to help women who served in the military, even as their number is rising dramatically, according to a new report.

France to probe 'jihadist' bungle Posted: 24 Sep 2014 01:13 PM PDT Paris (AFP) - France's interior minister on Wednesday announced a probe into a series of blunders that saw three suspected jihadists waltz out of a French airport after being transferred from Turkish custody.

UK Parliament recalled to discuss Iraq airstrikes Posted: 24 Sep 2014 01:07 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Britain's Parliament has been recalled to debate whether the country should support air strikes to thwart Islamic State group extremists in Iraq, Prime Minster David Cameron said Wednesday.

US sanctions foreign fighter facilitators Posted: 24 Sep 2014 01:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on eight people it says have helped finance or facilitate the movement of foreign fighters joining the Islamic State and the Nusra Front, two Syrian extremist groups that have been the subject of recent American military strikes.

Jihadists behead Frenchman seized in Algeria Posted: 24 Sep 2014 12:51 PM PDT Algiers (AFP) - Jihadists linked to the Islamic State group beheaded a Frenchman abducted in Algeria in a video posted online Wednesday, but President Francois Hollande vowed France would not give in to blackmail.

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