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• Obama urges world to do more to tackle Ebola
• New York officials scramble to reassure city after security threat
• Iraqi PM: Plot to attack New York, Paris subways
• British Muslim group hailed by Obama battles for hearts and minds
• Obama leaves UN a changed statesman
• Iraqi PM says Islamic State plans subway attacks in U.S. and Paris
• U.S. has no evidence of any Islamic State plot against subways: sources
• FBI: About a dozen Americans fighting in Syria
• States at U.N. say ready to help Libya combat Islamist militants
• Islamic State may have gained 1,000 recruits from Asia: U.S. commander
• French, U.S. planes strike Islamic State, Britain to join coalition
• Obama speaks to Erdogan
• Iraq's Abadi presses on with top brass shake-up
• Parliament set to approve Iraq air strikes against Islamic State
• Turkey, still coy, joins fight against militants
• IS advance spells trouble for Turkey's Kurdish peace process
• UK parliament set to approve Iraq air strikes against Islamic State
• Syria's Islamic rebels fear US could hit them
• Iran leader slams West blunders but eyes cooperation
• Iraqi forces restoring control of besieged area in west: police chief
• Jihadists execute rights activist in Iraq
• FBI director: Strikes on al-Qaida cell Khorasan did not wipe out threat to U.S.
• NYC boosted subway security after Iraq warning: police commissioner
• An App A Day Keeps The Doctor Away
• Obama says Egypt key to US security in Mideast
• ISLAMIC STATE OIL
• 1,000 fighters from Asia join IS group: US commander
• Iraq assessing veracity of subway attack plot: Iraqi official
• US says not aware of alleged IS subway plot
• US probes casualties, touts Arab role in Syria strikes
• Obama's war of democracy in Iraq, Syria
• US-led Syria strikes target jihadist oil sites
• Christie, Cuomo sign agreement to safeguard their states against terrorism
• Woman uses hidden camera to expose life under Islamic State
• Iraqi woman activist killed by Islamic State
• Iran blames 'errors' of outsiders for rise of Islamic State
• White House unaware of Islamic State plot mentioned by Iraq PM
• FBI believes it has identified IS hostage executioner
• U.S. government unaware of purported subway attack plot, U.S. official says

Obama urges world to do more to tackle Ebola Posted: 25 Sep 2014 04:52 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Barack Obama, in a sober assessment of international efforts to stem a deadly Ebola outbreak, warned a high-level United Nations gathering Thursday that there is a "significant gap" between what's been offered so far and what is actually needed to stem the health crises in West Africa.

New York officials scramble to reassure city after security threat Posted: 25 Sep 2014 04:39 PM PDT By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Reuters) - A warning by Iraq's prime minister that Islamist militants planned to attack New York City sent political leaders scrambling on Thursday to assure the public it was safe to ride the subways and travel the streets of the nation's largest city. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio each had the same idea - take a subway ride to a busy transit hub to announce that everything was under control. "I have a simple message for all New Yorkers. ...

Iraqi PM: Plot to attack New York, Paris subways Posted: 25 Sep 2014 04:27 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — In early versions of a story Sept. 25 about an alleged plot to attack subway systems in Paris and the United States, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Iraqi prime minister said "Yes," when asked whether an attack was imminent. The prime minister actually said, "I'm not sure."

British Muslim group hailed by Obama battles for hearts and minds Posted: 25 Sep 2014 04:16 PM PDT London (AFP) - The head of a British Muslim group praised by US President Barack Obama is an ex-jihadist in a gritty London neighbourhood who tries to sway young minds against radicalism by whatever means possible -- including Twitter.

Obama leaves UN a changed statesman Posted: 25 Sep 2014 04:09 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - Barack Obama left the annual United Nations meeting Thursday with his presidency reshaped by a new era of global turbulence and his worldview sharpened by rampant jihadism's "heart of darkness."

Iraqi PM says Islamic State plans subway attacks in U.S. and Paris Posted: 25 Sep 2014 03:52 PM PDT By Arshad Mohammed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iraq has "credible" intelligence that Islamic State militants plan to attack subway systems in Paris and the United States, the prime minister said on Thursday, but U.S. and French officials said they had no evidence to back up his claims. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's comments were met with surprise by security, intelligence and transit officials in both countries. New York's leaders scrambled to ride the subway to reassure the public that the nation's largest city was safe. ...

U.S. has no evidence of any Islamic State plot against subways: sources Posted: 25 Sep 2014 03:52 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has no evidence to back up an Iraqi claim that Islamic State forces were plotting to attack U.S. subway systems, two senior U.S. government security officials told Reuters on Thursday. In the past, the United States had received threats that various militant groups were targeting such transportation systems but there is no recent information about an imminent plan by Islamic State, one official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. ...

FBI: About a dozen Americans fighting in Syria Posted: 25 Sep 2014 03:46 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans the government believes is fighting alongside extremist groups in Syria is almost one-tenth the number cited by government officials and lawmakers for months.

States at U.N. say ready to help Libya combat Islamist militants Posted: 25 Sep 2014 03:26 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A group of mainly Western and Arab states expressed readiness on Thursday to help Libya's government combat a growing presence of Islamic militant groups in the North African country. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon convened a high-level meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss the conflict in Libya, which is suffering its worst violence since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. ...

Islamic State may have gained 1,000 recruits from Asia: U.S. commander Posted: 25 Sep 2014 03:24 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Around 1,000 recruits from a vast region stretching from India to the Pacific may have joined Islamic State to fight in Syria or Iraq, a senior U.S. military commander said on Thursday. "That number could get larger as we go forward," Navy Admiral Samuel Locklear, who heads the U.S. Armed Forces' Pacific Command, told reporters at the Pentagon. However, Locklear did not specify which of the 36 countries in the Pacific Command - some of which have their own Islamist movements - have been recruiting grounds for the Sunni fundamentalist militant group. ...

French, U.S. planes strike Islamic State, Britain to join coalition Posted: 25 Sep 2014 03:16 PM PDT By Arshad Mohammed and Tom Perry NEW YORK/BEIRUT (Reuters) - French fighter jets struck Islamic State targets in Iraq on Thursday, and the United States hit them in Syria, as a U.S.-led coalition to fight the militants gained momentum with an announcement that Britain would join. The French strikes were a prompt answer to the beheading of a French tourist in Algeria by militants, who said the killing was punishment for Paris' decision last week to become the first European country to join the U.S.-led bombing campaign. ...

Obama speaks to Erdogan Posted: 25 Sep 2014 03:14 PM PDT New York (AFP) - President Barack Obama spoke briefly with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday about the war against the Islamic State group and the US-led coalition which the Turks have yet to join.

Iraq's Abadi presses on with top brass shake-up Posted: 25 Sep 2014 03:13 PM PDT Baghdad (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has retired a general in charge of the central region where hundreds of army recruits were captured and executed by jihadists in June, a spokesman said Thursday.

Parliament set to approve Iraq air strikes against Islamic State Posted: 25 Sep 2014 03:11 PM PDT By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to win approval from parliament to join U.S.-led air strikes on Islamic State militants in Iraq at a specially convened session on Friday. A coalition including the United States and Middle Eastern allies such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates has already started bombing Islamic State targets both in Iraq and Syria. France has also taken part in the strikes on the insurgents in Iraq, although so far not in Syria. ...

Turkey, still coy, joins fight against militants Posted: 25 Sep 2014 03:10 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Turkey is joining its NATO allies and fellow Sunni Muslim nations in a coalition to destroy the Islamic State militant group, moving from reluctance to refusal and finally acceptance. But the world is still waiting for details of any new, specific aid and is warily watching to make sure Ankara keeps its commitments.

IS advance spells trouble for Turkey's Kurdish peace process Posted: 25 Sep 2014 03:06 PM PDT Istanbul (AFP) - The advance of Islamic State (IS) jihadists through Syria's Kurdish areas has thrown a serious obstacle in the way of efforts to make peace between Turkey and Kurdish militants, just when an end was in sight to a 30-year insurgency.

UK parliament set to approve Iraq air strikes against Islamic State Posted: 25 Sep 2014 03:04 PM PDT By William James LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to win approval from parliament to join U.S.-led air strikes on Islamic State militants in Iraq at a specially convened session on Friday. A coalition including the United States and Middle Eastern allies such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates has already started bombing Islamic State targets both in Iraq and Syria. France has also taken part in the strikes on the insurgents in Iraq, although so far not in Syria. ...

Syria's Islamic rebels fear US could hit them Posted: 25 Sep 2014 02:37 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — When the United States opened its aerial campaign against the Islamic State group in Syria this week, its first salvo also hit an al-Qaida cell it says was planning terror attacks — a move that has injected more chaos into the conflict and could help President Bashar Assad.

Iran leader slams West blunders but eyes cooperation Posted: 25 Sep 2014 02:23 PM PDT United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wavered between criticism and engagement in a speech to the UN on Thursday, slamming Western blunders in the Middle East but signalling commitment to securing a deal on nuclear power.

Iraqi forces restoring control of besieged area in west: police chief Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:54 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces are "restoring control" to one area in Anbar province, while fighting is ongoing in another area in the region where Islamic State insurgents surrounded two army camps over the past week, Anbar's police chief said on Thursday. "Currently, the Iraqi forces regiments are restoring control to the Sijir area," Anbar police chief Ahmed Saddag told Reuters. Sijir is about an hour's drive west of the capital Baghdad. "In Albu Etha, there is no control until now. ...

Jihadists execute rights activist in Iraq Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:51 PM PDT Baghdad (AFP) - The jihadists who rule Iraq's northern city of Mosul have executed a female rights activist who criticised the Islamic State group on social media, several sources said Thursday.

FBI director: Strikes on al-Qaida cell Khorasan did not wipe out threat to U.S. Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:51 PM PDT FBI Director James Comey said Thursday that he is "not confident" that a U.S. military strike against a Syrian-based al-Qaida cell has disrupted a plot to mount a terror attack aimed at the United States and that the group remains "at the top of my list of things that I worry about."

NYC boosted subway security after Iraq warning: police commissioner Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:49 PM PDT (Reuters) - New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton said on Thursday that the department boosted police presence on subways and city streets after the Iraqi prime minister's warning of a potential threat to transit systems from Islamist militants. Even so, Bratton and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio sought to reassure New Yorkers that there was no specific, credible threat to the subway system or the city in general. "We are convinced New Yorkers are safe," de Blasio said at a press conference at a lower Manhattan subway station. (Reporting By Frank McGurty; Editing by Sandra Maler)

An App A Day Keeps The Doctor Away Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:47 PM PDT Health care workers in West Africa are going to need all available tools at their disposal trying to contain the Ebola virus that's already killed thousands. Annie Feighery has one that can help.

Obama says Egypt key to US security in Mideast Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:39 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama is highlighting the longstanding relationship between the United States and Egypt as a cornerstone of American security policy in the Middle East.

ISLAMIC STATE OIL Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:29 PM PDT Map locates oil fields across Iraq and Syria, Islamic State strongholds, refineries in ISIL control, locations of recent refinery bombings by the coalition and where the Islamic States smuggles its oil.; 3c x 6 inches; 146 mm x 152 mm;

1,000 fighters from Asia join IS group: US commander Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:14 PM PDT About 1,000 volunteers from the Asia-Pacific region have sought to join the Islamic State group, a senior military officer said Thursday.

Iraq assessing veracity of subway attack plot: Iraqi official Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:49 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iraq is assessing the veracity of purported threats to the U.S. and French subway systems and has passed the information to "appropriate security authorities of our partners," a senior Iraqi official said on Thursday. Earlier, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Iraq had received "credible" intelligence on Thursday morning of such a plot by Islamic State militants. "There were serious threats that were uncovered by Iraqi intelligence, and they were forwarded to the appropriate security authorities of our partners," the senior Iraqi official said in a statement. ...

US says not aware of alleged IS subway plot Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:43 PM PDT New York (AFP) - US authorities said Thursday they had no knowledge of a plot by Islamic State radicals to attack subway systems in the United States and Paris, following reported comments by Iraq's leader about such a threat.

US probes casualties, touts Arab role in Syria strikes Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:36 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - The Pentagon said Thursday it will investigate reports that civilians were killed in US-led air strikes in Syria this week but insisted the raids were carried out with precision.

Obama's war of democracy in Iraq, Syria Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:32 PM PDT One feather in the cap for many American presidents is to save a foreign democracy or, better yet, to create a new one. President Obama did not enter office with that aspiration. His goal was to first bolster American democracy. During the 2011 Arab Spring, he largely stood by. During the crisis in Ukraine, he has largely let Europe take the lead.

US-led Syria strikes target jihadist oil sites Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:23 PM PDT Damascus (AFP) - The United States and its Arab allies bombed oil facilities operated by jihadists in Syria to choke off their funding, killing more than a dozen militants.

Christie, Cuomo sign agreement to safeguard their states against terrorism Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:21 PM PDT New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) stood together at ground zero in Manhattan on Wednesday and pledged to cooperate in a stepped-up bi-state effort to protect their citizens against the threat of global terrorism.

Woman uses hidden camera to expose life under Islamic State Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:04 PM PDT A woman in a full niqab veil walks with a toddler to the children's playground in Raqqa, Syria; an AK-47 slung over her shoulder.

Iraqi woman activist killed by Islamic State Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:03 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants with the Islamic State group tortured and then publicly killed a human rights lawyer in the Iraqi city of Mosul after their self-proclaimed religious court ruled that she had abandoned Islam, the U.N. mission in Iraq said Thursday.

Iran blames 'errors' of outsiders for rise of Islamic State Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:01 PM PDT By Parisa Hafezi and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran President Hassan Rouhani blamed the rise of the Islamic State group and other militants on "certain intelligence agencies", saying the solution to stopping them must come from the Middle East region itself and not the West. "The extremists of the world have found each other and have put out the call, 'extremists of the world unite'. But are we united against the extremists?" Rouhani asked in a speech to the 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. ...

White House unaware of Islamic State plot mentioned by Iraq PM Posted: 25 Sep 2014 11:59 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The White House was not aware of a specific plot by Islamic State militants to attack American and French subway systems that was referred to earlier on Thursday by Iraq's prime minister, a National Security Council spokeswoman said on Thursday. "We've seen the reports of Prime Minister Abadi's comments," Caitlin Hayden, the spokeswoman, said in statement. "We have not confirmed such a plot, and would have to review any information from our Iraqi partners before making further determinations." (Reporting by Steve Holland. Writing by Jonathan Allen. Editing by Jason Szep)

FBI believes it has identified IS hostage executioner Posted: 25 Sep 2014 11:54 AM PDT Washington (AFP) - The United States has identified the masked Islamic State militant who murdered two kidnapped American journalists in separate videotaped beheadings, FBI chief James Comey said Thursday.

U.S. government unaware of purported subway attack plot, U.S. official says Posted: 25 Sep 2014 11:44 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - No one in the U.S. government is aware of a purported plot to attack the U.S. and French subway systems that was revealed on Thursday to journalists by Iraqi's prime minister, a senior U.S. administration official said. Earlier, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Iraq had received "credible" intelligence on Thursday morning of such a plot by Islamic State militants. The administration official added that the purported plot was not raised by Iraq during meetings with U.S. officials in New York this week during the United Nations General Assembly. ...

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