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• White House moves to deal with child migrant issue
• We cannot bomb IS into obscurity: US military
• Britain carries out first air strikes against IS in Iraq
• US Marines crisis unit to deploy to Mideast
• US attacks IS with 20 air raids in 24 hours: Centcom
• Afghan pact signed amid questions on Iraq pullout
• U.S. lawmakers rebuke Secret Service over White House breach
• Why China Won’t Crack Down Harder on Hong Kong Protesters
• Pentagon: media lacking patience at start of Islamic State fight
• Obama makes pitch for affections of Modi government
• The Secret Service Let an Armed Man into an Elevator With the President
• Obama meets top aides on Islamic State threat
• Turkey submits request to parliament for Syria, Iraq military action
• Kurds claim advances in Iraq as Britain joins fray
• Kurds seize Iraq/Syria border post; Sunni tribe joins fight against Islamic State
• Refugee plan set up for Central American minors
• U.S. says wants Syria's Assad out despite focus on Islamic State
• Wave of attacks in Shi'ite parts of Baghdad kill 35
• Islamic State gains could spark new wave of Syrian refugees: UN
• Algeria identifies suspects in Frenchman's beheading
• Kurd troops attack Iraq jihadists on three fronts
• Secret Service Installs Locks On White House Front Door In Upgrade To Security
• Wave of attacks kills nearly 50 in Iraq
• White House exempts Syria airstrikes from tight standards on civilian deaths
• Algeria identifies some kidnappers of French hiker
• UN: Islamic State forcing thousands to flee Syria
• US-led airstrikes hit Islamic State near Turkey
• US-Afghan security deal signed: why it's small, but important
• Islamic State: Is Turkey jeopardizing peace with Kurdish minority?
• Britain proposes anti-extremism curbs on civil liberties
• Hostage tale suggests IS wary of upsetting Turkey
• Factbox: U.S. Secret Service's reputation dented by embarrassments
• Algerian militants who killed Frenchman display fighters in video
• Turkey mulls permit for incursions in Syria, Iraq
• Oklahoma suspect in beheading death charged with murder
• Secret Service Chief Gets a Good Ole Congressional Grilling
• Germany's military doesn't just choose not to act. It can't act.
• Afghanistan and US sign long-delayed troop pact
• Iran does not see ground offensive in Syria by U.S., allies

White House moves to deal with child migrant issue Posted: 30 Sep 2014 04:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House announced its intention on Tuesday to establish refugee processing in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala to try to deter unaccompanied children from resorting to crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on their own. The announcement was made in a memorandum to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that also said the admission of up to 70,000 refugees to the United States in fiscal year 2015 is justified by humanitarian concerns. ...

We cannot bomb IS into obscurity: US military Posted: 30 Sep 2014 04:00 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - The US military cannot bomb the Islamic State group into "obscurity," it cautioned Tuesday, appealing for patience in its escalating attempts to defeat the jihadists in Syria and Iraq.

Britain carries out first air strikes against IS in Iraq Posted: 30 Sep 2014 04:00 PM PDT London (AFP) - British fighter jets on Tuesday bombed an artillery post and an armed truck used by the Islamic State group in Iraq in the Royal Air Force's first strikes in the US-led air campaign.

US Marines crisis unit to deploy to Mideast Posted: 30 Sep 2014 03:58 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - The US Marine Corps plans to deploy 2,300 troops to the Middle East for a new unit designed to quickly respond to crises in the volatile region, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

US attacks IS with 20 air raids in 24 hours: Centcom Posted: 30 Sep 2014 03:56 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - US warplanes kept up air raids against Islamic State militants near a contested town on Syria's border with Turkey on Tuesday, part of more than 20 air strikes in 24 hours in Syria and Iraq, the Pentagon said.

Afghan pact signed amid questions on Iraq pullout Posted: 30 Sep 2014 03:47 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — After lengthy delays, U.S. and Afghan officials signed a security pact Tuesday to keep American troops in Afghanistan beyond year's end, aiming to prevent the country from descending into the kind of chaos that has plagued Iraq following the Pentagon's withdrawal.

U.S. lawmakers rebuke Secret Service over White House breach Posted: 30 Sep 2014 03:44 PM PDT By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Secret Service faced scathing criticism on Tuesday for the agency allowing an intruder with a knife to run into the White House and the Washington Post reported a separate security lapse of an armed contractor with a criminal record who rode an elevator with President Barack Obama. Secret Service Director Julia Pierson acknowledged the agency charged with protecting Obama had failed on Sept. ...

Why China Won’t Crack Down Harder on Hong Kong Protesters Posted: 30 Sep 2014 03:38 PM PDT Central Hong Kong is now entering its fourth straight day of protests calling for the resignation of the region's chief executive and for free and direct elections in the territory. Beijing has announced that at the next election, the chief executive must be chosen from a list of candidates that authorities have pre-approved. What happens next in Hong Kong may depend on the answers to two very important questions: How crucial is access to the Chinese market for North American and European banks and other financial institutions? In other words, just how vital has maintaining access to the China market —  at any price — become for institutions like JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank?

Pentagon: media lacking patience at start of Islamic State fight Posted: 30 Sep 2014 03:30 PM PDT By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Tuesday criticized some media coverage for lacking patience at the start of a long fight against the Islamic State, cautioning that progress would take time and saying "we cannot bomb them into obscurity" in Syria and Iraq. Rear Admiral John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesman, declined to specify which coverage was, in his words, "a little shrill and hyperbolic and not exactly in balance. ...

Obama makes pitch for affections of Modi government Posted: 30 Sep 2014 03:24 PM PDT US President Barack Obama on Tuesday hailed the "energy" and "determination" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, flexing the symbolism of his office to court the affections of the new Indian government.

The Secret Service Let an Armed Man into an Elevator With the President Posted: 30 Sep 2014 03:02 PM PDT In the latest humiliation for the Secret Service, an unauthorized armed man was allowed to ride an elevator with President Obama during a tour of CDC headquarters in Atlanta this month, according to reports that were confirmed by a senior Republican congressman.

Obama meets top aides on Islamic State threat Posted: 30 Sep 2014 03:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama met on Tuesday with top national security advisers to discuss their strategy for countering the Islamic State extremist group, the White House said. The session came a week after the United States and its allies began launching airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria. Daily bombardments have ensued. "The president is meeting with his National Security Council to discuss our comprehensive strategy to counter the threat posed by ISIL in Iraq and Syria," a White House official said. (Reporting By Steve Holland; Editing by Sandra Maler)

Turkey submits request to parliament for Syria, Iraq military action Posted: 30 Sep 2014 02:52 PM PDT Istanbul (AFP) - The Turkish government on Tuesday said it has asked parliament to authorise military action in Iraq and Syria to halt the advance of Islamic State (IS) jihadists.

Kurds claim advances in Iraq as Britain joins fray Posted: 30 Sep 2014 02:49 PM PDT SALHIYAH, Iraq (AP) — Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq captured a border crossing with Syria on Tuesday, expelling Islamic State militants in heavy fighting that ground down to vicious house-to-house combat and close quarters sniping.

Kurds seize Iraq/Syria border post; Sunni tribe joins fight against Islamic State Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:54 PM PDT By Isabel Coles and Jonny Hogg ARBIL Iraq/MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish troops drove Islamic State fighters from a strategic border crossing with Syria on Tuesday and won the support of members of a major Sunni tribe, in one of the biggest successes since U.S. forces began bombing the Islamists. The victory, which could make it harder for militants to operate on both sides of the frontier, was also achieved with help from Kurds from the Syrian side of the frontier, a new sign of cooperation across the border. ...

Refugee plan set up for Central American minors Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:50 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is initiating a program to give refugee status to some young people from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador in response to the influx of unaccompanied minors arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border.

U.S. says wants Syria's Assad out despite focus on Islamic State Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:39 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States is focusing its efforts on defeating Islamic State militants wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria but has not changed its position that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must go, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Tuesday. The United States and five Arab allies began bombing Islamic State positions in Syria this month. The group, which is also known as ISIL and ISIS, has seized vast areas of Syria and Iraq and is accused of massacres and beheadings of civilians and soldiers. ...

Wave of attacks in Shi'ite parts of Baghdad kill 35 Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:30 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 35 people were killed in a wave of car bomb and mortar attacks in mainly Shi'ite Muslim districts of Baghdad on Tuesday, Iraqi police and medical sources said. It was one of the most violent days the capital has witnessed since U.S.-led forces began bombing Islamic State insurgents in Iraq last month. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks but Islamic State, ultra-radical Sunni Muslim militants who seized swathes of northern Iraq in June, claimed several suicide bombings in the capital earlier this year. ...

Islamic State gains could spark new wave of Syrian refugees: UN Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:07 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands more Syrians could be forced to flee their war-torn homeland if Islamic State fighters continue gaining ground, the U.N. aid chief warned on Tuesday as U.S.-led air strikes pound the extremist group. Valerie Amos told the United Nations Security Council that recent advances by Islamic State - also known as ISIL and ISIS - in northern Aleppo had forced more than 160,000 people, mostly women and children, to escape across the border into Turkey in just a few days. ...

Algeria identifies suspects in Frenchman's beheading Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:01 PM PDT Algiers (AFP) - Algeria has identified suspects in the kidnapping and beheading of French tourist Herve Gourdel, the justice minister said Tuesday, as the North Africa country widened its probe into the brutal execution.

Kurd troops attack Iraq jihadists on three fronts Posted: 30 Sep 2014 12:58 PM PDT Arbil (Iraq) (AFP) - Kurdish troops backed by warplanes battled the Islamic State group on three fronts in northern Iraq Tuesday, clawing back land lost to the jihadists in recent months.

Secret Service Installs Locks On White House Front Door In Upgrade To Security Posted: 30 Sep 2014 12:48 PM PDT In response to the White House fence jumping earlier this month, Secret Service Director Julia Pierson told Congress Tuesday that the agency has installed locks on the presidential mansion's front doors, which will now be locked in event of a security breach.

Wave of attacks kills nearly 50 in Iraq Posted: 30 Sep 2014 12:47 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bombings and other attacks mainly targeting Shiite areas of Iraq killed at least 47 people on Tuesday, including more than 20 in the capital Baghdad, officials said.

White House exempts Syria airstrikes from tight standards on civilian deaths Posted: 30 Sep 2014 12:30 PM PDT The White House has acknowledged for the first time that strict standards President Obama imposed last year to prevent civilian deaths from U.S. drone strikes will not apply to U.S. military operations in Syria and Iraq.

Algeria identifies some kidnappers of French hiker Posted: 30 Sep 2014 12:14 PM PDT ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria's justice minister said Tuesday that some of the members of the group that kidnapped and beheaded a French hiker have been identified.

UN: Islamic State forcing thousands to flee Syria Posted: 30 Sep 2014 12:04 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N humanitarian chief on Tuesday said tens of thousands of people are fleeing Syria as the Islamic State militant group expands its grip on large parts of the country despite a U.S.-led airstrike campaign.

US-led airstrikes hit Islamic State near Turkey Posted: 30 Sep 2014 11:58 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-led coalition airstrikes targeted fighters, vehicles and artillery pieces of the Islamic State group on both sides of the Syria-Iraq frontier Tuesday, including around a beleaguered Kurdish town near the Syrian-Turkish border that is under assault by the militants, activists said.

US-Afghan security deal signed: why it's small, but important Posted: 30 Sep 2014 11:54 AM PDT On the face of it, the pact the United States and Afghanistan signed Tuesday to keep about 10,000 US forces in Afghanistan past 2014 doesn't do all that much.

Islamic State: Is Turkey jeopardizing peace with Kurdish minority? Posted: 30 Sep 2014 11:10 AM PDT An 18-month-old ceasefire between Kurdish rebels and Turkey is increasingly imperiled by the crisis in the besieged town of Kobane in Syria, as well as by the Turkish government's growing authoritarian streak.

Britain proposes anti-extremism curbs on civil liberties Posted: 30 Sep 2014 11:10 AM PDT Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Britain on Tuesday proposed measures to ban extremist groups and curb the activities of radical preachers even if they haven't committed a crime, in a move one leading Islamist called an attempt to distract from British foreign policy.

Hostage tale suggests IS wary of upsetting Turkey Posted: 30 Sep 2014 11:10 AM PDT SILOPI, Turkey (AP) — Turkish truck driver Ozgur Simsek was sleeping off a 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) fuel run to the Qayara power station in Iraq, he said, when he heard banging on his vehicle's door.

Factbox: U.S. Secret Service's reputation dented by embarrassments Posted: 30 Sep 2014 10:59 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service, charged with guarding the lives of presidents, their families and other dignitaries, is considered one of the elite protective agencies in the world but it has had its share of failures and embarrassments in recent years. * An uninvited couple sneaked into a White House state dinner for the Indian prime minister in 2009. Tareq and Michaele Salahi shook hands with U.S. President Barack Obama and had their picture taken with him. The couple reportedly were seeking publicity to boost their chances of getting on a reality television show. * On Nov. ...

Algerian militants who killed Frenchman display fighters in video Posted: 30 Sep 2014 10:44 AM PDT ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian Islamist militants who kidnapped and beheaded French hostage Herve Gourdel a week ago released a new video statement on Tuesday showing around 30 fighters reaffirming their allegiance to Islamic State in Iraq. In the undated recording released on jihadi social media, the Jund al-Khilifa or Caliphate Soldiers militant group shows one Algerian commander speaking to the small group of men, some carrying automatic rifles, in a densely wooded area. Another man with what sounds like a Mauritanian accent reads out a poem with others holding a black jihadi flag. ...

Turkey mulls permit for incursions in Syria, Iraq Posted: 30 Sep 2014 10:34 AM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's parliament will vote on a motion that would allow foreign forces as well as Turkish soldiers to make incursions into Syria and Iraq from its territory, Turkey's deputy prime minister said Tuesday.

Oklahoma suspect in beheading death charged with murder Posted: 30 Sep 2014 10:28 AM PDT By Heide Brandes NORMAN Oklahoma (Reuters) - Oklahoma authorities on Tuesday filed murder charges against Alton Nolen, who is suspected of beheading a former co-worker at a food distribution center last week shortly after being fired, and may seek the death penalty, prosecutors said. The state is not pursuing a terrorism charge and will leave that matter to federal authorities, Greg Mashburn, the Cleveland County district attorney, said at a news conference. "There is not a terrorism statute in the state of Oklahoma," he said. ...

Secret Service Chief Gets a Good Ole Congressional Grilling Posted: 30 Sep 2014 10:24 AM PDT In case there was any doubt, Secret Service director Julia Pierson proved on Tuesday that it is impossible to explain in a satisfying way how an armed man could burst through an unlocked front door and run through the first floor of the White House before being stopped.

Germany's military doesn't just choose not to act. It can't act. Posted: 30 Sep 2014 10:21 AM PDT Pacifist and war-wary, Germany doesn't act militarily because it doesn't want to. That's the story line once again at the fore, as Germany stands back while European partners join in airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq.

Afghanistan and US sign long-delayed troop pact Posted: 30 Sep 2014 10:13 AM PDT Afghanistan and the United States on Tuesday signed a deal to allow about 10,000 US troops to stay in the country next year, as new President Ashraf Ghani took a major step towards mending frayed ties with Washington.

Iran does not see ground offensive in Syria by U.S., allies Posted: 30 Sep 2014 09:48 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - A senior Iranian official said on Tuesday he did not expect a ground offensive in Syria by a U.S.-led coalition that is mounting air strikes on Islamic State insurgents there. "There will not be an intention of a ground intervention because they failed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and we oppose any foreign intervention in the region by these states," Supreme National Security Council Director Ali Shamkhani said in a news conference televised from Damascus. His remarks were rendered into Arabic by a translator. (Writing by Tom Perry/Mariam Karouny; Editing by Mark Heinrich)

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