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• US faces limits of air power in battle over Syria town
• Syrian border town still under siege by Islamic State despite allied air strikes
• Indiana aid worker's parents plead for his release
• Pakistani Taliban vows to send fighters to help IS group
• US aid worker's parents plead for his release
• Parents of American held by Islamic State appeal for his release
• UK leader: British hostage's killers must be found
• Parents of U.S. hostage Peter Kassig release video pleading with son's captors
• Biden apologizes to Turkey president in phone call
• Gaffe watch: Did Joe Biden just do it again?
• US: Militants use beheadings to make up for losses
• Embattled Syrian president makes rare appearance
• At haj, Saudi Arabia clerics step up anti-Islamic State drive
• Who runs the militant group Islamic State?
• British Muslims condemn beheading of aid worker Alan Henning
• Police probe video of apparent British IS fighter
• Pakistani Taliban declare allegiance to Islamic State and global jihad
• A look at Islamic State beheadings, battle losses
• Town falls to Islamic State in Iraq's Anbar province
• Muslims celebrate Eid as hajj pilgrimage nears end
• Several hundred march in London against Iraq air strikes
• A look at Zaydi Shiites and Houthi rebels in Yemen
• Shiite rebels are Yemen's new masters
• Islamic State video shows second British hostage beheaded
• Vatican seeks Mideast Christians' right of return
• Cameron, British Muslims condemn beheading of aid worker Alan Henning
• 9 killed in attacks targeting Iraq's military
• Horror over beheading of British hostage Alan Henning
• Giving asylum to Syrian refugees, following Rwanda's example of great leadership, the feeling of isolation among Europe's Muslim youth, Korea's struggling start-up culture, Turkey must help fight Islamic State
• Can America Still Win Wars?
• Turkey's Erdogan attacks Biden claims it funded extremists
• U.S. strikes on al Qaeda group in Syria did not inflict decisive blow -sources
• Syria's 'Free Police' outgunned by all its foes
• In close US mid-terms, GOP targets a tarnished Obama
• UN condemns beheading as 'heinous and cowardly'
• Obama 'strongly condemns' killing of British citizen by Islamic State militants

US faces limits of air power in battle over Syria town Posted: 04 Oct 2014 04:37 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - The United States is facing the limits of air power in the Syria border town of Kobane, where Islamic State jihadists are steadily closing in on Kurdish fighters despite a series of US bombing raids.

Syrian border town still under siege by Islamic State despite allied air strikes Posted: 04 Oct 2014 03:52 PM PDT By Ayla Jean Yackley and Sylvia Westall MURSITPINAR/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State forces shelled the Syrian border town of Kobani on Saturday and its Kurdish defenders said they were expecting a new assault to try to capture it. U.S.-led coalition warplanes had struck at Islamic State targets overnight to halt the insurgents' advance and Saturday's barrages were less intense than the previous day. "Clashes continue now, they are shelling on all three fronts. ...

Indiana aid worker's parents plead for his release Posted: 04 Oct 2014 03:14 PM PDT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The parents of an Indiana man threatened with beheading by the Islamic State group are pleading with his captors to free him, saying in a video statement Saturday that their son has devoted his life to humanitarian work and aiding Syria's war refugees.

Pakistani Taliban vows to send fighters to help IS group Posted: 04 Oct 2014 02:43 PM PDT The Pakistani Taliban on Saturday vowed to send fighters to help the Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq and Syria, adding the group should set aside its differences with other jihadist organisations in that region.

US aid worker's parents plead for his release Posted: 04 Oct 2014 01:21 PM PDT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The parents of a U.S. man threatened with beheading by the Islamic State group are pleading with his captors to free him, saying in a video statement Saturday that their son has devoted his life to humanitarian work and aiding Syria's war refugees.

Parents of American held by Islamic State appeal for his release Posted: 04 Oct 2014 12:54 PM PDT By Alex Dobuzinskis (Reuters) - The parents of an American humanitarian worker held hostage by Islamic State militants appealed for his release on Saturday, speaking in a statement and a video message that highlighted his aid work and mentioned his conversion to Islam. Ed and Paula Kassig, of Indianapolis, Indiana, urged the release of their son, Peter Kassig, 26. Kassig was threatened in a video issued on Friday by Islamic State militants that purported to show the beheading of British aid worker Alan Henning, 47. ...

UK leader: British hostage's killers must be found Posted: 04 Oct 2014 12:04 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — The Islamic State extremists who have beheaded another Western hostage are deaf to reason and must be destroyed, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Saturday as Muslims worldwide were urged to pray for the victim on one of Islam's holiest days.

Parents of U.S. hostage Peter Kassig release video pleading with son's captors Posted: 04 Oct 2014 12:02 PM PDT The parents of an American hostage being held by Islamic State militants Saturday pleaded for their son's life, saying he had voluntarily embraced Islam and was dedicated to alleviating the suffering of the Syrian people.

Biden apologizes to Turkey president in phone call Posted: 04 Oct 2014 11:50 AM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden apologized Saturday to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was angry over comments in which Biden said Erdogan had admitted that Turkey had made mistakes by allowing foreign fighters to cross into Syria.

Gaffe watch: Did Joe Biden just do it again? Posted: 04 Oct 2014 11:38 AM PDT Joe Biden may joke that his job as vice president is a , but there's a certain happy warrior* element to the sitting VP – frequently colored, positively and negatively, by rhetorical gifts to a political press forever on the lookout for "gaffes."

US: Militants use beheadings to make up for losses Posted: 04 Oct 2014 11:24 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, Islamic State militants rampaged across Syria and Iraq, seizing cities, taking hostages and terrorizing all who dared to confront them.

Embattled Syrian president makes rare appearance Posted: 04 Oct 2014 11:14 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad made a rare public appearance on Saturday by attending prayers for a key Muslim holiday at a mosque in the capital, Damascus, hours after the U.S.-led coalition carried out new airstrikes against Islamic State group militants in Syria.

At haj, Saudi Arabia clerics step up anti-Islamic State drive Posted: 04 Oct 2014 10:37 AM PDT By Amena Bakr MINA Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Taking aim at Islamic State, Saudi Arabia has mounted a battle for hearts and minds at this year's haj, warning pilgrims that the hardline group is "evil" and seeking to recruit their children to fight in Iraq and Syria. As millions of pilgrims visited the holiest sites in Islam on the second day of the annual pilgrimage on Saturday, global leaders condemned the fourth beheading of a Westerner by Islamic State insurgents. ...

Who runs the militant group Islamic State? Posted: 04 Oct 2014 10:28 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State, a Sunni Muslim militant group, has seized a third of Syria and large areas of Iraq and this year proclaimed a caliphate across the two countries in the heart of the Middle East. The group, which U.S-led forces are bombing in Iraq and Syria, is made up of thousands of fighters from both countries as well as foreign recruits from around the world. Its leadership draws from militants with combat experience in Iraq. ...

British Muslims condemn beheading of aid worker Alan Henning Posted: 04 Oct 2014 09:02 AM PDT By Stephen Addison LONDON (Reuters) - Muslim groups across Britain united on Saturday to join Prime Minister David Cameron in condemning the beheading of aid worker Alan Henning by Islamic State insurgents. Prayers for the 47-year-old taxi driver were said in mosques throughout Britain at the start of the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival, as his family said they were numb with grief. Cameron called Henning a gentle, compassionate man who had simply tried to help others, and said Britain would do all it could to destroy his killers. ...

Police probe video of apparent British IS fighter Posted: 04 Oct 2014 08:59 AM PDT London (AFP) - Police in Britain are "urgently investigating" a video apparently showing a British Islamic State (IS) group fighter railing against Prime Minister David Cameron over air strikes in Iraq, Downing Street said Saturday.

Pakistani Taliban declare allegiance to Islamic State and global jihad Posted: 04 Oct 2014 08:24 AM PDT By Saud Mehsud and Maria Golovnina DERA ISMAIL KHAN/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban declared allegiance to Islamic State on Saturday and ordered militants across the region to help the Middle Eastern jihadist group in its campaign to set up a global Islamic caliphate. Islamic State, which controls swathes of land in Syria and Iraq, has been making inroads into South Asia, which has traditionally been dominated by local Taliban insurgencies against both the Pakistan and Afghanistan governments. ...

A look at Islamic State beheadings, battle losses Posted: 04 Oct 2014 08:23 AM PDT As it has suffered battlefront losses in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State group has ramped up its propaganda campaign by beheading hostages.

Town falls to Islamic State in Iraq's Anbar province Posted: 04 Oct 2014 08:22 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State fighters stormed a town in Iraq's western Anbar province on Saturday, its latest conquest in the desert region where it has chalked up a string of victories, a military official and people fleeing the scene said. Islamic State seized the town of Kubaisa two days after the fall of the nearby town of Hit as the group sought to consolidate control in towns west of Anbar's capital Ramadi. ...

Muslims celebrate Eid as hajj pilgrimage nears end Posted: 04 Oct 2014 08:17 AM PDT MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslims around the world celebrated the start of Islam's biggest holiday on Saturday as more than 2 million pilgrims took part in one of the final rites of the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.

Several hundred march in London against Iraq air strikes Posted: 04 Oct 2014 07:52 AM PDT London (AFP) - Several hundred people marched in central London on Saturday to protest Britain's involvement in US-led air strikes against Islamic State (IS) group targets in Iraq.

A look at Zaydi Shiites and Houthi rebels in Yemen Posted: 04 Oct 2014 07:37 AM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The Shiite rebels who seized Yemen's capital of Sanaa, known as the Houthis, are followers of the Zaydi branch of Shiite Islam. Here is a look on who the Zaydis are:

Shiite rebels are Yemen's new masters Posted: 04 Oct 2014 07:29 AM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The capital of Yemen, the Arab world's poorest and perhaps most chronically unstable nation, has new masters. Anti-American Shiite rebels man checkpoints and roam the streets in pickups mounted with anti-aircraft guns. The fighters control almost all state buildings, from the airport and the central bank to the Defense Ministry.

Islamic State video shows second British hostage beheaded Posted: 04 Oct 2014 06:46 AM PDT By Mark Hosenball and Sylvia Westall WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State militants beheaded British aid worker Alan Henning in a video posted on Friday, triggering swift condemnation by the British and U.S. governments. The footage on YouTube, highlighted on pro-Islamic State Twitter feeds, showed a middle-aged man in an orange jumpsuit kneeling next to a black-clad militant in arid scrubland, similar to past Islamic State beheading videos of two American journalists and a British aid worker. As in previous videos, Henning appears to read from a script before he is killed. ...

Vatican seeks Mideast Christians' right of return Posted: 04 Oct 2014 06:36 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is demanding that Christians and other religious minorities have the right to return to their homes in Iraq and Syria that have been emptied by Islamic militants.

Cameron, British Muslims condemn beheading of aid worker Alan Henning Posted: 04 Oct 2014 05:26 AM PDT By Stephen Addison LONDON (Reuters) - Muslim groups across Britain united on Saturday to join Prime Minister David Cameron in condemning the beheading of aid worker Alan Henning by Islamic State insurgents, with one leading cleric calling it a "despicable and offensive act". Prayers for the 47-year-old taxi driver from Salford in northern England were said in mosques throughout the country at the start of the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival. Cameron called Henning a gentle, compassionate man who had simply tried to help others. Britain would do all it could to destroy his killers, he said. ...

9 killed in attacks targeting Iraq's military Posted: 04 Oct 2014 04:29 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials in Iraq say two attacks targeting the country's military have killed nine people.

Horror over beheading of British hostage Alan Henning Posted: 04 Oct 2014 04:25 AM PDT London (AFP) - Britain reacted with horror on Saturday to the beheading of hostage Alan Henning, who many had dared to hope might be spared after a cross-community appeal for his release.

Giving asylum to Syrian refugees, following Rwanda's example of great leadership, the feeling of isolation among Europe's Muslim youth, Korea's struggling start-up culture, Turkey must help fight Islamic State Posted: 04 Oct 2014 04:00 AM PDT The Star / TorontoGiving asylum to Syrian refugees

Can America Still Win Wars? Posted: 04 Oct 2014 03:45 AM PDT Public skepticism about war is healthy. But civic cynicism is not, and it means we can never be the unified country we were in World War II.

Turkey's Erdogan attacks Biden claims it funded extremists Posted: 04 Oct 2014 03:03 AM PDT Ankara (AFP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted angrily on Saturday to comments by US Vice President Joe Biden that Turkey and others in the region had financed and armed jihadist organisations in Syria.

U.S. strikes on al Qaeda group in Syria did not inflict decisive blow -sources Posted: 04 Oct 2014 02:11 AM PDT By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. airstrikes in Syria in September that were aimed at a faction of al Qaeda militants said to be plotting attacks against the West failed to deliver a decisive blow against them, U.S. officials familiar with the operation said late this week. While U.S. intelligence agencies are still assessing the results of the Tomahawk cruise missile strikes, three U.S. ...

Syria's 'Free Police' outgunned by all its foes Posted: 03 Oct 2014 10:06 PM PDT By Tom Perry ADANA Turkey (Reuters) - In rebel-held areas of Aleppo, lightly armed policemen face thieves equipped with anti-aircraft guns on the ground and Syrian air force bombardment from the sky. General Adib al-Shallaf, the head of the Western-backed police force, says the Syrian government has tried to kill him several times in air strikes including a barrel bombing in which two of his colleagues died. ...

In close US mid-terms, GOP targets a tarnished Obama Posted: 03 Oct 2014 09:13 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - One month before Americans elect their representatives in Congress and state offices, Republicans have a clear if narrow edge as they pick away at President Barack Obama's tarnished record.

UN condemns beheading as 'heinous and cowardly' Posted: 03 Oct 2014 06:52 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council late Friday sharply condemned a new video that purports to show an Islamic State group fighter beheading British hostage Alan Henning, calling the killing a "heinous and cowardly murder."

Obama 'strongly condemns' killing of British citizen by Islamic State militants Posted: 03 Oct 2014 06:26 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama strongly condemned on Friday the killing of British citizen Alan Henning by Islamic State militants fighting in Iraq and Syria and said the United States would seek to bring his killers to justice. "The United States strongly condemns the brutal murder of United Kingdom citizen Alan Henning" by the Islamic State group, Obama said in a statement. ...

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