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• Chobani yogurt founder gives $2mn for Syria, Iraq refugees
• Ex-Marine in Iraq shooting case gets $10 fine
• Braley tries to curb opponent's appeal to women
• Europe enlists Internet giants in fight against online extremism
• IS militants draw new allies amid US airstrikes
• Islamic State seizes large areas of Syrian town despite air strikes
• US strikes 'exposed' IS force near Kobane: officials
• A Ban on Tobacco Sales Might Be Coming to U.S. Military Bases
• Oshkosh cuts jobs citing lower U.S. defense spending
• Chobani's Turkish founder pledges $2M for refugees
• Years after shooting, ex-U.S. Marine gets $10 fine in 'unprecedented' case
• Four anti-Islamic State Kurds arrested entering U.S. from Mexico
• Sunny September sales unlikely to brighten retailers' holiday prospects
• Lawyer: No proof teen sought to back terrorists
• US presses Turkey to take 'urgent, rapid' steps on IS
• Hearing delayed for Chicago-area teen charged in plan to join ISIS
• US-led coalition ramps up strikes on Syrian town
• Kobane holds out against IS as Turkey rejects solo ground action
• US-led air war a boon for defense contractors
• Strikes didn't end threat from al-Qaida cell
• Strikes didn't end threat from Syrian terror cell
• Iran trying to convince Turkey to save Kobane
• Pakistani woman acclaimed by Islamists allowed to end U.S. appeal
• Fifth man arrested in Britain militant 'plot'
• What's at stake as Kurds, Islamic State, and US fight over Kobane? A lot.
• Lawyer: Evidence Won’t Support Terror Charges for Alleged ISIS Wannabe
• Shiite rebels among 67 killed in Yemen bombings
• Kurds bury Kobani dead in makeshift graves over border
• Islamic rebel advance on Kobani will not change U.S. strategy: Kerry
• Islamic State child fighter killed in air strike: jihadi media
• Bahrain human rights activist charged
• Suicide attack kills 9 in Iraq
• Special Report: How Syria policy stalled under the 'analyst in chief'
• Sen. hopefuls taking attendance in 4 states
• Yemen suicide bombings a reminder: Sunni-Shiite tensions matter there, too
• Aid groups cheer food price fall to 4-year low, "hunger hotspots" remain
• Gold Star Mothers to Host Ceremony Honoring 22 Fallen Service Members, Families at Air Force Memorial
• Islamic State extends grip on Kobane amid further US airstrikes
• Turkey, Kurd tensions worry US in fight for Kobani
• More funds needed for million Syrian refugees in Turkey: UNHCR

Chobani yogurt founder gives $2mn for Syria, Iraq refugees Posted: 09 Oct 2014 04:54 PM PDT New York (AFP) - The founder of US yogurt brand Chobani said Thursday he has given $2 million for Iraqi and Syrian refugees massed along Turkey's borders.

Ex-Marine in Iraq shooting case gets $10 fine Posted: 09 Oct 2014 04:50 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A former Marine corporal convicted of making false statements about the accidental shooting of a fellow U.S. serviceman has been spared prison time and been fined $10.

Braley tries to curb opponent's appeal to women Posted: 09 Oct 2014 04:39 PM PDT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With just weeks left in a tight Senate race that he started with an advantage, Democrat Bruce Braley is pressing to raise concerns among women voters about his Republican opponent, Joni Ernst, and take some of the sheen off the farm-raised, military veteran who rose from relative obscurity to GOP stardom during the campaign.

Europe enlists Internet giants in fight against online extremism Posted: 09 Oct 2014 04:13 PM PDT Luxembourg (AFP) - The European Union and US Internet giants including Facebook and Twitter will work together to combat online extremism and have discussed steps to block gruesome beheading videos, officials said Thursday.

IS militants draw new allies amid US airstrikes Posted: 09 Oct 2014 04:00 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - The lightning rise of the Islamic State group is turning it into a magnet for Muslim extremists, as US air strikes in Iraq and Syria help galvanize support for their cause.

Islamic State seizes large areas of Syrian town despite air strikes Posted: 09 Oct 2014 03:43 PM PDT By Daren Butler and Oliver Holmes MURSITPINAR Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State fighters seized more than a third of the Syrian border town of Kobani, a monitoring group said on Thursday, as U.S.-led air strikes failed to halt their advance and Turkish forces looked on without intervening. With Washington ruling out a ground operation in Syria, Turkey said it was unrealistic to expect it to mount a cross-border operation alone to relieve the mainly Kurdish town. The U.S. ...

US strikes 'exposed' IS force near Kobane: officials Posted: 09 Oct 2014 03:42 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - US-led aircraft pounded Islamic State militants near Kobane on Thursday as officials said the jihadists' bid to seize the Syrian border town had "exposed" them to warplanes overhead.

A Ban on Tobacco Sales Might Be Coming to U.S. Military Bases Posted: 09 Oct 2014 03:38 PM PDT In America, turning 18 is marked by a slew of milestones: You can vote, join the military, and legally purchase cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco at the corner store. But if some members of Congress and the Pentagon have their way, people who choose to serve their country in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marines might soon be unable to buy the tobacco products of their choice on military bases and ships.

Oshkosh cuts jobs citing lower U.S. defense spending Posted: 09 Oct 2014 03:23 PM PDT By Rohit T. K. (Reuters) - Specialty truckmaker Oshkosh Corp said it would cut its defense segment workforce by about 250 to 300 hourly positions, as it continues to grapple with lower U.S. defense spending and reductions in military production. The company said it would also eliminate about 70 salaried positions, mostly through layoffs of temporary employees, retirements and the termination of open positions. Oshkosh, a supplier of medium and heavy tactical vehicles, benefited from U.S. military contracts at the height of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...

Chobani's Turkish founder pledges $2M for refugees Posted: 09 Oct 2014 03:23 PM PDT The Turkish-born founder of New York yogurt-maker Chobani pledged $2 million Thursday for refugees fleeing violence in his homeland.

Years after shooting, ex-U.S. Marine gets $10 fine in 'unprecedented' case Posted: 09 Oct 2014 03:20 PM PDT By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - For two years, a U.S. judge railed against what she called the "unprecedented" civilian prosecution of a former Marine corporal for lying to military investigators about an accidental shooting in Iraq. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon in New York rendered her final judgment of what the case was really worth - $10. That was the fine she imposed on the former U.S. Marine, Wilfredo Santiago, for his conviction on one count of making false statements. He was not charged with the shooting itself, which left a Navy corpsman partially blind. ...

Four anti-Islamic State Kurds arrested entering U.S. from Mexico Posted: 09 Oct 2014 03:19 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Homeland Security chief on Thursday presented evidence countering statements from conservative lawmakers that members of the Islamic State, which is the target of a U.S.-led air campaign in Iraq and Syria, had been caught entering America. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said four members of a Kurdish group that opposes Islamic State were arrested last month trying to enter the United States illegally from Mexico. He said investigators had determined the four were members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, known as the PKK. ...

Sunny September sales unlikely to brighten retailers' holiday prospects Posted: 09 Oct 2014 03:18 PM PDT By Devika Krishna Kumar and Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) - A resurgence in spending helped by an improving U.S. economy bolstered back to school season sales for retailers in September, but stagnant wages may force more discounting in the coming months, keeping pressure on margins. September's results showed surprise growth for apparel retailers as parents and students rushed to malls and stores for the latest fashions as schools began reopening across the country. This, however, is expected to be short lived. ...

Lawyer: No proof teen sought to back terrorists Posted: 09 Oct 2014 02:55 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors don't have the evidence to prove a 19-year-old from suburban Chicago actually sought to provide material support to Islamic State militants in Syria, his attorney said Thursday in the first public defense of the suspect.

US presses Turkey to take 'urgent, rapid' steps on IS Posted: 09 Oct 2014 02:14 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - The United States Thursday warned that "urgent and rapid" steps were needed to stop the onslaught of Islamic militants as US envoys pressed a "well-positioned" Turkey to join the fight.

Hearing delayed for Chicago-area teen charged in plan to join ISIS Posted: 09 Oct 2014 02:12 PM PDT By Fiona Ortiz CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday postponed a detention hearing for a Chicago-area teen who allegedly tried to fly to the Middle East to join the militant group Islamic State while she decides whether or not to close part of the proceedings to the media. The prosecution had petitioned for portions of the hearing in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to be closed to the media. Defense attorneys for Mohammed Hamzah Khan, 19, of the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook, said media should have access. ...

US-led coalition ramps up strikes on Syrian town Posted: 09 Oct 2014 01:39 PM PDT MURSITPINAR, Turkey (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition intensified its aerial bombardment of Islamic State positions Thursday in the Syrian border town of Kobani as the extremist group fought street battles with Kurdish forces and reportedly rushed in reinforcements.

Kobane holds out against IS as Turkey rejects solo ground action Posted: 09 Oct 2014 01:30 PM PDT Mursitpinar (Turkey) (AFP) - Advancing Islamic State fighters seized a third of the Syrian border town of Kobane Thursday despite US-led air strikes, as Turkey rejected sending troops in against the jihadists on its own.

US-led air war a boon for defense contractors Posted: 09 Oct 2014 01:29 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - The US-led air campaign in Iraq and Syria is proving a boon to weapons makers, sending their share prices soaring and bolstering political support for higher defense spending.

Strikes didn't end threat from al-Qaida cell Posted: 09 Oct 2014 01:11 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The barrage of U.S. cruise missiles last month aimed at an al-Qaida cell in northern Syria cell killed just one or two key militants, according to American intelligence officials who say the group of veteran fighters is still believed to be plotting attacks against U.S. and European targets.

Strikes didn't end threat from Syrian terror cell Posted: 09 Oct 2014 01:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The barrage of U.S. cruise missiles last month aimed at a Syrian terrorist cell killed just one or two key militants, according to American intelligence officials who say the group of veteran al-Qaida fighters is still believed to be plotting attacks against U.S. and European targets.

Iran trying to convince Turkey to save Kobane Posted: 09 Oct 2014 12:55 PM PDT Tehran (AFP) - Iran has begun talks with Turkey aimed at convincing it to help stop Islamic State group jihadists from taking the key Syrian border town of Kobane, an official said Thursday.

Pakistani woman acclaimed by Islamists allowed to end U.S. appeal Posted: 09 Oct 2014 12:39 PM PDT By David Ingram NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Pakistani neuroscientist whom Islamist militants have tried to free in proposed prisoner swaps with the United States was allowed on Thursday to withdraw what could be the last appeal of her conviction on U.S. charges of attempted murder. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan said that Aafia Siddiqui, who is serving an 86-year sentence in a prison medical center in Texas, had "clearly and unequivocally" stated her intent to end the appeal. ...

Fifth man arrested in Britain militant 'plot' Posted: 09 Oct 2014 12:22 PM PDT London (AFP) - Police in London on Thursday said they had arrested a fifth British man on suspicion of Islamist-linked "terrorism" after saying earlier they had managed to avert a "significant plot".

What's at stake as Kurds, Islamic State, and US fight over Kobane? A lot. Posted: 09 Oct 2014 12:20 PM PDT What's at stake in Kobane, the ethnic-Kurdish city in Syria, where soldiers from the so-called Islamic State have battled Kurdish resistance for weeks now?

Lawyer: Evidence Won’t Support Terror Charges for Alleged ISIS Wannabe Posted: 09 Oct 2014 11:29 AM PDT Chicago Man Mohammed Khan, 19, Accused of Trying to Join Brutal Terror Group

Shiite rebels among 67 killed in Yemen bombings Posted: 09 Oct 2014 11:18 AM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Two suicide bombings in Yemen killed nearly 70 people on Thursday, with one targeting an anti-government rally by Shiite rebels who control Sanaa, leaving body parts strewn across a street in the heart of the capital and escalating sectarian tensions in a country gripped by turmoil.

Kurds bury Kobani dead in makeshift graves over border Posted: 09 Oct 2014 11:03 AM PDT By Daren Butler SURUC Turkey (Reuters) - They died after fighting to defend Kobani. But such is the control Islamic State has around the Syrian Kurdish border town, their families have no idea when they might be able to get back to give them a proper burial there. Instead, the Kurdish fighters have been laid to rest in hastily dug graves in Turkey, some 10 km over the border from the town they fought to save from the jihadists closing in. ...

Islamic rebel advance on Kobani will not change U.S. strategy: Kerry Posted: 09 Oct 2014 10:33 AM PDT By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - The advance of Islamic State rebels on the Syrian border town of Kobani is a tragedy but will not deter the United States and its allies from their long-term strategy in the region, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday. "Kobani is a tragedy because it represents the evil of ISIS but it is not the definition either of the strategy or the full measure of what is happening with response to ISIS," Kerry told reporters in Boston, using an acronym for Islamic State rebels. Rebels have seized more than a third of Kobani, advancing despite U.S. ...

Islamic State child fighter killed in air strike: jihadi media Posted: 09 Oct 2014 10:32 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - A child from the United Arab Emirates fighting with Islamic State in Syria was killed along with his father in a U.S.-led coalition air strike, supporters of the jihadist group said on social media on Thursday. Mohammad al Absi Abu Obeida, dubbed The Cub of Baghdadi -- a reference to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi -- died on Wednesday, the reports said. It was not clear when the two joined the group in Syria. Reuters could not independently confirm the authenticity of the reports and there was no immediate comment from the UAE. ...

Bahrain human rights activist charged Posted: 09 Oct 2014 09:54 AM PDT MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — A top Bahraini human rights activist was formally charged on Thursday with insulting the ministries of defense and interior.

Suicide attack kills 9 in Iraq Posted: 09 Oct 2014 09:36 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Authorities in Iraq say a suicide car-bomb attack on a security checkpoint has killed nine people in a city northeast of Baghdad.

Special Report: How Syria policy stalled under the 'analyst in chief' Posted: 09 Oct 2014 08:29 AM PDT By David Rohde and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Throughout 2012, as signs mounted that militants in Syria were growing stronger, the debate in the White House followed a pattern. In meeting after meeting, as officials from agencies outside the executive residence advocated arming pro-Western rebels or other forms of action, President Barack Obama's closest White House aides bluntly delivered the president's verdict: no. "It became clear from the people very close to the president that he had deep, deep reservations about intervening in Syria," said Julianne Smith, who served as deputy national security advisor to Vice President Joe Biden. In June, the radical group Islamic State, after seizing wide swaths of Syria, conquered Iraq's second largest city and threatened Baghdad as the Iraqi army collapsed.

Sen. hopefuls taking attendance in 4 states Posted: 09 Oct 2014 07:50 AM PDT RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Lawmakers run from chairing committees to giving speeches to casting votes, raising campaign money all the while. It's what they do, whether serving on Capitol Hill or at the statehouse. No one has perfect attendance.

Yemen suicide bombings a reminder: Sunni-Shiite tensions matter there, too Posted: 09 Oct 2014 07:42 AM PDT When Iranian-backed rebels took over Yemen's capital last month, they met little backlash – until now.

Aid groups cheer food price fall to 4-year low, "hunger hotspots" remain Posted: 09 Oct 2014 06:32 AM PDT By Chris Arsenault ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - World food prices have hit a four-year low, a UN agency reported on Thursday, with record harvests breathing new hope into the fight against hunger, though some "hunger hotspots" remain. Global wheat production is forecast to reach a record high in 2014, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in its monthly food price index released in Rome. Other coarse grains, including maize, are seeing a "comfortable" balance between supply and demand, leading to the lowest world prices since August 2010, it said. ...

Gold Star Mothers to Host Ceremony Honoring 22 Fallen Service Members, Families at Air Force Memorial Posted: 09 Oct 2014 06:00 AM PDT ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Gold Star Mothers will host an Honor and Remember ceremony at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014.  The ceremony will honor 22 Pararescuemen and Combat Controllers killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan since September 11, 2001, by laying a wreath in their memory and presenting a Gold Star flag to their families.Speakers for the ceremony include leaders from various organizations including the Air Force Association and the Air Force Sergeants Association. ...

Islamic State extends grip on Kobane amid further US airstrikes Posted: 09 Oct 2014 05:51 AM PDT A daily roundup of terrorism and security issues.

Turkey, Kurd tensions worry US in fight for Kobani Posted: 09 Oct 2014 05:47 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as it prods Turkey to step up in the global fight against Islamic State militants, the United States is worried that Ankara might use military action to target Kurdish fighters who are the last line of defense against extremists trying to take over the Syrian border town of Kobani.

More funds needed for million Syrian refugees in Turkey: UNHCR Posted: 09 Oct 2014 04:18 AM PDT By Kieran Guilbert LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More than a million Syrian refugees in Turkey may go without food, medicine and shelter unless there is an increase in international funding, the U.N. refugee agency said on Wednesday. Turkey was already struggling to cope with the refugees before the attack on the border town of Kobani began, and the inflow has now far exceeded the international support Turkey has received, a UNHCR (UN High Commissioner for Refugees) spokeswoman said. ...

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