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- U.S., Turkey weigh which Syrian rebels to support in border area
- Top US general advises UN to improve peacekeeping
- Turkey vs. Islamic State: What they risk as conflict escalates
- Iraqi militia leader says U.S. not serious about fighting Islamic State
- Air strikes kill off hopes of end to Turkey's 'endless war'
- Lincoln Chafee targets Hillary Clinton on Iraq War vote
- EU's Mogherini in Iran to discuss nuclear deal, region: TV
- The Latest: UN official voices concern about Syria safe zone
- Syria army, Kurds push IS out of Hasakeh city: monitor
- Iran's Zarif has 'no concern' about nuclear deal
- Iran a 'formidable' danger to Europe: Netanyahu
- Call Colin Powell As Benghazi Witness For His Views On Benghazi And Former Sec States' Emails, Urges Former House Gov Ops Committee Spokesman Robert Weiner, To Assure Bipartisanship
- Did White House influence 'Daily Show' coverage?
- Iran's conservative media slams Fabius over blood scandal
- United Nations warns Turkey against calling buffer a 'safe zone'
- Iraqi militias train young teens to face the threat of IS
- NATO vows solidarity with Turkey over Islamic State
- Zico pushes FIFA president candidacy
- Update: Knights of Columbus to Expand Humanitarian Assistance to Suffering Middle East Christians
- Turkey's Erdogan: peace process with Kurdish militants impossible
- Turkey's Erdogan says peace process with Kurds over
- U.S. Price Tag for War on ISIS Now More than $3 Billion
- Central Asia crackdown on militant Islam risks backlash
- U.S.-led coalition targets Islamic State in 32 air strikes: statement
- Turkish jets hit Kurdish militants in southeast turkey: army
- Germany suspects Islamist who lived in Germany bombed Mogadishu hotel
- Bomb kills two policemen in worst Bahrain bombing in months
- Record 137,000 refugees, migrants crossed Mediterranean in 2015
- Injured Service Members Rediscover Active Lifestyle During Annual Adaptive Water Sports Festival
- NATO backs Turkey on Islamic State, some urge peace with Kurds
- Syrian forces, Kurds push Islamic State out of Hasaka city: monitor
- Syrian Kurds' spending plans reflect rising ambition
- Saudi king backs Turkish military action
- NATO chief says all members strongly support Turkey
- EU's Mogherini in Tehran to talk nuclear deal, regional issues: TV
- New Study Suggests Marine COs May Not Be Up to Grade
- NATO chief says stands in strong solidarity with Turkey
- Obama's Legacy on Africa Lacks Compared to Bush
- 10 Things to Know for Today
U.S., Turkey weigh which Syrian rebels to support in border area Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:47 PM PDT By Phil Stewart and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Turkey have not yet agreed which Syrian opposition fighters they will support in a joint effort to help clear Islamic State from an area along the Turkish border, officials said on Tuesday, underscoring uncertainty surrounding the campaign plan. Washington and Ankara this week announced their intention to provide air cover for Syrian rebels and jointly sweep Islamic State fighters from a strip of land along the border, with U.S. warplanes using bases in Turkey for strikes. |
Top US general advises UN to improve peacekeeping Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:19 PM PDT
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Turkey vs. Islamic State: What they risk as conflict escalates Posted: 28 Jul 2015 01:52 PM PDT The rapidly intensifying conflict between Turkey and the Islamic State – a confrontation both sides avoided while pursuing higher priority goals in Syria's civil war – is quickly exposing their respective vulnerabilities. For Ankara, getting involved in the US-led anti-IS coalition, allowing US warplanes to use the Incirlik air base, and carrying out its own airstrikes against IS targets not only marked a policy shift but carries unique risks given its porous borders with Iraq and Syria. Recommended: How much do you know about the Islamic State? |
Iraqi militia leader says U.S. not serious about fighting Islamic State Posted: 28 Jul 2015 01:41 PM PDT
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Air strikes kill off hopes of end to Turkey's 'endless war' Posted: 28 Jul 2015 01:34 PM PDT
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Lincoln Chafee targets Hillary Clinton on Iraq War vote Posted: 28 Jul 2015 01:32 PM PDT Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee targeted Hillary Clinton in comments to reporters Tuesday, arguing that Democrats should not pick a candidate for president who, like Mrs. Clinton, voted in favor of the Iraq War in 2002. At a Monitor-hosted breakfast for reporters, Mr. Chafee rejected the argument that Clinton's overwhelming lead in the polls shows that voters don't agree with him on the importance of the war vote. The RealClearPolitics average of Democratic polls shows Clinton as the choice of 57.5 percent of those surveyed, while Chafee comes in fifth among the five declared candidates at 0.7 percent. |
EU's Mogherini in Iran to discuss nuclear deal, region: TV Posted: 28 Jul 2015 01:03 PM PDT
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The Latest: UN official voices concern about Syria safe zone Posted: 28 Jul 2015 12:52 PM PDT |
Syria army, Kurds push IS out of Hasakeh city: monitor Posted: 28 Jul 2015 12:32 PM PDT
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Iran's Zarif has 'no concern' about nuclear deal Posted: 28 Jul 2015 12:28 PM PDT
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Iran a 'formidable' danger to Europe: Netanyahu Posted: 28 Jul 2015 12:22 PM PDT
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Posted: 28 Jul 2015 12:20 PM PDT WASHINGTON, July 28, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Robert Weiner, former spokesman for the House Government Operations Committee and later a White House spokesman, is urging the House Select Benghazi Committee to call former Secretary of State Colin Powell, not just Hillary Clinton, to testify to assure bipartisanship. Weiner added, "Private emails were not against the law until just last year, after Clinton's term, and all recent Secretaries of states had private emails they deleted. Secretaries of State have had private contacts of all sorts forever starting with those under George Washington right through FDR and World War II and since. |
Did White House influence 'Daily Show' coverage? Posted: 28 Jul 2015 12:05 PM PDT As Jon Stewart begins his final run on the "Daily Show," a pair of scandals threaten to besmirch his reputation with his left-leaning fans. Last week, a report circulated that Mr. Stewart blew up at former Daily Show writer Wyatt Cenac over a segment Mr. Cenac, an African-American, said he perceived as racist. Now, a report by Politico suggests the influential Comedy Central comic may have been influenced by the White House on a number of occasions, possibly shaping what issues he discussed and what viewpoint he adopted on his popular satirical news show. |
Iran's conservative media slams Fabius over blood scandal Posted: 28 Jul 2015 11:35 AM PDT
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United Nations warns Turkey against calling buffer a 'safe zone' Posted: 28 Jul 2015 11:00 AM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations aid chief Stephen O'Brien warned Turkey on Tuesday against calling its planned buffer in northern Syria "a safe zone" unless there is a guarantee of protection for civilians who are likely to flood the area for help. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said earlier that a "secure zone" would pave the way for the return of 1.7 million Syria refugees currently sheltering in Turkey after fleeing their country's four-year civil war. "What you don't want to do is call something a safe zone, people flee to it, but it hasn't got sufficient protection," O'Brien told reporters after briefing the U.N. Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria. |
Iraqi militias train young teens to face the threat of IS Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:40 AM PDT |
NATO vows solidarity with Turkey over Islamic State Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:36 AM PDT
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Zico pushes FIFA president candidacy Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:27 AM PDT |
Update: Knights of Columbus to Expand Humanitarian Assistance to Suffering Middle East Christians Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:07 AM PDT NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 28, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Having already donated more than $3 million in humanitarian aid to persecuted Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East, the Knights of Columbus will expand its efforts even further with a national campaign to raise funds and foster awareness of the terrible suffering of Christians and others in the Middle East. The Knights will also announce additional details of its program to aid Christian refugees at its international convention being held August 4-6 in Philadelphia. In attendance will be archbishops from Iraq and Syria, where the violence against Christians has been particularly severe. |
Turkey's Erdogan: peace process with Kurdish militants impossible Posted: 28 Jul 2015 09:53 AM PDT
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Turkey's Erdogan says peace process with Kurds over Posted: 28 Jul 2015 09:46 AM PDT
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U.S. Price Tag for War on ISIS Now More than $3 Billion Posted: 28 Jul 2015 09:23 AM PDT The U.S. price tag for waging war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria since last summer just breached the $3 billion level, with the budget for attacking the massive terrorist organization likely to grow substantially as American forces pick up the pace of jet airstrikes and drone attacks. Turkey's government agreed last week to allow the U.S. to launch both manned and unmanned military strikes against ISIS inside Turkey, a major breakthrough for the U.S. and its allies that have been constrained in launching fighter jets from aircraft carriers in the Gulf. Now U.S.-led forces can use Turkey's Incirlik Air Base, which is strategically located near the Turkish-Syrian border, to better bear down on ISIS forces and emplacements in that region. |
Central Asia crackdown on militant Islam risks backlash Posted: 28 Jul 2015 08:45 AM PDT By Dmitry Solovyov OSH, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - Authorities in Central Asia's former Soviet "stans" are taking draconian measures to stamp out militant Islam, but their harsh methods and the absence of democratic politics risk provoking a backlash that could bring even greater instability. While the region's authoritarian rulers have battled Islamic militancy throughout the quarter century since the Soviet Union broke up, the rise of the Islamic State group has brought what security services describe as a new, more dangerous threat. Uzbekistan has banned beards, outlawed Islamic dress, shut restaurants that refuse to sell alcohol and warned teahouses not to celebrate the nightly end of the Ramadan fast with "Iftar" meals. |
U.S.-led coalition targets Islamic State in 32 air strikes: statement Posted: 28 Jul 2015 08:27 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies conducted 23 air strikes against Islamic State forces in Iraq and nine in Syria on Monday in the latest round of daily attacks on the militant group, the joint task force overseeing the air strikes said on Tuesday. In Iraq, air strikes using attack, fighter-attack, bomber and drone aircraft targeted Islamic State forces near Al Qaim, Bayji, Habbaniyah, Haditha, Makhmur, Mosul, Ramadi, Sinjar and Tal Afar, the statement said. In Syria, air strikes targeted Islamic State forces near Al Hasakah and Aleppo, the task force said. ... |
Turkish jets hit Kurdish militants in southeast turkey: army Posted: 28 Jul 2015 08:20 AM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish F-16 fighter jets on Tuesday hit a group of militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey within hours of the group firing on gendarmes, the military said in a statement on its website. The incident occurred in the mountainous province of Sirnak, which borders Iraq, the statement said. Turkey launched air strikes against PKK targets late last week after the militants killed police and military personnel. (Reporting by Ayla Jean Yackley) |
Germany suspects Islamist who lived in Germany bombed Mogadishu hotel Posted: 28 Jul 2015 07:55 AM PDT
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Bomb kills two policemen in worst Bahrain bombing in months Posted: 28 Jul 2015 07:46 AM PDT
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Record 137,000 refugees, migrants crossed Mediterranean in 2015 Posted: 28 Jul 2015 07:17 AM PDT
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Injured Service Members Rediscover Active Lifestyle During Annual Adaptive Water Sports Festival Posted: 28 Jul 2015 07:09 AM PDT ROCKAWAY, N.Y., July 28, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Before being injured in Afghanistan, Brandon Dodson was an avid surfer throughout his youth in San Diego. After losing both of his legs as the result of an improvised explosive device blast while on deployment in Afghanistan, Dodson was unsure if he would ever be able to surf again. Through adaptive water sports like those offered by Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), Dodson and his fellow wounded service members can get back to catching waves and being active on the water. |
NATO backs Turkey on Islamic State, some urge peace with Kurds Posted: 28 Jul 2015 07:01 AM PDT
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Syrian forces, Kurds push Islamic State out of Hasaka city: monitor Posted: 28 Jul 2015 06:35 AM PDT Syrian government forces and a Kurdish militia have driven Islamic State fighters out of Hasaka city in Syria's far northeast, a month after the hardline group attacked it, a group monitoring the four-year-old war said on Tuesday. Hasaka is the capital of a strategically important province that borders territory held by Islamic State in Iraq. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said clashes were continuing in the city's southern outskirts but that Hasaka itself was now free from Islamic State fighters. |
Syrian Kurds' spending plans reflect rising ambition Posted: 28 Jul 2015 05:14 AM PDT By Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - Kurdish authorities who control a growing area of Syria have ambitious spending plans for their territory, pointing to the rising influence of a minority that believes it is the real target of Turkey's intervention in the Syrian war. The Kurdish-led administration has already redrawn the map of northern Syria and its militia, the People's Protection Units (YPG), is gaining further ground from Islamic State, helped by air support from a U.S.-led alliance. Its prime minister, Akram Hasso, says spending will double this year from 2014 as the authorities provide services for a greater population due to the territorial gains. |
Saudi king backs Turkish military action Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:39 AM PDT
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NATO chief says all members strongly support Turkey Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:28 AM PDT NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that all its members had expressed strong support for Turkey after an emergency meeting to discuss instability at Turkey's borders with Syria and Iraq. NATO said in a statement it had discussed the threats against Turkey, strongly condemned terrorist attacks against it and stood in strong solidarity with Ankara. All allies expressed their strong support for Turkey. |
EU's Mogherini in Tehran to talk nuclear deal, regional issues: TV Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:36 AM PDT
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New Study Suggests Marine COs May Not Be Up to Grade Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:30 AM PDT Although some observers predicted a steady slide in the aptitude and ability of the new generation of military service men and women, there was no way to gauge what it would mean when the military no longer could automatically draw from a large pool of young people with a broad range of education and socio-economic status. A new study published late last week by the Brookings Institution of military testing going back to the late 1970s found that – after a brief dip -- the quality of the military force as a whole increased over time – and rather significantly. Troubling, however, is that the same can't be said about military officers – or at least those in the Marine Corps who were targeted for the research. |
NATO chief says stands in strong solidarity with Turkey Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:22 AM PDT NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the military alliance stood in strong solidarity with its ally Turkey, which requested an emergency meeting to discuss instability at its borders with Syria and Iraq. Terrorism in all its forms can never be tolerated or justified," Stoltenberg said as he opened the NATO meeting in Brussels. "It is right and timely that we hold this meeting today to address the instability on Turkey's doorstep and on NATO's border. |
Obama's Legacy on Africa Lacks Compared to Bush Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:00 AM PDT President Barack Obama today becomes the first sitting president to address the African Union, a symbolic milestone that would suggest an administration that has been focused on engaging the continent and pursuing strategic policies to promote growth and development, encourage good governance and end conflict. But with only 17 months remaining in his term, Obama has yet to achieve any real policy victories in Africa. Obama in his latest Africa trip -- the fourth of his presidency -- spent two days in Kenya, attending the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, and meeting with government officials and business and civil society leaders. |
Posted: 28 Jul 2015 02:43 AM PDT |
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