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• Fact-checking Donald Trump: How he gets a lot of things wrong
• Washington Post runs article from Syrian Islamist group
• China says repatriated Uighurs 'were on way to jihad'
• Latest clashes between Libyan soldiers, Islamists in Benghazi kill 19: medics
• Afghanistan says US strikes destroy its Islamic State branch
• Deadly IS car bomb hits Italian consulate in Egypt
• Islamic State says behind bombing at Italian consulate in Cairo
• Suicide bomber in burqa kills 15 people in Chad capital
• U.S. air strike kills Islamic State leader in Afghanistan
• Afghanistan-Pakistan IS chief killed in drone strike
• Race already on for 2016 House seat in key swing district
• U.S. reports 34 air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq
• Afghanistan says US strike kills local Islamic State leader
• Attacks around Iraq's capital, Baghdad, kill at least 11
• China says Uighurs being sold as 'cannon fodder' for extremist groups
• Today in History
• Iraq's Shi'ite militias target Falluja in Anbar campaign

Fact-checking Donald Trump: How he gets a lot of things wrong Posted: 11 Jul 2015 01:20 PM PDT Billionaire developer and reality TV personality Donald Trump has been getting the cold-shoulder treatment from the Republican establishment, especially most of the other presidential hopefuls, for his controversial remarks about immigration. Recommended: What do you know about Donald Trump?

Washington Post runs article from Syrian Islamist group Posted: 11 Jul 2015 12:25 PM PDT The Washington Post ran an opinion piece from Syrian Islamist group Ahrar al-Sham criticizing US policies, giving an unusual platform to a group that has allied with supporters of Al-Qaeda. In its quest to not support radical groups in Syria, American policy has so narrowly defined the term "moderate" that it excludes most opposition groups in the country, including Ahrar al-Sham, Nahhas said. Nahhas says Ahrar al-Sham has been "falsely accused" of being close to radical group Al-Qaeda and "unfairly vilified" by the Obama administration.

China says repatriated Uighurs 'were on way to jihad' Posted: 11 Jul 2015 12:03 PM PDT China's security ministry said Saturday that 109 Uighurs repatriated by Thailand had been on their way to Turkey, Syria or Iraq "to join jihad", state media reported. Beijing also criticised the US State Department over its condemnation of Thailand's deportation of the Uighurs to China where it said "they could face harsh treatment". Thailand on Thursday said it had deported some 100 Uighurs detained in the country after finding "clear evidence" they were Chinese nationals.

Latest clashes between Libyan soldiers, Islamists in Benghazi kill 19: medics Posted: 11 Jul 2015 10:41 AM PDT By Ayman al-Warfalli BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Around 19 people have been killed and 80 wounded in heavy clashes between Libyan soldiers and Islamist fighters in the eastern city of Benghazi in the past three days, medics said on Saturday. Forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognized government have been fighting Islamist groups in the country's second-largest city for over a year, part of a wider struggle since Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown and killed in 2011. Army forces backed by armed residents have regained some of the territory in Benghazi lost last year, but fighters of the Islamist Majlis al-Shura are still present in several districts and the central port area.

Afghanistan says US strikes destroy its Islamic State branch Posted: 11 Jul 2015 10:39 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan said Saturday that recent U.S. airstrikes it assisted destroyed the top leadership of a fledging Islamic State affiliate there, potentially striking a major blow to an insurgent group already targeted by local Taliban fighters.

Deadly IS car bomb hits Italian consulate in Egypt Posted: 11 Jul 2015 10:23 AM PDT The Islamic State group said it was behind a deadly car bomb attack on Italy's consulate in the Egyptian capital Saturday, and warned Muslims to stay away from such places. Health ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said the powerful early morning blast that shook central Cairo killed a civilian and wounded nine people, including policemen and passers-by. "Soldiers of the Islamic State in Cairo were able to detonate a parked booby-trapped vehicle laden with 450 kg (990 pounds) of explosives at the headquarters of the Italian consulate," the SITE Intelligence Group quoted an IS tweet as saying.

Islamic State says behind bombing at Italian consulate in Cairo Posted: 11 Jul 2015 10:10 AM PDT By Michael Georgy CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack at the Italian consulate in central Cairo on Saturday, in an escalation of violence that suggests militants are opening a new front against foreigners in Egypt. "Through God's blessing, Islamic State soldiers were able to detonate a parked car bomb carrying 450 kg of explosive material on the headquarters of the Italian consulate in central Cairo," the group said on a website that carries its statements. "We recommend that Muslims stay clear of these security dens because they are legitimate targets for the mujahideen's strikes." Until now, Islamic State supporters in Egypt had not set their sights on Western targets, focusing instead on security forces.

Suicide bomber in burqa kills 15 people in Chad capital Posted: 11 Jul 2015 09:13 AM PDT By Madjiasra Nako and Moumine Ngarmbassa N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - A man dressed in a woman's burqa blew himself up in the main market in Chad's capital N'Djamena early on Saturday, killing 15 people and injuring 80, a police spokesman said. No group immediately claimed responsibility but Chad has blamed Boko Haram, the Islamist militant group based in neighboring Nigeria, for a series of bombings and shootings in recent weeks. Chad has been at the forefront of a regional military campaign against the group.

U.S. air strike kills Islamic State leader in Afghanistan Posted: 11 Jul 2015 08:45 AM PDT By Mirwais Harooni KABUL (Reuters) - The top Islamic State commander in Afghanistan has been killed by a U.S. air strike in the country's east, officials said on Saturday, the fourth ex-Taliban who declared loyalty to the Middle East-based militants to be assassinated within a week. Hafez Saeed was the leader of Islamic State in the "so-called Khorasan state", Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS) said, referring to an old term the militants use to describe Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Afghanistan-Pakistan IS chief killed in drone strike Posted: 11 Jul 2015 08:34 AM PDT The head of the Islamic State group in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region has been killed in a drone strike in eastern Afghanistan, intelligence officials and militant commanders said Saturday. The National Directorate of Security (NDS), the Afghan spy agency, said Hafiz Saeed was among 30 IS-linked cadres killed in the strike in restive Nangarhar province, close to the Pakistani border, on Friday. Two IS-affiliated commanders in Afghanistan who said they were present when the strike happened confirmed Saeed's death to AFP.

Race already on for 2016 House seat in key swing district Posted: 11 Jul 2015 08:11 AM PDT PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) — It's one of America's quintessential congressional swing districts.

U.S. reports 34 air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq Posted: 11 Jul 2015 08:06 AM PDT The United States and its allies carried out 34 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq on Friday, the U.S. military said. Various Islamic State targets near the city of Hasaka were hit in 12 of the 17 strikes in Syria, a military statement said on Saturday. The allied forces also carried out 17 air strikes near eight cities in Iraq, including four near the northern city of Mosul, it said.

Afghanistan says US strike kills local Islamic State leader Posted: 11 Jul 2015 07:11 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan intelligence officials said Saturday that a U.S. airstrike killed the top leader of a local Islamic State affiliate and more than 30 other militants near the country's rugged eastern border with Pakistan. U.S. officials confirmed they carried out the strike, but declined to say whether they killed the leader.

Attacks around Iraq's capital, Baghdad, kill at least 11 Posted: 11 Jul 2015 05:10 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Authorities in Iraq say bombings and a shooting have killed at least 11 people in and around the capital, Baghdad.

China says Uighurs being sold as 'cannon fodder' for extremist groups Posted: 11 Jul 2015 01:40 AM PDT By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - Uighurs from China's Xinjiang are being given Turkish identity papers in Southeast Asia by Turkish diplomats and then taken to Turkey where some are sold to fight for groups like Islamic State as "cannon fodder", a senior Chinese official said. Beijing says the Turkic language-speaking Uighur minority are firstly Chinese nationals, and those who flee China should be returned to their home region in the far west of the country bordering central Asia.

Today in History Posted: 10 Jul 2015 09:00 PM PDT Today is Saturday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2015. There are 173 days left in the year.

Iraq's Shi'ite militias target Falluja in Anbar campaign Posted: 10 Jul 2015 05:19 PM PDT By Ahmed Rasheed and Phil Stewart ERBIL, Iraq/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraqi Shi'ite militia fighters are tightening a noose around the Islamic State-held city of Falluja west of Baghdad as the first stage of a counter-offensive in the Sunni province of Anbar, likely to determine the course of the conflict in coming months. Islamic State seized Anbar's capital Ramadi two months ago, extending its control over the Euphrates River Valley west of Baghdad and dealing a major setback to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and the U.S.-backed army he entrusted with its defense. While the government initially vowed to swiftly recapture Ramadi, it now appears to have turned instead to Falluja, a city located further downriver and closer to Baghdad, meaning supply lines for a counter-offensive would be less vulnerable.

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