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• Britain's Cameron attacks extreme conspiracy theories
• Gaza car blasts target Hamas, Islamic Jihad armed wings
• Pentagon chief Carter in Israel seeks deeper military ties
• US-led airdrops shower leaflets over Islamic State territory
• U.S. aims to shift Israel focus to security ties after Iran deal
• Israel's Netanyahu is pushing hard against Iran nuclear deal. But others are pushing back.
• Did Iran Negotiate in Bad Faith? That's the Key Question
• Bahrain summons Iran diplomat over 'flagrant interference'
• In an IS training camp, children told: Behead the doll
• Qaeda offers to free Lebanon troops for female prisoners
• Cameron says he wants Britain to do more to fight IS in Syria
• Chattanooga stirs U.S. Muslims' concerns about radicalization
• Explosions hit Hamas, Islamic Jihad cars in Gaza
• Turkey detains nearly 500 people trying to cross from Syria
• Chattanooga shattered: A single gunshot, silence, and terror
• Nuclear deal could herald major change within and beyond Iran
• U.S., allies target Islamic State with 16 strikes in Iraq, nine in Syria
• UK leader signals support for airstrikes on IS in Syria
• Algeria says nine soldiers killed in attack claimed by al Qaeda
• PM Cameron says he wants Britain to do more to fight IS in Syria
• Islamic State claims attack that kills five members of Egypt's security forces
• Islamic State claims kidnapping of three African Christians in Libya

Britain's Cameron attacks extreme conspiracy theories Posted: 19 Jul 2015 04:24 PM PDT Conspiracy theories of a powerful Jewish cabal or a Western plan to destroy Islam must be challenged in efforts to counter radicalisation, British Prime Minister David Cameron will say on Monday. In a speech in the central English city of Birmingham, Cameron is to announce a five-year plan to tackle home-grown Islamic extremism and help communities integrate in Britain. "You don't have to support violence to subscribe to certain intolerant ideas which create a climate in which extremists can flourish," Cameron is to say, according to released remarks.

Gaza car blasts target Hamas, Islamic Jihad armed wings Posted: 19 Jul 2015 02:09 PM PDT Five near-simultaneous explosions in Gaza on Sunday targeted members of the armed branches of Hamas and Islamic Jihad amid growing tensions between the Palestinian territory's rulers and extremist opponents. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blasts that rocked an area in the north of Gaza City and destroyed five cars belonging to members of the Ezzedine al-Qassam and Al-Quds brigades, the armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

Pentagon chief Carter in Israel seeks deeper military ties Posted: 19 Jul 2015 01:36 PM PDT TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Sunday he has no expectation of persuading Israeli leaders to drop their opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, but will instead emphasize that the accord imposes no limits on what Washington can do to ensure the security of Israel and U.S. Arab allies.

US-led airdrops shower leaflets over Islamic State territory Posted: 19 Jul 2015 01:28 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S.-led coalition dropped new leaflets over the de facto capital of the Islamic State group in Syria, promising those below that "freedom will come" to the region, activists said Sunday.

U.S. aims to shift Israel focus to security ties after Iran deal Posted: 19 Jul 2015 01:09 PM PDT By Phil Stewart TEL AVIV (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said it plainly just before landing in Israel, where officials are fuming over the Iran nuclear deal: "I'm not going to change anybody's mind in Israel.

Israel's Netanyahu is pushing hard against Iran nuclear deal. But others are pushing back. Posted: 19 Jul 2015 01:02 PM PDT By now it's pretty clear who hates the agreement reached between Iran and world powers over the country's nuclear program. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been front and center in attacking the agreement. There are many things to be done to stop Iran's aggression and this deal is not one of them," he said on CBS.

Did Iran Negotiate in Bad Faith? That's the Key Question Posted: 19 Jul 2015 11:37 AM PDT The Obama administration continued its push to sell the Iran nuclear deal to the public and to a dubious United States Congress on Sunday, as two of the deal's lead negotiators, Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz hit all of the major Sunday morning talk shows. Related: After Obama's Nuke Deal, What Happens If Israel Attacks Iran?

Bahrain summons Iran diplomat over 'flagrant interference' Posted: 19 Jul 2015 11:16 AM PDT Bahrain summoned Iran's acting charge d'affaires Sunday to protest against its supreme leader voicing support for "oppressed people" across the Middle East including in Bahrain, state media said. The foreign ministry handed "an official protest memorandum" to Mortaza Sanubari over "statements made by Ali Khamenei against the kingdom of Bahrain", BNA news agency said. Khamenei said on Saturday that the nuclear deal reached between Tehran and world powers would not alter Iran's support for the governments of Syria and Iraq, nor its backing for "oppressed people" in Yemen and Bahrain, and the Palestinians.

In an IS training camp, children told: Behead the doll Posted: 19 Jul 2015 10:57 AM PDT SANLIURFA, Turkey (AP) — The children each received a doll and a sword. Then they were lined up, more than 120 of them, and given their next lesson by their Islamic State group instructors: Behead the doll.

Qaeda offers to free Lebanon troops for female prisoners Posted: 19 Jul 2015 10:03 AM PDT Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate has offered to release three Lebanese soldiers in exchange for an ex-wife of the leader of the jihadist Islamic State group and four other female prisoners. Al-Nusra Front, which along with IS has held 25 Lebanese soldiers and policemen hostage for almost a year, issued the offer in a statement aired on Lebanon's MTV television on Saturday night. "If five of our sisters leave prison... we will hand over three soldiers in exchange," said Abu Malek al-Shami, Al-Nusra's "emir" in the Syrian region of Qalamun bordering Lebanon.

Cameron says he wants Britain to do more to fight IS in Syria Posted: 19 Jul 2015 10:00 AM PDT By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron wants Britain to do more to help the United States destroy Islamic State in Syria, he said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. Britain conducts regular strikes against IS militants in Iraq but has so far limited its Syrian involvement to flying surveillance missions to gather intelligence. Cameron failed to get parliamentary approval for military action against the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in 2013 but has asked lawmakers to consider whether Britain should now join U.S.-led strikes against IS in Syria.

Chattanooga stirs U.S. Muslims' concerns about radicalization Posted: 19 Jul 2015 09:58 AM PDT Addressing his congregation on the Eid al-Fitr holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan, Imam Mohamed Abdul-Azeez implored worshipers to combat Muslim extremism in the aftermath of a shooting rampage that killed five servicemen in Tennessee. The suspect, a young Muslim who grew up in the Chattanooga area, also died in the gunfight on Thursday, the last day of Islam's holy month of fasting. It was the latest reminder to American Muslims of the need to find ways to keep teenagers and young adults from being drawn to ideologies promoted by such groups as Islamic State, the militants also known as ISIS who control part of Syria.

Explosions hit Hamas, Islamic Jihad cars in Gaza Posted: 19 Jul 2015 09:48 AM PDT Explosions destroyed six cars belonging to members of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad militant groups in Gaza City on Sunday, witnesses said, injuring no one but drawing threats of a response. The blasts hit a district dominated by supporters of Hamas and disrupted celebrations for the Muslim Eid el Fitr holiday. No one claimed responsibility, but Hamas, which dominates the coastal enclave, has in recent months faced violent challenges from Palestinians sympathetic to Islamic State or al Qaeda, and who seek stringent religious rule in Gaza and open war with Israel.

Turkey detains nearly 500 people trying to cross from Syria Posted: 19 Jul 2015 09:41 AM PDT Turkey's security forces detained nearly 500 people attempting to cross the border from war-torn Syria on Saturday, the army announced. "488 people were detained by the land forces command border units while trying to cross into Turkey from Syria and 26 while attempting to cross into Syria from Turkey," the army said on Sunday in a statement posted on its website. Turkey has often boasted of an "open-door" policy championed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and taken in 1.8 million refugees since the Syrian conflict started in 2011 but has repeatedly complained that it has been left to shoulder an unfair burden.

Chattanooga shattered: A single gunshot, silence, and terror Posted: 19 Jul 2015 09:34 AM PDT CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A single "pop" cut through the quiet morning. Those who heard it had a moment to ponder the noise.

Nuclear deal could herald major change within and beyond Iran Posted: 19 Jul 2015 08:35 AM PDT By Babak Dehghanpisheh BEIRUT (Reuters) - An unlikely group in the Middle East has found common ground in recent days: Saudi Arabia, Israel and hardliners within Iran have all made clear they consider the landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers a very bad idea. For the first time in more than three decades, Iran, a country with a highly educated population of some 80 million and huge oil and gas reserves, is poised to rejoin the international community and the result could be profound change both inside and outside the country. "The geopolitical structure of the Middle East is changing," said Saeed Leylaz, a prominent economist based in Tehran who worked as an advisor to former president Mohammad Khatami.

U.S., allies target Islamic State with 16 strikes in Iraq, nine in Syria Posted: 19 Jul 2015 08:07 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants with 16 air strikes in Iraq and nine in Syria on Saturday, the U.S. military said. The air strikes hit or destroyed tactical units, tunnels, buildings and weaponry in six Iraqi cities, with the most strikes - six - centered on Ramadi, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement Sunday. In Syria, the coalition said eight air strikes around Hasakah - where Islamic State militants launched an offensive last month - hit six fighting positions, three vehicles, two weapons caches and a bunker system. ...

UK leader signals support for airstrikes on IS in Syria Posted: 19 Jul 2015 07:37 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister David Cameron says Britain needs to take a greater role in destroying the Islamic State group in Syria — his most direct signal to date that he will seek to expand his country's role in supporting the United States and its allies.

Algeria says nine soldiers killed in attack claimed by al Qaeda Posted: 19 Jul 2015 04:45 AM PDT By Lamine Chikhi ALGIERS (Reuters) - At least nine Algerian soldiers were killed when Islamist militants ambushed their patrol west of the capital Algiers last week in one of the deadliest attacks in months, the defense ministry said on Sunday. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed Friday's attack in the Ain Defla region in a statement posted on a social media account that often releases its communiques. A security source on Saturday had said 11 soldiers were killed.

PM Cameron says he wants Britain to do more to fight IS in Syria Posted: 19 Jul 2015 02:59 AM PDT By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron wants Britain to do more to help the United States destroy Islamic State in Syria, he said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. Britain conducts regular strikes against IS militants in Iraq but has so far limited its Syrian involvement to flying surveillance missions to gather intelligence. Cameron failed to get parliamentary approval for military action against the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in 2013 but has asked lawmakers to consider whether Britain should now join U.S.-led strikes against IS in Syria.

Islamic State claims attack that kills five members of Egypt's security forces Posted: 19 Jul 2015 02:09 AM PDT Islamic State's Egypt affiliate said in a statement on a social media site it carried out an attack in North Sinai on military checkpoints that killed five members of the country's security forces on Saturday. North Sinai is the epicentre of an insurgency waged by militants who support Islamic State, the ultra-hardline Sunni group which controls large parts of Iraq and Syria and has a presence in Egypt's neighbour Libya. Egypt's state news agency MENA said the attack by terrorists -- the term the government uses to describe militants -- involved rockets and shooting and that clashes were continuing.

Islamic State claims kidnapping of three African Christians in Libya Posted: 19 Jul 2015 12:49 AM PDT Islamic State has kidnapped three African Christians in eastern Libya, the group said, publishing their passport pictures. The kidnapping took place in Noufliyah, an Islamic State stronghold southeast of the city of Sirte, said a resident, asking not to be named. Mohamed El Hejazi, a military spokesman loyal to the internationally recognised government based in the east, also said the abduction happened in the small town.

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