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• US voices sympathy after terror strikes in Mali, Saudi
• Thousands of Kurds in Germany march against Turkish air strikes
• Activists: Hundreds of Syrian Christians flee Islamic State
• A year into bombing ISIS: How successful was the campaign?
• Typhoon Soudelor hits Taiwan, moves toward China: Were they prepared?
• Pro-Kurdish party leader calls for steps to halt Turkey violence
• Islamic State targeted in 19 strikes by U.S.-led coalition: statement
• Iran advises citizens to avoid land travel to Turkey
• Riyadh says mosque suicide bomber was Saudi
• Saudi Arabia says Saudi citizen carried out mosque bombing
• Austrian police find 86 refugees in truck, driver flees
• IS top command dominated by ex-officers in Saddam's army
• US military rethinking how to put Syrian soldiers into fight
• Iran disagreement shakes Democratic party politics
• Today in History
• Attack on Syrian rebels raises questions about training

US voices sympathy after terror strikes in Mali, Saudi Posted: 08 Aug 2015 04:02 PM PDT The United States on Saturday condemned deadly terror strikes in Mali and Saudi Arabia, and offered condolences to both nations over the loss of life. At least 12 people, including four foreign UN contractors, died in a hostage standoff at a hotel in central Mali. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia said a suicide bomber who detonated an explosives-packed vest in a mosque inside a police headquarters, killing 15 people on Thursday, was one of its own citizens.

Thousands of Kurds in Germany march against Turkish air strikes Posted: 08 Aug 2015 02:18 PM PDT Several thousand people marched Saturday through the western German city of Cologne in protest at continued Turkish air strikes against Kurdish separatists. The rallies were called by an alliance of pro-Kurdish groups to say "No to the war", after the two weeks of Turkish air raids on Kurdish separatist targets, mostly in northern Iraq. The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has struck back killing at least 20 members of the Turkish security forces.

Activists: Hundreds of Syrian Christians flee Islamic State Posted: 08 Aug 2015 01:30 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of Christian families have fled a central Syrian town as Islamic State fighters advance toward it, activists said Saturday, the anniversary of the U.S. beginning airstrikes against the extremists in Iraq.

A year into bombing ISIS: How successful was the campaign? Posted: 08 Aug 2015 01:18 PM PDT Saturday marks the one year anniversary of US-led airstrikes against the self-declared Islamic State, and analysts say the campaign can point to few triumphs. Over the last year there have been nearly 6,000 coalition airstrikes against ISIS, ABC reports. In addition, 3,300 US military personnel are currently deployed to Iraq, along with an additional 1,200 forces from 17 other countries on the ground to train Iraq's army.

Typhoon Soudelor hits Taiwan, moves toward China: Were they prepared? Posted: 08 Aug 2015 11:26 AM PDT Soudelor, a typhoon registered as the strongest of 2015 as it blew across the western Pacific earlier this week, made landfall in Taiwan early on Saturday, and moved into the Taiwan Strait and toward mainland China later in the day. The center of the storm hit eastern Taiwan at 4:40 a.m. local time Saturday, causing electricity outages that affected more than 3 million, and leaving six people dead, four missing, and more than 100 injured, according to the Associated Press. Authorities had deployed more than 30,000 military personnel to help relocate residents of vulnerable areas as the typhoon made its way across the Pacific toward the island nation. Authorities in southeast China evacuated about 163,000 people, mostly fishermen, and ordered around 32,000 ships back to port ahead of the typhoon, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported.

Pro-Kurdish party leader calls for steps to halt Turkey violence Posted: 08 Aug 2015 11:24 AM PDT By Seyhmus Cakan DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - The leader of Turkey's pro-Kurdish HDP urged the militant Kurdistan Workers Party on Saturday to "remove its finger from the trigger" and said the government should launch talks to halt a surge in violence. The militant PKK announced it was stepping up attacks in mid-July, saying Turkish forces were violating a 2013 ceasefire. Turkey began an air campaign against PKK camps in northern Iraq on July 24.

Islamic State targeted in 19 strikes by U.S.-led coalition: statement Posted: 08 Aug 2015 11:08 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.-led coalition conducted 19 air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq on Friday, the Command Joint Task Force said on Saturday. The greatest concentration of attacks was near the Syrian city of Hasaka, where nine fighting positions, three bunkers, a weapons cache and other targets were destroyed, the task force said in a statement. Tactical units also were hit. Islamic State assets near Aleppo, Raqqa and Deir al-Zor also were struck. In Iraq, 10 air strikes near eight cities hit tactical units, vehicles, weapons facilities and fighting positions. ...

Iran advises citizens to avoid land travel to Turkey Posted: 08 Aug 2015 08:00 AM PDT Iran issued an advisory warning its citizens Saturday to avoid land travel to neighbouring Turkey after an Iranian bus was attacked by gunmen. No one claimed responsibility for the attack but Turkish authorities blamed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants. "Based on recent movements and insecurity in Turkey's east, the foreign ministry advises our citizens travelling to Turkey to avoid land routes until further notice and to use air routes," a foreign ministry travel advisory read.

Riyadh says mosque suicide bomber was Saudi Posted: 08 Aug 2015 07:15 AM PDT Saudi Arabia said Saturday that the suicide bomber who detonated an explosives-packed vest in a mosque inside a police headquarters, killing 15 people, was one of its own citizens. Thursday's bombing of a mosque frequented by members of a police special weapons and tactics unit in the southern city of Abha was claimed by the Islamic State group. The Saudi interior ministry named the bomber as Yussef bin Sleiman bin Abdullah al-Sleiman, aged 21.

Saudi Arabia says Saudi citizen carried out mosque bombing Posted: 08 Aug 2015 06:43 AM PDT RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A 21-year-old Saudi man carried out an Islamic State-claimed suicide bombing at a mosque inside a police compound that killed 15 people, the Interior Ministry said Saturday, the latest citizen blamed in a wave of extremist violence gripping the kingdom.

Austrian police find 86 refugees in truck, driver flees Posted: 08 Aug 2015 06:32 AM PDT FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Austrian police who stopped a small truck that appeared overloaded have found 86 refugees crammed inside during sweltering heat.

IS top command dominated by ex-officers in Saddam's army Posted: 07 Aug 2015 11:59 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — While attending the Iraqi army's artillery school nearly 20 years ago, Ali Omran remembers one major well. An Islamic hard-liner, he once chided Omran for wearing an Iraqi flag pin into the bathroom because it included the words "God is great."

US military rethinking how to put Syrian soldiers into fight Posted: 07 Aug 2015 11:58 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The murky aftermath of the attack on Syrian rebels last week by al-Qaida-linked militants has raised questions about how the small, ragtag group of U.S.-trained forces was sent into battle and whether the military needs to make adjustments to the program.

Iran disagreement shakes Democratic party politics Posted: 07 Aug 2015 09:29 PM PDT The White House responded with ill-disguised anger to news that Chuck Schumer, a key Democratic ally in the Senate, will oppose the landmark nuclear deal with Iran. In a statement -- purposely announced at the same time as the blockbuster Republican presidential debate Thursday -- Schumer said planned inspections of Iran's nuclear sites were not intrusive enough and would allow it to become a threshold nuclear state. The loss of Congress's most influential Jewish member is a blow to President Barack Obama, who is trying to rally enough votes in the Senate to protect the agreement from being overturned.

Today in History Posted: 07 Aug 2015 09:02 PM PDT Today is Saturday, August 8, the 220th day of 2015. There are 145 days left in the year.

Attack on Syrian rebels raises questions about training Posted: 07 Aug 2015 03:50 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The murky aftermath of the attack on Syrian rebels last week by al-Qaida-linked militants has raised questions about how the small, ragtag group of U.S.-trained forces was sent into battle and whether the military needs to make adjustments to the program.

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