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• Gunman in Oregon college massacre committed suicide
• Cameron signals he will push for vote on Syria military action - Telegraph
• British PM Cameron signals he will push for vote on Syria military action: Telegraph
• 24 killed in Baghdad suicide attack claimed by IS
• Obama challenges Clinton, other 2016 candidates on Syria
• IS group claims pair of deadly Baghdad suicide bombings
• Two suicide car bombs kill at least 18 in Baghdad: police, medics
• Iraqi Kurdish leader urges Russia, U.S. to coordinate in anti-IS fight
• Troubles with US-trained rebels a familiar problem
• Former UK Treasury secretary Denis Healey dies at 98
• Tunisia joining US-led coalition against IS: PM
• Obama rejects candidates' ideas for solving crisis in Syria
• Russia says to step up air strikes in Syria
• Russia backing 'butcher' Assad, says British PM
• Russia launches new wave of air raids in Syria
• Lost 'Epic of Gilgamesh' Verse Depicts Cacophonous Abode of Gods
• PKK abducts two Turkish soldiers: army
• Saudi Arabia says one Syrian, one Filipino arrested in illegal bomb factory raid
• Obama warns Russia's Putin of 'quagmire' in Syria
• In Burkina Faso, all eyes on how post-coup leaders handle the old guard
• Only 5 percent of Russian strikes hitting Islamic State - Britain
• U.S., allies hit Islamic State with 27 air strikes: statement
• Boko Haram suspected after Abuja suburbs hit by blasts
• Today in History
• Australian officials say Sydney police HQ shooting 'linked to terrorism'
• Disease, injury stalking migrants on long road to Europe

Gunman in Oregon college massacre committed suicide Posted: 03 Oct 2015 03:52 PM PDT By Courtney Sherwood and Emily Flitter ROSEBURG, Ore. (Reuters) - The gunman who killed his English professor and eight others at an Oregon community college committed suicide after a shootout with police who were on the scene within five minutes and exchanged fire with him almost immediately, authorities said. Investigators had previously said the 26-year-old shooter was killed by the officers who raced to the rampage at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, which ranks as the deadliest among dozens of U.S. mass shootings in the past two years. Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin told a news conference on Saturday the state medical examiner had determined that the gunman, Christopher Harper-Mercer, took his own life.

Cameron signals he will push for vote on Syria military action - Telegraph Posted: 03 Oct 2015 03:16 PM PDT Prime Minister David Cameron signalled that he would push ahead with plans for a vote in the British parliament to approve military action against Islamic State militants in Syria, The Daily Telegraph newspaper said. Cameron was quoted as saying that British military attacks in Syria "may well become possible." Previously, Cameron has said he sees a strong case for extending British air strikes to Syria from Iraq. Cameron lost a parliamentary vote on the use of force in Syria in 2013.

British PM Cameron signals he will push for vote on Syria military action: Telegraph Posted: 03 Oct 2015 03:14 PM PDT British Prime Minister David Cameron signaled that he would push ahead with plans for a vote in the British parliament to approve military action against Islamic State militants in Syria, The Daily Telegraph newspaper said. Cameron was quoted as saying that British military attacks in Syria "may well become possible." Previously, Cameron has said he sees a strong case for extending British air strikes to Syria from Iraq. Cameron lost a parliamentary vote on the use of force in Syria in 2013.

24 killed in Baghdad suicide attack claimed by IS Posted: 03 Oct 2015 01:13 PM PDT Blasts killed at least 24 people in one of Baghdad's main Shiite neighbourhoods Saturday when suicide bombers tried to breach a checkpoint in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. "Three suicide bombers tried to cross the checkpoint at Adan Square" in the Kadhimiyah neighbourhood, said Baghdad Operations Command spokesman Saad Maan.

Obama challenges Clinton, other 2016 candidates on Syria Posted: 03 Oct 2015 12:49 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama accused White House hopefuls of concocting "half-baked" ideas for solving the crisis in Syria, appearing to even dismiss his former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's call for a no-fly zone before later clarifying his view of the Democratic front-runner.

IS group claims pair of deadly Baghdad suicide bombings Posted: 03 Oct 2015 12:33 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a pair of suicide bombings Saturday in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, which killed at least 18 people, according to a monitoring group that tracks Islamic militants.

Two suicide car bombs kill at least 18 in Baghdad: police, medics Posted: 03 Oct 2015 12:13 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Suicide car bomb attacks targeting two mainly Shi'ite Muslim districts of Baghdad killed at least 18 people on Saturday, police and medical sources said. The attacks targeted Kadhimiya and Hurriya in the north of the capital. Police said at least 60 people were wounded. Islamic State, which controls large parts of northern and western Iraq, claimed responsibility and said the target was "rejectionists", its derogatory word for Shi'ites. (Reporting by Baghdad newsroom; Writing by Babak Dehghanpisheh; Editing by Louise Ireland)

Iraqi Kurdish leader urges Russia, U.S. to coordinate in anti-IS fight Posted: 03 Oct 2015 12:05 PM PDT The president of Iraq's Kurdistan region said on Saturday that "better results" could be achieved in the war against Islamic State militants if Russia and the international coalition coordinated their efforts. In a statement, Massoud Barzani also said he welcomed assistance from any country, including Russia, for his autonomous region's peshmerga forces, which are dug in along a frontline with the militants in northern Iraq. The Kurds have emerged as a key ally for the coalition of more than 60 nations, driving the insurgents back in northern Iraq with the help of air strikes and advisers.

Troubles with US-trained rebels a familiar problem Posted: 03 Oct 2015 12:02 PM PDT The new band of rebel recruits was supposed to prove the United States could train moderate Syrian fighters to defeat the jihadists in the war-ravaged nation. The Pentagon's startling acknowledgement last week that its latest trained rebels helped Al-Nusra -- purportedly in return for safe passage -- illustrates the complexities of the Syria conflict. It also highlights America's checkered record of training locals in other countries.

Former UK Treasury secretary Denis Healey dies at 98 Posted: 03 Oct 2015 12:00 PM PDT Decorated World War II military hero and former British Treasury chief Denis Healey has died after a long career in British politics. He was 98. His family said Healey, a Labour Party stalwart and member ...

Tunisia joining US-led coalition against IS: PM Posted: 03 Oct 2015 11:42 AM PDT Tunisia's prime minister said on Saturday that his country is joining the US-led military coalition fighting the Islamist State group in Syria and Iraq mainly to "exchange information". IS claimed an attack that killed 38 foreign tourists at a seaside resort near Sousse in June, and authorities also blame the jihadist group for another that killed 21 foreigners in Tunis in March. Joining the coalition would allow Tunis to "obtain all information linked to the war on terror in Tunisia", Habib Essid told media.

Obama rejects candidates' ideas for solving crisis in Syria Posted: 03 Oct 2015 11:13 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is accusing White House hopefuls of concocting "half-baked" ideas for solving the crisis in Syria, appearing to even dismiss his former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's call for a no-fly zone before later clarifying his view of the Democratic front-runner.

Russia says to step up air strikes in Syria Posted: 03 Oct 2015 10:42 AM PDT By Alexander Winning and Suleiman Al-Khalidi MOSCOW/AMMAN (Reuters) - Russia said on Saturday it will step up air strikes in Syria, escalating a military intervention which Moscow says is weakening Islamic State militants but which Western powers say aims to support President Bashar al-Assad. A senior Russian military officer said Russian jets based in western Syria had carried out more than 60 sorties in 72 hours across Syria. "We will not only continue strikes... We will also increase their intensity," said Andrei Kartapolov from the Russian army General Staff.

Russia backing 'butcher' Assad, says British PM Posted: 03 Oct 2015 10:32 AM PDT Russia is backing "butcher" President Bashar al-Assad with airstrikes that are often not aimed at Islamic State (IS) fighters in Syria, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron said Saturday. Cameron said Russian forces were "making the situation worse" as they pressed a bombing campaign in the IS stronghold for a fourth day.

Russia launches new wave of air raids in Syria Posted: 03 Oct 2015 10:16 AM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russian warplanes have attacked the Islamic State group and other insurgents in central and northern Syria with a wave of new airstrikes, Syrian and Russian military officials said Saturday as an activist group said Russia's air raids have killed 39 civilians over the three past days.

Lost 'Epic of Gilgamesh' Verse Depicts Cacophonous Abode of Gods Posted: 03 Oct 2015 09:16 AM PDT The new finding, a clay tablet, reveals a previously unknown "chapter" of the epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia. In 2011, the Sulaymaniyah Museum in Slemani, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, purchased a set of 80 to 90 clay tablets from a known smuggler. The large block of clay, etched with cuneiform writing, was still caked in mud when Al-Rawi advised the Sulaymaniyah Museum to purchase artifact for the agreed upon $800.

PKK abducts two Turkish soldiers: army Posted: 03 Oct 2015 08:26 AM PDT Suspected militants of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) abducted two Turkish soldiers in eastern Turkey amid a flare-up of violence between Kurdish rebels and security forces, the army said Saturday. Abductions by the PKK are relatively common and usually end peacefully. The Turkish government has been waging a relentless offensive against strongholds of the PKK in the southeast of the country and in neighbouring northern Iraq.

Saudi Arabia says one Syrian, one Filipino arrested in illegal bomb factory raid Posted: 03 Oct 2015 07:59 AM PDT Saudi Arabian security forces arrested a Syrian man accused of plotting attacks and his Filipino accomplice in a raid on an illegal explosives factory in Riyadh, the interior ministry said on Saturday, according to state news agency SPA. The ministry said those arrested in Wednesday's raid belonged to a "deviant group" -- a reference used by Saudi authorities to al-Qaeda or Islamic State. It named the Syrian man as Yaser Mohammed al-Barrazi.

Obama warns Russia's Putin of 'quagmire' in Syria Posted: 03 Oct 2015 06:06 AM PDT By Alistair Bell and Tom Perry WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama warned Russia on Friday that its bombing campaign against Syrian rebels will suck Moscow into a "quagmire," after a third straight day of air raids in support of President Bashar al-Assad. At a White House news conference, Obama frequently assailed Russian President Vladimir Putin, who he accused of acting out of a position of weakness to defend a crumbling, authoritarian ally. Friday prayers were canceled in insurgent-held areas of Syria's Homs province hit by Russian warplanes this week, with residents concerned that mosques could be targeted, according to one person from the area.

In Burkina Faso, all eyes on how post-coup leaders handle the old guard Posted: 03 Oct 2015 05:59 AM PDT Rene Kabore was serving food at a street-side cafe nearly two weeks ago when four members of Burkina Faso's presidential guard burst in. A coup attempt was getting under way in the capital, and the elite force, known as the RSP, was accusing him of building a barricade that blocked the street. "They said to him, 'Boy, we won't kill you but we will make you suffer'," says Jean Baptiste Djiguemde, the cafe owner, as Mr. Kabore protested his innocence.

Only 5 percent of Russian strikes hitting Islamic State - Britain Posted: 03 Oct 2015 05:46 AM PDT Only one in 20 Russian air strikes in Syria are aimed at Islamic State targets, Britain's defence secretary said on Saturday, warning that Vladimir Putin was instead killing civilians to shore up President Bashar al-Assad. Russia earlier this week announced its decision to launch strikes on Syria, in a dramatic escalation of foreign involvement in a civil war more than four years old. It bombed the country for a third straight day on Friday, but it has mainly hit areas held by rival insurgent groups rather than the Islamic State fighters it said it was targeting, drawing an increasingly angry response from the West.

U.S., allies hit Islamic State with 27 air strikes: statement Posted: 03 Oct 2015 05:37 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.-led coalition targeted Islamic State insurgents in 27 air strikes in Iraq and Syria on Friday, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Saturday. Seventeen of the attacks were in Iraq with six of them focused near Ramadi. In all, eight areas were targeted and Islamic State tactical units, fighting positions, weapons and other assets were hit, the task force said in a statement. In Syria, 10 strikes near five cities hit similar targets. (Writing by Bill Trott; Editing by Alison Williams)

Boko Haram suspected after Abuja suburbs hit by blasts Posted: 02 Oct 2015 09:40 PM PDT Two bomb blasts ripped through the outskirts of Nigeria's capital Abuja, including one target hit twice before by Boko Haram, after separate strikes in the northeast that killed at least 21. Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) warned of casualties from the simultaneous explosions in Kuje and Nyanya and likened the explosives used to those in areas worst-hit by the six-year insurgency.

Today in History Posted: 02 Oct 2015 09:01 PM PDT Today is Saturday, October 3, the 276th day of 2015. There are 89 days left in the year.

Australian officials say Sydney police HQ shooting 'linked to terrorism' Posted: 02 Oct 2015 06:58 PM PDT By Lincoln Feast SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police said on Saturday they believed the shooting of a police worker by a 15-year-old boy in Sydney the previous day was "linked to terrorism", the latest in a series of attacks blamed on radicalized youth. Australia, a staunch ally of the United States and its battle against Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria, has been on heightened alert for attacks by home-grown radicals since last year. The teenager was shot dead by police on Friday afternoon after he gunned down, at close range, a police employee leaving the headquarters of the New South Wales Police, police and witnesses said.

Disease, injury stalking migrants on long road to Europe Posted: 02 Oct 2015 05:35 PM PDT In the mobile Medecins du Monde mobile unit on the island of Lesbos, attending to thousands of refugees and migrants landing from neighbouring Turkey is a round-the-clock affair. "We treat the most glaring cases but when they reach their country of destination, these people will all need a full check-up," says MdM nurse Christos Doulgaris, saying the unit runs non-stop "like a factory". As health workers seek out diapers, infant formula and baby wipes, a mother tries to describe through an interpreter that her daughter is suffering from abdominal pain.

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