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• Stories of those who died in the Paris attacks
• Iraq grounds northern flights over missiles launched at Syria
• US special forces traveling 'very soon' to Syria
• Hollande hopes to spur U.S. to do more against Islamic State
• Timeline of Paris attacks and investigation
• Macedonia warns of 'security risk' over migrant bottleneck
• Jordan's King Abdullah to discuss war on Syria militants with Putin
• Feinstein says Islamic State stronger, criticizes U.S. approach
• Migrants barred from crossing into Macedonia hold protest
• Berlin sets up refugee shelter at former Stasi HQ
• The Latest: Migrants protest on Greece-Macedonia border
• Obama warns against overreaction to Islamic State attacks
• Conditions worsen for migrants denied passage across the Balkans
• Turkish warplanes pound Kurdish militant targets in southeast Turkey
• Libyans need to fight Islamic State, not each other - French defence minister
• UK PM Cameron to push for war with case for joining Syria air strikes
• U.S., allies conduct 16 strikes in Iraq, nine in Syria: U.S. military
• Cameron to push for war with case for joining Syria air strikes
• Iran says arrests IS-linked cell near Iraq border
• Obama says world must not succumb to fear of terror
• Obama: intel on Islamic State and Iraq must not be shaded
• Syrian war likely to dominate Putin's visit to Iran

Stories of those who died in the Paris attacks Posted: 22 Nov 2015 03:32 PM PST They were students and artists, music lovers and parents. The victims of last week's attacks in Paris had varied backgrounds and interests. Among the 130 killed in the attacks, here are some of their stories:

Iraq grounds northern flights over missiles launched at Syria Posted: 22 Nov 2015 01:54 PM PST Iraq said it was suspending flights between Baghdad and the northern cities of Erbil and Sulaimaniya for two days starting on Monday due to military traffic from Russia's air campaign in neighboring Syria. Iraq's civil aviation authority said in a statement the decision was made "to protect travelers and because of the crossing of cruise missiles and bombers in the northern part of Iraq launched from the Caspian Sea." Russia began launching cruise missiles and long-range bombers from warships in the Caspian last month, passing over Iran and Iraq and covering a distance of some 1,500 km (900 miles) to reach their targets.

US special forces traveling 'very soon' to Syria Posted: 22 Nov 2015 01:46 PM PST Dozens of US special operations forces will arrive in Syria "very soon," as promised by President Barack Obama's administration, a senior official said Sunday. The troops will have the task of organizing local forces battling the self-proclaimed Islamic State in northern Syria, according to special envoy Brett McGurk. "They will be going in very soon," McGurk told CBS television's "Face the Nation" program.

Hollande hopes to spur U.S. to do more against Islamic State Posted: 22 Nov 2015 01:41 PM PST By John Irish, Arshad Mohammed and Phil Stewart PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande hopes to spur Washington to greater action against Islamic State, but it is unclear to what extent he can overcome the White House's reluctance to get sucked further into the Syria conflict. U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes Hollande to the White House on Tuesday in the shadow of the Nov. 13 Paris attacks claimed by the Islamic State militant group that killed 130 and demonstrated its ability and will to hit the Continent.

Timeline of Paris attacks and investigation Posted: 22 Nov 2015 01:26 PM PST On Friday, Nov. 13, a coordinated series of shootings and suicide bombings in Paris killed 130 people and wounded 352, in an attack claimed by Islamic State. Friday, Nov. 13 Beginning at 2120, assailants carry out a wave of attacks, raking diners at bars and restaurants, detonating suicide bombs outside the sports stadium Stade de France -- where President Francois Hollande and the German foreign minister are watching a friendly soccer international -- and shooting indiscriminately at concert goers inside the Bataclan music hall. Hollande says the attack amounts to an act of war.

Macedonia warns of 'security risk' over migrant bottleneck Posted: 22 Nov 2015 12:55 PM PST Macedonia warned Sunday of the risk of incidents on its border with Greece where hundreds of migrants are stuck after new restrictions were imposed limiting passage to those fleeing conflict zones. Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov said the checkpoint at the country's Gevgelija crossing had "become a bottleneck for migrants and refugees" where "security risks are increasing". Ivanov said there was a "high risk" of incidents between refugees and economic migrants, as well as between migrants and police and the local population.

Jordan's King Abdullah to discuss war on Syria militants with Putin Posted: 22 Nov 2015 11:35 AM PST By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah, a U.S. ally, will hold talks in Moscow on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on how to tackle "terror groups" led by Islamic State in Syria, an official source said. Jordan reached an agreement with Moscow last month to ensure Russian bombing of targets in southern Syria, which borders the country, does not target Western backed rebels known as the Southern Front - a grouping it supports as a buffer against the spread of hardline Islamist groups.

Feinstein says Islamic State stronger, criticizes U.S. approach Posted: 22 Nov 2015 11:19 AM PST By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said on Sunday the United States is not doing enough to fight Islamic State, and the group is gaining strength outside Iraq and Syria. Feinstein, the ranking Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee, said Secretary of State John Kerry gave the panel a more comprehensive picture last week of the U.S. strategy to combat Islamic State, including talks in Vienna to find a diplomatic solution to the Syrian crisis.

Migrants barred from crossing into Macedonia hold protest Posted: 22 Nov 2015 11:11 AM PST IDOMENI, Greece (AP) — Migrants barred from crossing the Greece-Macedonia border held a fourth day of protests Sunday, as Macedonia's president criticized the European Union over the refugee crisis for a lack of financial support and data sharing.

Berlin sets up refugee shelter at former Stasi HQ Posted: 22 Nov 2015 10:52 AM PST Berlin has opened a shelter at the former headquarters of communist East Germany's feared Stasi secret police to help house a record influx of asylum seekers, weekend media reports said. Nearly 500 people, most of them from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, have been staying in the foreign intelligence wing of the imposing former Ministry of State Security since late Friday, the daily Berliner Zeitung said. "The rooms will finally be used for something meaningful," it quoted a spokesman for the German Red Cross (DRK), Ruediger Kunz, as saying.

The Latest: Migrants protest on Greece-Macedonia border Posted: 22 Nov 2015 10:07 AM PST SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — The latest news as hundreds of thousands make their way across Europe in search of safety and a better life. All times local:

Obama warns against overreaction to Islamic State attacks Posted: 22 Nov 2015 09:35 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Trying to reassure a nation on edge, President Barack Obama said Sunday the Islamic State group "cannot strike a mortal blow" against the U.S., and he warned that overreacting to the Paris attacks would play into extremists' hands. "We will destroy this terrorist organization," he vowed.

Conditions worsen for migrants denied passage across the Balkans Posted: 22 Nov 2015 06:50 AM PST Countries along the Balkan route taken by hundreds of thousands of migrants seeking refuge in western Europe last week began filtering the flow, granting passage only to those fleeing conflict in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. A group of Iranians, blocked from entering Macedonia from Greece by barbed wire and rows of police, erected a banner on Sunday announcing a hunger strike. To be stuck here?" Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia say they took the step to begin filtering the flow after Slovenia, which is part of Europe's Schengen zone of passport-free travel, said it would no longer admit what it called "economic migrants".

Turkish warplanes pound Kurdish militant targets in southeast Turkey Posted: 22 Nov 2015 05:59 AM PST Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant targets on Saturday, part of an air and ground offensive against the group in southeast Turkey, where some areas have been under curfew for as long as ten days. The Turkish army said it hit PKK shelters and supply points in the mountainous Semdinli district of Hakkari province, north of Turkey's borders with Iraq and Iran. A round-the-clock curfew in Mardin's Nusaybin district entered its tenth day on Sunday, during which ten PKK militants and two civilians had been killed, according to a statement by local governor's office.

Libyans need to fight Islamic State, not each other - French defence minister Posted: 22 Nov 2015 05:45 AM PST Libya's main armed factions will be committing suicide unless they stop fighting each other and take on Islamic State's growing presence in the North African country, France's defence minister said on Sunday. Islamic State militants have tightened their grip on central Libya and carried out summary executions, beheadings and amputations, the United Nations said last week, in a further illustration of the country's descent into anarchy. "Libya preoccupies me very much," French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told Europe 1 radio, nine days after Islamic State gunmen and suicide bombers killed 130 people in Paris.

UK PM Cameron to push for war with case for joining Syria air strikes Posted: 22 Nov 2015 05:40 AM PST By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron will this week set out the case for joining air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria, his finance minister said on Sunday, in a bid to persuade a parliament loath to embark on another war in the Middle East. Britain is already bombing IS in Iraq but Cameron has said he believes Britain should be doing more to fight the militants, who claimed responsibility for this month's attacks in Paris in which 130 people died. France has in the days since stepped up its bombing campaign against the group's members in Syria, who are also being targeted from the air by a U.S.-led coalition and Russia.

U.S., allies conduct 16 strikes in Iraq, nine in Syria: U.S. military Posted: 22 Nov 2015 05:39 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies conducted 16 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and nine in Syria on Saturday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement. Five of the Iraq strikes hit around Ramadi, destroying weapons, tactical units and fighting positions, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Sunday. The coalition also struck targets in nine other Iraqi cities including Sinjar, Mosul and Tikrit. The coalition said it used bomber, attack, ground-attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. ...

Cameron to push for war with case for joining Syria air strikes Posted: 22 Nov 2015 05:37 AM PST By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron will this week set out the case for joining air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria, his finance minister said on Sunday, in a bid to persuade a parliament loath to embark on another war in the Middle East. Britain is already bombing IS in Iraq but Cameron has said he believes Britain should be doing more to fight the militants, who claimed responsibility for this month's attacks in Paris in which 130 people died. France has in the days since stepped up its bombing campaign against the group's members in Syria, who are also being targeted from the air by a U.S.-led coalition and Russia.

Iran says arrests IS-linked cell near Iraq border Posted: 22 Nov 2015 05:00 AM PST Iranian security forces have arrested members of a jihadist cell linked with the Islamic State group near the country's western borders with Iraq, the head of the Revolutionary Guards said Sunday. Quoted by the ISNA news agency, General Mohammad Ali Jafari said Iranian security forces were monitoring attempts by militants to "create insecurity" in Iran. One such network was identified in Kermanshah province (in western Iran) and its members were arrested," Jafari told reporters.

Obama says world must not succumb to fear of terror Posted: 22 Nov 2015 03:33 AM PST US President Barack Obama called Sunday for resolve in the face of heightened jihadist threats, insisting panicked citizens must not succumb to fear and urging world leaders not to abandon a climate summit in Paris. With Brussels in lockdown, cities from Beirut to Bamako reeling from attacks, and Americans jittery that they too may come under assault, Obama said the world must show steel. The perpetrators of the Paris attacks were not "masterminds" he said, but rather "a bunch of killers with good social media".

Obama: intel on Islamic State and Iraq must not be shaded Posted: 22 Nov 2015 12:14 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — President Barack Obama says he has repeatedly made clear to intelligence officials that they should never shade their assessments to produce a "feel good story."

Syrian war likely to dominate Putin's visit to Iran Posted: 21 Nov 2015 04:35 PM PST Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Tehran Monday for talks sure to sharpen attention on his alliance with Iran in Syria after the Islamic State group's deadly attacks in Paris. The trip coincides with a major summit in Iran's capital of gas exporting countries, but Putin's meeting with Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is likely to dominate. An escalation in fighting in Syria, where Russia has propped up President Bashar al-Assad against IS and Western-backed rebels, most recently with air strikes, has pulled it closer to Iran which is coordinating pro-Assad fighters on the ground.

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