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• Average gas price soon under $2, lowest since recession
• Eye on Islamic State, Western powers coax Libyans to accord
• Syria opposition deal under fire ahead of US-Russia meet
• Trapped in Greece by EU refugee rules, migrants desperate to get out
• Sophisticated IS recruitment methods lured Jordanian woman
• Baghdad protest against Turkey reveals Iraqi divisions
• Mother hopeful son's death in Texas jail won't be repeated
• Thousands of Iraqis in Baghdad, Basra protest Turkish deployment in north
• Russia calls Turkish troop deployment in Iraq 'unlawful incursion'
• U.S., allies launch 17 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria: U.S. military
• Iraqi fighters protest Turkish troop presence
• IS suicide bomber kills six on Iraq-Saudi border
• Islamic State bomber kills six Iraqi police near Saudi border: officials
• Spain arrests man accused of recruiting fighters for Islamic State
• Attack in western Iraq targets border security headquarters
• Europeans circulate Syrian, Iraqi passport watchlist: diplomats
• Why America isn't winning its wars
• Rival protesters clash as Australia marks race riots
• New Anne Frank Documentary Examines U.S. Immigration Standards That Barred Many Jews During World War II
• Key Senate panel chairman opens inquiry into California massacre
• Limelight-hungry IS ups the ante with violence
• Iraq urges U.N. council to demand immediate Turkish troop withdrawal

Average gas price soon under $2, lowest since recession Posted: 12 Dec 2015 04:16 PM PST DALLAS (AP) — Gasoline is close to breaking below a key psychological barrier as drivers enjoy some of the cheapest pump prices since the recession.

Eye on Islamic State, Western powers coax Libyans to accord Posted: 12 Dec 2015 02:05 PM PST By Patrick Markey ALGIERS (Reuters) - After a year of U.N. talks to end Libya's conflict, Western powers are coaxing the warring factions closer to a deal they hope can help stop the spread of Islamic State militancy in the North African country. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will co-chair a meeting of European, Middle Eastern and North African powers in Rome on Sunday to push the two camps to sign the U.N. proposal. Delegations from Libya's two rival governments have agreed to Dec. 16 as a date to sign, but opponents are resisting.

Syria opposition deal under fire ahead of US-Russia meet Posted: 12 Dec 2015 01:18 PM PST Syria's Al-Qaeda affiliate rejected Saturday the outcome of an opposition summit that agreed to negotiate with President Bashar al-Assad, and Russia denounced the gathering in Saudi Arabia as unrepresentative. The latest developments come with US Secretary of State John Kerry due in Moscow Tuesday in a new bid to push for a peace plan to end Syria's nearly five-year conflict. The Moscow meeting would build on the momentum of Vienna talks last month and an unprecedented two-day gathering this week in Riyadh among Syria's main political and armed opposition groups.

Trapped in Greece by EU refugee rules, migrants desperate to get out Posted: 12 Dec 2015 01:08 PM PST All are migrants trapped in Greece after being barred from continuing their odyssey through Europe -- and are desperate to get out. "We are looking for (smuggler) networks, do you know someone?" asks Guylo, 37, who fled fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In recent weeks, thousands of migrants have been blocked in Greece following a decision by several European nations to only allow transit through their borders to refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Sophisticated IS recruitment methods lured Jordanian woman Posted: 12 Dec 2015 12:35 PM PST AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian woman who came close to joining the Islamic State group described a sophisticated 14-month recruitment process by the extremists that she said landed her in a secret IS compound in Turkey with dozens of other women.

Baghdad protest against Turkey reveals Iraqi divisions Posted: 12 Dec 2015 11:59 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of Shiite militiamen and supporters rallied on Saturday and demanded that Turkish troops immediately withdraw from Iraqi territory, a show of strength by the country's powerful militia groups and the Shiite political rivals of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.

Mother hopeful son's death in Texas jail won't be repeated Posted: 12 Dec 2015 08:29 AM PST HOUSTON (AP) — Army Sgt. James Brown survived two tours of combat duty in Iraq. He died in a West Texas jail in 2012 while serving a weekend sentence for a DWI conviction.

Thousands of Iraqis in Baghdad, Basra protest Turkish deployment in north Posted: 12 Dec 2015 08:23 AM PST By Ahmed Saad BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Thousands of Iraqis protested on Saturday against Ankara's deployment of troops to a base near the northern city of Mosul, with some burning Turkish flags and threatening violence against the soldiers for what they see as a violation of sovereignty. News of the deployment of 150 Turkish soldiers earlier this month triggered a crisis between Ankara and Baghdad, which has appealed to the United Nations Security Council to demand their immediate and unconditional withdrawal. Ankara has refused, saying the troops were part of an international mission to train and equip Iraqi forces to fight Islamic State, which still controls a large part of the country.

Russia calls Turkish troop deployment in Iraq 'unlawful incursion' Posted: 12 Dec 2015 07:34 AM PST Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has spoken by phone with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari to discuss the "unlawful incursion" of Turkish troops in northern Iraq, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. "The Russian side expressed its firm position in support of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq," the ministry said in a statement. Iraq appealed to the United Nations Security Council on Friday to demand an immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all Turkish troops from the north of the country.

U.S., allies launch 17 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria: U.S. military Posted: 12 Dec 2015 07:24 AM PST The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State with 12 strikes in Iraq and five in Syria on Friday, the U.S. military said. Four of the strikes in Iraq hit Islamic State tactical units, three fighting positions and destroyed a machine gun position near Mosul, a statement issued on Saturday said. In Syria, four of the strikes were near Mar'a and damaged four Islamic State buildings.

Iraqi fighters protest Turkish troop presence Posted: 12 Dec 2015 06:54 AM PST Several thousand protesters, most of them members of Shiite paramilitary forces, gathered in central Baghdad on Saturday to demand the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Iraq. Iraq says Turkey deployed troops and tanks to a base in the country's north last week without its permission, sparking a diplomatic uproar between Baghdad and Ankara. Turkey insists the forces were deployed to protect trainers working with Iraqi forces at the site, but Baghdad has repeatedly demanded their withdrawal and complained to the UN Security Council.

IS suicide bomber kills six on Iraq-Saudi border Posted: 12 Dec 2015 05:57 AM PST A suicide bomber struck an Iraqi position on the border with Saudi Arabia, killing six guards, officials said Saturday, an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. The bomber detonated an explosives-rigged truck at a border post in Iraq's vast Anbar province on Friday and also wounded 14 guards, an army lieutenant colonel and a local official said. IS issued a statement claiming the attack, which it said was carried out by a bomber identified as Abu Ali al-Ansari.

Islamic State bomber kills six Iraqi police near Saudi border: officials Posted: 12 Dec 2015 04:44 AM PST At least six Iraqi border guards were killed on Saturday when a suicide bomber drove a truck packed with explosives into an outpost near the border with Saudi Arabia in an attack claimed by Islamic State. In a statement posted online, Islamic State said the attack on an outpost in the desert area of Iraq to the west of Nukhaib targeted the army and "rejectionist" militias -- a term used by the Sunni militants to describe Shi'ite Muslims. Interior Ministry spokesman Saad Maan said in a statement six guards had been killed, including their commander, and 10 others wounded.

Spain arrests man accused of recruiting fighters for Islamic State Posted: 12 Dec 2015 02:58 AM PST Spanish police on Saturday arrested a man suspected of recruiting young fighters for Islamic State in the North African enclave of Ceuta, the Interior Ministry said. The Spanish territory on the Moroccan coast has been a focus of anti-terror investigations this year. "Spanish police began investigations after seeing a number of young people from Ceuta leaving for Syria," the ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Attack in western Iraq targets border security headquarters Posted: 12 Dec 2015 02:04 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a suicide car bomb targeting a border security post in the western province of Anbar has killed five and wounded 10. Officials say the commander of the base is among the dead.

Europeans circulate Syrian, Iraqi passport watchlist: diplomats Posted: 12 Dec 2015 02:00 AM PST European countries have been circulating a watch list of missing Syrian and Iraqi passports they fear could be filled with false data and used by people to travel to Europe and beyond, diplomats said. Such documents represent an additional security risk for European states grappling with a large influx of refugees from countries including Syria and Iraq because they are harder to identify than outright fakes. One diplomat said the list contained serial numbers of thousands of genuine blank passports that were held in government offices in parts of Syria and Iraq which have since been captured by armed groups including Islamic State.

Why America isn't winning its wars Posted: 11 Dec 2015 11:16 PM PST Recommended: How much do you know about the Islamic State? "We are not postured as a [Defense] department, intellectually or organizationally, for these highly asymmetric and largely unconventional long-term challenges," Vickers said in congressional testimony.

Rival protesters clash as Australia marks race riots Posted: 11 Dec 2015 10:10 PM PST Minor scuffles broke out between anti-Islam and anti-racism protesters as hundreds of people and police congregated at a Sydney beach Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of modern Australia's worst race riots. Riot police and mounted units descended on Cronulla beach, a scenic spot in southern Sydney, as anti-Islam groups blocked by courts from organising a "memorial" rally in support of the December 11, 2005 incident held a "halal-free" barbecue.

New Anne Frank Documentary Examines U.S. Immigration Standards That Barred Many Jews During World War II Posted: 11 Dec 2015 09:00 PM PST 'No Asylum' chronicles Otto Frank's efforts to save his family in the face of complex restrictions.

Key Senate panel chairman opens inquiry into California massacre Posted: 11 Dec 2015 08:51 PM PST In a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson asked her agency to furnish the requested evidence, along with answers to more than a dozen questions he posed about the investigation, by Dec. 24.

Limelight-hungry IS ups the ante with violence Posted: 11 Dec 2015 08:01 PM PST As the Islamic State jihadist group comes under growing military pressure, its prodigious propaganda output has slowed somewhat but turned increasingly gruesome in a bid to keep in the headlines. Since it announced a self-styled caliphate across Iraq and Syria last year, IS has become notorious for broadcasting its macabre tactics. The group's online network has taken advantage of social media's instant publishing power to circulate footage of mass killings and beheadings.

Iraq urges U.N. council to demand immediate Turkish troop withdrawal Posted: 11 Dec 2015 06:44 PM PST By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iraq appealed to the United Nations Security Council on Friday to demand an immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all Turkish troops from northern Iraq, calling Turkey's military incursion a "flagrant violation" of international law. "We call on the Security Council to demand that Turkey withdraw its forces immediately ... and not to violate Iraqi sovereignty again," Iraqi Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim said in a letter to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, president of the Security Council this month.

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