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• The Latest: Sanders supported by former NAACP president
• Tunisia finishes Libya border fence intended to keep out militants
• Iraq's water minister judges only tiny danger of Mosul dam collapse
• Tunisia completes barrier with conflict-hit Libya
• The Latest: Attackers torch refugee center in Prague
• Syrians flee to Turkish border as Aleppo assault intensifies
• Why would Saudi Arabia and Turkey send troops into Syria?
• That Iowa couple Christie talks about? They voted for Rubio.
• As Syria rebels face rout, allies Saudi, Turkey may send troops
• Syrian Kurds begin diplomatic push with Moscow office
• Sri Lankan nationalists protest U.N. rights chief's visit on war crimes
• U.S., allies conduct 16 strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military
• The Latest: Iran holds funeral for troops killed in Syria
• Syria says any foreign aggressors will go home "in coffins"
• Three British troops injured in covert operation in Iraq - Mirror
• Rough seas, harsh winter, border limits add to migrant woes
• Today in History
• UN chief: 34 groups now allied to Islamic State extremists

The Latest: Sanders supported by former NAACP president Posted: 06 Feb 2016 04:02 PM PST MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on the race for president, with candidates focusing on New Hampshire, which holds the first primary in the 2016 race on Tuesday (all times local):

Tunisia finishes Libya border fence intended to keep out militants Posted: 06 Feb 2016 01:49 PM PST By Tarek Amara SABKEHT ALYUN, Tunisia (Reuters) - Tunisia has completed a 200-km (125 mile) barrier along its frontier with Libya to try to keep out Islamist militants, and will soon install electronic monitoring systems, Defense Minister Farhat Hachani said on Saturday. Libya's chaos since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 has allowed Islamic State to gain a foothold there, and officials say militants who carried out two major attacks in Tunisia last year had trained in jihadist camps in Libya.

Iraq's water minister judges only tiny danger of Mosul dam collapse Posted: 06 Feb 2016 01:34 PM PST Iraq's minister of water resources on Saturday played down warnings that Mosul dam will collapse, estimating only a "one in a thousand" chance of failure and saying the solution was to build a new dam or install a deep concrete support wall. The U.S. military has warned that a collapse of the 3.6 km-long (2.2 mile) hydroelectric dam located near Islamic State-held territory in the country's north would be catastrophic. "The looming danger to Mosul dam is one in a thousand.

Tunisia completes barrier with conflict-hit Libya Posted: 06 Feb 2016 12:23 PM PST Tunisia on Saturday completed the construction of a barrier along its border with Libya, months after attacks on its national museum and a beach resort that killed dozens of tourists. Defence Minister Farhat Horchani told reporters that the construction of berms and water-filled trenches marks "an important day" for Tunisia in its struggle against "terrorism". Two attacks claimed by the Islamic State group last year killed 59 foreign tourists, with Tunisian officials saying the assailants had trained in conflict-ridden Libya where IS is active.

The Latest: Attackers torch refugee center in Prague Posted: 06 Feb 2016 12:17 PM PST AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Latest on the flow of thousands of would-be refugees from the Middle East and elsewhere to Europe (all times local):

Syrians flee to Turkish border as Aleppo assault intensifies Posted: 06 Feb 2016 10:35 AM PST By Mehmet Emin Caliskan, Lisa Barrington and Humeyra Pamuk BAB AL SALAMA, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russian and Syrian government forces on Saturday intensified an assault on rebel-held areas around the Syrian city of Aleppo that has prompted tens of thousands to flee to the Turkish border to seek refuge. The assault around Aleppo, which aid workers have said could soon fall to government forces, helped torpedo Syrian peace talks in Geneva this week. Russia's intervention has tipped the balance of the war in favor of President Bashar al-Assad, reversing gains the rebels made last year.

Why would Saudi Arabia and Turkey send troops into Syria? Posted: 06 Feb 2016 10:08 AM PST Saudi Arabia has announced its willingness to commit ground forces to the conflict in Syria, while Russia has accused Turkey of massing troops on the border in preparation for its own incursion into the war-torn country. As the Syrian city of Aleppo appears on the verge of falling to government forces, backed by Russian air-power, why would the Saudis and their allies risk escalation by opening a ground front? "Today, the Saudi kingdom announced its readiness to participate with ground troops with the US-led coalition against ISIL, because we now have the experience in Yemen," Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri of Saudi Arabia told Al Jazeera Thursday.

That Iowa couple Christie talks about? They voted for Rubio. Posted: 06 Feb 2016 09:27 AM PST CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — An Iowa couple whose son is heading to Iraq made such an impression on Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie that he's made them a staple of his New Hampshire campaign speech this week. But while the couple came away from the encounter just as impressed, they supported rival Marco Rubio in the state's caucuses.

As Syria rebels face rout, allies Saudi, Turkey may send troops Posted: 06 Feb 2016 08:52 AM PST With rebel forces facing the prospect of a crushing defeat by Syria's Russian-backed regime, their allies Saudi Arabia and Turkey may send in limited numbers of ground troops, analysts say. Riyadh has left open the possibility of deploying soldiers, saying it would "contribute positively" if the US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group in Syria decides on ground action. The fate of Saudi-backed Syrian armed opposition groups fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad is also a major concern for Riyadh.

Syrian Kurds begin diplomatic push with Moscow office Posted: 06 Feb 2016 07:38 AM PST Syrian Kurdish separatists have announced plans to open "representation" offices in several capitals, starting next week with Damascus regime ally Moscow, an official told AFP on Saturday. "The autonomous Syrian Kurdish region will open an office in Moscow on February 10 and is preparing to open another in Berlin, with Washington, Paris and Arab countries coming later," said Amina Oussi, deputy head of the Hasakeh committee for external relations. "These representation offices aim to secure recognition for the autonomous Kurdish region" in Syria, she said.

Sri Lankan nationalists protest U.N. rights chief's visit on war crimes Posted: 06 Feb 2016 06:58 AM PST By Shihar Aneez COLOMBO (Reuters) - Hundreds of hardline nationalists gathered outside the United Nations' office in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Saturday to protest against a visit by the U.N. human rights chief who will assess Sri Lanka's progress in prosecuting alleged war crimes. The U.N. says both Sri Lanka's military and the Tamil Tiger rebels most likely committed war crimes during a 26-year war which ended in 2009. A U.N. resolution calls for post-war reconciliation and that all alleged war crimes be investigated and tried in special courts by international judges.

U.S., allies conduct 16 strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military Posted: 06 Feb 2016 06:46 AM PST The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State militants in Iraq with 14 strikes on Friday and two strikes in Syria, the U.S. military said on Saturday. Five of the strikes in Iraq were near Mosul, hitting four Islamic State tactical units and command and control nodes. The strikes in Syria were near Ayn Isa, hitting an Islamic State vehicle and four buildings.

The Latest: Iran holds funeral for troops killed in Syria Posted: 06 Feb 2016 06:02 AM PST DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Latest on the fighting in Syria, where government forces are waging a massive offensive around the northern city of Aleppo, once the country's largest. (all times local):

Syria says any foreign aggressors will go home "in coffins" Posted: 06 Feb 2016 05:28 AM PST Syria will resist any ground incursion into its territory and send the aggressors home "in coffins", its foreign minister said on Saturday, in comments clearly aimed at Sunni Arab countries that have said they were ready to join such an operation. Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem also told a news conference a ceasefire in the Syria conflict would be virtually impossible while rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad's government were able to pass freely across the borders with Turkey and Jordan.

Three British troops injured in covert operation in Iraq - Mirror Posted: 06 Feb 2016 02:38 AM PST Three members of Britain's special forces were injured in fighting with Islamic State gunmen in Iraq, the Mirror newspaper reported on Saturday without giving any details about its sources. The Ministry of Defence said it did not comment on special forces operation. The Mirror said the injured men were from the SAS and SBS units and were taking part in a 25-strong allied special forces patrol in northern Iraq when they came under fire by 30 Islamic State fighters in armored Humvees stolen from the Iraqi army.

Rough seas, harsh winter, border limits add to migrant woes Posted: 06 Feb 2016 01:06 AM PST PRESEVO, Serbia (AP) — Rasul Orwani thought he had faced the worst after braving cold, rough seas in a rickety wooden boat to travel from Turkey to Greece, then came the Balkans.

Today in History Posted: 05 Feb 2016 09:01 PM PST Today in History

UN chief: 34 groups now allied to Islamic State extremists Posted: 05 Feb 2016 08:03 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Thirty-four militant groups from around the world had reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State extremist group as of mid-December — and that number will only grow in 2016, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a report Friday.

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