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• Today in History
• Europe's crisis worsens: Migrants face razor wire, tear gas
• Pentagon boosts cyber war against IS group
• Why are migrants storming the Greece-Macedonia border?
• IS executes eight Dutch jihadists in Syria: activists
• Baghdad attacks signal Iraqi forces stretched thin against Islamic State
• The Latest: Rubio: Trump is a spray-tanned pants-wetter
• The Latest: Hungary endorses referendum on EU migrant quotas
• Syria truce task force meets as aid deliveries start
• Suicide bombings kill 40 in eastern Iraq, eight west of Baghdad
• The Latest: Secret Service, photographer, scuffle at rally
• Oil rise 3 percent as China moves to boost economy, crude output drops
• North Korea puts tearful detained American before cameras
• Clinton focuses on general, while Sanders sticks to script
• Many Senate Republicans Are Ready to Drop Trump ‘Like a Hot Rock’
• IS-claimed blast kills at least 24 at Iraq Shiite funeral
• US: Cyberattacks can expose Islamic State communications
• The Latest: UN to restore food aid to Syrian refugees
• U.S. waging cyber war on Islamic State, commandos active
• Oil to average just over $40 a barrel in 2016: Reuters poll
• U.S. Air Force vet one of first to face trial for Islamic State support
• IS Suicide bombing at Iraqi funeral kills at least 25
• Why Liberals Should Vote for Marco Rubio
• US will expand, improve support for Iraq's Mosul operation
• Turkey 'shells Islamic State positions' in Syria
• Vets of '05 Senate truce don't see accord over court pick
• UN food agency meets funding target for Syrian refugees
• Iraq and US warn Mosul residents of possible dam collapse
• U.S. warns citizens to be ready to leave Iraq if Mosul dam collapses
• U.S. leads 24 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria
• 1.5 mn at risk if Iraq dam collapses: US study
• How the US and Russia Can Make the Syria Ceasefire Deal Last
• For Iranian restaurants in Saudi, it's business as usual
• Iraq officials: Death toll from Islamic State's market bombings Sunday in Baghdad climbs to 73
• Factbox: Double hammer in a leap year: when will the oil slump end?
• North Korea gives media a look at detained American
• Syria's war liberates Kurdish women as it oppresses others

Today in History Posted: 29 Feb 2016 04:28 PM PST Today is Saturday, March 5, the 65th day of 2016. There are 301 days left in the year.

Europe's crisis worsens: Migrants face razor wire, tear gas Posted: 29 Feb 2016 04:01 PM PST IDOMENI, Greece (AP) — Pressed against coils of razor wire and shouting "Help us!," refugees and migrants at Greece's northern border were pushed back by Macedonian police using tear gas and stun grenades, as authorities here raced to build more camps to shield the escalating number of stranded people from winter.

Pentagon boosts cyber war against IS group Posted: 29 Feb 2016 03:29 PM PST The Pentagon is expanding its cyber war against Islamic State computer networks, senior defense officials said Monday as they claimed to have seized the momentum in the 18-month-old fight against the jihadists. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and the US military's top officer, General Joe Dunford, told reporters the United States was determined to "accelerate" the anti-IS campaign, and indicated cyber warfare is playing an increasingly important role in doing so. The US-led coalition is working to disrupt IS's command chain "to cause them to lose confidence in their networks," Carter said.

Why are migrants storming the Greece-Macedonia border? Posted: 29 Feb 2016 02:58 PM PST Iraqi and Syrian refugees, stuck for days at Greece's border with Macedonia, tore down a metal gate at a boundary fence on Monday in a frustrated attempt to break through, but were met by police who repelled the crowd. More than 22,000 migrants were trapped in Greece Monday, according to Reuters, with many forced to sleep in places like the Olympic venues from the 2004 Athens Games or makeshift refugee camps with few resources. The thousands continuing to pour in from North Africa and areas of conflict in the Middle East have made Greece a flash point for migration through Europe, as it is one of the closest ports on the Mediterranean Sea and a starting place for many asylum seekers hoping to travel north and west through the Balkans and other European nations.

IS executes eight Dutch jihadists in Syria: activists Posted: 29 Feb 2016 01:57 PM PST The Islamic State has executed eight Dutch members of the jihadist group, whom it accused of trying to desert, activists said Monday. "Daesh (IS) executed eight Dutch fighters on Friday in Maadan, Raqa province, after accusing them of attempting desertion and mutiny," Abu Mohammad, a member of the citizen journalist group Raqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS), said via Twitter. RBSS has been documenting since April 2014 IS' abuses in Raqa, the group's de facto capital in northern Syria.

Baghdad attacks signal Iraqi forces stretched thin against Islamic State Posted: 29 Feb 2016 01:29 PM PST By Ahmed Rasheed and Saif Hameed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State's deadliest attacks for months in and around Baghdad could be a sign that Iraqi forces are stretched thin after recent advances to reclaim territory from the group, according to some military commanders and a provincial official. Iraqi forces backed by air strikes from a U.S.-led coalition retook the northern city of Baiji in October and then Ramadi, 100 km (60 miles) west of Baghdad, at the end of last year.

The Latest: Rubio: Trump is a spray-tanned pants-wetter Posted: 29 Feb 2016 01:28 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 on the eve of Super Tuesday (all times local):

The Latest: Hungary endorses referendum on EU migrant quotas Posted: 29 Feb 2016 01:08 PM PST IDOMENI, Greece (AP) — The Latest on Europe's migration crisis (all times local):

Syria truce task force meets as aid deliveries start Posted: 29 Feb 2016 01:04 PM PST Aid workers on Monday made the first delivery of desperately needed assistance since the start of Syria's fragile ceasefire, as an international task force met to try to bolster the truce. The task force co-chaired by Moscow and Washington held talks in Geneva to evaluate allegations of a range of breaches, said the United Nations which mediated the three-day-old ceasefire. At the weekend, key regime backer Russia traded accusations with the main opposition grouping, the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), over truce violations.

Suicide bombings kill 40 in eastern Iraq, eight west of Baghdad Posted: 29 Feb 2016 01:02 PM PST At least 40 people were killed by a suicide bomber at a funeral in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala while a suicide blast at a security checkpoint in Baghdad's western outskirts killed eight members of the security forces, police said on Monday. The larger attack in Muqdadiya, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Baghdad, killed six local commanders of the Hashid Shaabi umbrella group of Shi'ite militias who were attending the funeral of a commander's relative, security officials and police in Diyala said.

The Latest: Secret Service, photographer, scuffle at rally Posted: 29 Feb 2016 12:57 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 on the eve of Super Tuesday (all times local):

Oil rise 3 percent as China moves to boost economy, crude output drops Posted: 29 Feb 2016 12:55 PM PST Oil prices jumped 3 percent on Monday after China moved to boost its slowing economy, a drop in crude output from OPEC and the U.S., and a pledge by Saudi Arabia to limit market volatility, suggesting a 20-month selloff could be hitting a bottom. China, the world's largest oil importer, cut its reserve requirement ratio, the amount of cash banks must hold as reserves, for a fifth time in a year. Saudi Arabia, working with Venezuela and Qatar and non-OPEC producer Russia on a plan to freeze oil output at January highs, pledged to "remain in contact with all main producers in attempt to limit volatility" in crude prices.

North Korea puts tearful detained American before cameras Posted: 29 Feb 2016 12:41 PM PST PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea presented a detained American student before the media on Monday in Pyongyang, where he tearfully apologized for attempting to steal a political banner — at the behest, he said, of a member of a church back home who wanted it as a "trophy" — from a staff-only section of the hotel where he had been staying.

Clinton focuses on general, while Sanders sticks to script Posted: 29 Feb 2016 12:07 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — Preparing for the biggest delegate haul of the campaign, Hillary Clinton is trying to leave Bernie Sanders with little room to operate and douse the flames behind his once insurgent campaign.

Many Senate Republicans Are Ready to Drop Trump ‘Like a Hot Rock’ Posted: 29 Feb 2016 11:25 AM PST With the Republican Party threatening to implode amid billionaire Donald Trump's seemingly inexorable, foul-mouthed ascent to the presidential nomination, Senate Republicans struggling to retain their majority appear to be taking an every-man-for himself approach. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY) is alarmed that a Trump candidacy might well lead to the demise of the GOP's hold on Congress and the election of Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton as president.

IS-claimed blast kills at least 24 at Iraq Shiite funeral Posted: 29 Feb 2016 11:18 AM PST A suicide bomber struck a Shiite funeral northeast of Baghdad Monday, killing at least 24 people, including militia commanders, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group, officials said. The blast in Muqdadiyah, which also wounded dozens of people, threatens to spark another round of revenge attacks against Sunnis in the area, like those carried out after bombings in January. The latest attack targeted a funeral for a well-known Shiite member of the Beni Tamim, one of the main tribes in Diyala province, where Muqdadiyah is located.

US: Cyberattacks can expose Islamic State communications Posted: 29 Feb 2016 11:16 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. cyberattacks to disrupt the Islamic State's communications and overload their networks could force the militant group to use older technologies that are easier for the U.S. to intercept, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Monday.

The Latest: UN to restore food aid to Syrian refugees Posted: 29 Feb 2016 10:40 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria as a fragile cease-fire enters its third day (all times local):

U.S. waging cyber war on Islamic State, commandos active Posted: 29 Feb 2016 10:27 AM PST By Phil Stewart and David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is waging cyber attacks against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, and its newly deployed commandos are also carrying out secret missions on the ground, Pentagon leaders said on Monday, in the latest signs of quietly expanding U.S. activity. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the cyber attacks, particularly in Syria, were designed to prevent Islamic State from commanding its forces, and Washington was looking to accelerate the cyber war against the Sunni militant group.

Oil to average just over $40 a barrel in 2016: Reuters poll Posted: 29 Feb 2016 09:51 AM PST Oil prices will average just over $40 a barrel this year due to subdued demand and the likelihood a tentative agreement by leading producers to freeze output will do little to drain a supply glut, a Reuters poll showed on Monday. The price, which has fallen by 45 percent in the last 12 months, is unlikely to recover much beyond its current levels around $34 a barrel until the second half of the year, when output from producers outside OPEC is expected to decline. The survey of 30 economists and analysts forecast benchmark Brent crude will average $40.10 a barrel, down $2.40 from last month's poll.

U.S. Air Force vet one of first to face trial for Islamic State support Posted: 29 Feb 2016 09:45 AM PST A U.S. Air Force veteran betrayed his country and tried to become a fighter for the militant group Islamic State, federal prosecutors told a New York jury on Monday at the start of his criminal trial. Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh traveled to Turkey in an effort to join Islamic State after he "immersed himself" in the group's violent propaganda, watching videos of beheadings and expressing approval on Facebook, Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Bini said in Brooklyn federal court. Earlier this month, Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem, who is accused of plotting with others to attack a Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest in Texas, went on trial in Phoenix.

IS Suicide bombing at Iraqi funeral kills at least 25 Posted: 29 Feb 2016 09:07 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber struck an Iraqi funeral on Monday, killing at least 25 people, including a local Shiite militia leader, in a town north of Baghdad that saw a wave of revenge attacks after a similar bombing in January.

Why Liberals Should Vote for Marco Rubio Posted: 29 Feb 2016 08:55 AM PST Marco Rubio would be a terrible president. His tax proposals make George W. Bush look fiscally prudent. He acts as if America can use sanctions, war, or the threat of war to bludgeon its adversaries into submission despite the devastating failure of that approach since 9/11. He has been dishonest and gutless on immigration. He has flirted with climate-change denial even though his hometown now regularly floods.

US will expand, improve support for Iraq's Mosul operation Posted: 29 Feb 2016 08:39 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Top defense officials say U.S. forces are likely to do more to help Iraq retake Mosul from the Islamic State militants than they did in the recapture of Ramadi in December.

Turkey 'shells Islamic State positions' in Syria Posted: 29 Feb 2016 07:55 AM PST Turkish armed forces shelled positions of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria in coordination with the US-led international anti-jihadist coalition, local media reported on Monday. Turkish artillery fired 50 to 60 shells from howitzers positioned in its southern Kilis region against IS targets in the north of Syria's Aleppo province, the private Dogan news agency reported. A fragile ceasefire has taken effect in Syria, but jihadists are excluded from it.

Vets of '05 Senate truce don't see accord over court pick Posted: 29 Feb 2016 07:49 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — With ideological control of the Supreme Court at stake and senators trading insults, lawmakers who helped the Senate avert a meltdown over judges a decade ago say today's political climate is too toxic for a bipartisan pact to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

UN food agency meets funding target for Syrian refugees Posted: 29 Feb 2016 07:37 AM PST The UN food agency said Monday an "unprecedented response" to its fundraising campaign meant it could fully reinstate its food assistance to Syrian refugees. The pledges, worth $675 million (620 million euros), will enable food assistance for refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Egypt from March until the end of the year, the World Food Programme (WFP) said.

Iraq and US warn Mosul residents of possible dam collapse Posted: 29 Feb 2016 06:58 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi government and the U.S. embassy in Baghdad are warning residents along the Tigris river of a possible collapse of the Mosul Dam. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi asked Mosul residents along the Tigris river to move at least six kilometers (3.7 miles) away from its banks in a statement released Sunday night.

U.S. warns citizens to be ready to leave Iraq if Mosul dam collapses Posted: 29 Feb 2016 06:58 AM PST The United States warned its citizens to be ready to leave Iraq in the event of what it has said could be a catastrophic collapse of the country's largest hydro-electric dam near Mosul. Iraqi officials have sought to play down the risk but Washington urged its citizens to make contingency plans now. A U.S. security message cited estimates that Mosul, which is northern Iraq's largest city and under control of Islamic State insurgents, could be inundated by as much as 70 feet (21 meters) of water within hours of the breach.

U.S. leads 24 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria Posted: 29 Feb 2016 05:39 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies conducted 24 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement released on Monday. Twelve strikes in five Syrian cities destroyed 10 buildings, four fighting positions and a fuel tanker, among other targets, the Combined Joint Task Force statement said. In Iraq, 12 strikes in seven cities hit a rocket fire position and destroyed staging areas as well as a tunnel system, the statement said. (Reporting by Megan Cassella; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)

1.5 mn at risk if Iraq dam collapses: US study Posted: 29 Feb 2016 03:51 AM PST The US embassy in Iraq has released evacuation recommendations it said could help save up to 1.5 million lives at risk from a catastrophic failure of the Mosul Dam. Concern has grown in recent months over a possible collapse of Iraq's largest dam, which would unleash a wave that would devastate second city Mosul and flood much of the capital Baghdad. The dam in northern Iraq was built on an unstable foundation that continuously erodes, and a lapse in required maintenance after the Islamic State jihadist group briefly seized it in 2014 weakened the already flawed structure.

How the US and Russia Can Make the Syria Ceasefire Deal Last Posted: 29 Feb 2016 03:00 AM PST True, all previous efforts to halt the violence in Syria and bring warring parties to the negotiating table have collapsed in ignominy—sometimes in a day. The Obama administration has long asserted that there is no military solution in Syria—only a political bargain.

For Iranian restaurants in Saudi, it's business as usual Posted: 29 Feb 2016 12:52 AM PST RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Iran and Saudi Arabia's rivalry has played out in proxy wars across the region, and escalated further after the two severed diplomatic and trade ties last month. Yet in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, popular Iranian restaurants are outselling feverish calls for a boycott and stand as a reminder of when ties between the two countries held promise.

Iraq officials: Death toll from Islamic State's market bombings Sunday in Baghdad climbs to 73 Posted: 28 Feb 2016 11:01 PM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq officials: Death toll from Islamic State's market bombings Sunday in Baghdad climbs to 73.

Factbox: Double hammer in a leap year: when will the oil slump end? Posted: 28 Feb 2016 10:11 PM PST SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - As oil traders have learned time and again, picking a bottom in today's glutted market can be a fool's game. 1) DOUBLE HAMMER: TRADERS CHANGE THEIR MIND Ringing in 2016's leap day, there are hints that sentiment in oil markets is getting more bullish. At the same time, traders have boosted bullish bets on oil, raising net-long positions by nearly 16 percent.

North Korea gives media a look at detained American Posted: 28 Feb 2016 09:12 PM PST PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea presented a detained American student before the media on Monday in Pyongyang, where he tearfully apologized for attempting to steal a political banner — at the behest, he said, of a member of a church back home who wanted it as a "trophy" — from a staff-only section of the hotel where he had been staying.

Syria's war liberates Kurdish women as it oppresses others Posted: 28 Feb 2016 09:05 PM PST By Benedetta Argentieri NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nubohar Mustafa is proud of what her leaders and fellow activists have done for Kurdish women in northern Syria. Coming from the self-proclaimed autonomous region of Rojava, wedged between the Turkish border and territory held by Islamic State, Mustafa enjoys freedoms that few women living under the militants' rule could dream of. Polygamy is no longer tolerated, underage marriage is outlawed and violence against women addressed with strict legislation in Rojava, which has been governed by a Kurdish party since Syrian state forces withdrew from most of the area in 2012 - a year after civil war erupted across Syria.

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