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• Bin Laden called for Americans to rise up over climate change
• From Timbuktu, a timeless lesson
• U.S. forces capture Islamic State operative in Iraq: NYT
• Factbox: Double hammer in a leap year: when will the oil slump end?
• Tunisian forces kill five militants crossing from Libya
• Macedonia lets in 250 migrants, thousands still stranded: Greece
• Knights of Columbus Applauds House Foreign Affairs Committee for Unanimous Action on Genocide
• Biden, Iraq's Abadi discuss military, financial support in call: White House
• Elite Delta Force Captures ISIS Operative in Iraq, US Officials Say
• Jordan: 7 killed in raid had ties to IS, planned attacks
• Officials: US questioning an IS leader seized in Iraq
• Jordan says foils Islamic State plot to attack civilian, military targets
• The Latest: Austria: Bulgarian convicted of human smuggling
• Wounded Warrior Project Testifying to Joint Veterans Committee
• Jordan foils IS attacks, kills jihadists
• AFCEA TechNet Air Explores Information Dominance in the Air, Space and Cyberspace Domains
• Officials: US holding an IS leader in Iraq
• US forces 'capture major IS operative' in Iraq
• NATO commander says Russia and Syria are using migration as a weapon
• Gulf nations declare Lebanon's Hezbollah a terrorist group
• Number of migrants swells on closed Greece-Macedonia border
• Iraq signs deal to repair and maintain its key Mosul dam
• Why OPEC will never cut production again
• Food lines grow as Greek border camp balloons
• Militants mount deadly attack on Indian consulate in Afghanistan
• Factbox: Going round in circles: Europe's 10 migration dilemmas
• In Islamic State battle, Cairo struggles to rally Sinai tribes
• Gulf states declare Lebanon's Hezbollah 'terrorist' group
• U.S. targets Islamic State with 21 strikes in Iraq, Syria: statement
• Osama Bin Laden Warned Against The Pillars of ISIS
• Iraq hails progress troops achieved in military operation
• Turkey's Erdogan offers to help West Africa fight terrorism
• Islamic State group in competition for recruits in Pakistan
• Gaining momentum on Super Tuesday, Clinton takes aim at Trump
• Today in History
• The 15 cities with the lowest quality of life in the world
• Philippines probes attack on IS-targeted top Saudi cleric
• What We're Following This Evening
• General says terrorists in 'daily' refugee flow to Europe

Bin Laden called for Americans to rise up over climate change Posted: 02 Mar 2016 04:58 PM PST By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden wrote a letter calling on the American people to help President Barack Obama fight "catastrophic" climate change and "save humanity", in the latest evidence of his worries about environmental issues, newly released documents show The letter was among materials that were seized in the May 2, 2011, U.S. raid on bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan that killed the al Qaeda chief and which were released on Tuesday by the Obama administration. The undated, unsigned letter "to the American people," which U.S. intelligence officials attributed to bin Laden, appeared to have been written shortly after Obama began his first term in 2009, based on the letter's references to events. Bin Laden's preoccupation with climate change also emerged as a theme in the first tranche of documents from the raid that was declassified in May 2015, as well as in an audio recording released via the al Jazeera network in January 2010.

From Timbuktu, a timeless lesson Posted: 02 Mar 2016 01:55 PM PST Of all the possible responses to violent extremists, here is one that is both new and universal: On March 1, an alleged Islamist militant appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) charged with the destruction of cultural monuments as a war crime. The man, Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi, is accused of leading the 2012 attack by an Al Qaeda affiliate on 600-year-old religious shrines in Timbuktu, an age-old Saharan city in the African nation of Mali. A guilty verdict, in other words, would be a moral verdict against harmful intolerance toward the ancient artworks and monuments of other religions.

U.S. forces capture Islamic State operative in Iraq: NYT Posted: 02 Mar 2016 01:10 PM PST U.S. Special Operations Forces captured a significant Islamic State operative in Iraq, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, the first suspected raid by a new force sent in recent weeks to target the jihadist group's fighters and leaders.

Factbox: Double hammer in a leap year: when will the oil slump end? Posted: 02 Mar 2016 12:52 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.

Tunisian forces kill five militants crossing from Libya Posted: 02 Mar 2016 12:51 PM PST Tunisian security forces killed five Islamist militants after they infiltrated across the border from neighboring Libya, authorities said on Wednesday. The expansion of Islamic State militants in Libya is worrying the country's North African neighbors Tunisia, Egypt and Algeria, who fear violent spillover from the chaos there. Tunisia has already suffered two major militant attacks last year by gunmen who officials say were trained in jihadist camps inside Libya.

Macedonia lets in 250 migrants, thousands still stranded: Greece Posted: 02 Mar 2016 12:40 PM PST Idomeni (Greece) (AFP) - Macedonia on Wednesday allowed around 250 migrants to cross its border with Greece, as 10,000 more were left waiting in miserable conditions, Greek officials and AFP reporters at the scene said.

Knights of Columbus Applauds House Foreign Affairs Committee for Unanimous Action on Genocide Posted: 02 Mar 2016 11:56 AM PST WASHINGTON, March 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Knights of Columbus has welcomed the House Foreign Affairs Committee's unanimous passage of a resolution that would express Congress's judgment that the Islamic State's targeting of Christians and other religious and ethnic minorities constitutes "genocide."Carl Anderson, CEO of the Knights of Columbus said:"The House Foreign Affairs Committee has taken a courageous and historic step in giving meaning to the words 'never again.' We applaud the unanimous, bi-partisan passage of H. Con. Res. 75 by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. ...

Biden, Iraq's Abadi discuss military, financial support in call: White House Posted: 02 Mar 2016 11:36 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Wednesday to discuss military assistance requested by Iraq to fight Islamic State militants, the White House said. Biden also pledged U.S. support for Iraq's efforts to stabilize its economy, and said the United States would work with G7 nations and others to make sure Iraq has financial resources to fight Islamic State, the White House said in a statement. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Susan Heavey)

Elite Delta Force Captures ISIS Operative in Iraq, US Officials Say Posted: 02 Mar 2016 11:10 AM PST Members of the elite Delta Force based in Iraq recently captured a mid-level ISIS operative, the first operation of what will become normal operations for an Expeditionary Targeting Force zeroing in on ISIS in Iraq and Syria, U.S. officials said, noting the operative is currently being detained by the U.S. military in Iraq but will eventually be turned over to Iraqi control. The U.S. special operations forces captured the operative more than a week ago, if not longer ago than that, a U.S. official told ABC News today. Pentagon officials declined to comment on the record today about the seizure of the ISIS operative.

Jordan: 7 killed in raid had ties to IS, planned attacks Posted: 02 Mar 2016 10:38 AM PST IRBID, Jordan (AP) — Seven men killed in armed clashes with Jordanian special forces had ties to the Islamic State extremist group and had planned attacks on military and civilian targets in the kingdom, the country's intelligence service said Wednesday.

Officials: US questioning an IS leader seized in Iraq Posted: 02 Mar 2016 10:11 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. special operations team has been questioning a key Islamic State leader in Iraq since seizing him in a raid last month, U.S. officials said Wednesday. It is believed to be the first case of a top IS militant captured alive in that country.

Jordan says foils Islamic State plot to attack civilian, military targets Posted: 02 Mar 2016 09:49 AM PST By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's security services said on Wednesday they had thwarted a plot by sleeper cells of Islamic State militants to blow up civilian and military targets in the U.S.-allied Arab kingdom. One of Jordan's biggest security operations in years tracked down militants with suicide bomb belts to a hideout in the northern city of Irbid near the Syrian border, according to a statement carried by the state news agency Petra. Security forces seized automatic weapons, munitions and explosives from the Islamic State cell.

The Latest: Austria: Bulgarian convicted of human smuggling Posted: 02 Mar 2016 09:38 AM PST THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — The Latest on Europe's migration crisis (all times local):

Wounded Warrior Project Testifying to Joint Veterans Committee Posted: 02 Mar 2016 09:15 AM PST WASHINGTON, March 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is bringing two legislative priorities to a joint Veterans Committee in Congress tomorrow. WWP created and lobbied for the creation of the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection (TSGLI) and the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010. Now WWP wants Congress to take action again.

Jordan foils IS attacks, kills jihadists Posted: 02 Mar 2016 09:01 AM PST Jordan said Wednesday that it had thwarted planned attacks by the Islamic State group on its soil, killing seven suspected jihadists in a major security operation near the Syrian frontier. The operation, which began late Tuesday in the northern city of Irbid, 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of Amman, was the most significant of its kind since Jordan joined the coalition in 2014. One member of Jordan's security forces was killed and three wounded in clashes that raged for several hours until dawn, the authorities said.

AFCEA TechNet Air Explores Information Dominance in the Air, Space and Cyberspace Domains Posted: 02 Mar 2016 09:00 AM PST When she speaks, Secretary James will find a receptive audience about these significant technological advances at TechNet Air 2016, which takes place March 22-24 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio. The U.S. military currently is undertaking its third offset strategy, called the Defense Innovation Initiative. Secretary James will be one of dozens of government, industry and technology leaders who will delve into the issues and advances in command and control, cybersecurity, intelligence and electronic warfare.

Officials: US holding an IS leader in Iraq Posted: 02 Mar 2016 08:41 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the military is holding an Islamic State leader who was captured in a raid by American special operations forces.

US forces 'capture major IS operative' in Iraq Posted: 02 Mar 2016 08:41 AM PST US commandos have captured a major Islamic State operative in Iraq and his detention will likely lead to the apprehension of other IS targets, a US defense official told AFP Wednesday. The issue raises questions about what will happen to the detainee and others like him, given that President Barack Obama has ruled out sending any more terror suspects to Guantanamo Bay and the United States does not want to create a holding center for IS captives in Iraq. The US defense official, who asked not to be named, confirmed a New York Times report that said a "significant" operative had been captured.

NATO commander says Russia and Syria are using migration as a weapon Posted: 02 Mar 2016 08:40 AM PST A top United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) commander said Tuesday that Russia and Syria are using migration as a tool to destabilize their European neighbors, and warned of "resurgent and aggressive" Russian behavior in the region. US Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, Commander of the US European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe for NATO, said that the migrant crisis facing Europe is allowing terror elements into the continent undetected, with actions by the Islamic State (IS), Moscow, and Damascus pushing people out of Syria and Iraq and into the European system.

Gulf nations declare Lebanon's Hezbollah a terrorist group Posted: 02 Mar 2016 08:30 AM PST DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi-led bloc of six Gulf Arab nations formally branded Hezbollah a terrorist organization on Wednesday, ramping up the pressure on the Lebanese militant group fighting on the side of President Bashar Assad in Syria.

Number of migrants swells on closed Greece-Macedonia border Posted: 02 Mar 2016 08:02 AM PST By Lefteris Papadimas IDOMENI, Greece (Reuters) - The number of migrants awaiting passage to central and northern Europe swelled on Greece's border with Macedonia on Wednesday as the frontier remained shut, adding to a humanitarian crisis and deep fissures within the European Union. Aid workers said the situation at Idomeni, a small border town in northern Greece, could easily spin out of control with no let-up in the number of refugees gathering for passage into Macedonia. Living in filth, families with small children jostled for space in waterlogged fields, waiting for a crack in the border fence, which Macedonian authorities opened intermittently.

Iraq signs deal to repair and maintain its key Mosul dam Posted: 02 Mar 2016 07:53 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq signed a deal with an Italian company on Wednesday to repair and maintain its largest dam, near the northern, Islamic State-held city of Mosul, which is in danger of catastrophic collapse, a government spokesman said.

Why OPEC will never cut production again Posted: 02 Mar 2016 07:31 AM PST With the oil market reaching what may perhaps be a truly free market for the first time since the beginning of the industry, there is no reason for low-cost producers to continue to subsidize high-cost ...

Food lines grow as Greek border camp balloons Posted: 02 Mar 2016 07:14 AM PST It is a depressing waiting game for migrants on the Greek-Macedonian border -- and getting longer every day, as their mud-soaked camp grows in size, increasingly stretching worried aid groups' resources. As for his six-month-old daughter, she relies on milk handed out by aid groups. Healthcare and nourishment at the border have largely been left in the hands of aid groups and volunteers.

Militants mount deadly attack on Indian consulate in Afghanistan Posted: 02 Mar 2016 05:28 AM PST Gunfire and an explosion echoed Wednesday as militants attacked India's consulate in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing three people in the latest in a string of assaults on Indian installations in the country. No group has so far claimed the brazen attack, which coincided with a NATO change-of-command ceremony that saw US army general John Nicholson take charge of international troops in Afghanistan. Indian diplomats were not hurt, the foreign ministry in New Delhi said, after a suicide bomber blew himself up at the consulate's entrance and four other attackers breached the compound.

Factbox: Going round in circles: Europe's 10 migration dilemmas Posted: 02 Mar 2016 05:21 AM PST By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders meet on Monday to debate how to end the migrant crisis before a second summer of chaos, but they have already long known the available answers -- and why they have yet to add up to a solution. Physical isolation from Africa, Asia and the Middle East has not prevented people reaching Europe. A fence built by Greece on its land border with Turkey in 2012 to condemnation from the EU was followed by more people using boats to reach Greek islands.

In Islamic State battle, Cairo struggles to rally Sinai tribes Posted: 02 Mar 2016 05:15 AM PST By Ahmed Aboulenein ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) - An Egyptian military effort to recruit and arm tribal fighters to take on Islamic State militants in the Sinai is failing, according to security sources, Sinai residents and tribal figures. The military launched the program with much fanfare last year and tribal leaders pledged to provide hundreds of fighters. The scheme has been hampered by the military's reluctance to provide weapons to local fighters and by attacks by Islamic State, which are scaring off would-be tribal troops.

Gulf states declare Lebanon's Hezbollah 'terrorist' group Posted: 02 Mar 2016 05:05 AM PST Gulf monarchies on Wednesday declared Lebanon's Hezbollah a "terrorist" group, escalating tensions with the Shiite militant organisation that is fighting in support of Syria's regime. The designation is the latest step taken by Gulf states against Hezbollah as ties between its main backer Iran and regional powerhouse Saudi Arabia deteriorate. The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council "decided to consider the militias (of Hezbollah) a terrorist organisation", GCC Secretary General Abdullatif al-Zayani said in a statement.

U.S. targets Islamic State with 21 strikes in Iraq, Syria: statement Posted: 02 Mar 2016 04:54 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies staged 21 strikes on Tuesday against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement released on Wednesday. Fourteen strikes in Iraq concentrated on Mosul and Falluja where they hit two tactical units, an improvised explosive device facility and three vehicles used by the militant group, among other targets, the coalition said. Other strikes were conducted near Ramadi, Sinjar, Al Qaim, Albu Hayat, Bayji and Habbaniya, the statement said. ...

Osama Bin Laden Warned Against The Pillars of ISIS Posted: 02 Mar 2016 03:47 AM PST The former Al-Qaeda leader cautioned against prematurely declaring an Islamic state.

Iraq hails progress troops achieved in military operation Posted: 02 Mar 2016 02:55 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials hailed on Wednesday the progress achieved by government troops on the second day of a military operation aimed at dislodging Islamic State militants from a key area north of the capital, Baghdad.

Turkey's Erdogan offers to help West Africa fight terrorism Posted: 01 Mar 2016 11:19 PM PST Turkey stands ready to help fight the growing threat of terrorism in west Africa under a new strategic partnership that aims to boost trade and other ties with the continent, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. Addressing members of Ghana's parliament during a two-day visit to Accra, Erdogan said Turkey was well placed to help African countries combat terrorism, an allusion to its decades-long fight against Kurdish separatist rebels as well as other groups including Islamist militants. "Turkey has a vast experience in combating terrorism and we understand those countries suffering at the hands of terrorism best," he said, citing recent attacks by Islamic militants in Mali and Burkina Faso.

Islamic State group in competition for recruits in Pakistan Posted: 01 Mar 2016 11:09 PM PST KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Trying to lure him into the Islamic State group, the would-be recruiter told Pakistani journalist Hasan Abdullah, "Brother, you could be such an asset to the Ummah"— the Islamic community. Abdullah replied that he was enjoying life and had no plans to join the jihadis.

Gaining momentum on Super Tuesday, Clinton takes aim at Trump Posted: 01 Mar 2016 10:01 PM PST By Luciana Lopez and John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gathering speed toward winning the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton did not wait long after a streak of wins on Super Tuesday to gird for battle with Republican front-runner Donald Trump. The former first lady won 7 of 11 states up for grabs on Tuesday, sweeping the South and creating more distance between her and rival Bernie Sanders in the race to represent the Democratic Party at the Nov. 8 election for the White House. The wins, which include the heavily populated state of Texas, mean she can turn an eye toward billionaire reality TV star Trump, who also won heavily on Tuesday.

Today in History Posted: 01 Mar 2016 09:01 PM PST Today is Wednesday, March 2, the 62nd day of 2016. There are 304 days left in the year.

The 15 cities with the lowest quality of life in the world Posted: 01 Mar 2016 05:10 PM PST Earth is an extraordinarily large, expansive, and diverse planet, and over the last few months we've highlighted many of the more interesting and intriguing places that exist within it, from a list of the cheapest cities  where one can live comfortably to an engaging list of the coolest and most visually stunning international borders between countries. Today's trip around the world, however, is a little bit more somber as we take a look at which 15 cities provide the worst quality of life, an unenviable distinction to be sure. DON'T MISS:  New Tesla Model 3 details revealed one month before its big unveiling Every year, Mercer (a human resources consulting firm) tabulates all sorts of data as part of

Philippines probes attack on IS-targeted top Saudi cleric Posted: 01 Mar 2016 04:57 PM PST Philippine authorities were on Wednesday probing an assassination attempt against an influential Saudi preacher who was on an Islamic State hit list, after the gunman was killed and two suspects arrested. Preacher Sheikh Aaidh al-Qarni and Saudi diplomat Sheikh Turki Assaegh were both wounded in a shooting as they left a university auditorium in the southern port city of Zamboanga, where the cleric had given an address. Suddenly there were gunshots," local Muslim community leader Wakil Kasim, who was at the auditorium, told reporters.

What We're Following This Evening Posted: 01 Mar 2016 03:27 PM PST Super Tuesday night: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the big winners of the night, each winning seven nominating contests. Team politics is live-blogging the primary action here.

General says terrorists in 'daily' refugee flow to Europe Posted: 01 Mar 2016 02:16 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Violent extremists, criminals and foreign fighters are part of the daily refugee flow into Europe, the top NATO commander in Europe told lawmakers, "masking the movement" of these dangerous elements and heightening the potential for an attack.

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