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• Iraqi villagers escape Islamic State snipers, leave family behind
• Erdogan warns Shiite militias in Iraq not to attack Turkmen
• Rajoy, the under-estimated survivor who wore his rivals down
• Islamic State claims responsibility for attack outside U.S. embassy in Nairobi
• Shi'ite militias launch offensive to seal off western Mosul
• Turkey's Erdogan says Ankara aims to reinforce troops on Iraq border
• Shiite militias join the battle as Iraqis push toward Mosul
• Behind front lines, Iraq's devout food delivery army
• Mosul Today: Shiite militias join Iraqi fight for Mosul
• What role is Iran playing in the Mosul offensive?
• Turkish court imposes foreign travel ban on co-chair of Kurdish opposition
• Good riddance to a campaign that put the 'ugh' in ugly
• Moments to remember _ or try to forget _ from Campaign 2016
• OPEC, non-oil cartel members discuss production cuts
• IS suicide bombing targeting Iraq Shiites kills four
• The Latest: Iraqi forces drive IS from town south of Mosul
• 7 new movie trailers you need to watch from this past week
• Iran-backed Iraqi Shi'ite militias plan to fight with Assad in Syria
• Iraq forces launch operation to cut Mosul off from Syria
• Iraq says foiled IS attack on Ramadi
• In battleground Florida, why Trump and Clinton urge early voting
• Iraqi Shi'ite militias say offensive toward Tal Afar started
• OPEC officials fail to agree on how to curb oil supplies
• OPEC officials yet to agree on how to implement supply cut
• Britannia Awards: 2016 Oscar Hopefuls Ang Lee, Ewan McGregor Among Honorees
• Hillary Rodham Clinton: the unloved politician
• Iran's Rouhani warns of 'terror' spreading to North Africa
• The battle for Mosul: What we know

Iraqi villagers escape Islamic State snipers, leave family behind Posted: 29 Oct 2016 03:25 PM PDT By Michael Georgy NEAR BASHIQA, Iraq (Reuters) - After two years of ruthless Islamic State rule, Ahmed finally decided to make a run for it, past some of the group's snipers in his village in northern Iraq. Ahmed had to leave his elderly parents behind when he sought refuge in a small makeshift base for Kurdish peshmerga fighters, who are vulnerable to attacks by suicide bombers in vehicles. "After Islamic State took over our village there were no jobs.

Erdogan warns Shiite militias in Iraq not to attack Turkmen Posted: 29 Oct 2016 03:20 PM PDT Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned Shiite militias in Iraq against attacking Turkmen residents of Tal Afar, a town near the Islamic State group's Mosul bastion. "If the Hashed al-Shaabi sow terror there, then our response will be different," Erdogan said, in comments carried by the state-run Anadolu news agency, without specifying what measures would be taken. The Hashed al-Shaabi, a paramilitary umbrella organisation dominated by Iran-backed Shiite militias, launched an operation on Saturday to cut Islamic State-held Mosul off from Syria.

Rajoy, the under-estimated survivor who wore his rivals down Posted: 29 Oct 2016 01:12 PM PDT Spain's conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy won back power Saturday, at the age of 61, after a war of attrition against younger rivals who under-estimated his resistance after 35 years in politics. Just like in 2005 when he emerged from a helicopter crash with just a broken finger, Rajoy survived an unprecedented political crisis that left Spain without a fully-functioning government for 10 months. In power since 2011, his Popular Party (PP) lost its absolute majority in inconclusive December 2015 elections even though it came first.

Islamic State claims responsibility for attack outside U.S. embassy in Nairobi Posted: 29 Oct 2016 01:07 PM PDT A follower of Islamic State was responsible for an attack last week on a Kenyan police officer outside a U.S. embassy in Nairobi, the group's Amaq news agency said on Saturday. A knife-wielding man whom police described as a criminal was shot dead outside the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi last Thursday after he attacked and injured a Kenyan police officer. "The person who carried out the stabbing of a guard outside the American embassy in Nairobi last Thursday was a soldier of Islamic State responding to calls to target coalition countries," Amaq said.

Shi'ite militias launch offensive to seal off western Mosul Posted: 29 Oct 2016 12:54 PM PDT By Stephen Kalin and Ahmed Rasheed AL-SHURA, Iraq/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Shi'ite militias launched an offensive toward the west of Mosul on Saturday, an operation that will tighten the noose around Islamic State's Iraq stronghold but has alarmed Turkey and could inflame tensions in the mainly Sunni area. The battle for Mosul is expected to be the biggest in the 13 years of turmoil unleashed in Iraq by the 2003 U.S.-led invasion which toppled former president Saddam Hussein, a Sunni Muslim, and brought Iraq's majority Shi'ite Muslims to power. A spokesman for the Shi'ite militias, known as the Hashid Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) forces, said thousands of fighters "started operations this morning to clean up the hotbeds of Daesh (Islamic State) in the western parts of Mosul".

Turkey's Erdogan says Ankara aims to reinforce troops on Iraq border Posted: 29 Oct 2016 12:02 PM PDT Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey was aiming to reinforce its troops deployments in its Iraqi border town of Silopi and that it would have a "different response" for Shi'ite militia groups if they cause terror in the Iraqi city of Tal Afar. Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitary groups have said they have started an offensive against Islamic State positions west of Mosul, which will target Tal Afar. Speaking to reporters at a reception marking Republic Day in Ankara, Erdogan said the information he received had not confirmed such movement.

Shiite militias join the battle as Iraqis push toward Mosul Posted: 29 Oct 2016 11:11 AM PDT SHURA, Iraq (AP) — State-sanctioned Shiite militias joined Iraq's Mosul offensive on Saturday with a pre-dawn assault to the west, where they hope to complete the encirclement of the Islamic State-held city and sever supply lines from neighboring Syria.

Behind front lines, Iraq's devout food delivery army Posted: 29 Oct 2016 10:32 AM PDT Abu Ahmed drove all night and half-way across Iraq to bring the meat stew and rice in the back of his pickup truck to fighters on the Mosul front lines. Seven hours after leaving the Shiite holy city of Najaf in a convoy, he stopped under a road sign saying the northern city of Mosul, the Islamic State group's last major stronghold in Iraq, was 59 kilometres (36 miles) away. As he unloaded the food from his truck, Abu Ahmed, a white scarf wrapped around his head, said he had come to "bring his support" to the Iraqi forces that have been fighting on Mosul's southern front for two weeks.

Mosul Today: Shiite militias join Iraqi fight for Mosul Posted: 29 Oct 2016 09:26 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — State-sanctioned Shiite militias joined Iraq's Mosul offensive on Saturday with a pre-dawn assault to the west, where they hope to complete the encirclement of the Islamic State-held city and sever supply lines from neighboring Syria.

What role is Iran playing in the Mosul offensive? Posted: 29 Oct 2016 09:12 AM PDT The militias, known collectively as the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), seek to secure the western border with Syria, cutting off the pipeline of fighters and supplies connecting Mosul and Raqqa, the de facto capital of ISIS, according to the Associated Press. Recommended: Sunni and Shiite Islam: Do you know the difference?

Turkish court imposes foreign travel ban on co-chair of Kurdish opposition Posted: 29 Oct 2016 09:10 AM PDT A Turkish court banned the co-leader of Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition from traveling abroad as part of a court case in which she has been accused of being a member of an armed terrorist group, Hurriyet daily reported on Saturday. Figen Yuksekdag, co-chair of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), is facing jail time up to 15 years over comments she made last year in the southeastern border town of Suruc. HDP described the court's decision to bar Yuksekdag from foreign travel as 'political and arbitrary', saying in a statement that it will make a formal appeal for its overturn.

Good riddance to a campaign that put the 'ugh' in ugly Posted: 29 Oct 2016 08:47 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Good riddance to Campaign 2016, the election that put the "ugh" in ugly.

Moments to remember _ or try to forget _ from Campaign 2016 Posted: 29 Oct 2016 07:53 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Every presidential race has its big moments. This one, more than most.

OPEC, non-oil cartel members discuss production cuts Posted: 29 Oct 2016 07:40 AM PDT OPEC officials held talks with Russia and other non-cartel members Saturday in Vienna to debate how to implement a plan aimed at cutting oil output to reduce a global supply glut and bolster prices. "The recovery process has taken far too long and we cannot risk delaying the adjustment any further," said Sanusi Barkindo, the secretary general of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, in his opening remarks. "There is an acute and urgent need to speed up the rebalancing," Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said during a recent Vienna visit.

IS suicide bombing targeting Iraq Shiites kills four Posted: 29 Oct 2016 07:01 AM PDT A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group targeted Shiite Muslims in the Iraqi capital on Saturday, killing at least four people, security and medical officials said. The bomber targeted a tent in the Iskan area of western Baghdad where Shiites were distributing food and drinks to pilgrims making their way to the shrine city of Karbala, south of the capital. The Sunni extremist group considers Shiites to be heretics and frequently targets them with bombings in Baghdad.

The Latest: Iraqi forces drive IS from town south of Mosul Posted: 29 Oct 2016 06:35 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The Latest on the battle to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group (all times local):

7 new movie trailers you need to watch from this past week Posted: 29 Oct 2016 06:00 AM PDT War movies, animations, and a new M. Night Shyamalan movie are all coming soon, and we have new trailers for each of them in this week's movie trailers roundup. DON'T MISS: The iPhone 7 has an exciting new feature that Apple is keeping secret Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk It's got a strange name, but it tells a dark story. Joe Alwyn is a 19-year-old soldier who is honored back home for the worst day of his life upon his return from the war. A series of flashbacks will show us what really happened in Iraq in Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk , which opens on November 11th. Kristen Stewart, Vin Diesel, and Steve Martin are also starring. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUULFJ_I048 Man Down Shia LaBeouf's Man Down is another war movie that appears to be set in a familiar landscape. But the action in Man Down happens in a post-apocalyptic America. LaBeouf's character, haunted by his past military experiences is searching for his son. Man Down also stars Kate Mara, Jai Courtney, and Gary Oldman. The film opens on December 2nd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUG-2nx4li8 Moana We did talk about Moana before, and now it's time to check out a brand new clip from the upcoming Disney animation. Because Maui, the animated demigod, is singing. And Dwayne Johnson voices Maui. And he's singing. Moana launches on November 23rd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNNUk8oOg4I My Dead Boyfriend Mary's got a lot of problems today, and the worst of them is her boyfriend who apparently died while she was at work. It turns out that her total loser boyfriend was a very exciting person to be around, at least for everyone else. My Dead Boyfriend stars Heather Graham and launches on November 3rd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vusEP_SLbKc Nocturnal Animals We already saw the first clip from Nocturnal Animals a while ago, so it's time to check out a second official trailer. The thriller tells the story of a woman (Amy Adams) who's haunted by the novel of her ex-husband (Jake Gyllenhaal), which sounds like a plan for revenge. The film hits theaters on December 9th https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb6uZHzm3iE Split Starring James McAvoy, Split is M. Night Shyamalan's latest thriller . It's a story about a man with 23 different personalities who abducts three teenage girls. Plenty of things will probably go wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAN_lkPEg4M Rules Don't Apply This is the final trailer for Rules Don't Apply , which hits cinemas on November 23rd. The comedy tells the love story of an actress and her driver. Both of them work for billionaire Howard Hughes. Lilly Collins and Alden Ehrenreich play the two love birds, while Warren Beatty is Hughes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW6HIUHkKPk

Iran-backed Iraqi Shi'ite militias plan to fight with Assad in Syria Posted: 29 Oct 2016 05:18 AM PDT A coalition of Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi'ite militia plans to cross the border into Syria to fight alongside President Bashar al-Assad after "clearing" Islamic State militants from Iraq, a militia spokesman said on Saturday. Iraqi Shi'ite militiamen are already fighting on Assad's side in the country's civil war, and the coalition is currently participating in an Iraqi government offensive to recapture the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State. The announcement by the coalition, known as Hashid Shaabi, or Popular Mobilization, would formalize its involvement in Syria.

Iraq forces launch operation to cut Mosul off from Syria Posted: 29 Oct 2016 04:57 AM PDT Iraqi paramilitary forces launched an operation Saturday to cut the Islamic State group's supply lines between its Mosul bastion and neighbouring Syria, opening a new front in the nearly two-week-old offensive. Forces from the Hashed al-Shaabi, a paramilitary umbrella organisation dominated by Iran-backed Shiite militias, have largely been on the sidelines since the launch of the operation to retake Mosul. "The operation aims to cut supplies between Mosul and Raqa and tighten the siege of (IS) in Mosul and liberate Tal Afar," Hashed spokesman Ahmed al-Assadi told AFP, referring to IS's main stronghold in Syria.

Iraq says foiled IS attack on Ramadi Posted: 29 Oct 2016 03:13 AM PDT Iraqi officials said Saturday that the security forces foiled an attack by jihadists of the Islamic State group on the city of Ramadi, capital of the western province of Anbar. Iraqi forces "arrested 11 Daesh (IS) members who were planning to attack the city" from the suburb of Al-Tash, on the southern edge of Ramadi, said Captain Ahmed al-Dulaimi of the Anbar police. Iraqi forces retook Ramadi from IS early this year.

In battleground Florida, why Trump and Clinton urge early voting Posted: 29 Oct 2016 03:09 AM PDT "Pay no attention to the polls!" Hillary Clinton exhorts the crowd at Broward College-North Campus, warning against complacency at a time when most polls showed her solidly ahead in Florida. Two days earlier, at a rally in southwest Florida, Mr. Trump also warned against believing the polls – for a different reason: because they're "rigged," he says. It's the home stretch to Election Day, and in-person early voting in Florida has started – that frenzied period when campaigns try to lock in as many votes in advance as possible.

Iraqi Shi'ite militias say offensive toward Tal Afar started Posted: 29 Oct 2016 02:54 AM PDT By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitary groups said they started an offensive on Saturday against Islamic State positions west of Mosul, assisting in a campaign to take back the city. Earlier announcements by the militias, collectively known as Hashid Shaabi or Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), on advancing toward Mosul have drawn warnings from human rights groups concerned about sectarian violence in the mainly Sunni province. Shi'ites make up a majority in Iraq but Sunnis are predominant in the north and the west.

OPEC officials fail to agree on how to curb oil supplies Posted: 29 Oct 2016 01:30 AM PDT By Alex Lawler and Rania El Gamal VIENNA/DUBAI (Reuters) - OPEC officials meeting in Vienna to work out the details of their plan to reduce oil production failed to reach agreement after hours of talks on Friday, amid objections by Iran which has been reluctant to even freeze its output, OPEC sources said. The High Level Committee of experts will meet again in Vienna on Nov. 25 ahead of the next meeting of OPEC ministers on Nov. 30, to "finalise individual quotas", one source said. "Yes, we continue tomorrow with non-OPEC," one of the sources said.

OPEC officials yet to agree on how to implement supply cut Posted: 29 Oct 2016 01:05 AM PDT By Alex Lawler and Rania El Gamal VIENNA/DUBAI (Reuters) - OPEC officials meeting in Vienna on Friday to work out the details of their plan to reduce oil production had yet to reach agreement after hours of talks, amid objections by Iran which has been reluctant to even freeze its output, OPEC sources said. The meeting of the High Level Committee is comprised mainly of OPEC governors and national representatives - officials who report to their respective ministers. Talks were continuing 11 hours after they started at 10 a.m. local time (0800 GMT) but while there was still no agreement, progress was being made, one source said. ‎"There is no agreement yet, all agree except Iran," one OPEC source said, adding Iran was asking for an exemption.

Britannia Awards: 2016 Oscar Hopefuls Ang Lee, Ewan McGregor Among Honorees Posted: 28 Oct 2016 09:00 PM PDT Felicity Jones, Jodie Foster, Ricky Gervais and Samuel L. Jackson also collected honors at the annual gathering hosted by BAFTA-LA.

Hillary Rodham Clinton: the unloved politician Posted: 28 Oct 2016 06:49 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - Early this year, a journalist asked Hillary Clinton if she had always been truthful with the American people. "I've always tried to," the Democratic presidential candidate replied.

Iran's Rouhani warns of 'terror' spreading to North Africa Posted: 28 Oct 2016 05:54 PM PDT Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned against the threat of "terrorist governments" being established in North Africa as violence spreads from Syria and Iraq, as he met Saturday with EU diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini. "The terrorist actions in Syria and Iraq are a serious threat to the world. If there is not a serious battle against terrorism in the region, we will see several terrorist governments and entities emerge in the North African region," said Rouhani, according to the presidency's website.

The battle for Mosul: What we know Posted: 28 Oct 2016 05:05 PM PDT Iraq launched a broad offensive to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group almost two weeks ago. Which Iraqi forces are involved? Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Service and Rapid Response Division -- its two most elite special forces units -- are fighting alongside the army, federal and local police and Kurdish regional peshmerga forces.

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