Bomb attacks kill at least 31 people in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of vehicle bombings in Iraq killed at least 31 people Friday, officials said, in the second straight day of attacks in Baghdad blamed on Islamic militants who have seized large parts of the country. A parked explosives-packed car ...
IS creates police force in Iraq
Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq’s northwest Nineveh province have created a police force to “implement the orders of the religious judiciary,” according to a well-known militant Islamist website. Photos on the website showed armed men in black ...
UN urges global support for Iraq to fight terror
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council urged the international community Friday to expand support for the Iraqi government as it fights the Islamic State group and its supporters. The presidential statement approved by all 15 council members at a ...
French Military Releases Iraq Air Strike Video
The French military on Friday (September 19) released video showing Rafale jets participating in the country's first air strikes in Iraq since France promised to join military action against Islamic S From Our News Partners
On Kurds and terror lists
Two years ago, John Hannah, formerly Vice President Dick Cheney’s National Security Advisor, took to Foreign Policy to reveal a particularly counterproductive aspect of Washington idiocy, the fact that through some careless legislative language, the United States government had labelled the Patrioti ...
Kerry reluctantly tries to answer whether US is at war, ‘if you care what you call it’ - always an inspiration!
Secretary of State John Kerry gave a long, meandering reply to Chairman of the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee Rep. Joe Wilson (R., S.C.) after being asked: “Yes or no? Is America at war?” “Well, you know,” Kerry paused to laugh, “Um, I’m going to answer that, Mr. Chairman, but ...
The Islamic State Is Upset With The French Government's New Name For Them
ISIS, IS, the Islamic State, ISIL -- the international community can't seem to decide what to call the Islamic extremists who have been terrorizing the Middle East, and now the French government has announced it will use yet another name for them, which is reportedly upsetting the group. >The F ...
All the Ayatollah's Men
Iraq's Shiite militias are becoming as great a danger as the Islamic State.
Our Week In The Web: September 19, 2014
In this photo released by the National Park Service, visitors to Mather Point at Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. look out over a rare total cloud inversion, Friday Nov. 29, 2013. (AP/National Park Service, Erin Whittaker, File) Lots of big, contentious topics on the show this week — from Zionism t ...
Islamic State recruitment soaring in wake of U.S. bombing
Experienced fighters from areas like North Africa and Chechnya receive a monthly wage of up to $980 (3,570 shekels) a month... The Islamic State jihadist organization has recruited more than 6,000 new fighters since America began targeting the group with air strikes last month, according to the U.K. ...
