New York Congressman Says ISIS 'Won't Be Afraid To Put A Bomb In Lower Manhattan'
Rep. Peter King (R-New York) issued a dire warning about the threat posed by the jihadist group Islamic State (also known as ISIS and ISIL) in a conversation with Business Insider on Monday. King argued the group, which is currently mainly active in Iraq and Syria, is at least as dangerous as Al Qae ...
Piazzapulita, il debutto convince tutti: 4 ore di grande giornalismo televisivo in diretta
Complice l’improvviso e più o meno misterioso forfait di Otto e mezzo di Lilli Gruber (ufficialmente a causa di un’afonia della conduttrice, ma le ipotesi di polemica nei confronti di Floris sono più vive che mai), la prima puntata di Piazzapulita va avanti per quasi quattro ore. Tre ore e 50 minuti ...
First US strike in expanded Iraq fight
U.S. officials say the United States took the first step in the planned expanded fight against Islamic State militants Monday.
EGYPT’S Foreign Minister takes John Kerry to school re: Islamic terrorism
Egypt tells John Kerry that ISIS brand of Islamofascist terrorism isn’t limited to Syria and Iraq, it’s all over the Middle East and should be dealt with everywhere. CNS News During Secretary of State John Kerry’s weekend visit to Cairo, … Continue reading →
Travelling Tough to Save the World
Originally posted on Unsung Heroes: http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/nz/8324233/Travelling-tough-to-save-the-world Also see http://www.msf.org.au/nc/about-msf/where-we-work/issue-details.html?tx_ttnews%5Bissue%5D=6 and http://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-36307547/syrian-kurds-seek-haven-i ...
German man, 20, goes on trial for Islamic State membership
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A 20-year-old German man charged with joining Islamic State militants in Syria last year went on trial in Frankfurt on Monday, the first such case in Germany. Kreshnik B., who was born in Germany and whose parents are from Kosovo, is charged with membership of Islamic State in ...
Pour éviter tout amalgame, ne dites plus « Etat islamique » mais « Daech »
Laurent Fabius et François Hollande refusent désormais de faire aux djihadistes qui sévissent en Irak et en Syrie le « cadeau » de l’appellation « Etat islamique ». Metronews nous explique pourquoi et ce que signifie l’acronyme qui la remplace. Reprenant d’abord cette appellation ["Etat islamique"], ...
Dealing with tyrants isn't so easy
President Bush knocked off Hussein in Iraq and was surprised that Iraq didn't turn into a democracy overnight. President Obama knocked off Gaddfi in Libya and seems to be surprised that Libya didn't turn into a democracy overnight. Now we're fretting what to do about Assad in Syria...
Lobbyists For Syrian Rebels To Woo Congress For Funding In Closed-Door Meeting
WASHINGTON -- Lobbyists for the Free Syrian Army will meet with members of Congress and staffers from both political parties in a closed-door meeting on Tuesday morning in an effort to persuade the U.S. government to provide weapons and training to the rebel group, according to emails from House sta ...
35th Quote
"Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake." - Savielly Tartakower
Kerry to chair UN Security Council meeting on Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to New York this week to chair a meeting of the United National Security Council on Iraq. The State Department said Monday that Kerry would convene the council on Friday to show international ...
US launches first offensive strikes against ISIS in Iraq, sources say
WASHINGTON – U.S. officials say the United States took the first step in the planned expanded fight against Islamic State militants Monday, going to the aid of Iraqi security forces south of Baghdad who were being attacked by enemy fighters. The ...
U.S. airstrikes target Islamic State in Iraq
The United States launched an airstrike near Baghdad on Monday in what defense officials say is the start of an expanded action against Islamic State extremists in Iraq. The officials say the strike was in support of Iraqi security forces south of Baghdad ...
World leaders offer military support to Iraq against IS
Paris : The world’s top diplomats on Monday pledged support to Iraq in its fight against Islamic State militants by “any means necessary”, including “appropriate military assistance”, as they stressed the urgency of the crisis. Representatives ...
Full text of the Joint Statement adopted by International Conference on Peace and Security in Iraq held in Paris
The international community including United States, China, France and Russia have joined hands to pour resources, bridge expertise and collaborate to fully mobilize their support for the Iraqi authorities and in the fight against Daech (ISIL).
U.S. Strikes ISIS in Iraq
In what appears to be the first offensive airstrike against ISIS, the United States hit militant positions near Baghdad on Monday. The U.S. Air Force has been striking ISIS targets since early August, but only to protect strategic areas and allow ...
Iraq calls for end to extremist ‘sanctuaries’
PARIS (AP) — Diplomats from around the world pledged to fight Islamic State militants “by any means necessary” as Iraq asked allies to thwart the extremists wherever they find sanctuary. Iran and the United States ruled out coordinating with each ...
Pro-Iraq Coalition Challenged to Turn Talk Into Action
The U.S. has assembled an unlikely coalition of more than 40 nations with a shared stake in defeating Islamic State, an effort that’s counting on Iraqi troops and moderate Syrian rebels to retake and hold territory the extremists have seized. That’s ...
World leaders pledge military support for Iraq against IS militants
PARIS: The world's top diplomats pledged on Monday (Sep 15) to support Iraq in its fight against Islamic State militants by "any means necessary", including "appropriate military assistance", as leaders stressed the urgency of the crisis. Representatives ...
France opens Iraq conference urging 'global' fight on jihadists
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande called on Monday for united international action to tackle the threat from Islamic State militants as he opened a conference on Iraq bringing together members of a U.S.-led coalition. The United States ...
