Street Cred?
As war in Syria and Iraq attracts a growing number of Muslim extremists from Europe, intelligence officials in Germany believe a former gangsta rapper has joined the inner circle of Islamists fighting there. Denis Cuspert was once a modestly successful member of Germany's hip-hop scene going by the ...
France says it launches first air strikes in Iraq
France said on Friday its jets had launched strikes inside Iraq for the first time since the country promised to join military action against Islamic State insurgents who have taken over parts of the country.
Terror raids: The rising fear in Sydney's suburbs
Deeply disturbing for Australians is that it appears beheadings, reserved until now for the benighted battlefields of Syria and Iraq, were to be unleashed on the streets of its major cities. But how severe is the threat of terrorist attacks in Australia?
French Airstrikes Destroy Islamic State Targets in Iraq
French President Francois Hollande. Photo: Wiki Commons. The Guardian – French planes have carried out air strikes on Islamic State (ISIS) targets in Iraq. Less than 24 hours after President François Hollande announced he had approved a request from the government in Baghdad for air support, at leas ...
Coalition en route to Iraq (Chappatte cartoon)
GenevaLunch News ©2014 Chappatte, distributed by Globe Cartoon. More cartoons on Chappatte’s web site. Geneva-based Patrick Chappatte works for the International New York Times, for Geneva newspaper Le Temps, and for NZZ am Sonntag. All cartoons reproduced with permission. Coalition en route to Iraq ...
Obama anti-IS coalition takes shape as France launches first airstrike against Islamic State in Iraq
With the strikes, France becomes the first foreign country to publicly add military muscle to United States airstrikes against the Islamic State. The post Obama anti-IS coalition takes shape as France launches first airstrike against Islamic State in Iraq appeared first on Firstpost.
A Trembling World Waiting to Be Reborn
The shofar is blown on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. As the sun sets before Rosh Hashana, the universe goes into a comatose state. A slumber descends on all existence, everything comes to a stand-still in cosmic silence, in apprehension of its contract being renewed. – Rabbi Isaac Luria, the A ...
Scots Begin to Reconcile After a Tough Battle
The morning after was always going to be rough. More Scotland’s Vote Signals Big Change for the U.K. — and Europe Scotland Votes to Stay the Same, and for Change French Fighter Jets Bomb ISIS in Iraq for First Time NBC News Still United! Scotland Rejects Independence With Historic Vote NBC News Murd ...
French jets strike ISIL logistics depot in Iraq
Joining US forces acting in Iraqi skies, French fighter jets struck Friday against the militant ISIL of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), destroying a logistics depot, Iraqi and French officials said. A pair of Rafale fighter jets accompanied by support planes ...
France strikes Islamic State group's depot in Iraq
PARIS (AP) — Joining U.S. forces acting in Iraqi skies, French fighter jets struck Friday against the militant Islamic State group, destroying a logistics depot, Iraqi and French officials said. A pair of Rafale fighter jets accompanied by support planes ...
France carries out its first airstrikes against Islamic State in Iraq
French planes carried out their first airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq early Friday, the government said. Less than 24 hours after President Francois Hollande announced that he had approved a request from the government in Baghdad for air ...
French jets strike in Iraq, expanding U.S.-led campaign against Islamic State
French jets struck a suspected Islamic State target in Iraq for the first time on Friday, expanding a U.S.-led military campaign against militants who have seized a third of the country and also control large parts of neighboring Syria. President Francois ...
ISIS uses chemical weapons against army in Iraq
Baghdad, Sep 19: The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group has reportedly launched a chemical attack on Iraqi forces in Saladin province, media reports claimed on Friday. The attack took place Wednesday and Thursday in the town of Dhuluiya, and left around a ...
Al Sistani endorses international intervention in Iraq
Baghdad: Iraq’s most important Shiite religious leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani endorsed international intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in his country on Friday, following US and French air strikes, but called for ...
