At least 41 killed in Syria IS attack:
At least 41 people were killed in the past 24 hours in an attack carried out by the Islamic State at a military airport in the Syrian province of Aleppo, a monitor group said on Monday.
Syria army kills 30 Daesh militants in Homs Province:
Syrian military airstrikes have killed at least over two dozen Takfiri Daesh militants in the central Homs Province. The terrorists were killed in the town of Qaryatayn while their vehicles and military equipment were destroyed by the Syrian airstrikes. Qaryatayn is located at a strategic crossroad between northern and southern Syria.
15 Syrian Soldiers Killed In Fierce Battles In Besieged Airbase:
Intense battles have recently been raging in the vicinity of the Koerse airbase, which has for long been besieged by the IS militants in the eastern countryside of the northern Aleppo province, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Syria rebels fire 1,000 missiles at Shiite towns: monitor:
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there were reports of dead and injured in the heavy fire on Fuaa and Kafraya that started Sunday night, but it had no confirmed toll.
Insurgents retake villages on Syrian plain vital to Assad:
Insurgents have regained control of several villages in northwest Syria from government forces and have advanced beyond them, edging closer to a coastal stronghold of President Bashar Assad, an activist group and other sources said Sunday.
Hezbollah captures more rebels in Zabadani:
Hezbollah and the Syrian army captured three Syrian rebels Sunday as the allied forces advanced deeper into central Zabadani, a security source told The Daily Star.
Nusra Front says withdraws from front line against ISIS:
The Al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front has withdrawn from frontline positions against ISIS north of Aleppo and ceded them to other rebels, leaving an area of northern Syria where Turkey wants to establish a buffer zone.
Putin's initiative to create 'united front' to fight ISIS intrigues US, allies - Lavrov:
The US and its allies should cooperate with Syrian President Bashar Assad in fighting Islamic State, "a common enemy" of the international community, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview on Sunday.
US consulate in Turkey targeted as wave of attacks kills 9:
Two women shot at the U.S. consulate in Istanbul Monday and at least eight people were killed in a wave of separate attacks on Turkish security forces, weeks after Ankara launched a crackdown on ISIS, Kurdish and far-left militants.
US deploys F-16s to Turkey for IS fight:
"Six US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons deploy to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, to support the fight against ISIL," the US mission to NATO said in a tweet, referring to another name for the jihadist group.
Report: 390 PKK killed in Turkish air raids, 400 wounded:
Recent Turkish airstrikes against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party in northern Iraq have killed 390 PKK members and injured 400, Turkey's official Anadolu Agency on Sunday quoted unidentified security sources as saying.
PKK leader: Turkey is protecting IS by attacking Kurds:
The man leading the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has accused Turkey of trying to protect the Islamic State group by attacking Kurdish fighters. Kurdish fighters - among them the PKK - have secured significant victories against IS militants in Syria and Iraq.
Kurdish rebels attack police, military in Turkey, policeman killed:
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants attacked a military outpost and a police car in southeast Turkey overnight, killing a policeman, officials and security sources said on Sunday, in further violence jeopardizing a fragile peace process.
Turkish special forces brutalizing Kurdish workers, leaked video shows:
A video has emerged on social media websites allegedly showing Turkish Special Forces brutalizing a group of handcuffed workers in the southeastern province of Hakkari.
Saddam-era veterans account for ISIS battlefield victories:
Islamic State's top brass has been hugely dominated by former officers from Saddam Hussein's military, spy agencies and senior intelligence officials, including the chief of a key counterterrorism intelligence unit, according to a new report.
Iraq cabinet backs PM Abbadi's sweeping reforms:
Demonstrators in Baghdad rally in support of Abbadi's moves to scrap key government posts based on sectarian lines.
Yemen: 20 killed by friendly fire from Saudi-led coalition:
A Saudi-led coalition airstrike in Yemen hit allied fighters in a friendly fire incident, killing at least 20, Yemeni security officials and pro-government fighters said Sunday.
Pro-Saudi, Yemen forcess retake Zinjibar:
Yemeni forces recaptured a southern provincial capital from Shia rebels and their allies yesterday and a coastal town as they pressed an advance from second city Aden.
Obama: Arab neighbors spend eight times more on military than Iran:
Saudi Arabia spent more than $80 billion on its military last year, trailing only the United States and China, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian stabbing suspect at West Bank gas station:
Israeli soldiers have shot and killed a Palestinian man at a gas station in the West Bank on a busy highway outside of Jerusalem to "prevent" the suspect from escaping after he reportedly stabbed an Israeli man, wounding him in the shoulder.
Activists rally around Palestinian prisoner as Israel sets up emergency force-feeding ward:
Allan's lawyer says his client, who has not eaten for almost 60 days, is "very frail," and the process could "kill him." Israel is currently setting up a special ward to implement the force-feeding.
Israel jails two more suspected Jewish extremists without trial following deadly West Bank arson attack:
Meir Ettinger and Eviatar Slonim were placed in "administrative detention" for six months, defence minister Moshe Yaalon said in a statement. A third man, Mordechai Meyer, was similarly detained last week.
Is Abbas about to quit? Israel had better pray he isn't:
Rumors abound that the PA chief could step down next month. Many hardliners might say, 'Who needs him anyway?' The answer: Israel does.
Netanyahu's Interference in U.S. Affairs Is Unprecedented:
In an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria, the president was asked if it was "appropriate of a foreign head of government to inject himself into an American affair."
'Israel would be embarrassed if it were known it's selling arms to these countries':
We know Israel is selling arms to Azerbaijan, South Sudan and Rwanda. Israel is training units guarding presidential regimes in African states. According to reports, this is happening in Cameroon, Togo and Equatorial Guinea - nondemocratic states, some of them dictatorships, that kill, plunder and oppress their citizens.
Taliban suicide bomber kills 29 in northern Afghanistan:
A suicide bomber in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province has killed 29 people, mainly members of illegal armed groups that have clashed with security forces and the insurgents in the past, an Afghan official said on Sunday.
5 killed as large explosion hits Kabul airport entrance:
A car bomb was used in the attack, which took place at the civilian entrance of the main airport in the capital on Monday.
Afghan president Ashraf Ghani slams Pakistan over recent Kabul attacks:
"The last few days have shown that suicide bomber training camps and bomb-producing factories which are killing our people are as active as before in Pakistan," Ghani told a news conference.
Video reveals Isis's new method of execution:
Ten prisoners made to kneel above bombs that have been buried in the ground
Gunmen kill 10 civilians in attack in northern Mali:
The attack on the village of Gaberi comes a day after a siege by suspected Islamist gunmen at a hotel north-east of the capital
Nine killed in a terrorist bomb attack in Libya:
"Some of the dead and wounded are civilians" in Sunday night's attack, AFP quoted a local medical source as saying on Monday. The Takfiri Daesh group said the attack was carried out by one of its Sudanese affiliates.
Boko Haram kills four on highway in NE Nigeria: locals:
Several gunmen opened fire on a bus and a car near Nwajurko village in Borno State Sunday, killing four passengers and seizing survivors who tried to flee, according to witnesses.
Bomb explodes near Cairo court, wounds three policemen:
Four people, at least three of whom were policemen, were wounded on Monday when a bomb exploded under a traffic sentry post near a Cairo court, security sources said.
Over 650 Ukraine's shells hit Donetsk within 24 hours - DPR ministry:
The situation in the DPR has become much worse and the number of violations of ceasefire tripled over past 24 hours, the republic's defense ministry reports
Ukraine rebels launch 'heaviest attacks in six months':
Military accuses separatists of launching heavy artillery attacks between Donetsk and Mariupol, despite ceasefire.
Russian navy fleet docks at Iran port city of Anzali:
On Friday, the two Russian warships -- Volgodonsk and Mahachkala -- arrived in Anzali for a three-day stay with around 130 personnel on boad.
Report: ISIS Planning to Bomb Queen Elizabeth Next Weekend:
British newspaper says authorities have uncovered plot to kill the queen at a celebration on Saturday marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Seven countries near bankruptcy:
These countries are approaching or have narrowly escaped bankruptcy. Ukraine is rated Ca, which is currently the lowest credit rating of any country reviewed by Moody's.
Haiti election: Violence mars voting in delayed poll:
Three polling stations in the capital Port-au-Prince had to close after fights broke out. Voters at other stations grew frustrated after they opened late. The elections had been repeatedly postponed since 2011, with President Michel Martelly ruling by decree since January.
Mexican missing-student activist killed in Guerrero state:
Miguel Angel Jimenez Blanco's body was found near his home in a town in the south-western state of Guerrero. He had led search parties after the disappearance of 43 students in the nearby town of Iguala last year threw light on hundreds of other missing people. At least 15 people were killed there over the weekend.
Man shot during gunfight at Ferguson rally:
Police said gunshots erupted as police were seeking to disperse a crowd of protesters who began blocking traffic and smashing windows along a street that was a flashpoint of last year's unrest following the slaying of 18-year-old Michael Brown, according to their statement.
Person shot by Ferguson police in 'critical, unstable' condition:
The man shot by police in Ferguson is in a "critical, unstable" condition in hospital and undergoing surgery, the local police chief said. This follows a day of commemoration events on the anniversary of Michael Brown's tragic killing.
Sanders Silenced by #BlackLivesMatter, Faces Scrutiny on Race:
Black activists say white progressives are part of the problem as long as they don't actively fight alongside them
WATCH: Black Lives Matter protesters interrupt Bernie Sanders speech in Seattle:
A brief video taken at the event shows a woman on stage yelling at the crowd, "You guys are full of bullsh*t with your 'black lives matter. Listen." The crowd begins booing, and she says, "My name... You're never gonna hear Bernie speak unless I hear it silent in here now."
Donald Trump Still in the Lead After Debates:
If Donald Trump's comments about Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly are hurting his standing in the Republican primary, it's not showing in the numbers.
