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IS Group Kills 70 Tribesmen In Iraq:
Sheikh Naim al-Gaud said the 70 members of the Bu Nimr tribe were found shot dead in the village of Khanizir, a day after they were abducted northeast of the provincial capital, Ramadi.
Iraq: Multiple car bombs across Iraq kill 60, wound dozens:
The largest bombing took place in the Shiite-majority town of al-Khales in Iraq's eastern Diyala province. At least 32 people were killed in the attack and 58 were wounded when the car bomb tore through a commercial street, a police official said.
25 ISIS elements killed and wounded in aerial bombardment west of Mosul:
"The international coalition aircraft launched intensive air raids targeted the gatherings of ISIS in Abticha village (50 km west of Mosul), which resulted in killing and wounding at least 25 members of the organization."
Russia ready to launch airstrikes on ISIS targets in Iraq as well, but only if invited:
Moscow may carry out possible airstrikes "as soon as next week'' in an attempt to defeat terrorism and the ISIS in the entire region, including Iraq.
Fact or fiction?
Syria: 160 jihadists killed, 3,000 others flee to Jordan:
At least 3,000 militants from ISIS and jihadist groups Jabhat Al-Nusra and Jaish al-Yarmouk have fled from Syria to Jordan over fears the Syrian army is advancing on all fronts and for the Russian air raids, Ria Novosti reports, citing a military source.
Fact or fiction?
Syria: Four civilians killed in 'Russian' airstrikes:
Four civilians were reportedly killed Sunday in Russian airstrikes on western Hama province, opposition activists said.
Fact or fiction?
Putin 'sending 150,000 soldiers to Syria to WIPE OUT evil Islamic State':
VLADIMIR Putin is preparing to send 150,000 troops to Syria in a bid to wipe out the evil Islamic State once and for all.
Base with T-55 tanks among 9 ISIS facilities Russia hit in last 24 hours - Defense Ministry (VIDEO):
The Russian Air Force in Syria has conducted 25 sorties on 9 Islamic State installations in the last 24 hours, eliminating a disguised terrorist base equipped with tanks, a command center and a communication hub, the Defense Ministry reported.
Syrian insurgent groups vow to attack Russian forces in rare show of unity:
The 41 groups, which include powerful factions such as Ahrar al-Sham, Islam Army and the Levant Front, are seeking retaliation for Moscow's air campaign.
Arab states mum on Russia's Syria strikes:
Arab world's silence was expected and reflects its division over how to proceed in Syria, experts said.
NATO denounces Russian incursion into Turkish air space:
The United States and its NATO allies denounced Russia on Monday for violating Turkish air space along the frontier with Syria, and Ankara threatened to respond if provoked again, raising the prospect of direct confrontation between the Cold War enemies.
NATO, US stand by Turkey after Russian airspace violation:
Russia admitted the plane had entered Turkey "by mistake" and assured Ankara it would not happen again, Davutoglu said. But a senior US official said the Obama administration does not believe the incursion was an accident, and officials are in urgent talks with allies about what to do.
Russia "Violated" Turkish Airspace Because Turkey "Moved" Its Border:
Russian planes in Syria "violated Turkish air space" the news agency currently tell us. But an earlier report shows that this claim may well be wrong and that the U.S. pushes Turkey to release such propaganda.
Turkish PM condemns video of militant's body dragged by car:
Turkey's prime minister condemned dissemination of a video purporting to show a dead Kurdish militant dragged through the streets tied by the neck to an armored police vehicle, images that could further inflame tension in the country's southeast.
Officials Say 55 Fighters Killed in Yemen's Marib Province:
Yemeni security officials say at least 55 fighters have been killed and more than 100 injured in battles in Marib province, a key front in the fighting against Shiite Houthi rebels.
20 killed as Yemeni forces besiege rebel pocket near key strait:
On Sunday, 20 Huthi rebels were killed and 40 captured when forces loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi attacked insurgents in Jebel Nasr near Bab al-Mandab, the same sources said.
Yemen: Call for suspension of arms transfers to coalition and accountability for war crimes:
Damning evidence of war crimes by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, which is armed by states including the USA, highlights the urgent need for independent, effective investigation of violations and for the suspension of transfers of certain arms, said Amnesty International in a new report published today.
Israeli soldier kill Palestinian teen:
The Israeli army shot dead a 13-year-old Palestinian during clashes at a refugee camp near Bethlehem Monday as violence spiked in east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, police and emergency services said. He is the second Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers over the past 24 hours as clashes have spread.
Roger Waters Slams Bon Jovi Over Israel Concert in Open Letter:
"You stand shoulder to shoulder/With the settler who burned the baby," Pink Floyd co-founder writes
Taliban attack on Afghan's Maimana city repulsed, 23 insurgents killed:
Taliban massive offensive on Faryab's provincial capital Maimana city, 425 km northwest of Kabul, was repulsed Monday morning leaving 23 insurgents dead bodies, deputy to provincial police chief Baryali Basharyar said.
US says Afghans asked for air strike at Kunduz hospital:
Head of US forces in Afghanistan promises transparent probe but medical charity MSF demands independent probe.
Media Are Blamed as US Bombing of Afghan Hospital Is Covered Up:
If you read US corporate media coverage of this incident, however, US culpability would likely not be evident. Instead, readers would learn that a hospital was bombed in Afghanistan, and that people died. Who exactly carried out the bombing would not be clear.
Taliban controls or contests scores of districts in Afghanistan:
Since Sept. 28, the Taliban has taken control of nine districts in these four provinces and another in the western province of Farah.
WATCH: ISIS Beheads 'Spy' in Nangarhar, Afghanistan:
In the video, the man is dressed in an orange jumpsuit and led into the streets of Nangarhar by ISIS militants dressed in black. After a brief recitation of the "crimes" the man committed, a blade-wielding militant beheads the man as a crowd looks on.
'Everybody is leaving Afghanistan:'
Refugees flee increasing violence: With more than 5,000 civilian casualties so far, 2015 may be Afghanistan's most violent year since the war started in 2001.
Billions From U.S. Fail to Sustain Foreign Forces:
With alarming frequency in recent years, thousands of American-trained security forces in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia have collapsed, stalled or defected, calling into question the effectiveness of the tens of billions of dollars spent by the United States on foreign military training programs
Suspected rebels kill four soldiers in Indian Kashmir:
Suspected rebels killed four soldiers during firing overnight near the heavily militarized border dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan, police said Monday.
16,000 Ukrainian troops defect Donbas, many with weapons:
Deputy head of Ukraine's armed forces mobilization department Colonel Alexander Pravdivets has reported that during a sixth wave of call-up almost 27,000 conscripts, around 50% of the total, had dodged army service.
No end in sight to refugee wave:
While over a half million people have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe this year, more than double the figure for all of 2014, that is only a fraction of the people who are on the move.
Germany expects 1.5 million asylum-seekers, report says:
German paper quotes confidential document containing estimates that are far higher than publicly released figures.
The UK is trading away its credibility in its relations with Saudi Arabia and China:
The revelation that the UK secretly supported the candidacy of Saudi Arabia for a place on the United Nations' Human Rights Council is a fascinating - if disconcerting - peek behind the diplomatic curtain.
Edward Snowden interview: 'Smartphones can be taken over':
The former intelligence contractor told the BBC's Panorama that UK intelligence agency GCHQ had the power to hack into phones without their owners' knowledge.
TPP deal: US and 11 other countries reach landmark Pacific trade pact:
Trans-Pacific Partnership - the biggest trade deal in a generation - would affect 40% of world economy, but still requires ratification from US Congress and other world lawmakers
BP to pay record $20.8 bln over Gulf of Mexico oil spill: US:
British energy giant BP will pay a record $20.8 billion to settle civil claims for damages stemming from the deadly 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, US Attorney General General Loretta Lynch said Monday.
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