Russian strikes in Syria kill more than 1,300: Pro-rebel monitor:
More than 1,300 people, around two-thirds of them combatants, have been killed in Russian air strikes in Syria since Moscow's aerial campaign began on September 30, a monitor said Friday.
Hundreds Of ISIS Fighters Killed In Last Three Days As Russia, Syrian Forces Intensify Attacks:
Russia has sent a new round of fighter jets and bombers to conduct attacks against ISIS in Syria. "A bunker-busting BETAB-500 air bomb dropped from a Sukhoi Su-34 bomber near Raqqa has eliminated the command post of one of the terror groups, together with an underground storage facility
Assad: Syria troops advancing thanks to Russia strikes:
Syrian government troops are advancing on "nearly every front" thanks to Russian air strikes that began in September, President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview released Sunday.
Syrian Army Advances On Turkish Border After Ankara Warns Moscow To End Airstrikes Operation:
The Syrian army has taken control of the Zahia Heights, a strategically important mountainous area about a mile from the Turkish border, Russia state news media reported Sunday. The Syrian troops also moved toward Jisr al-Shughur, about 7 miles away from the Turkish border.
Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in Syria hit by airstrikes:
MSF said two people were killed and six injured when the makeshift facility was hit while several wounded were arriving for treatment. It is not yet clear whether the bombs came from the American-led coalition, Russia or some other group.
UN Security Council Plans Declaration of War Against ISIS:
A U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing "all necessary measures" in Syria and Iraq is expected to be adopted in the next few days
Jordan's King Abdullah to meet with Putin Tuesday over militants in Syria:
U.S. ally Jordan's King Abdullah will hold talks in Moscow Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on how to tackle "terror groups" led by ISIS in Syria, an official source said.
Iraq grounds northern flights over missiles launched at Syria:
Iraq said it was suspending flights between Baghdad and the northern cities of Erbil and Sulaimaniya for two days starting on Monday due to military traffic from Russia's air campaign in neighboring Syria.
Car bombs, gunfire kill 10 in, around Iraqi capital:
Medical and security officials in Iraq say at least ten people have been killed and more than two dozen others injured in separate bomb blasts and shooting attack in and around the capital, Baghdad.
IS miltants capture positions after series of attacks in Iraq's Salahudin:
Hundreds of Islamic State (IS) militants on Sunday carried out a series of attacks on Iraqi security forces and captured some positions near the oil refinery town Baiji in Iraq's northern central province of Salahudin, a provincial security source told Xinhua.
Arakon: Turkey cannot condemn terror attacks beyond its borders while feeding ISIL:
"Turkey has a mistake -- thinking that the world does not see this hypocrisy is foolish. Turkey will have to choose its line regarding ISIL internally and externally. However, we have not seen such a will in that direction," said academic Maya Arakon whose work focuses on terrorism and violence
15 killed as gunmen attack checkpoint in Yemen :
Al Qaeda militants have killed at least 15 Yemeni soldiers in an attack on a military post in the eastern region of Hadramawt.
8 Yemeni fishermen killed in Saudi jets attacks:
At least eight Yemeni fishermen have lost their lives after Saudi Arabia's warplanes bombed their boasts in the Red Sea.
Two Houthi commanders killed in Yemen:
The resistance fighters ambushed the two commanders riding in a convoy with other coup rebels on a rugged road West of the central town of Ibb.
Former Drone Operators Say They Were "Horrified" By Cruelty of Assassination Program:
U.S. DRONE OPERATORS are inflicting heavy civilian casualties and have developed an institutional culture callous to the death of children and other innocents, four former operators said at a press briefing today in New York.
Settler runs over, shoots and kills 16-year-old Palestinian in Nablus:
A prominent Israeli settler ran over a 16-year-old Palestinian girl and then shot her dead, saying that he believed she intended to carry out a stabbing attack at Huwarra checkpoint in the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus, Israeli media reported.
Settler shoots dead 2nd Palestinian following alleged attack attempt:
A Palestinian was shot and killed near the illegal Israeli settlement of Kfar Adumim in the central occupied West Bank on Sunday, after the Palestinian, driving a taxi, ran into another car on a main road, an Israeli police spokesperson said.
Palestinian shot dead after stabbing Israeli to death near Gush Etzion:
A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli forces after he stabbed to death a 21-year-old Israeli woman near the illegal Israeli settlement bloc of Gush Etzion, Israeli sources said.
Orange's pullout from Israel gives lift to boycott movement:
French telecom giant Orange SA's declaration that it wants to cut business ties with Israel has given a boost to the burgeoning anti-Israel boycott movement while also drawing a sharp rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Bomb attack kills 8 in northeastern Nigeria:
A female bomber detonated her bomb among a group of displaced women and children arriving in Maiduguri, the capital of the volatile state on Sunday.
Potential drone attacks in Somalia killing 8 al-Shabaab militia:
The attacked which targeted a base belonging to the Islamist extremist group is believed to have killed at least eight people, stated Voice of America (VOA).
At least seven killed in Burundi shootings, blasts:
At least seven people were killed in Burundian capital Bujumbura, a rights activist said on Sunday, as the east African country plunges deeper into a spiral of political violence.
Afghan forces kill 61 Taliban, IS fighters in 2 days:
Afghan security forces backed by aircraft in crackdown against militants have killed 61 armed insurgents from Taliban and the Islamic State (IS), or Daesh groups, in the troubled southern and eastern parts of the conflict-ridden country over the past days, officials said Sunday.
Nepal police kill two protesters in fresh charter clashes:
Nepalese police shot and killed two protesters after fresh clashes erupted in the country's southern plains as a crisis over a new constitution deepens, a senior local officer said Sunday.
Russia says killed 10 ISIS-linked fighters in North Caucasus:
The fighters opened fire on law enforcement officers and threw grenades after they were cornered in a wooded area outside the city of Nalchik in the Kabardino-Balkaria region, the anti-terrorism committee said.
Authorities missed many 'red flags' before Paris shootings:
There were multiple chances to stop the men who attacked Paris.
Is Brazil nearly out of fresh water?:
As the drought in Southeastern Brazil drags on, the people of Sao Paulo are struggling with stringent rationing. What accounts for the water crisis and how could it be remedied?
40 Percent of Millennials Are Okay With the Government Banning Offensive Speech:
A new analysis of Pew data offers an interesting, albeit partial, answer - many millennials are openly supportive of the idea of government regulating offensive speech:
