54 killed in battles with IS in Iraq: Security forces retake areas in IS-held Ramadi:
Iraqi security forces on Monday fought fierce clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants and retook control of two areas in and near the IS-held city of Ramadi, while a total of 54 people were killed in clashes with IS militants in Anbar and Iraq's northern central province of Salahudin, security sources said.
Baghdad Bombings Kill at Least 7, Injure 15:
Two attacks in central Baghdad left three dead, while an improvised explosive device and a car bomb killed two soldiers and two civilians south of the center of the Iraqi capital.
Yazidis burn Muslim homes in Iraq's Sinjar: witnesses:
Members of Iraq's Yazidi minority, which was brutally attacked by the Islamic State group, looted and burned Muslim homes in Sinjar after its recapture from the jihadists, witnesses said Sunday.
Syria: Army establishes control over more areas across the country, kills scores of terrorists:
A unit of the army and armed forces blew up a tunnel for terrorist organizations and kills six terrorists in Talbeeseh in the northern countryside of Homs.
ISIS-linked Syrian commander killed by rival faction:
The leader of a militant Syrian faction that had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group was killed on Sunday in a suicide attack by rival extremists, a monitoring group said.
Syrian Kurdish-Arab alliance captures nearly 200 villages from IS:
An alliance of Kurdish and Arab forces fighting the Islamic State group in northeast Syria has driven the jihadists out of nearly 200 villages, its spokesman told reporters on Monday.
US-led strikes destroy 116 Islamic State fuel trucks in east Syria:
Strikes by the US-led air coalition fighting the Islamic State group destroyed 116 fuel trucks used by the jihadist organisation in eastern Syria, the Pentagon said on Monday. In a statement, the Pentagon said the trucks were destroyed in a single strike yesterday near Albu Kamal, an IS-held town in Deir Ezzor province along Syria's border with Iraq.
Obama rules out putting U.S. troops on the ground to fight ISIS:
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday said the United States would stick to its current strategy in the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, again ruling out putting U.S. troops on the ground in a fighting capacity.
40 states financing Daesh terror group, says Russian president:
Russian President Vladimir Putin says financing for the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group comes from dozens of countries, including some G20 member states.
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French president vows attacks without mercy against ISIS after Paris carnage:
Hollande said France - which is already bombing ISIS targets in Syria and Iraq as part of the U.S.-led coalition, and has troops fighting militants in Africa - "will be merciless toward the barbarians of Islamic State group."
France seeks global coalition against Islamic State:
French President Francois Hollande called on the United States and Russia to join forces to destroy Islamic State in the wake of Friday's attacks across Paris, and announced a wave of measures to combat terror in France.
Putin says Paris attacks show need for anti-terror coalition:
"I think that not only we are able, but it is also indispensible" to form an international anti-terrorist coalition, Putin told reporters after the G20 summit in the Turkish resort of Antalya. "I spoke about this at the United Nations... and the tragic events that followed have confirmed that we were right."
What French have been doing against Islamic State in Syria:
The Paris attack comes less than a week after France's military said a French airstrike had targeted an oil distribution center in Syria controlled by Islamic State militants in an attempt to cut a crucial source of the group's funding.
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Trudeau government firm on airstrike withdrawal despite Paris attacks:
Despite the devastating terrorist attack in France, the Trudeau government says it will not waver from its resolve to withdraw from the air war against Islamic State militants, as well as to fast-track the arrival of 25,000 Middle Eastern refugees in Canada before the end of the year.
13 Kurdish rebels killed in new southeast Turkey air strikes: army:
Turkish warplanes carried out a new wave of air strikes against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in the southeast, killing 13 rebels overnight, the army said Monday.
Yemen officials say airstrikes, clashes kill some 40 rebels:
Yemeni security officials say Saudi-led airstrikes and clashes have killed some 40 Shiite rebels and their allies over the past 24 hours.
US to sell $1.29 bn 'smart bombs' to Saudi:
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of thousands of smart bombs worth a total of $1.29 billion (849.12 million pound) to Saudi Arabia to help replenish supplies used in its battle against insurgents in Yemen and air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, U.S. officials familiar with the deal said on Monday.
Saudis Planning For A War Of Attrition In Europe With Russia's Oil Industry:
Russia's central bank recently warned about the growing financial risks to the Russian economy from Saudi Arabia encroaching upon its traditional export market for crude oil. Russia sends 70 percent of its oil to Europe, but Saudi Arabia has been making inroads in the European market amid the oil price downturn.
Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians in Qalandiya refugee camp:
Israeli soldiers shot and killed Laith Assad Manasra, 21, and Ahmad Abu al-Aish, 28, as clashes broke out following a raid involving hundreds of Israeli forces in the densely populated refugee camp.
UN slams Israel's summary executions of Palestinians:
The United Nations has censured Israel for using excessive force and carrying out summary executions against Palestinians as the regime continues its acts of aggression in the occupied territories.
Spanish judge issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Liberman, others :
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and seven other former and current government officials may be at risk of arrest over the 2010 Mavi Marmara flotilla raid if they step foot on Spanish soil after a judge, late last week, drew up warrants.
Israel angered by 'appalling' Swedish comments after Paris attacks:
Israel described on Monday as "appallingly impudent" comments by Sweden's foreign minister that it interpreted as an attempt to link the Islamic State attacks in Paris to the plight of Palestinians under Israeli occupation.
Egypt kills 24 militants in central Sinai near Russian plane crash site: security sources:
Egyptian security forces shot dead 24 ISIS militants in central Sinai, 70 km from the crash site of the Russian passenger plane the group claimed it brought down, security sources said Monday.
Security forces kill seven Somalis waiting for aid:
At least seven people were killed and 12 others wounded Monday when a gunfight broke out in Somalia between rival security forces as they waited for cards for food aid, police said.
Witnesses: 5 killed in overnight violence in Burundi: -
Three grenades exploded Monday in different parts of Burundi's capital following a night of violence in which five people, including a policeman, were killed, witnesses and the police said Monday.
Islamic State tightens grip in central Libya with executions - UN:
Islamic State (IS) has gained control over swathes of territory, "committing gross abuses including public summary executions of individuals based on their religion or political allegiance", the joint report by the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and the U.N. Support Mission in Libya said.
Afghanistan: US drone strike kills 12 people in E Afghanistan:
At least 12 militants, including nine foreign nationals, were killed in a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, Afghan officials said Sunday.
Three Ukrainian soldiers killed by landmine in east:
Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a landmine blast in the war-torn separatist east, Kiev said Monday, as clashes between government forces and pro-Russian insurgents rumbled on after more than two months of relative calm.
Ukrainian military shells Donetsk - administration:
The Ukrainian Army last night shelled Zhabichevo settlement north of Donetsk and the Volvo Center area in Kuibyshevsky district of the capital of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), head of the Kuibyshevsky district administration Ivan Prikhodko told Donetsk News Agency on Monday.
More ISIS-planned attacks expected: Lebanon security chief:
General Security head Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim Monday warned that more attacks similar to the twin suicide bombing which rocked Beirut's southern suburb neighborhood of Burj al-Barajneh are being planned
Islamic State threatens attack on Washington, other countries:
Islamic State warned in a new video on Monday that countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack in Washington.
CIA Chief expects more IS attacks in 'pipeline' :
CIA Director John Brennan warned that the attacks in Paris were likely not a "one-off event" and he expects Islamic State has more operations in the pipeline
Iraqi Intelligence Warned France of ISIS Attack Day Before Paris Assault:
Iraqi intelligence sent dispatch saying Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had ordered an attack on coalition countries fighting against them
Turkey Claims It Warned France About Paris Attacker Twice:
Turkey notified France twice in December 2014 and June 2015 about one of the attackers in suicide bombings and shootings in Paris that killed more than 130 people, a senior Turkish government official said on Monday.
France: Jewish community was warned of impending mass terror attack:
Security officials in France's Jewish community were informed of the very real possibility of an impending large terrorist attack in the country, according to Jonathan-Simon Sellem, a freelance journalist and a representative of French citizens in Israel.
Paris attacks: an international joint venture in violence:
Friday's attacks in Paris were probably ordered by a Belgian living in Syria and carried out by a group led by Belgium-based French nationals with an accomplice who may have used a refugee route via Greece.
Paris attacks: Abdelhamid Abaaoud named as suspected mastermind behind terror attacks:
French investigators say they are hunting a 27-year-old Belgian man suspected of being the mastermind behind Friday night's attacks in Paris.
'France is at war': Hollande urges more security spending & stripping of citizenship after attacks:
President Francois Hollande urged for increased security spending and stripping dual citizens of their French nationality if they are deemed a terrorism risk. It comes just days after Paris attacks killed 129 people.
Britain to hire 1,900 more spies to combat Islamic State militants:
Britain will increase its intelligence agency staff by 15 percent and more than double spending on aviation security to defend against Islamist militants plotting attacks from Syria, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday.
Mosque in Canada deliberately set on fire: Police:
On Sunday, police authorities told reporters that they were still investigating the case of arson at Masjid al-Salaam, the only mosque in the city of Peterborough on the Otonabee River in central Ontario.
Shots fired into Muslim family's home:
Amir and Nehal Elmasri said when they returned home to their gated community from feeding the homeless Sunday morning, they noticed a bullet hole in their garage door. The family said that the bullet went through their garage and into their master bedroom.
Trump warns Syrian refugees could be 'one of the great Trojan horses':
"We cannot let them into this country, period," the Republican presidential hopeful told CNBC.
Trump Calls for 'Study' of Mosques After Paris Terror Attacks:
Asked about possibility of France shutting mosques with radical ties and whether he'd do same as U.S. president, Trump says, "I would hate to do it, but it's something that you're going to have to strongly consider because some of the ideas and some of the hatred, the absolute hatred, is coming from these areas"
Protests erupt after black man shot by Minneapolis police:
Some witnesses' accounts that the man, identified as Jamar Clark, was handcuffed when he was shot early Sunday
