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250 killed as ISIL launches major assault on Iraq's Haditha: The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has launched a major offensive against the strategic Iraqi city of Haditha with hundreds killed during three days of heavy fighting, a tribal source said on Tuesday.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/
Iraqi Shiite militias in mass anti-Saudi protest: Two thousand members and supporters of Iraq's powerful Shiite militias demonstrated Wednesday against Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric which sparked a regional row.
http://www.globalpost.com/
Syrian army, rebel fire kills 20 around Damascus: Government and rebel bombardment killed at least 20 civilians and wounded dozens in the Syrian capital and a nearby opposition bastion on Wednesday, state media and am activist group said.
https://www.dailystar.com.lb/String of attacks kill 20 Syria rebel commanders:
The commanders have been killed in roadside bombs or shootouts, but no faction has claimed responsibility for their deaths. Analysts say they could be part of an assassination campaign carried out by either the government of President Bashar al-Assad or the Islamic State group.
http://www.globalpost.com/
US sees Assad staying in Syria until March 2017: An internal timeline prepared for U.S. officials dealing with the Syria crisis sets an unspecified date in March 2017 for Assad to "relinquish" his position as president and for his "inner circle" to depart. That would be more than five years after Obama first called for Assad to leave.
http://bigstory.ap.org/urn:
Turkey kills 14 PKK fighters as crackdown against Kurds intensifies: At least 14 members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) party have been killed by Turkish security forces in Sur and the towns of Cizre and Silopi in the south east.
http://english.irib.ir/news/
Lebanese Army kills 4 militants on northeast border: The Lebanese Army killed four militants on the northeast border Wednesday, a security source told The Daily Star.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/
Boko Haram kill seven in suicide attack, raid:
http://www.news24.com/Africa/Boko Haram gunmen have mounted their first attacks since Nigeria's government declared them "technically" defeated, killing seven people in a raid and suicide bombing, residents told AFP on Wednesday.
UK special forces in Libya ahead of MAJOR offensive:
http://www.express.co.uk/news/A CRACK team of Special Forces are in Libya preparing the ground for up to 1,000 British troops who have been drafted in to tackle Islamic State (ISIS).
Five oil tanks now on fire at Libyan ports after clashes: Fires caused by fighting between Islamic State militants and guards near Libya's biggest oil ports have spread to five oil storage tanks that were still burning on Wednesday, a guards spokesman said.
http://www.reuters.com/
U.S. stops drone operations from Ethiopian base: officials: "This was done upon request by the Ethiopian government," government spokesman Getachew Reda said.
http://www.reuters.com/
39 militants killed in Afghan military operations:
http://www.business-standard.At least 39 militants were killed in the past 24 hours during military operations in Afghanistan, the country's defence ministry said on Wednesday.
North Korea Says It Successfully Conducted Hydrogen Bomb Test: North Korea announced Wednesday that it successfully conducted a hydrogen bomb test, a claim that if true would mark a huge jump in Kim Jong Un's quest to improve its still-limited nuclear arsenal.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/
S. Korea warns North will 'pay the price' for alleged H-bomb test: South Korea's military has increased its monitoring of North Korea after the secretive state claimed a successful test of a miniaturized hydrogen device. The fourth nuclear test by Pyongyang was condemned by leading nations.
https://www.rt.com/news/
Oregon militia hunkers down for long winter as federal agents plot next move: The members, who call themselves Citizens for Constitutional Freedom, have threatened to stay at the refuge until their unspecified demands are met
http://www.theguardian.com/us-
Last year, President Obama was the number one weapons dealer in the world: Foreign arms sales by the United States jumped by almost $10 billion in 2014, about 35 percent, even as the global weapons market remained flat and competition among suppliers increased, a new congressional study has found.
http://rare.us/story/last-
Emotional Obama unveils plan to cut gun violence: With tears in his eyes, US president vows the powerful gun lobby will not "hold America hostage".
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/
Smith & Wesson stocks peak, gun sales rise amid Obama's actions on firearms: Shares in gun maker Smith & Wesson reached their highest value ever amid President Obama's executive action on arms control. The company expects greater sales in 2016, as the rush for its guns has been "stronger than originally anticipated."
https://www.rt.com/usa/328037-
Some 63% of people can't deal with a $500 emergency: Approximately 63% of Americans have no emergency savings for things such as a $1,000 emergency room visit or a $500 car repair, according to a survey released Wednesday
http://www.marketwatch.com/
Bernie Sanders outlines plan to end Wall Street's 'greed, fraud and arrogance': Amid a slew of new pledges were proposals ranging from seizing control of credit rating agencies to turn them into not-for-profits, capping credit card and ATM fees, and preventing banks from earning interest on deposits made at the Federal Reserve.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-
Why Bernie Sanders deserves more attention than Hillary Clinton: Sen. Bernie Sanders deserves far more attention than he's getting. The 74-year-old frowzy-haired Democratic Socialist from Brooklyn by way of Vermont raised $33 million in the fourth quarter of 2015. That's just $4 million less than Hillary Clinton.
http://www.newsday.com/ |
