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22 killed as fighting continues near Iraq's Ramadi : Iraqi security forces on Sunday continued fighting the Islamic State (IS). Fierce clashes erupted in the morning, killing at least 22 militants, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity
http://news.xinhuanet.com/
Iraq: Coalition warplanes kill, wound 25 ISIS militants in southwest of Kirkuk: - A security source in Kirkuk province said on Saturday, that 15 ISIS militants had been killed and 10 others were wounded in an aerial bombing by the international coalition southwest of the province.
http://en.abna24.com/service/
'Friendly fire' by Iraqi drone kills nine anti-IS fighters: Nine fighters from a Shi'ite Muslim militia battling Islamic State were killed in northern Iraq when an Iraqi army aircraft fired at them in error, security and militia sources said on Sunday.
http://www.reuters.com/
Turkish forces kill 12 Kurdish militants in southeast: Sources:
http://indianexpress.com/Turkish forces killed 12 Kurdish militants after finding them in a house in the southeastern city of Van overnight, security sources said on Sunday.
Reports: hundreds of civilians killed in PKK-Turkey confrontations: Turkey's largest pro-Kurdish party and its human rights foundation reported Sunday that more than 160 civilians, including women, were killed in the fallout of clashes and curfews by Turkish authorities in the country's Kurdish southeast.
http://rudaw.net/english/
Syrian Army establishes control over areas in Lattakia, Air Force destroys ISIS trucks and tankers:
http://sana.sy/en/?p=66129 The Syrian army and armed forces , backed by the air force, destroyed Sunday ISIS trucks loaded with stolen oil in Deir Ezzour and eliminated other terrorist organizations in other provinces.
Anti-Assad Propaganda Exposed: 'Starving Syrian Child' Revealed as Healthy Lebanese Girl: A viral photo depicting a "malnourished Syrian child" being "starved" by the "evil Syrian army" is a bona fide fraud. The details, via Lebanon's Daily Star ('Starving Syria child' revealed as south Lebanon girl):
http://russia-insider.com/en/
5 killed in missile strike on Medicins Sans Frontieres clinic in Yemen: At least five people have been killed in a missile strike on a Medecins Sans Frontieres medical facility in Yemen. The organization "strongly condemns this," while adding that 10 people have been injured in the attack.
https://www.rt.com/news/
Israel appoints interior minister who served time for corruption: Israeli cabinet has approved Arieh Deri as the new minister of interior, despite his prison record. Deri, the leader of the ultra-Ortodox Shas party, had spent two years in jail for taking bribes.
http://www.dw.com/en/israel-
Air strikes reported near Libya's Sirte - resident: Unidentified aircraft attacked an Islamic State convoy on Sunday near the Libyan city of Sirte, a resident told Reuters.
http://www.reuters.com/
About 50 Daesh Militants Killed in Past 24 Hours in Afghanistan: At least 50 Daesh terrorist group's militants have been killed in the past 24 hours in Afghanistan's northeastern Nangarhar province due to clashes with Taliban militants and as the result of the Afghan army's airstrikes, Afghan Defense Ministry said.
http://sputniknews.com/
North Korea tests hydrogen bomb in self-defense against nuclear threat : North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has described a hydrogen bomb test, which was carried out on January 6, as a measure of self-defense against a nuclear threat, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Sunday.
http://tass.ru/en/world/848606
U.S. flies B-52 over South Korea after North's nuclear test: The United States deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level flight over its ally South Korea on Sunday, a show of force following North Korea's nuclear test last week.
http://www.reuters.com/
25 years of Arctic ice melting in one minute (TIMELAPSE VIDEO) : "Since the 1980s, the amount of multiyear ice has declined dramatically. In 1985, 20 percent of the ice pack was very old ice, but in March 2015 old ice only constituted three percent of the ice pack," it added.
https://www.rt.com/news/
Bank clients of Middle Eastern descent want answers on closed accounts:
http://www.latimes.com/nation/From Washington state to Florida, surprising letters from banks have turned up in the mailboxes of at least a dozen people.
Cruz and Trump Vie in IA, Trump NH Favorite... Clinton and Sanders Competitive: In Iowa, Clinton has 48% to 45% for Sanders. In New Hampshire, Sanders is backed by 50% compared with 46% for Clinton.
http://maristpoll.marist.edu/ |
