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US: Combat “advisers” could get involved against IS in Iraq

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United States military commanders on Tuesday said that the US is planning to launch strikes on the Islamic State (IS) in its strongholds in Syria, and that it could send advisers into combat zones alongside Iraqi soldiers. They also warned of further escalation in their fight against the extremists, as two branches of a rival al-Qaeda group called for unity …

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Arab League nations agree to “confront” IS extremists

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Arab League nations on Sunday agreed to take the “necessary measures” to confront militants from the Islamic State, Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi said after they meet in Cairo. “The Arab foreign ministers have agreed to take the necessary measures to confront terrorist groups including (the Islamic State)”, Arabi said at a press conference, without explicitly supporting calls from the …

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UNESCO chief condemns ‘despicable murder’ of US journalist in Syria

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The head of the UN agency mandated to defend press freedom today expressed shock at the killing of American journalist Steven Sotloff and called for the immediate release of all civilian hostages held by militant groups in Syria. “I condemn deeply the execution of Steven Sotloff,” said UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova in a statement to the press in which she also expressed …

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IS posts video of execution of second US journalist, threatens to kill British hostage

ISIS Beheads U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff

Militants from the Islamic State (IS) on Tuesday released a video of a masked militant beheading an American journalist and threatened to kill a British national they have captive. The footage, found on private terrorism monitor SITE, shows 31-year-old freelance journalist Steven Sotloff clothed in orange and kneeling on his knees against the desert backdrop. Miami-born Sotloff had written for …

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UN to send mission to Iraq to look into IS crimes

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On Monday, the UN Human Rights Council unanimously agreed to quickly dispatch an emergency mission to Iraq to investigate atrocities committed by extremist group Islamic State (IS), as Baghdad warned that the country was “facing a terrorist monster”. The 47-member UN human rights wing of the UN accepted a resolution urging an investigation presented by Iraq and supported by over …

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UN puts total number of Syrian refugees at 3 million

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The United Nations on Friday said that there are now over three million Syrian refugees due to the civil war in Syria, as US President Barack Obama revealed that the US government has no strategy in place to tackle the advancing extremists. António Guterres, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said in Geneva that Syria has become the “biggest …

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Israeli government Twitter accounts delete photos trying to link US journalist beheading to Hamas

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On Friday, Israel removed from two government-run Twitter accounts a chilling image of US journalist James Foley just before he was beheaded, after the tweets sparked widespread controversy on the internet. The picture was taken from a video of the beheading of Foley by a masked militant belonging to the Islamic State, and was posted on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin …

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Abbas, Meshaal continue talks for second day; European leaders propose new resolution in UNSC

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas continued his talks with exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Qatar for a second day, in what many believe is a follow up meeting to the talks on the previous day, which had lasted for three hours. The discussions, which have been taking place at Qatari ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani’s palace, started after fighting …

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Total War against Gaza: Israeli Genocide and its Willing Accomplices

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Outside of Israel and its organized supporters in the major Zionist organizations, world public opinion and most experts in international law see the Jewish State’s invasion of Gaza and its systematic attack on civilians and basic infrastructure as a crime against humanity. The purpose of this essay is 4-fold: 1. To identify the nature of the crime – the genocidal …

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Obama says US broke siege on Mount Sinjar in Iraq

President Obama Delivers Statement On Situation In Iraq

US President Barack Obama on Thursday said that US air strikes had ended the siege in the Sinjar Mountains in Iraq where civilians had sought refuge, and that soldiers conducting reconnaissance will be withdrawn. However, he added that US air strikes will continue against extremist forces belonging to the Islamic State (IS) if they threaten US facilities and personnel in …

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