News Roundup and Notes: December 18, 2014
U.S. and partner nations conducted six airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria from Dec. 15-17. Separately, the U.S. and partner nations carried out 61 airstrikes in Iraq during the same time frame. [Central Command]. U.S. allies are.
Iraqs Incumbent PM Nouri Al-Maliki Grows More Isolated As He Clings To Power
The Kurdish-speaking Yazidis follow an ancient religion, with roots in Zoroastrianism, which the Islamic State group considers heretical and has vowed to destroy. On Tuesday night, U.S. Central Command said four U.S. Air Force cargo planes dropped 108 .
News Roundup and Notes: November 7, 2014 | Just Security
White House press secretary Josh Earnest declined to comment on the ���private correspondence,��� but emphasized that the U.S. is not cooperating militarily with Iran on the Islamic State fight. [Wall Street. U.S. Central Command chief Army Gen.. [BBC] The publicity surrounding the revelations has ���outraged��� the Pentagon and SEAL chiefs, as it constitutes a ���breach of the special forces supposed code of omerta,��� reports The Guardians Ewen McAskill. A State��.
News Roundup and Notes: December 9, 2014
U.S. allies will send up to 1,500 troops to Iraq to support the growing U.S. military presence that will train and advise Iraqi and Kurdish troops in the fight against the Islamic State, according to American officials. [New York Times Helene Cooper.
News Roundup and Notes: December 4, 2014
[Central Command]. The ���net effect��� of Iranian airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq is ���positive,��� Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday, while emphasizing that the ���fundamental��� U.S. policy against coordinating with Iran has not changed.
Libyan Islamic Fighting Group joins al Qaeda - The Long.
The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group was formed in 1995 and is principally compromised of Libyans who fought in the Soviet-Afghan war, the MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base notes. The Libyan veterans returned to. The regional teams will link to African Union organizations, Africa stand-by force brigade headquarters [and] U.S. AID support hubs, Defense News reported in September. Advertisement:. Each time promising an Islamic state ? How is this different��.
Islam, Jihad And Democracy: The Inquisitr Interviews Robert.
Robert Spencer may be one of the most controversial men in America today. Since he published his first book on Islam in 2002, Spencer has been the nations leading voice on the danger the United States is facing from��.
Overnight News Digest: Ferguson, MO Edition - Daily Kos
BBC. The governor of the US state of Missouri has activated the states National Guard in anticipation of a grand jury decision over the killing of an unarmed black teenager. In a statement, Mr Nixon said the guard will. Members of the self-styled tech-revolution group Anonymous have apparently seized control of several Twitter accounts and websites belonging to members of the Ku Klux Klan in retaliation for threats made against protesters in Ferguson, Missouri.
Kerry: attacks are slowing Isis advance but defeating jihadis could take years
Western and Arab attacks on Islamic State (Isis) in Iraq and Syria are halting the jihadis advances, but it could still take years to defeat them, the US warned on Wednesday as it emerged that Iran had also launched air strikes against the extremist.
IS hacks US Centcom Twitter feed | Latest News Link
IS hacks US Centcom Twitter feed. US Central Commands Twitter account is hacked by a group claiming to be supporters of Islamic State. Read more from source:���BBC�����.
FPs Situation Report, presented by Lockheed Martin: US effort
FPs Situation Report, presented by Lockheed Martin: U.S. effort to bankrupt the Islamic State isnt working; Ukraine edges closer to NATO; More needed from the U.S. to counter alleged North Korean cyberattack; and much more.. The Washington Posts Matt OBrien with more on the surging American economy: ���The good news is that the economy grew at a 5 percent annual pace in the third quarter this year, revised up from the 3.9 percent that the Commerce��.
News Roundup and Notes: November 13, 2014
U.S. forces continued to target the Islamic State this week, carrying out 16 airstrikes in Syria and a further seven in Iraq between Monday and Wednesday, all of which were conducted with the assistance of partner nation military forces. [Central.
Kurds Face Massacre In Syrian Border Town As Turkey Just Watches
Meanwhile, U.S.-led coalition airstrikes have done little to stop the siege of Kobani. According to U.S. Central Command, the coalition led nine airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday and Saturday, reportedly killing at least 35.
As US warplanes hit Islamic State group, UK debates joining airstrikes
In the latest action against the Islamic State group, the U.S. Central Command says in a statement that American warplanes and drones conducted five strikes south and southwest of Kirkuk, destroying Islamic State vehicles, including Humvees and an MRAP.
Iraq Says US Airstrikes Have Been Effective Against Islamic State
U.S. planes and drones launched four airstrikes on Islamic State forces Saturday as they fired indiscriminately on Yazidi civilians taking shelter in the Sinjar mountains, U.S. Central Command said. The strikes, which were spread out during the day.
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Centcoms Twitter/YouTube Accounts Hacked By ISIS, Soldiers Families Threatened, Addresses Published: ���We Know Everything About Your Wives, Children��� - U.S. Central Commands Twitter and YouTube accounts were apparently just hacked by ISIS,. Via Reuters: (Reuters) ��� The U.S. Central Command Twitter feed appeared to have been hacked on Monday by people claiming to be Islamic State symp... Vlad: BBC Asia interviews a Hamas leader on their.
British jihadi killed in Kobane fighting for ISIS
The United States and its allies have staged 30 air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq since Wednesday, the U.S. Central Command said on Friday. The 23 strikes in Iraq included six near Baiji that hit Islamic State buildings, vehicles.
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CENTCOM Twitter account hacked January 12, 2015. The Twitter account for U.S. Central Command was suspended Monday after it was hacked by ISIS sympathizers, a defense official told CNN. Who hacked CENTCOM?
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Sky News Australia has the top stories in news online from Australia and the rest of the World.. sites after a deadly week of attacks in Paris. The US Central Command twitter account appears to have been hacked by I.S. sympathizers.
News Roundup and Notes: October 27, 2014
The U.S.-led coalition stepped up its air campaign against the Islamic State over the weekend. American forces have carried out six strikes in Syria since Friday and, along with partner nations, a further 34 strikes in Iraq. [Central Command: here and.
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Islamic State hacks CENTCOM Twitter account - On Monday morning, the ISIS group CyberCaliphate hacked into the CENTCOM Twitter account and posted the names and addresses of several U.S. military Genera. 21 minutes ago. Daily Pundit �� �� Breaking News: Lefty Gizmodo Hack Hates Ted Crus - 8 Dumb Quotes About Science From New NASA Overseer Ted Cruz Even though Cruz is from Houston, home of Johnson Space Center, theres reason to believe that. 41 minutes��.
News Roundup and Notes: September 25, 2014
U.S.-led airstrikes overnight targeted Islamic State-held oil refineries in eastern Syria, aimed at cutting off the groups key source of revenue [U.S. Central Command]. The strikes, carried out with Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E., reportedly killed.
FPs Situation Report, presented by Lockheed Martin.
FPs Situation Report, presented by Lockheed Martin: Kurdish fighters advance against the Islamic State; North Korea could go back on U.S. terror list; Russians pay the price for Putin; and much more.. BBC: ���The BBC World Service is being financially outgunned by Russian and Chinese state-owned news channels, its former director Peter Horrocks has warned, amid high-level concerns that Britain and the US are losing a global information war with the Kremlin.
UN Accuses Islamic State of Attempted Genocide as Fighters Renew Assault on.
American aircraft have carried out more than 135 airstrikes in the area since it extended operations into Syria in September, according to US Central Command (CentCom). Earlier this week American aircraft airdropped arms to the Kurdish Peoples.
Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/17/2014 | Gates of Vienna
A French convert to Islam named Maxime Hauchard may be one of the ISIS mujahideen who assisted ���Jihadi John��� in the Islamic States latest videotaped mass beheading extravaganza. Thus we have the unusual situation where a French convert to Islam may have assisted in the beheading of an American convert to Islam, Peter Tassig, a.k.a. Abdul-Rahman Tassig. Yet the victim is... Shafiul Islam, 48, was hacked to death on his way home. An extremist group��.
FPs Situation Report, presented by Lockheed Martin: U.S. is.
FPs Situation Report, presented by Lockheed Martin: U.S. is missing key allies in Islamic State fight; Putin remains defiant as Russian economy crumbles; North Korean cyberattack undermines Obamas Cuba success; and much more.. By David FrancisDavid Francis is a staff writer for Foreign Policy, where he runs the widely-read Situation Report morning email and oversees FPs breaking news blog, The Cable.. Facebook Twitter Google Plus Reddit Email��.
US Centcom Twitter account hacked by Islamic State
US Central Commands Twitter and YouTube accounts have been hacked by a group claiming to back Islamic State. One message said: American soldiers, we. I wouldnt say its trivial, but its just a slip, he told the BBC. Twitter accounts are.
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US forces ���successfully [conducted] four air strikes to defend Yazidi civilians being indiscriminately attacked��� near Sinjar, said a statement from the United States Central Command (Centcom), which covers the Middle East... BBC News delivers a call: John McAfee in surprise rant over Google and privacy. Notorious computer security pioneer John McAfee has used a surprise appearance at a hacking conference to warn of threats against ���freedom��� thanks to privacy��.
US Airstrikes Hit Iraqi City Amirli Under ISIS Siege
WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Aircraft from the United States, Australia, France and Britain dropped food and water to the beleaguered Iraqi town of Amirli, which has been under siege by Islamic State militants for nearly two months, the Pentagon said Saturday night.
News Roundup and Notes: November 24, 2014
The U.S. will supply arms to Iraqi Sunni tribesmen, including AK-47s, grenades and mortar rounds, in an effort to assist the battle against the Islamic State in Anbar province, according to a Pentagon document for Congress... [BBC]. If you want to.
Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News: 09/23 Links Pt2: Judea Pearl.
Where things stand with Hamas, Hezbollah, and Islamic State Hezbollah and Hamas ���pose a very particular threat to Israel but also a very special dilemma,��� said Natan Sachs, a fellow at the Center for Middle East Policy at the.. Another notable point about this report is that it (or any other currently appearing on the BBC News website) does not inform readers that the same court in the United States ruled on the same day that a similar case is to be reinstated.
Obama Is Wrong: The Sony Hack Is Not Cybervandalism.
Obama Is Wrong: The Sony Hack Is Not Cybervandalism �� | Foreign Policy | the Global Magazine of News and Ideas.. When Centcom General Speaks, People Listen. Destroying a $30,000 Islamic State Pickup Truck Can Cost ���... Indeed, the Sony hack demonstrates the urgency with which the United States must develop policies that send a clear signal to would-be attackers that they will pay a high price for seeking to strike the United States and that the U.S.��.