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[PICTURES]: IS Militants Attack Iraqi Militias in Diyala

BAS News - 2019-02-19 11:54
ERBIL — A unit of Iraqi Shi’ite militias of Hashd al-Shaabi came under attack by the Islamic State (IS) militants overnight on Monday in Diyala province. The attack led to a fierce fire exchange between the insurgents and the Shi’ite militias, according ...

Jussie Smollett attack: Timeline of key moments in alleged attack on 'Empire' actor [Video]

Yahoo - 2019-02-19 11:01

Trump Salutes Remains of 4 Americans Killed in Syria Attack | Military.com

Military - 2019-02-19 09:11

Syrian Kurds say US seeking deal to prevent a Turkish attack after withdrawal

Marinecorpstimes - 2019-02-19 08:17

Pulwama attack: Google searches 'hijacked' to link Pakistan flag to toilet paper

BBC - 2019-02-19 01:11
The results are believed to be the work of Indian protesters responding to the 14 February Kashmir attack. ...

Pulwama attack: Nine killed in Kashmir gun battle

BBC - 2019-02-19 00:30
A gun battle broke out on Monday as Indian troops searched for those behind a deadly suicide attack. ...

Syrian Kurds to Europe: Don't Abandon Us

BAS News - 2019-02-18 23:02
ERBIL - A senior Syrian Kurdish official has called on Europe not leave the Kurds once the war against the Islamic State (IS) ends while Turkey has been threatening to attack the Kurdish forces in the neighboring country. Aldar Khalil argued that the Eur ...

Trump Salutes Remains of 4 Americans Killed in Syria Attack - NBC Southern California

Nbclosangeles - 2019-02-18 22:55

LA-based civil rights activist calls for arrest of Jussie Smollett, believes he lied about alleged attack [Video]

Yahoo - 2019-02-18 10:15

Jussie Smollett had no role in own attack, lawyers say

BBC - 2019-02-18 00:02
The denial by the US actor's lawyers comes amid allegations he may have staged the assault. ...

Trump paying tribute to Americans killed in Syrian attack - National News - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

WTHR - 2019-02-17 17:41

Iran singles out UAE and Saudi Arabia in latest comments about Baluchestan terror

Seth Frantzman - 2019-02-17 14:40
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Iran has singled out the UAE and Saudi Arabia, as well as the usual comments attacking the US and Israel, in its comments after an attack […] ...

India at Munich Security Conference notifies delegates on Pulwama terrorist attack | Devdiscourse News

Devdiscourse - 2019-02-17 13:19

Jussie Smollett attack: New evidence 'shifted the trajectory' of Jussie Smollett investigation, 2 brothers cooperating [Video]

Yahoo - 2019-02-17 12:46

Turkey’s mercenaries attacked Bab Military Council positions

ANF - 2019-02-17 10:01
The attack took place in the east of Bab. ...

Jussie Smollett attack: Rep issues statement after 'Empire' actor gives police redacted phone records [Video]

Yahoo - 2019-02-17 09:45

Jussie Smollett attack: Chicago police 'eager' to speak to 'Empire' actor again after 2 persons of interest released from custody, provide new evidence [Video]

Yahoo - 2019-02-17 09:24

Pulwama attack: India mourns Kashmir dead

BBC - 2019-02-17 01:16
Thousands attend funerals across India for security force personnel killed in an attack on Thursday. ...

Pulwama attack: India will 'completely isolate' Pakistan

BBC - 2019-02-16 03:02
A minister vows to cut Pakistan off from the world as India mourns 46 troops killed in Kashmir. ...

After Americans killed in attack, Trump’s Syria plan raises questions

Militarytimes - 2019-02-16 02:17

Sources: Jussie Smollett staged attack with help of others, allegedly being written off 'Empire' [Video]

Yahoo - 2019-02-16 02:16

Jussie Smollett: Brothers held over 'attack' on Empire actor

BBC - 2019-02-16 01:28
US police detain two Nigerian men, one of whom worked on Jussie Smollett's TV show Empire. ...

Syria attack kills 4 Americans, raising questions on pullout | Fulton, Missouri News

Fultonsun - 2019-02-16 00:24

Aurora shooting: One dead in Illinois workplace attack

BBC - 2019-02-16 00:02
An unknown number of people are wounded in the attack in the Illinois suburb of Aurora. ...

Trump declares national emergency; State of Defense 2019; CENTCOM, UK spy chief: ISIS not done yet; Deadly terror attack in India; And a bit more. - Defense One

Defenseone - 2019-02-15 20:37

Suicide attack in Iran frames visit to Pakistan by Saudi crown prince - Modern Diplomacy

Moderndiplomacy - 2019-02-15 16:48

Guerrillas: We will continue our struggle until Ocalan is free

ANF - 2019-02-15 13:12
Guerrillas of the HPG and YJA Star stated that they will respond to the isolation through their steady actions. The guerrillas stressed that their struggle will continue as long as the isolation of Ocalan and attack against the Kurdish Movement continue. ...

HDP MPs who arrived in Amed are under police blockade

ANF - 2019-02-15 10:46
Turkish police has surrounded the HDP MPs who arrived in Amed with the “On the 100th day, to Leyla to break the isolation” March launched from 15 cities. One MP was injured in the attack. ...

HDP MP battered by the police hospitalized

ANF - 2019-02-15 09:44
HDP deputy Saliha Aydeniz who was battered by the police during a demonstration in Van, was subject to another attack in Amed and she was hospitalized. ...

Islamic state in Syria: US-forces attack caliphate in eastern province

NEWS - 2019-02-15 03:33

Kashmir attack: Bomb kills 40 Indian paramilitary police in convoy

BBC - 2019-02-15 00:00
At least 40 Indian paramilitary police die as their convoy is bombed on the Srinagar-Jammu road. ...

Kurdish doctors report suspected Turkish gas attack in Syria - The National

Thenational - 2019-02-14 19:54

Suicide attack kills 27 members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard

Kurdiu - 2019-02-14 16:42

13. February 2019 – Cameroon: Patients burned to death following attack on hospital

The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) - 2019-02-14 16:00

MECRA Report: Is Jaish al-Adl behind the IRGC attack?

Seth Frantzman - 2019-02-14 14:51
An attack on a bus of IRGC members in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province on February 13 is one of the deadliest in recent memory. More than 20 IRGC members […] ...

VBIED attack underscores ongoing Kurdish threat to Turkish and Turkish-backed forces in northern Syria | Jane's 360

Janes - 2019-02-14 14:41

Iran vows revenge on 'mercenaries' behind suicide attack

Rûdaw - 2019-02-14 13:26
"We will certainly make this mercenary group pay for the blood of our martyrs," ...

Rouhani Vows Revenge on "Mercenary Group" for Suicide Attack

BAS News - 2019-02-14 13:05
ERBIL - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has vowed to take revenge against the "mercenary group" for Thursday's deadly attack in southeastern Iran which killed 27 Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) personnel. Jaish al-Adil, a Sunni insurgency grou ...

At least 27 killed in attack on IRGC forces in southeast Iran

ANF - 2019-02-14 09:37
The Sunni militant group announced in a statement that all passengers in the Revolutionary Guards bus were killed in the attack. ...

Iran suicide bombing 'kills 27 Revolutionary Guards'

BBC - 2019-02-14 00:26
A Sunni militant group says it was behind the attack on a bus in the south-east of the country. ...

Cyber attack on Malta's Bank of Valletta

Gulan Media - 2019-02-13 23:55

Diyala: Two Iraqi Officers Killed, Injured While Thwarting Attack

BAS News - 2019-02-13 20:30
ERBIL - At least two officers from the Iraqi special forces were either killed or wounded on Wednesday while trying to thwart an attack conducted by unknown armed men in Diyala province. Although the Iraqi security media has not made any comments on the ...

Suicide Bomb Attack Kills, Wounds 40 IRGC Personnel- Reports

BAS News - 2019-02-13 18:17
ERBIL - A suicide bomb attack targeted a bus carrying members of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in southeastern Iran on Wednesday evening, killing and wounding 40 personnel, state media said. IRNA reported that the incident occurre ...

Trump again warns Erdogan not to attack Kurds after Syria pullout

Washingtonexaminer - 2019-02-13 16:47

John Bolton: Syria pullout hinges on Turkey promising not to attack Kurds

Washingtonexaminer - 2019-02-13 15:31

Police attack protest against isolation in Van

ANF - 2019-02-13 14:47
The police have attacked the march held in Van to support DTK Co-chair Leyla Guven, who has been on an indefinite non-alternating hunger strike for 98 days demanding an end to the isolation imposed upon Ocalan. 3 people were wounded in the attack. ...

German state lays siege to long march for Ocalan

ANF - 2019-02-13 12:07
The protesters have been marching from Mannheim towards Strasbourg for days, and were attacked by the police on Tuesday evening. 4 activists were wounded during the attack and many were battered. ...

Israel Behind Attack in Southern Syria: Netanyahu

Waar Media - 2019-02-13 09:43
WAAR_DUHOK Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed Tuesday that Israel had carried out artillery strikes overnight in southern Syria. Netanyahu spoke to reporters at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv before flying to Warsaw, Poland, where a conf ...

President Trump Salutes Remains Of 4 Americans Killed In Syria Attack - KTRS | St Louis News and Talk Radio | The Big 550 AM

KTRS - 2019-02-13 03:06

Iraqi militias kill suicide bomber before attack in Khanaqin

Kurdistan24 - 2019-02-13 02:48

Hungarian researchers rally against government 'attack on science'

Gulan Media - 2019-02-12 23:41

Relatives of IS Jihadists Flee from Group’s Last Pocket

BAS News - 2019-02-12 23:23
ERBIL - Tens of family members of the Islamic State (IS), including Iraqis, Turks, and Russians have fled the jihadist group's last bastion in the eastern parts of Syria. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has started an attack to take contro ...

IS Suicide Attack Foiled in Sinjar

BAS News - 2019-02-12 13:38
ERBIL — Security forces in Sinjar foiled on Tuesday and Islamic State (IS) plot to carry out two suicide attacks, the security sources confirmed. The jihadists, one with an explosive vest, the other at the wheel of a car bomb, were arrested outside the c ...

Ukraine official charged over acid killing

BBC - 2019-02-12 00:01
A top councillor is accused over an acid attack on an anti-corruption activist that shocked Ukraine. ...

French group wins $35.5B defense deal from Australia

Waar Media - 2019-02-11 12:07
WAAR_DUHOK Australia and France on Monday signed a strategic partnership agreement for joint construction of Australian navy’s new fleet of submarines, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. The production of the 12 Attack-class submarines by French shi ...

IS Attacks Iraqi Border Guards, Kills One

BAS News - 2019-02-11 10:18
ERBIL — At least one Kurdish soldier was killed after Islamic State (IS) militants attacked a unit of Iraqi border guards in Diyala province. A police source told BasNews the attack was carried out overnight Sunday which led to a fierce fire exchange. Th ...

US-backed Kurds launch final attack against IS - The Sentinel

Sentinelassam - 2019-02-11 09:20

Turkey must attack northern Syria 'tonight' to upset its enemies' plans - columnist | Ahval

Ahvalnews - 2019-02-11 06:05

Douma chemical attack draws international outrage | Syria News | Al Jazeera

Aljazeera - 2019-02-10 20:47

US senator claims Britain's MI6 is planning a fake chemical weapons attack on Syria | The Independent

Independent - 2019-02-10 20:07

US-backed Syrian forces launch attack on final Isis stronghold | World news | The Guardian

The Guardian - 2019-02-10 19:59

Trump salutes remains of 4 Americans killed in Syria attack

Daytondailynews - 2019-02-10 16:17

'Say goodbye, baby': Heartbreaking photo of father holding twins killed in Syria attack

Usatoday - 2019-02-10 13:32

Turkish intel captures key plotter of deadly Reyhanli bomb attack | Arab News

Arabnews - 2019-02-09 21:37

Attack drone revelation shows grave, immediate, adjacent threat to Israel: Iran | The Times of Israel

Timesofisrael - 2019-02-09 12:50

IS Kills, Wounds Three Iraqi Policemen

BAS News - 2019-02-09 10:37
ERBIL — The Islamic State (IS) militants once again attacked the Iraqi forces overnight on Friday, killing one policeman and injuring two others. The attack took place near Qaradar village of Dubiz district in Kirkuk province. The area, since October 201 ...

In the wake of the Syria attack, anxiety deepens about the planned U.S. withdrawal | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Post Gazette - 2019-02-09 03:43

Trump salutes remains of 4 Americans killed in Syria suicide bombing attack - Story | KSAZ

Fox10phoenix - 2019-02-09 01:02

U.S. Military Sets April Target Date for Leaving Syria

The Wall Street Journal - 2019-02-09 00:58
The Pentagon is preparing to pull all American forces out of Syria by the end of April, even though the Trump administration has yet to come up with a plan to protect its Kurdish partners from attack when they leave, current and former U.S. officials said ...