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The Israeli army's new Heron unmanned drone aircraft for surveillance missions flies during a display at the Palmahim Air Force Base , Israel, Wednesday, March 7, 2007. With its 16.6 meter (54-foot) wingspan and ability to fly for as long as 30 hours at a time, at a speed of 120 knots (140 mph, 225 kph) and a height of 9,000 meters (30,000 feet), the Heron is Israel's latest and most advanced weapon in the booming field of drone technology, air force officers said.
2014 Northern Iraq offensive   2014 US Military Intervention in Iraq   Photos   Terrorism in Iraq   Wikipedia: 2014 Northern Iraq offensive		  Belfast Telegraph 
US armed drones flying over Baghdad
Sat 28 Jun 2014
The US has armed drones flying over Baghdad to protect US troops that recently arrived to assess Iraq's deteriorating security, the Pentagon said. For more than a week the military has been flying... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit)
U.S. Air Force B-2 stealth bomber flies over near Osan U.S. Air Base in Pyeongtaek
2014 Northern Iraq offensive   2014 US Military Intervention in Iraq   Photos   Terrorism in Iraq   Wikipedia: 2014 Northern Iraq offensive		  National Public Radio 
Armed Drones Over Baghdad To Protect U.S. Forces, Pentagon Says
Fri 27 Jun 2014
6:25 PM ET The Pentagon says armed U.S. drones are in the skies over Baghdad, protecting American forces deploying there to assess the security situation amid a Sunni insurgency. Unarmed... (photo: AP / Shin Young-keun, Yonhap)
400 Fort Drum soldiers return from Afghanistan  Newsday  Fri 27 Jun 2014
400 Fort Drum soldiers return from Afghanistan
Travel deals FORT DRUM, N.Y. - (AP) -- Hundreds of soldiers in the 10th Mountain Division have returned home to their northern New York Army post after spending most of the past year deployed to... (photo: USMC / Michael Dye)
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President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, during his arrival on Marine One helicopter, Friday, May, 9, 2014.  National Journal  Fri 27 Jun 2014
Obama Seeks $500 Million to Train, Equip Syrian Rebels; Army General Selected to Head Iraq Advisers
By Jordain Carney Follow on Twitter June 27, 2014 By Jordain Carney ( @jordainc) Welcome to NJ's Early Bird, today's best national security, defense, and foreign policy coverage. To contact us, email... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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This file image posted on a militant website on Saturday, June 14, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, appears to show militants from the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) leading away captured Iraqi soldiers dressed in plain clothes after taking over a base in Tikrit, Iraq. San Francisco Chronicle Fri 27 Jun 2014
Rights group: Iraq militants executed 160 captives
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi insurgents executed at least 160 captives earlier this month in the northern city of Tikrit, Human Rights Watch said Friday, citing an analysis of... (photo: AP / via militant website)
Al Qaida   Human Rights   Iraq Conflict   Photos   Wikipedia: 2014 Northern Iraq offensive
Hagel orders detailed Pentagon planning on Syrian rebel training Daily Press Fri 27 Jun 2014
Hagel orders detailed Pentagon planning on Syrian rebel training
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has asked his staff to develop more detailed plans to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels, should... (photo: US DoD / Aaron Hostutler USMC)
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Algeria's Islam Slimani (13) celebrates after scoring during the group H World Cup soccer match between Algeria and Russia at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. Independent online (SA) Thu 26 Jun 2014
Algeria qualifies for knockout stage
CURITIBA, Brazil, - Islam Slimani headed an ecstatic Algeria into the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time with a 1-1 draw against Russia that dumped Fabio... (photo: AP / Fernando Vergara)
Algeria   Photos   Sports   Wikipedia: Islam Slimani   World Cup 2014
African heads of state pose for an official photograph at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Saturday, May 25, 2013. Daily Press Thu 26 Jun 2014
African leaders' summit urges action on rising militant threat
MALABO (Reuters) - African leaders called on Thursday for firm action against a rising Islamist militant threat stretching across the continent from Kenya to Mali and... (photo: AP / Elias Asmare)
2014 African Union Summit   Africa   Photos   Terrorism in Africa   Wikipedia: Al-Qaeda involvement in Africa
Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Center For Security Policy dinner at Union Station in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. washingtonpost Thu 26 Jun 2014
Dick Cheney’s criticism of Obama on Iraq is ‘unseemly’
Bill Clinton doesn't approve of the persistent criticism Dick Cheney has lobbed against the Obama's administration's policies when it comes to Iraq. "Mr. Cheney has been... (photo: AP / Harry Hamburg)
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Radical Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 6, 2010. Al Jazeera Thu 26 Jun 2014
Iraqi cleric pushes for emergency government
Iraq's powerful Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has called for a national emergency government and promised to "shake the ground" under the feet of advancing Sunni rebels, a... (photo: AP / Fars News Agency, Hamed Malekpour)
Al Qaida - Iraq   ISIS Militants   Iraq Conflict   Photos   Wikipedia: 2014 Northern Iraq offensive
Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter, center, looks over the damage to the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan,, Sept. 14, 2013. On Friday, Sept. 13, the consulate fought off an attack by the Taliban. DoD Photo By Glenn Fawcett (Released) The Hindu Thu 26 Jun 2014
LeT responsible for attack at Indian consulate in Herat: US
There is credible evidence that Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was responsible for the terror attack on the Indian consulate in Afghanistan’s... (photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett)
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry smiles at a the Conference on International Support to Libya in Rome Thursday March 6, 2014. Kerry will discuss the Ukraine crisis with foreign ministers of Italy, Britain, Germany and France ahead of an EU emergency summit in Brussels, a senior State Department official said on Thursday. Denver Post Thu 26 Jun 2014
John Kerry issues warning after Syria bombs Iraq
BAGHDAD — Syrian warplanes bombed Sunni militants' positions inside Iraq, military officials confirmed Wednesday, deepening the concerns that the extremist... (photo: AP / Alessandra Tarantino)
Iraq   John Kerry   Photos   USA   Wikipedia: John Kerry
Cheetah with cubs. Hippopotami and Nile crocodiles are found in large groups in the Mara and Talek rivers. Leopards, hyenas, cheetahs, jackals, and bat-eared foxes can also be found in the reserve. The Charlotte Observer Thu 26 Jun 2014
Iran tries to save Asiatic cheetah from extinction
TEHRAN, Iran Iran is rushing to try to save one of the world's critically endangered species, the Asiatic cheetah, and bring it back from the verge of extinction in its... (photo: Creative Commons / Siddharth Maheshwari)
African Cat   Gazelles   Miandasht Wildlife Refuge   Photos   Wikipedia: Asiatic cheetah


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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks at a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. Iraq's parliament speaker says Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has submitted a list of his new Cabinet and is ready to seat a government more than nine months after inconclusive elections. Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki rejects calls for unity government, as violence engulfs nation Sydney Morning Herald
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki arrives for a press conference in Prague, Czech Republic Iraqi PM rejects unity plea Belfast Telegraph
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A woman walks by a screen displaying the Hong Kong stock index's movement at a stockbrokerage firm in Hong Kong Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Asian stocks slumped for a third day Wednesday, as fears intensified that Greece might reject an austerity plan and default on its massive debts. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 177.24 to 19,192.72 in the mid day close. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) Asian stocks slide on Wall St drop, Iraq violence STL Today
A fighter with the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) distributes a copy of the Quran, Islam's holy book, to a driver in central northern city of Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 22, 2014. Sunni militants make major gains in western Iraq San Francisco Chronicle
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In this Monday, June 16, 2014 file photo, demonstrators chant pro-al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant as they carry al-Qaida flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. How Not to Nation-Build: Warnings from U.S. in Iraq WorldNews.com
Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands as seen from the en:International Space Station, New Zealand. Magnitude 7.2 quake strikes off Kermadec Islands, no tsunami alert Swissinfo
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A French soldier waves to children as his jeep patrols between the airstrip and a makeshift camp housing an estimated 100,000 displaced people, at Mpoko Airport, in Bangui, Central African Republic, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. Warlords endangering lives of 50,000 children WorldNetDaily
A Marine receives Anthrax shots. Exclusive - U.S. says government lab workers possibly exposed to anthrax Swissinfo
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