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From
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War
By Stanley L
Cohen |
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13 Daesh
terrorists killed, 107
targets hit by Turkish
military:
According to a statement
released by the
military, shelling by
Turkish troops destroyed
terrorist hideouts,
defense positions,
command control centers,
weapons and vehicles.
Russian bombers
hit IS targets in
eastern Syria:
The Defense Ministry
said that six Tu-22M3
bombers flew from their
base in Russia to strike
IS facilities in the
province of Deir el-Zour
on Tuesday.
Syrian rebels
battle jihadists in
northern Syria:
Heavy fighting erupted
in northwestern Syria on
Tuesday between a
powerful jihadist
organization and more
moderate rebel groups,
threatening to further
weaken the opposition to
President Bashar al-Assad
Sponsors of
Syria talks in Astana
strike deal to protect
fragile ceasefire:
Russia, Turkey and Iran
to set up trilateral
commission to monitor
breaches of ceasefire
that came into effect
last month.
Donald Trump
‘open to working with
Moscow’ to fight Isis in
Syria:
The announcement comes
the same day that the
Russian Defence Ministry
said that a coordinated
strike against Isis
targets near al-Bab in
northern Syria had
already taken place
Iraq; 14 killed
in eastern Mosul
shelling,
: Fourteen civilians
were killed and 13
others were injured on
Tuesday when Islamic
State militants
bombarded residential
areas in eastern Mosul
recently recaptured by
government forces.
Islamic State
recovers 30 members’
bodies from Tigris River:
Islamic State group
recovered the bodies of
30 members belonging to
the group, who were
killed by a coalition
air strike few days ago,
from the Tigris River in
western Mosul, Alsumaria
reported on Tuesday.
Iraq PM orders
probe into abuses
reported in Mosul battle:
A recording circulated
on social media and on
the Qatar-based Al
Jazeera network on
Saturday perpetrating to
show police officers
summarily executing
three unarmed men in a
district of Mosul
retaken from Islamic
State.
Iraqi soldiers
abuse children near
Mosul: Video
- More footage has been
leaked on social media
showing Iraqi soldiers
beating and humiliating
children who have been
attempting to flee the
violence caused by the
ongoing operation
against Mosul.
Iraq army denies
taking east Mosul from
ISIL:
Army retracts earlier
announcement that its
troops have retaken all
of eastern Mosul from
ISIL rebels.
PM Abadi says
Iraq's oil is for
Iraqis, in reaction to
Trump:
"I've got assurances
from President Trump
that the assistance to
Iraqi will continue and
that it will also
increase," Abadi told a
news conference in
Baghdad.
Yemen: Nearly 70
killed by air strikes by
Saudi-led coalition;
Air strikes by a
Saudi-led coalition and
fighting near the
strategic Bab al-Mandab
strait killed at least
52 fighters among Shiite
Huthi rebels and allied
troops loyal to
ex-president Ali
Abdullah Saleh, the
sources said.
Plan approved
for 2,500 new illegal,
squatter homes in
occupied West Bank:
The largest recent
settlement building plan
announced by Israel,
which came as the
country feels emboldened
by US President Donald
Trump, who is not
critical of illegal
settlement activity, as
opposed to his
predecessor Barack Obama.
Louis Theroux:
The Ultra Zionists:
Video documentary
Israeli
"Defense" Minister : 'In
the next conflict—we
will not stop until a
white flag is raised';
"I advise the Europeans,
Americans and Russians
to first of all steer
clear of the
Israeli-Palestinian
conflict.
US embassy move
to Jerusalem a
declaration of war:
Muqtada al-Sadr:
Iraqi cleric and leader
of powerful militia
calls for 'special
division' to liberate
Jerusalem if Donald
Trump goes through with
plan
Tzipi Livni
cancels Brussels trip
amid threat of arrest:
Israels Ex-foreign
minister cancels
Brussels visit after
prosecutors said they
would question her over
war crimes allegations.
In case you missed it:
Jews DO Control
The Media:
Op-Ed: Let’s be honest
with ourselves, here,
fellow Jews. We do
control the media.
Al-Shabaab
fighting kills 5 in
Somalia:
At least five people
including three soldiers
were killed Monday in
heavy fighting between
the Somali army and
heavily armed militia
belonging to al-Shabaab,
officials said.
Afghanistan:
Almost 80 Daesh And
Al-Qaeda Insurgents
Killed In Zabul:
Zabul officials said on
Tuesday that almost 80
Daesh and Al-Qaeda
insurgents were killed
in foreign troops
airstrikes in the
province in the past
four days.
Kidnapped Afghan
policemen kill 5 alleged
Taliban militants in
Baghlan:
Two Afghan policemen
have broken a Taliban
cell in northern Baghlan
province of Afghanistan,
leaving at least 5
militants dead.
Taliban to
Trump: Pull out troops
or face 'shameful
defeat':
In an open letter to
Trump published on one
of its official webpages,
the group said nothing
has been achieved in 15
years of occupation
except bloodshed and
destruction.
Indian troops
kill 3 as fresh violence
erupts in Kashmir:
"In the ensuing gunfight
two militants were
killed,” said Ismael,
using a reference to
people infiltrating the
area from
Pakistan-administered
Kashmir.
Beijing urges US
to exercise caution when
dealing with South China
Sea issue:
“We urge the US side to
respect the reality, to
be cautious in its
remarks and actions, so
as to avoid undermining
the peace and stability
in the region,” she
said.
China calls for
ban on nuclear weapons;
urges leadership at UN
treaty negotiations:
Massive reinvestments in
nuclear warheads,
delivery systems, and
infrastructure are
dangerous and
contradictory to the
goal of a world without
nuclear weapons.
Turnbull:
Potential for China to
join TPP after US exit:
Australian PM opens door
to Beijing amid efforts
to recast Trans-Pacific
Partnership without the
United States.
Chinese court
sentences former senior
official to life term
for graft:
A Chinese court Monday
sentenced a former top
official to life in
prison for corruption
involving millions of
dollars, the latest
high-profile conviction
in President Xi
Jinping's crackdown on
graft.
Demonizing Russia?:
Russia is
targeting French, Dutch
and German elections
with fake news, EU task
force warns:
Russia is seeking to
influence the outcome of
several key elections in
European countries this
year with fake news, a
special task force set
up by the European Union
has warned.
Supreme Court's
Brexit ruling -
: The Brexit Secretary
faces MPs after the
country's top judges
rule against the
Government over the
triggering of Article
50.
Spanish bankers
sent to jail in landmark
ruling;
A Spanish court has
jailed five former
executives who got
millions in severance
pay from a struggling
bank that later had to
be nationalised, a first
in a country still
reeling from banking
bailouts.
Brazil Invites
US to Use Amazon
Military Base:
Defense Minister Raul
Jungmann made the
announcement following a
meeting with U.S.
officials at the
headquarters of the
Ministry of External
Relations of Brazil in
the national capital of
Brasilia.
Mexico - Gas
price protests are still
drawing crowds:
An estimated 50,000
marched yesterday in
Guadalajara; US border
crossings disrupted
Minister: Mexico
May Leave NAFTA if
Renegotiation
Unfavorable
: "There could be no
other option. Go for
something that is less
than what we already
have? It would not make
sense to stay," Guajardo
said
Mexico Will Push
US for Orderly
Repatriation of Migrants:
Mexican Presiden said
Monday that he will ask
that any expulsion of
Mexican migrants from
the United States take
place in an orderly,
coordinated manner.
White House begins with
English-only website as
Team Trump breaks with
Obama by nixing all
Spanish-language content:
'We have to have
assimilation to have a
country,' Trump added.
'We have to have
assimilation. ... This
is a country where we
speak English, not
Spanish.'
More
Californians dreaming of
a country without Trump:
poll:
One in every three
California residents
supports the most
populous U.S. state's
peaceful withdrawal from
the union, according to
a new Reuters/Ipsos
opinion poll
Only Republicans
Support Rex Tillerson
Secretary of State Bid:
Tillerson has already
pledged to review or
reverse former President
Barack Obama's
concessions on Cuba and
implement regime change
in Venezuela.
14 Senate
Democrats Fall in Line
Behind Trump CIA Pick
Who Left Door Open to
Torture:
Pompeo is a far-right
Kansas Republican who
has in the past defended
CIA officials who
engaged in torture,
calling them “patriots.”
Trump plans to
keep Comey as FBI
director -source:
Comey, a Republican,
drew furious criticism
from Democrats for
announcing just 11 days
before the Nov. 8
election that the FBI
was looking at
additional emails
related to Democratic
presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton's use of
a private server.
Trump's tea
party budget chief on
collision course with
GOP hawks:
“The battle lines are
drawn," said Mackenzie
Eaglen, a defense
analyst at the American
Enterprise Institute.
“No one should
underestimate the deep
ideological, commitment
Mulvaney has to cutting
defense.”
How to Freeze
the Pentagon:
News analysis: The
endless
military-spending hikes
since 9/11 cannot
continue.
Toyota Adding
400 Indiana Jobs in $600
Million Answer to Trump:
Toyota Motor Corp. will
invest $600 million and
add 400 jobs at an
assembly plant in
Princeton, Indiana,
weeks after Donald Trump
criticized Japan’s
largest automaker for
its plan to open a plant
in Mexico.
Trump urges GM,
Ford and Chrysler to
keep jobs in the United
States:
On Tuesday, President
Donald Trump met with
the top three U.S.
automakers at the White
House and urged them to
keep jobs and production
in the United States.
Trump orders EPA
media blackout;
Agriculture Department
research service bans
release of new info to
public:
The Trump administration
has instituted what it
described as a temporary
media blackout at the
Environmental Protection
Agency and barred staff
from awarding any new
contracts or grants.
Why The Keystone
Pipeline Will Actually
RAISE Gas Prices In the
U.S.:
Big Oil Is Gaming the
System to Raise Domestic
U.S. Prices.