Iraq: Hated But Necessary Foreigners
The attack on ISIL forces in Mosul is causing panic inside the city, both among the residents and the ISIL defenders. American intelligence estimates that ISIL has about 4,000 armed men in the city while some Iraqi estimates go as high as 10,000. The most important factor is not numbers but the morale and motivation of the defenders. The American led air attacks on Mosul have concentrated on key military targets and ISIL leaders. Since July these efforts have destroyed most large concentrations ..>> view originalHow India can use Indus Water treaty to turn the heat on Pakistan
NEW DELHI: Taking the offensive right into the heart of Pakistan, India on Monday reviewed the Indus Water Treaty to explore possible ways to use its share of water of rivers flowing into Pakistan. "Blood and water cannot flow simultaneously," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as he chaired a review meeting of 56-year-old Indus Water Treaty during which it was decided that India will "exploit to the maximum" the water of Pakistan-controlled rivers, including Jhelum, as per ..>> view originalA 10000-person migrant camp in France known as 'the Jungle' is about to be razed
Migrants warm their hands near a wood fire in a dismantled area of the camp known as the "Jungle", a squalid sprawling camp in Calais, northern France, January 17, 2016. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol President François Hollande confirmed Monday a migrant camp in Calais known as the Jungle will be razed and the thousands of migrants living there will be moved to reception centers across the country because "the situation is unacceptable and everyone here knows it." In a vi..>> view originalHouston shooting: Nine injured, suspect dead
Capt. D.W. Ready said the shooter was dressed in some kind of military uniform and had Nazi emblems with him and at his house. However, Ready would not speculate on whether the Nazi insignia would help establish a motive. He said the emblems may have been collector's items. At the shooter's home, police found vintage military equipment and paraphernalia dating back to the Civil War."At this point we are very open-minded as to the motive," said acting Chief Martha Montalvo. She described the shoo..>> view originalBlasts kill at least 17 in Baghdad: police, medics
BAGHDAD Three blasts killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 50 in predominantly Shi'ite Muslim districts of Baghdad on Tuesday, police and medical sources said. A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest in a commercial street in the eastern Baghdad al-Jadida area of the Iraqi capital, killing nine people and wounding more than 30, they said. Another suicide attack hit a commercial street of Bayaa in western Baghdad, killing six and wounding 22, the sources said.A roadside bomb exp..>> view originalMuslim extremist gets 9 years in prison for destruction of mausoleums in Timbuktu
An international court on Tuesday found a Muslim militant guilty of committing a war crime by overseeing the destruction of historic mausoleums in the Malian desert city of Timbuktu, and sentenced him to nine years in prison.Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, a former teacher, had pleaded guilty and expressed remorse for his role in overseeing the destruction of nine mausoleums and a mosque door by pickax-wielding rebels in June and July of 2012. His trial, which opened Aug. 22, was a landmark for the In..>> view originalStrong Winds From Big Typhoon Hit Taiwan, at Least 4 Dead
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Strong winds knocked down people and scattered debris as a large typhoon crossed over Taiwan on Tuesday, killing four people and injuring more than 260, officials said.Typhoon Megi's bands of heavy rain and 162-kilometers- (100 miles-) per-hour sustained winds blanketed the island by midafternoon as the eye of the storm made landfall on the east coast. Authorities had raised alert levels for the island prone to landslides and flooding, said National Fire Agency Director-Gene..>> view originalPolice Say Mosque, Congress Center Attacked in Dresden
BERLIN — Two homemade explosive devices were set off outside a mosque and a conference center in the eastern German city of Dresden, police said Tuesday. Nobody was hurt.Dresden police said in a statement that there was no immediate report on the extent of damage from the explosions late Monday."Even though we do not have a letter of confession, we must assume there's a xenophobic background," Police President Horst Kretschmar said.German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere called the attac..>> view originalMobily CEO Sees Hit From Fingerprinting, Slower Saudi Economy
Saudi Arabia’s demand that all phone and internet customers be fingerprinted for identification is pressuring Etihad Etisalat Co.’s sales and profits in the kingdom, according to Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Farroukh.Introduced this year, the requirement affects all carriers and is hurting subscriber numbers at Etihad Etisalat, or Mobily, as the company is known, Farroukh said in a television interview in Riyadh with Bloomberg Markets Middle East. Saudi Arabia’s slowing economic growth will al..>> view originalMonitoring group: At least 12 more die in Aleppo airstrikes
Nine other people were wounded, some in critical condition, SOHR said. CNN has not been able to independently verify such claims.It wasn't clear who conducted the airstrikes, but the opposition and the US have blamed the Syrian regime and Russian warplanes for such attacks since a ceasefire broke down. SOHR claimed rebel-held areas in the eastern part of the city had been struck by barrel bombs Tuesday, as fighting between regime and rebel forces continues throughout the city. Throughout the con..>> view original
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