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Two scenarios presented for US war on ISIL, one open-ended

Tue Sep 9, 2014 17:42:51

A pair of competing bills have been offered in the US House of Representatives and Senate which seek to authorize the new US war against ISIL radicals in both Iraq and Syria.

ISIL arms are marked “property of US Govt”

Tue Sep 9, 2014 16:34:19

From the moment the US began sending lethal arms to Syrian militant factions, there were a chorus of people expressing fears that those arms would end up in the “wrong hands,” and US officials insisted they were going to carefully vet everyone who got those weapons.

Israel is giving US information on where to target on ISIL in Iraq

Tue Sep 9, 2014 15:54:50

Israel is one of the sources providing information to the US on where to target in its airstrikes against the ISIL radical group.

Police fire kills Yemeni protesters near gov’t HQ

Tue Sep 9, 2014 13:44:07

Yemeni police have shot dead at least two Shia protesters when they opened fire on hundreds of protesters attempting to storm government headquarters.

Yemenis protest at gov’t terror policy: Houthi leader

Tue Sep 9, 2014 12:32:05

The leader of the Shia Houthi fighters in Yemen says the people in the impoverished country are protesting against the government’s policy of terror and threat.

Iraqi Izadi girl reveals horrific ordeal as ISIL 'sex slave'

Tue Sep 9, 2014 11:13:05

A young woman from the Izadi religious minority captured by the ISIL terrorist group has described the horror of being kept as a sex slave by the extremist group.

ISIL kills Iraqi kids, uses them as bombers: UN

Tue Sep 9, 2014 10:38:24

The United Nations says ISIL militants in Iraq have killed hundreds of children and used some others as bombers.

Lebanese voice anger over soldier beheading

Tue Sep 9, 2014 09:36:26

Lebanese protesters have voiced their anger after militants beheaded another army soldier.

US official: 40-plus countries ready to help fight ISIL

Tue Sep 9, 2014 09:25:16

More than 40 countries have indicated a willingness to help in the fight against ISIL terrorists in Iraq and Syria, a State Department spokeswoman says.

Iran not a threat to Sunni Arabs, Mideast: Obama

Tue Sep 9, 2014 08:26:54

US President Barack Obama has said in an interview that Iran is not a threat to Middle East and that ISIL terrorist group is a real danger for regional countries.

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