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The French military conducted airstrikes against the Islamic State militants in Iraq. Two French military jets bomb a depot and a military base used by the ISIS as a fort. More than 20 Islamic militants were said to have been killed in the said airstrike.
The 84 Filipino peacekeepers that were part of the 7th Philippine contingent in the Golan Heights have returned to the country. AFP Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Pio Catapang Jr., met the peacekeepers as they arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. AFP is planning to give medals and promotions to the peacekeepers, particularly those who were involved at the fighting in Position 68 in the Golan Heights.
(Reuters) – About 60,000 Syrian Kurds fled into Turkey in the space of 24 hours, a deputy prime minister said on Saturday, as Islamic State militants seized dozens of villages close to the border. Turkey opened a stretch of the frontier on Friday after Kurdish civilians fled their homes, fearing an imminent attack on the border town of Ayn al-Arab, also known as Kobani. A Kurdish commander on the ground said Islamic State had advanced to […]
(Reuters) – French jets struck a suspected Islamic State target inIraq for the first time on Friday, expanding a U.S.-led military campaign against militants who have seized a third of the country and also control large parts of neighboring Syria. President Francois Hollande said Rafale jets hit “a logistics depot of the terrorists” near the city of Mosul, which has been held by Islamic State for more than three months. It promised more operations in coming days. […]
The United Nation Security Council unanimously adopts a resolution that calls the Ebola outbreak in Africa an international threat topeace and security.
A 50-year old man in Florida shot dead his daughter, then his 6 grandchildren, then killed himself.
United States President Barack Obama said that strong bipartisan support shows that Americans are united in their fight against Islamic State militants.
The Islamic State militant group releases a video of a man identified as a British journalist posted on social media sites, promises to convey some facts.
In California, residents contend with an epic water drought and forest fires.
