Report: Israel bombed scud trucks in Syria
Did Israel strike in Syria once more? Yes, according to reports in Syrian media. According to the reports, Israel attacked in the Qalamoun Mountains, an area near the Syrian/ Lebanese border.
Month: December 2015
San Bernardino attackers’ arsenal: 5,000 rounds of ammunition, 15 pipe bombs
Fifteen pipe bombs and thousands of rounds of ammunition were recovered by authorities investigating the husband and wife team who stormed a workplace holiday party in a San Bernardino and opened fire, killing 14 people and injuring 21, officials said Thursday.
GOP set to pass Obamacare repeal for first time; Dems vow to make it painful, force votes on guns
Congressional Republicans were poised Thursday to notch the grandaddy of all conservative wins — passage of a bill that would deliver a ‘mortal wound’ to Obamacare.
Cameroon: Haram jihadists raid village, ransack church
A raid on Tayere in northern Cameroon this month killed eight as Boko Haram’s jihadists ransacked the village church and robbed Christians of what meager belongings they had.
Uzbekistan: Christians fined, Bibles seized
An Uzbek court has fined 10 Christians for meeting without the permission of the Uzbekistan state.
Israel: IAEA report proves Iran nuke program had military dimension
A newly released report by the UN’s atomic watchdog on the military dimensions of Iran’s nuclear program ‘proved beyond any doubt that Iran operated a secret program to develop nuclear weapons, including after 2003,’ Israel said Wednesday night.
UK begins striking in Syria, hours after parliament vote
British warplanes carried out their first airstrikes in Syria Thursday, hours after Parliament voted to authorize air attacks against Islamic State group targets there.
Congress: More Than 179,000 Criminal Illegal Immigrants Roaming Free in U.S.
More than 179,000 illegal immigrants convicted of committing crimes, including violent ones, continue to roam free across the United States, with reports indicating that these illegal immigrants commit new crimes ‘every day,’ according to lawmakers and the director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, also known as ICE.
India: Hindus asault Christians
Forty Christians were severely beaten by Hindu nationals in India’s Telangana state last month after holding a prayer meeting in a private home.
Egypt: Judge attempts to destroy church
In the city of Rashid, Egypt, a retired Muslim judge is attempting to destroy a church.
Teflon Don: Trump rises again in latest poll
Donald Trump remains the clear Republican front-runner across the nation, and is defying the predictions of pundits again by gaining steam less than two months before the Iowa caucuses, according to a new poll.
Russia adding 2nd airbase in Syria, pursuing ‘expansion’ in military campaign
Russia has expanded its military operations in Syria to include a second airbase as well as other posts, according to a U.S. official briefed on the latest intelligence from the region – even as President Obama expresses muted optimism that Russian President Vladimir Putin eventually will ‘shift’ his strategy and work with the West.
Netanyahu admits: Israel is operating in Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted on Tuesday that Israel operates in Syria. “We’re operating in Syria from time to time in order to stop the country from becoming a front against Israel,” he said at the Galilee Conference in Acre.
Ethicists square off over editing genes in human embryos
Debate over the use of powerful new gene editing tools in human eggs, sperm and embryos grew heated on Tuesday as scientists and ethicists gathered at an international summit to discuss the technology, which has the power to change the DNA of unborn children.
US Will Send Special Ops Force to Iraq to Fight Islamic State
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday that the United States will deploy a specialized expeditionary force to support the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq.
Obama says world climate deal would legally bind next president
President Obama vowed Tuesday that the U.S. will provide leadership on global warming, then left the Paris talks and flew back to Washington to leave it to his lieutenants to try to strike a deal that he hopes will be ‘legally binding’ on his successor.
Turkey: Historic Protestant Church reopens
One of the oldest churches in Turkey reopened this month.
According to AINA, a worship service was recently held in the 160-year-old Mardin Protestant Church after extensive restorations as the building had been left in ruins for 60 years.
Iraqi Parliament passes discriminatory law
Late last month, the Iraqi Parliament passed a law mandating that the Christian children of fathers who convert to Islam and those of mothers who marry Muslims will all automatically become Muslims themselves, whether they want to, or not!
New emails cast doubt on Rice and Clinton’s Benghazi story
Hillary Clinton met with Susan Rice just before the United Nations ambassador appeared on political talk shows and blamed the 2012 terror attack in Benghazi on a spontaneous demonstration, a move that ultimately dashed her hopes for higher office.
EU says continues Mideast peace role despite Israel move
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday and the European Union said it would continue its role in Middle East peace diplomacy despite Israel saying it was suspending contact.