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Secret Files Reveal the Structure of Islamic State
Posted on Monday, April 20, 2015
Samir Abd Muhammad al-Khlifawi was the real name of the Iraqi, former colonel in the intelligence service of Saddam Hussein's air defense force had been secretly pulling the strings at IS for years until his death. DER SPIEGEL…
Al Qaida Consolidating Power in Yemen
Posted on Friday, April 17, 2015
Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen consolidated control over much of the country's largest province on Thursday, capturing a major airport, an oil terminal and the area's main military base, and striking an alliance with local tribal leaders to administer…
Bunker buster bombs ‘ready to go’, U.S. Defense Chief Says
Posted on Monday, April 13, 2015
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter addressed the possibility of a military option against Iran, saying that bunker busting bombs, meant to penetrate Iran's underground facilities, are "ready to go".
Obama holds historic meeting with Cuba’s Castro
Posted on Monday, April 13, 2015
President Obama held a historic formal meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro Saturday, the first between US and Cuban leaders in over half a century, pledging to 'turn the page' and develop a new relationship between the two…
Obama: In future, Iran could build nuclear bomb almost immediately
Posted on Thursday, April 9, 2015
U.S. President Barack Obama is persisting with his effort to rally support for the framework nuclear agreement reached between six world powers and Iran last week, but on Tuesday he admitted that Iran could have the capability to…
Kenya says it destroys two al Shabaab camps in Somalia
Posted on Tuesday, April 7, 2015
The Kenyan air force has destroyed two al Shabaab camps in Somalia, it said on Monday, in the first major military response since the Islamist group massacred students at a Kenyan university last week, Reuters reported.
Netanyahu: Iran’s Development of ICBMs Aim at US, Not Israel (Video)
Posted on Monday, April 6, 2015
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Sunday that the political framework for a nuclear deal with Iran reached Thursday in Switzerland would keep Tehran’s vast nuclear program in place, and that its inter-continental ballistic missile system (ICBM) -- an…
Iran, World Powers Reach Initial Nuke Deal
Posted on Friday, April 3, 2015
Iran and world powers reached a framework agreement on Thursday on curbing Iran's nuclear program for at least a decade, a step towards a final pact that could end 12 years of brinkmanship, threats and confrontation.
UN Report: Over 25,000 Foreigners Fight with Terrorists
Posted on Thursday, April 2, 2015
The number of fighters leaving home to join al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group in Iraq, Syria and other countries has spiked to more than 25,000 from over 100 nations, according to a new UN report.
Iran Nuclear Talks Extended As ‘Key Issues’ Remain
Posted on Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Six world powers and Iran will meet again later on Wednesday in a bid to reach an outline accord reining in Tehran's nuclear program, after failing to agree crucial details such as the lifting of U.N. sanctions by…
Midnight Deadline Approaches Iran Nuke Deal
Posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Marathon talks aimed at stopping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons entered their final scheduled day Tuesday with global powers racing to agree a framework deal by a midnight deadline, the Times of Israel reported.
