Mass Grave of Children Who Rejected Islamic State Found in Sinjar, Iraq
Officials discovered another mass grave in Sinjar, Iraq, containing bodies of Yazidis, including children, who refused to join the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
State Dep’t Won’t Say if Iran Violated Geneva Convention
Iran Releases Footage of U.S. Sailor Apologizing After Capture
Brazil Struggles with Surge of Infant Deformities Triggered by Zika Virus
Kurds Expand All-Female Unit in Syria to Fight Islamic State
U.S. Advocacy Group Claims Russia Bombed Its Syrian Office
Earnest: Destabilizing Behavior Being ‘A Hallmark of Iranian Behavior’ Is Why We Pursued the Nuclear Deal
Tom Cotton: Obama ‘Seems Intent on Protecting Iran and the Nuclear Deal Than Getting Our Sailors Back’
Psaki: ‘No Plans’ To Address Iran Capturing Sailors, Revoking Deal Over This Isn’t ‘What We Want To See’
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Indonesian Cleric: Running Terror Camp Was ‘Act of Worship’
South Korea Fires Warning Shots at North Korean Drone as Tensions Grow
Islamic State Carries Out Massive Coordinated Attacks in Jakarta, at Least 17 Dead
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National Security
Last Boeing C-17 Leaves Long Beach Plant Killed by Union
As former employees and retirees reminisced about how a union strike killed their jobs, the last C-17 military transport plane left Boeing’s Long Beach assembly plant, which had employed 35,000 workers a decade ago.
PHOTOS: Russians Burn Turkish President Erdogan in Effigy
Protests against the Turkish government in Russia following the downing of a Russian jet on the Turkey/Syria border have intensified. Last week, Russians burned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in effigy before a Turkish embassy in Crimea.
Kurdish-Arab Tensions Complicate Anti-Islamic State Fight in Syria
Fighting has erupted between allegedly allied anti-Islamic State groups in Aleppo, Syria, killing over 20 people in the past two days.
74 Lawmakers Push to Block Syrian Refugee Plan in Spending Bill
Congress should use the power of the purse to ensure that the refugee program cannot be allowed to act as a “Trojan Horse” threat to national security, according to Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) and 73 of his House colleagues.
U.S. Embassy in Kabul Has ‘Credible Reports of an Imminent Attack’
The U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan warned on Monday that it had received “credible reports of an imminent attack,” potentially within the next 48 hours.
Liveblog: The Paris Climate Conference, Day 1
News from the Paris climate-change conference as it develops…
Boko Haram Raze Village in Niger, Abduct Unknown Number of Teen Girls from Nigeria
In what is appearing to have been an especially active Sunday for the terrorists of Islamic State-affiliated Boko Haram, two separate groups of jihadis razed as many as 50 homes in Niger while a separate gang stormed a Borno state village, kidnapping dozens of teen girls. Most of the more than 200 girls abducted from Chibok, Borno in April 2012 remain captive.
Obama Urges Putin to ‘Decrease Tensions’ with Turkey at Paris Meeting
President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin met privately in Paris where both are attending a climate change summit.
Benghazi Commission: Obama Admin Gun-Running Scheme Armed Islamic State
The Obama administration pursued a policy in Libya back in 2011 that ultimately allowed guns to walk into the hands of jihadists linked to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and al-Qaeda (AQ) in Syria, according to a former CIA officer who co-authored a report on behalf of the Citizen’s Commission on Benghazi (CCB), detailing the gun running scheme.
18K Headstones Still Need Holiday Wreaths at ‘Forgotten’ Arlington Cemetery
Wreaths Across America, the non-profit that has set a goal of placing a remembrance wreath at each of the nearly 230,000 headstones at Arlington Nation Cemetery, is still facing a shortfall this holiday season of about 18,000 commemorative garlands.
Paris Attacks: The French Connection to #BringBackOurGirls
Although two terrorist massacres happened at the same time in Paris, France and Baga, Nigeria this past January, the responses were different. The world rallied for the three days following the extremist Islamist incidents in France that left 17 dead and dallied on the four days of violence that wiped out 2,000 souls in Baga.
Pope At Mosque: “All Men are Brothers”; Imam: “Christians/Muslims Condemned to Love One Another”
On the final day of his apostolic trip to Africa, Pope Francis visited the Central Mosque of Bangui Monday morning and told the Muslim community that Christians and Muslims must consider one another brothers and behave as such. “Christians and Muslims
World View: Nepal’s Fuel Deal with China Collapses, as India Border Blockade Worsens
Contents: Nepal’s fuel deal with China collapses, as India border blockade worsens; Communist Maoists block all India vehicles from entering Nepal; Many lose jobs in Bihar, India’s border, as well as Nepal
Study: Japan Needs Bigger U.S. Military Presence to Counter Chinese Aggression
TOKYO — A U.S. independent policy research institute has issued a provocative report calling for deployment of an additional aircraft carrier in Japan.
Europe Surrenders to Turkey’s Erdogan on Refugee Crisis
Yesterday in Brussels, the European Union (“EU”) announced a groundbreaking deal with Turkey in which the EU would provide Turkey with $3.19 billion and relaxed visa requirements for Turkish citizens traveling within the EU in exchange for the Turkish government’s promise to curb the flow of migrants in Europe through its western border with Bulgaria and Greece.
Military Analyst: Italy Is a Model of Counterterrorism for the World
In the most recent issue of Nikkei Asian Review, Romanian born political scientist and military analyst Edward N. Luttwak lays out a persuasive theory explaining how Italy has been so successful in thwarting Islamic terror attempts. In a word: Italy is not afraid to deport those it considers to be a threat to national security.
2015 Paris Climate Conference: Another Bad Deal for America
At the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21), President Obama plans to sign another bad deal for America.
Putin Enacts Economic Sanctions Against Turkey over Jet Attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued economic sanctions against Turkey in response to the downing of a Russian warplane on Nov. 24.
Vladimir Putin: U.S. Implicated in Turkish Jet Downing
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. of leaking the flight path of a downed Russian jet to Turkey, allowing the latter country to shoot it down.
Thousands of Graves at Arlington Cemetery May Forgo Wreaths Due to Lack of Funding
Wreaths Across America, a non-profit group that for the last 23 years has been placing wreaths on the graves of our nation’s fallen warriors without any government assistance, is thousands short of its goal of placing one commemorative garland at each of the nearly 230,000 headstones at the Arlington National Cemetery, due to a lack of funding this holiday season.
Iran Sanctions Relief Will Break Russia’s Gas Monopoly
With sanctions about to be lifted, Iran unveiled a “new model” for a 25-year joint-venture oil and gas production contract on terms favorable to foreign companies in an effort to recruit $100 billion in foreign capital to break Russia’s natural gas monopoly in Europe.
Pope Francis Releases Prog Rock Album ‘Wake Up!’
Just when you thought Pope Francis had no more surprises up his sleeve, he has released his first prog-rock album titled “Wake Up!”
Russians Target Turkmen in Syria, Angering Ankara
Russian planes have been bombing ethnic Turkmen in Syria, escalating tensions between Moscow and Ankara.
World View: Russia’s Military Buildup a Game-Changer in Syria
Contents: Russia’s military buildup makes Syria into a Russian no-fly zone; Russia ends food imports from many countries; Turkey’s Erdogan ‘saddened’ by downing of Russia’s warplane
Palestinian Attacks: Woman Stabbed in Back, Police Officer in Neck
A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli police officer in Jerusalem on Sunday before being shot dead by security forces, and another Palestinian stabbed a woman in the back as she was waiting for a bus, police said, as a two-month wave of violence showed no sign of relenting.
