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Kurds Clash With ISIS Supporters in SHEFFIELD, UK

Kurds Clash With ISIS Supporters in SHEFFIELD, UK

Members of Britain’s Kurdish Community have clashed with ISIS supporters in the northern English city of Sheffield, according to the Times. The Kurds were said to be outraged when they saw Gaza protesters waving the black Islamic flag that is often

Helicopters Rescue Yazidis from Islamic State in Iraq

Helicopters Rescue Yazidis from Islamic State in Iraq

CNN’s Ivan Watson flew with Iraqi air forces to Mount Sinjar to drop aid to stranded Yazidis. The helicopter managed to rescue around 20 people.  Watson’s picture of 15-year-old Aziza illustrates the treatment Yazidis received from the terrorist group the

AP Video Journalist, Translator Killed in Gaza

AP Video Journalist, Translator Killed in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Six people — including an Associated Press video journalist — were killed Wednesday when leftover ordnance believed to have been dropped in an Israeli airstrike blew up in the Gaza Strip. Simone Camilli and

ISIS Abducts over 500 Yazidi Women, Girls as 'War Booty'

ISIS Abducts over 500 Yazidi Women, Girls as 'War Booty'

Islamic State (IS) militants took over 500 women and girls as “war booty” when they captured Shingal nearly two weeks ago. Witnesses confirm that the militants took women based on who “was prettiest” or would be “funniest” to be with.

Military Theme Dominating Iowa Senate Campaign Air War

Republican Joni Ernst is up with a second TV ad for the general election, see below. It’s “a 30-second spot called “Service.” It features the candidate herself saying: “I believe in service and Iowans helping Iowans. During emergencies like floods, people

France To Arm Kurds In Fight Against Islamic State

France To Arm Kurds In Fight Against Islamic State

French President Francois Hollande says France will supply arms to Iraqi Kurds “in the coming hours.” USA Today reports that Hollande received “the blessing of authorities in Baghdad” to do so.  A statement released from Hollande’s office said France is

Former CIA Officer: ISIS Will Cross the Southern Border

Former CIA Officer: ISIS Will Cross the Southern Border

Former CIA Officer and Concerned Veterans for America spokesman Gary Berntsen said that ISIS militants can and will cross the southern border on Wednesday’s Fox & Friends” on the Fox News Channel.   “ISIS presents a threat to the United States.

Veteran: France Is Leading More than the US in Iraq

Veteran: France Is Leading More than the US in Iraq

Jessie Jane Duff, a retired Marine Gunnery Sgt., and Senior Military Advisor for Concerned Veterans for America, said that France has led more in Iraq than the United States.   “Sadly we are leading from behind again. Leave it to the

ISIS Plotted To Attack Carlsberg Beer Brewery

ISIS Plotted To Attack Carlsberg Beer Brewery

Malaysian authorities have warned that terrorist group ISIS plotted to attack a Carlsberg Brewery near Kuala Lumpur, as first reported to the South China Post. The group is said to be gaining support in Malaysia, which operates rules forbidding the consumption of

Pelosi: No 'Boots on the Ground' to Stop Genocide in Iraq

Pelosi: No 'Boots on the Ground' to Stop Genocide in Iraq

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Tuesday that Democrats support President Barack Obama’s new military intervention in Iraq to attack some forward positions of Islamic State forces, deliver arms to Kurdish peshmerga fighters, and provide humanitarian aid to Yazidis

Islamic Militants Seize Two Northern Syrian Towns

Islamic Militants Seize Two Northern Syrian Towns

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say extremists from the Islamic State group have seized key towns and villages near the border with Turkey after deadly clashes with other rebels in the area. They say fighters of the group captured