Russia wants to stop ISIS’ illegal oil trade
Russia wants to stop ISIS’ illegal oil trade – Churkin
Russia is working with the UN Security Council on a document that would enforce stricter implementation of Resolution 2199, which aims to curb illegal oil trade with and by terrorist groups, Russian ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin told RIA Novosti.
The Real Reason for Turkey’s Shoot-Down of the Russian Jet
The data supports Putin’s assertion that the shoot-down was prepared in advance due to Russian bombing of Turkey-linked rebels in Syria
Turkey’s ops not directed at Islamic State – Pentagon head to US Congress
The US says Turkey’s operations are not “directed” at Islamic State and the Pentagon would like Ankara “to do more” both in the air and on the ground. It has also failed to control its borders “effectively,” Secretary of Defense Ash Carter told Congress.
Syria Bombing Debate in UK Underscores ‘Dereliction of Duty’ in US
‘As our allies in the UK prepare to debate and vote on their involvement in this battle, it is well past time that our own country do the same,’ says U.S. senator
After Paris You’re Meant to Hate Refugees
Man held at Guantánamo for 13 years a case of mistaken identity, say officials
Mustafa al-Aziz al-Shamiri was low-level Islamist foot soldier, not al-Qaida courier and trainer as had been believed
Obama rejects plan to close Gitmo, build another on US soil – report
Young people who question the Government or media may be extremists, officials tell parents
A leaflet distributed as part of an anti-extremism drive says these signs are ‘specific’ to radicalisation
NATO foreign ministers agree to offer Montenegro membership
NATO foreign ministers have agreed to invite Montenegro to join the military alliance. The move is likely to lead to further deterioration in NATO’s relations with Russia, which sees the alliance’s expansion eastward as a threat to its national security.
Israelis – Not Muslims – Cheered in Jersey City on 9/11
Israelis – Not Muslims – Cheered in Jersey City on 9/11
Russia has right to military response after jet downing: Naryshkin
Vladimir Putin announces Russian sanctions against Turkey
Kremlin decree issued to ‘ensure national security’ includes restrictions on imports and on Turkish staff working for Russian businesses
Turkish weapons ‘heading to end in ISIS hands’: RT speaks to Cumhuriyet journalists
Journalists from one of few remaining independent newspapers in Turkey, Cumhuriyet, whose editors were recently, arrested, have spoken to RT from their Istanbul office, sharing what they know about Turkey’s alleged connections with Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL).
Turkey boosts arms supplies to Syria terrorists in exchange for oil & antiques – Damascus
Putin and Hollande go after Erdogan’s racket
Kremlin says Putin ‘fully mobilized’ to tackle threat from Turkey
Military expert: Turkish air force stalked Russian jets ‘for several days’
Turkey suspends Syria flights after crisis with Russia
The Turkish army has suspended flights over Syria as part of an ongoing joint military campaign with the United States against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) after it shot down a Russian jetfighter, sparking an unprecedented crisis between Ankara and Moscow.
WHY? Turkey Openly Refuses to Fight ISIL; Quits US Military Coalition?
Another cowardly act from Erdogan’s Turkey. Now they are openly refusing to fight ISIL citing threat of S-400, Su-27 air cover and hostile attitudes of Russians after they themselves provoked it.
Erdogan’s Mistake: Russia May Now Initiate Own ‘No-Fly Zone’ Over Syria
President Erdogan’s mistake in shooting down the Russian Su-24 bomber ‘has waived the green light’ for Russia to initiate a ‘no-fly zone’ by deploying additional fighter power and air defense systems in Syria, US columnist Jim W. Dean notes.
Putin Asks France for Map of Syria’s Anti-ISIS Rebels to Avoid Bombing Them
Status of Various Rebel Factions Long Unclear
Belgian Physicists Calculate that Everyone Is Lying About the Downed Russian Jet
Kremlin says Western powers ‘not ready’ to work in anti-IS coalition with Russia
Syrian troops could be used to help fight Isis, France’s foreign minister says
Laurent Fabius says use of government troops will only be an option if and when a unity government without Assad is in place
Thousands attend protests against UK airstrikes on Syria:
Thousands of people gathered outside Downing Street and in cities around the UK on Saturday to protest against the government’s plans to bomb Islamic State targets in Syria.
Iranian media is revealing that scores of the country’s fighters are dying in Syria
Saudi-led Yemen strikes illegally kill civilians: HRW
In Yemen War, Mercenaries Launched By Blackwater Head Were Spotted Today
Enslaving People to Keep Them Safe from Government-Produced Enemies
Why did our American ancestors enact the Fourth Amendment? Because they knew that governments everywhere attract the same type of people — those who mean well as they smash down people’s doors with the aim of keeping people in society “safe and secure,” including from enemies that government policies produce. By enacting the amendment, our American ancestors were striving to protect American society from those types of people within the federal government.
The pretend war: why bombing Isil won’t solve the problem
The deployment of our military might in Syria will exacerbate regional disorder – and it will solve nothing
Suspect identified in Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting, 3 killed, 9 injured
Turkish F-16 attacked Russian Su-24 without warning
Turkish F-16 attacked Russian Su-24 without warning, both were above Syria – commander
Putin: Turkey deliberately leading relations with Russia ‘into a gridlock’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Turkey of intentionally bringing relations with Russia into a ‘gridlock’ following the incident with the downed Russian bomber in Syria.
Let’s talk, Turkey: Downing of Russian SU-24 bomber just doesn’t add up
Russia will pull out of Syria coalition if downing of jet is repeated, says Putin
Russian president agrees closer ties to defeat Islamic State but says any more ‘unacceptable’ incidents would mean ‘an end to cooperation with anybody’
‘Commercial scale’ oil smuggling into Turkey becomes priority target of anti-ISIS strikes
Islamic State’s daring and impudent oil smuggling into Turkey should become a high-priority target in order to cripple the terrorist group, President Putin said, backed by French President Francois Hollande. Both agree that the source of terrorist financing must be hit first and foremost.
Russia ‘wipes out’ Syrian rebels in area where its jet was brought down
Russia deploys cutting-edge S-400 air defense system to Syrian base after Su-24 downing
Moscow has deployed its newest S-400 air defense missile system to Khmeimim in Syria as part of a security boost following the downing of a Russian jet by Turkey earlier this week.
Mystery over who bombed Turkish convoy allegedly carrying weapons to militants in Syria
A Turkish convoy, which according to some reports was transporting weapons to terrorist organizations, has been hit by apparent airstrikes in northwestern Syria.
Russia targets Turkish economy over downed warplane
Turkish PM Warns Russia Not to Attack Syrian Turkmens
Brags of Giving Order Himself to Shoot Down Russian Plane
UAE Dispatches Colombian Mercenaries to Yemen
The United Arab Emirates have made a lot of their involvement in the Saudi war against Yemen, and were one of the first to send ground troops into the nation to try to seize territory from the Shi’ite Houthis. The troops weren’t all Emiratis, however.
If you keep saying Saudi Arabia is like ISIS, you might get sued
Now, reports in the Saudi press suggest that authorities have a new tactic for those who compare them to the Islamic State: taking them to court. According to a report in pro-government newspaper Al Riyadh, the Saudi justice ministry is planning to sue a Twitter user who suggested that a death sentence recently handed out to a Palestinian artist for apostasy was “ISIS-like.”
Saudi Arabia executions: Kingdom to behead 50 men convicted of terrorism offences despite threat of Shia revolt
Impervious to international opinion, the desert kingdom is poised to execute more than 50 people, three of whom were under 18 when their alleged crime took place. All because of a power struggle within the ruling family
Mali manuscripts: Nations treasure trove of ancient books saved from jihadists are once again at risk
There are fears that Islamists may try to complete the cultural cleansing they started almost three years ago in Timbuktu
US Muslim forced off plane cites Islamophobia
Being told to get off plane in front of passengers was “humiliating”, says Kameelah Rasheed, who alleges discrimination.