2015年6月16日 星期二

2015-06-17 Israel Middle East


Chron.com
   
Al-Qaida's No. 2 figure killed in US strike in Yemen   
Chron.com
CAIRO (AP) — A U.S. airstrike has killed al-Qaida's second-most-powerful figure, the head of its Yemeni branch, dealing the terror network its biggest blow since the killing of Osama bin Laden at a time when it is vying with the Islamic State group for the ...

US 'decapitation' strikes have killed terrorist leaders, but not al-Qaida   Chicago Tribune
US confirms killing of Wahishi   DAWN.com
CIA Kills al Qaeda's No. 2 Leader   Wall Street Journal
Washington Post   
Toronto Star   
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NDTV
   
Kerry: Syrian regime 'absolutely' used chlorine in attacks   
CNN
Washington (CNN) Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday said he was "absolutely certain" that the Syrian government had attacked its own people with chlorine. Asked by reporters about his confidence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had used ...

Kerry 'certain' Assad waged chemical attacks   The Daily Star
Kerry says 'patience wearing thin' on Syria's Assad   Reuters
Kerry 'patience wearing thin' on Syria's Assad amid 'preponderance' of chemical ...   Jerusalem Post Israel News

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Fox News
   
Clinton Aide Didn't Write Libya Memos   
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—While serving as the nation's top diplomat, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was receiving intelligence and information about Libya through a longtime friend and confidant that was written by a third party, a congressional ...

Gowdy: Blumenthal 'merely a conduit' for Benghazi memos to Clinton   Fox News
Clinton friend Blumenthal 'shed no light' before Benghazi panel   Reuters
Clinton friend Blumenthal testifies to Benghazi panel | Reuters   Firstpost
Washington Post   
New York Post   
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The Nation
   
IS suffers 'setback' as Kurds take Syria border town   
The Nation
AKÇAKALE, Turkey - Kurdish fighters seized control Tuesday of a key border town from the Islamic State group, cutting a major supply line in the biggest setback yet for the jihadists in Syria. From across the frontier in Turkey, the Kurds and allied Syrian rebels ...

Islamic State Group Loses Key Town On Turkish Border   malaysiandigest.com
Syria Kurds seek bigger role after victories   The Daily Star

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Mother Jones
   
Backing the Wrong Horse in Iraq   
Huffington Post
The Obama Administration's announcement that it is sending several hundred additional advisors to Iraq is consistent with America's failed policy in the country. The premise of the Obama Administration's policy - that sending "advisors" and some military ...

The 'misplaced priorities' in Iraq are not the Obama administration's   Washington Post
Better Iraq questions for the presidential candidates   LA Daily News
The 'Powell Doctrine' and the Bush who got it right: Mark Shields   MassLive.com
Progressive.org   
Truthdig   
The Columbian   
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Reuters
   
Egypt court hands Mursi death sentence in blow to Muslim Brotherhood   
Reuters
CAIRO An Egyptian court sentenced deposed President Mohamed Mursi to death on Tuesday over a mass jail break during the country's 2011 uprising and issued sweeping punishments against the leadership of Egypt's oldest Islamic group. The general ...

Death sentence upheld for Egypt's former President Mohamed Morsi   Los Angeles Times
Morsy's death sentence upheld   The Hindu
Mohammed Morsi's death sentence confirmed   Irish Examiner
Gulf Daily News   
Salt Lake Tribune   
The Daily Star   
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Arab News
   
Banks' key role hailed   
Gulf Daily News
MANAMA: The Crown Prince yesterday highlighted the role of the banking and financial sectors in driving economic growth. This came as His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy ...

Saudi-Russia ties to touch new heights   Arab News
Ambassador Al-Rassi highlights importance of Deputy Crown Prince's visit to ...   Saudi Press Agency
Deputy Crown Prince leaves for Russia today   Saudi Gazette

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Gulf Daily News
   
Bahrain Opposition Leader Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison   
New York Times
BAGHDAD — A court in Bahrain sentenced the leader of the country's largest opposition movement to four years in prison on Tuesday, reflecting an escalating push by the government to silence dissident voices in the island kingdom. The leader, Sheikh Ali ...

Bahrain sentences opposition leader to four years in jail   Reuters
Bahrain sentences opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman to four years in jail   Daily News & Analysis
Ali Salman jailed   Gulf Daily News
RT   
The Nation   
Financial Express   
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Arab News
   
50000 tribals 'ready to fight against Houthis'   
Arab News
RIYADH: Former Pakistani Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Omar Khan Ali Sherzai said that as many as 50,000 tribal fighters will be ready if the Saudi-led coalition needs their services. “If and when the coalition decides to send ground forces to fight in Yemen, ...

Going After Al Qaeda   The Nation
As bombs fall, no end in sight for Yemenis' nightmare   CBS News
Is Saudi Arabia bringing anything other than chaos to Yemen?   Al-Bawaba
Emirates 24/7   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
'America has taken on a foe 5000-strong. It has killed 10000 of them. There are ...   
Telegraph.co.uk
As Hercules knew, cutting off the hydra's head is not the same as defeating the body. But in killing one - and perhaps two - of Al-Qaeda's most respected and feared leaders the United States has shown it is quite good at cutting off heads. A drone strike last ...

Can the US decapitation strategy halt attacks?   The Times (subscription)
Will whack a mole strategy succeed vs. terrorists?   Gant Daily
Drone strike kills Al Qaeda's No 2 in command   Canada Free Press

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