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September 23, 2014

US, Arab allies bomb IS jihadists in Syria
Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2014
US and Arab warplanes hammered Islamic State militants in eastern Syria early Tuesday, opening a new front in the fight against the jihadist group, defense officials said. Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates took part in the bombing raids, US media reported, in an extraordinary show of Arab solidarity against the IS group that has rampaged through Syria and Iraq. A US defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed to AFP that Arab "partners" joined ... read more

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Pakistani Kashmiris want India border opened for flood relief Pakistan-controlled Kashmir's parliament on Monday called upon India to open the de facto border separating the two sides of the disputed territory to allow rescue officials to reach residents hit by devastating floods. ... more		Syria Kurds battle jihadist advance as thousands flee Kurdish militia fought to defend a key border town in northern Syria on Monday after 130,000 terrified residents fled to Turkey to escape an advance by the Islamic State group. ... more		EUSPA unveils integrated GNSS and secure SATCOM user technology update Space experiment aims to reveal hidden cosmic mass Telescoping from the moon		Analyst: US to Finish Human Space Launcher by 2018 at Best It will take the United States a long time to complete its project to launch spacecraft with American astronauts into orbit from US soil, following the country's refusal to use Russian Soyuz launche ... more
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