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October 12, 2014

Iraqis will have to fight IS to win back country
Cairo (AFP) Oct 12, 2014
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday it was ultimately up to Iraqis to fight back against the Islamic State group advancing in Iraq despite US-led airstrikes. "Over time we believe that the strategy will build, the capacity will build, Daesh will become more isolated," he said, referring to the jihadist IS by its acronym in Arabic. "But ultimately it is Iraqis who will have to take back Iraq. It is Iraqis in Anbar who will have to fight for Anbar." Kerry also called the IS offen ... read more

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Kurd woman leading Kobane battle against IS: activists A Kurdish woman fighter is leading the battle against Islamic State jihadists in the Syrian battleground town of Kobane, a monitoring group and activists said Sunday. ... more		Future ground role for US military advisors in Iraq likely: Dempsey US military advisors are likely to take a more direct role in the ground campaign against jihadists in Iraq once Iraqi forces are ready to go on the offensive, the top US officer said in comments aired Sunday. ... more		Triple bomb attack kills 40 in Iraq town Three suicide attacks against offices in a Kurdish-controlled Iraqi town killed at least 40 people on Sunday, many of them Kurdish forces veterans volunteering to re-enlist, officials said. ... more
				Turkey urges military support for Syria's 'moderate opposition' Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Sunday called for military backing for Syria's "moderate opposition" to create a "third force" in the war-torn country to take on the Damascus regime as well as Islamic State militants. ... more		Ukraine leader sacks third defence minister this year President Petro Poroshenko dismissed Ukraine's third defence minister of the year Sunday in a surprise decision ahead of high-level talks with Moscow on bringing peace to the Western-backed former Soviet republic. ... more

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				Kurdish PKK fighters called back to Turkey after protests A leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) warned on Saturday it had called all its fighters back to Turkey and could resume attacks, after protests over the government's policy on Syria left dozens dead. ... more		IS jihadists execute four women in northern Iraq The Islamic State group has executed at least four women, including two doctors and a politician, in their northern Iraq strongholds this month, relatives and rights activists said on Saturday. ... more

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Triple car bomb attack kills 25 in Iraq town: officials Three suicide car bomb attacks against offices in a Kurdish-controlled Iraqi town killed at least 25 people on Sunday, most of them Kurdish forces veterans volunteering to re-enlist, officials said. ... more		US drops food, ammunition to embattled Iraqi troops US military aircraft have delivered food, water and ammunition to besieged Iraqi troops battling Islamic State militants, the Pentagon said Saturday, as the coalition pursued its air assault in Iraq and Syria. ... more		LA fires fully contained after burning for 3 weeks: state agency Scientists cast doubt on famous US groundhog's weather forecasts How atmospheric winds influence ocean weather patterns		Travel warnings, Jihadists, changing French holiday plans With France's autumn school holiday approaching, a time when many leave to soak up foreign sun, travel companies are complaining that bookings are in free-fall after the beheading of a Frenchman in Algeria. ... more
Pakistani air strikes kill 21 militants: officials Pakistani air strikes killed at least 21 militants Sunday in attacks on their hideouts in a restive northwestern tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, officials said. ... more		Putin orders troop pullback from Ukraine border: Kremlin Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defence minister to pull thousands of troops from the border with Ukraine, the Kremlin said ahead of key talks on a fragile truce in the ex-Soviet country. ... more		Germany regrets 'mistakes' in Afghanistan mission Germany's foreign minister said Sunday that Berlin had made serious mistakes in its military engagement in Afghanistan since 2001 and warned against a hasty withdrawal. ... more		Navy's newest amphibious assault ship ready for duty The U.S. Navy's newest amphibious assault ship, the USS America, is being commissioned into service Saturday in San Francisco, Calif. ... more

	China's Li in Russia for Putin talks Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang on Sunday arrived in Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin as Russia is struggling with its most pronounced isolation since the end of the Cold War. ... more		Steel cut on new Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Boat BAE Systems has cut steel for the first of three offshore patrol boats it is building for Britain's Royal Navy. ... more

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