News & Comments: 09/23/14

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Euronews - Ukrainian army and rebel troops pull back to create buffer zone

23/9/2014

In eastern Ukraine, government troops and pro-Russian rebels have begun withdrawing from frontline positions, according to Ukranian officials. It comes after Ukraine, Russia, and the rebels signed an agreement in the Belurussian capital Minsk last week to create a 30 kilometre buffer zone and pull back heavy artillery. A ceasefire on September 5 had been regularly broken with Ukrainian troops and civilians being killed. Neither side has yet completed their withdrawal. … READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2014/09/23/uk...

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Amnesty law not settled, which could complicate its use - lawyer http://t.co/vEKXRxAy9W pic.twitter.com/kpNgaEGBtj
— Ukrainian News (@24todayneteng) September 23, 2014

#Russia'n media use fake photos to prove that #Ukrainians are nazi. #Ukraine #stopRussianAggression pic.twitter.com/06rA4iqz0i
— Сергій (@Bojko13) September 23, 2014

23.09.2014 19:40 — lb.ua В Киевской области начались отключения света

В Киевской области начались отключения света. Об этом 23 сентября сообщается на сайте "Киевоблэнерго". "В связи с нарушением баланса между производством и потреблением электрической мощности и ее дефицитом в объединенной энергетической системе Читать далее ›

AP - Airstrikes by U.S. and partner nations on ISIS in Raqqa, Syria

23/9/2014

The U.S. and several Arab allies began a campaign of airstrikes over parts of Syria controlled by the Islamic State militant group Monday night to weaken its advancement through the region. (Sept. 23)
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BREAKING: MORE: U.S. launches first airstrikes against ISIS targets in #Syria, Pentagon says http://t.co/NpOxmVGbc2
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) September 23, 2014

US expanding strikes into *western Aleppo* under "Khorasan" pretext: this is a govt-held area, not ISIS stronghold: http://t.co/um4WxUlCGJ
— Phil Greaves (@PhilGreaves01) September 23, 2014

U.S. partners in anti-ISIS airstrikes include Jordan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE http://t.co/T6meyiUWw7 pic.twitter.com/3VTwHMejbg
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 23, 2014

LATEST: US, Arab allies launch first wave of airstrikes against ISIS in Syria http://t.co/QGYQxGY2BT
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 23, 2014

#Raqqa the 2nd post office tower is about to fall dut to the air strikes Please be careful stay away from the area pic.twitter.com/Wn6uu8oHff
— الرقة تذبح بصمت (@Raqqa_Sl) September 23, 2014

Insight into how the civilians of #Raqqa were gripped by fear of US air strikes on Isis http://t.co/O7962Rw9DT
— Emma Wilson (@EmmaWilson1) September 23, 2014

#BREAKING #Raqqa 4 Drones Umbrella-shaped moving toward the east #Syria #ISIS
— الرقة تذبح بصمت (@Raqqa_Sl) September 23, 2014

#الرقة_تذبح_بصمت #raqqa #syria #isis مقطع يظهر طائرات التحالف والقيام بقصف بعض المواقع في سوريا... http://t.co/FAXhbL9nbO
— الرقة تذبح بصمت (@Raqqa_Sl) September 23, 2014

#Raqqa one of the airstrike in raqqa #ISIS #Syria pic.twitter.com/Ed3nSIeyyL
— الرقة تذبح بصمت (@Raqqa_Sl) September 23, 2014

#Raqqa 5-in west rural AlRaqqa. three air strikes on Tal Abyadh in north Rural Raqqa. Three air strikes targeted the 93 Brigade and its
— الرقة تذبح بصمت (@Raqqa_Sl) September 23, 2014

#Raqqa 4-security building, near the national hospital. and five air strikes on AlTaqba air base and the north surrounding of AlTabaqa city
— الرقة تذبح بصمت (@Raqqa_Sl) September 23, 2014

#Raqqa 2-summary of what happened due to the air strike by US war planes on AlRaqqa which were 18 strikes: 7 air strikes targeted the Mayer
— الرقة تذبح بصمت (@Raqqa_Sl) September 23, 2014

#Raqqa #ISIS dominated the cement plant to release a daily production of 200 tons http://t.co/v8mhferdNw #Syria
— الرقة تذبح بصمت (@Raqqa_Sl) September 22, 2014

Ukraine

VIDEO #Ukraine troops shoot down a #Russia Orlan-10 UAV drone #Donetsk https://t.co/n1bcXgvUId #Putin #Mariupol pic.twitter.com/c27bExlZks
— raging.me (@raging545) September 22, 2014