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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Fresh airstrikes hit ISIL targets in Syria, as new countries consider giving support. France on high alert security alert after ISIL threats (4th video)

24/9/2014

Fresh airstrikes have reportedly hit more suspected fighters from the Islamic State militant movement in Syria.

Five strikes are reported near the Iraqi border and others near the Turkish border.

This as reports in Britain say parliament could be recalled as early as Friday to vote on a plan to join airstrikes also taking place in Iraq.

The US President has met representatives of the five Arab nations who have joined the coalition to fight the ISIL militants: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emi…
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France is on high security alert after threats made by the Islamic State militant movement.

Soldiers are patrolling key sites, as Paris vows to continue its fight against the militants.

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said: "Iraq has called on us to help with air support for the military action on the ground by the Iraqi troops and the troops from Kurdistan, and of course we will continue airstrikes in the coming days."

The militants have called on Muslims to attack people from cou…
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#Iraq's Sunni tribes aren't flocking to fight ISIS as they await real changes in Baghdad's repressive practices. http://t.co/9bYHHrK8rL
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) September 24, 2014

JUST IN: Six more airstrikes hit terrorist targets in Syria, Iraq (via Pentagon) http://t.co/UQCJDo2a9Q pic.twitter.com/dVhWSJ8Hgr
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 24, 2014

ISIS Urges Followers To Attack U.S., French Citizens http://t.co/jWBmfeJpVh
— Shikamaru Targaryen (@shikamaru_bey) September 24, 2014

#BREAKING: France vows to continue air strikes until Iraqi army gains upper hand http://t.co/toU8nMrjp3 #ISIS
— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) September 24, 2014

Topless feminists urge 'infidels' to revolt: Topless Femen protesters brandishing plastic… http://t.co/djI0VJi8ey
— France Forum (@FranceForum) September 24, 2014

Inside an #ISIL town: '#RaqqaIsBeingSlaughteredSilently' | via @Telegraph http://t.co/IpmXbbAxAs #ISIS #Daesh #No2ISIS save #Raqqa
— Woman Voter (@WomanVote) September 24, 2014

ISIS RESISTANCE Media group “#Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered” said 'targets were #ISIS HQ and BRIGADE 93 BASE' .http://t.co/sk2ZO510nA
— Alexblx (@Alexblx) September 23, 2014

Video: Woman secretly films life under Isil in Raqqa, Syria http://t.co/bWs2DKPMku pic.twitter.com/VE4yrr14x4
— Telegraph News (@TelegraphNews) September 24, 2014

AP - Today in History for September 24th +

23/9/2014

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Highlights of this day in history: Patricia Hearst gets prison time; Author F. Scott Fitzgerald born; '60 Minutes' premieres; Baseball's Dodgers play last Brooklyn game; Muppets creator Jim Henson born; Children's author Dr. Seuss dies. (Sept. 24)

Highlights of the day in history - a retrospective view on political events, historic battles, and life changing decisions. More: http://smarturl.it/TodayInHistory

and today

New feature of http://t.co/LqqnmH65bh - now you could switch to Satellite mode of Google Maps pic.twitter.com/w0WwqF9ftW
— Liveuamap (@Liveuamap) September 24, 2014

Biggest post-Soviet drills: Russia stages exercises w/ 100k troops, 1,5k tanks, 120 aircrafts pic.twitter.com/sczJCQMvyx http://t.co/eEV4Nr6GRl
— Liveuamap (@Liveuamap) September 24, 2014

Libra's symbol may be scales, but stock performances are hardly balanced during the period: http://t.co/3vMbRuka1c pic.twitter.com/bHxJJ8iXLo
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) September 24, 2014

You must be the master of you own destiny, for unless you take control of your life, confusion will determine your fate.
— Spiritual Truths (@TheGodLight) September 24, 2014

In London, businesses pay $121,000 in rent a year for each employee, more than anywhere else: http://t.co/6zWc3cMnK2 pic.twitter.com/LwAJuO8xNs
— Shawn Langlois (@slangwise) September 23, 2014

If you want to live in New York's most elite apartment, it's going to cost you ... $130 million. http://t.co/Qv89PtAZBQ
— Yahoo Finance (@YahooFinance) September 23, 2014

iPhone 6 Plus owners are complaining that their phones are actually bending: http://t.co/m8bOAeLfy4 pic.twitter.com/5OIoB6nzeN
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) September 23, 2014

How the U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria went down last night - http://t.co/oD8JWM2Lez pic.twitter.com/4xI2Kle1lv
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 24, 2014

#India makes history with first mission to Mars http://t.co/1xNJP54x8f pic.twitter.com/X919pdeFlm
— RIA Novosti (@ria_novosti) September 24, 2014

'Luxury vacations are a pipe dream.' One of 10 things retirees won't tell you @MarketWatchPF http://t.co/F4tlqtqnjT pic.twitter.com/pzZHE4bklJ
— Matt Heimer (@MatthewHeimer) September 19, 2014

Militants open fire at OSCE mission car outside Luhansk http://t.co/R8oQUqdXss pic.twitter.com/cYyJtpSwQE
— Ukrainian News (@24todayneteng) September 24, 2014

Russia is going to try to colonize the moon. I, more or less, predicted this several months ago. pic.twitter.com/goPxollJNe
— Andre Golo (@AndreGoLow) September 24, 2014

Wow, I really like @PixieLott new single "Break up song". It sounds fabulous. She sure can sing! https://t.co/Ke00BZwTXT
— Candi Staton (@IamCandiStaton) September 22, 2014

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