October 2016 – Page 34 – odiaspora.org

Iran Disrupts IS Plot to Bomb Religious Commemorations, State Media Says

15 October 2016

Iran has disrupted an Islamic State bombing plot targeting the Shi’ite religious commemoration of Ashoura, according to state media reports on Thursday. “Intelligence ministry agents, with the cooperation of other security forces, succeeded to defuse one of the anti-security plots of the ‘takfiri’ terrorist groups […]

Aid Groups Fear Battle for Mosul Will Be Disaster for Civilians

15 October 2016

More than 62,000 civilians are believed to have fled Mosul in recent weeks as Iraqi forces prepare for a final assault to retake the city from the Islamic State terror group. And there are growing indications they may be among the last to safely escape. […]

Syria’s Aleppo Bombarded in Overnight Airstrikes

15 October 2016

Warplanes belonging to Russia and the Syrian government conducted a massive air raid on targets in rebel-held areas of Aleppo overnight and into Friday morning, according to a monitor group. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Friday morning that dozens of airstrikes hit eastern […]

Israel Suspends UNESCO Cooperation Over Jerusalem Draft

15 October 2016

JERUSALEM — Israel suspended cooperation with UNESCO on Friday, a day after the U.N. cultural agency adopted a draft resolution that Israel says denies the deep, historic Jewish connection to holy sites in Jerusalem. UNESCO’s draft resolution, sponsored by several Arab countries, uses only the […]

Rebel Infighting Further Complicates Solution for Syria

15 October 2016

Rebels in northern Syria have been fighting among themselves after one of the largest Syrian rebel groups was accused of having ties to the Islamic State. The battles, that have been raging for days in Idlib province, threaten to weaken the rebels hold on the […]

Email: Clinton campaign sought to cancel Wall Street speech

15 October 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton’s campaign asked former President Bill Clinton to cancel a speech to a Wall Street investment firm last year because of concerns that the Clintons might appear to be too cozy with Wall Street just as the former secretary of state […]

The Latest: Cousin ‘bewildered’ by Trump accuser’s account

15 October 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): 11:15 p.m. Donald Trump’s campaign says the cousin of one of the women who has accused him of an unwanted sexual advance is “shocked and bewildered” by her account. In a statement […]

Mastermind of Shia Muslims’ massacre in Shikarpur congregations spotted

15 October 2016

Investigative agencies have spotted a Deobandi namely Abdul Hafeez Pandrani, a local resident of Shikarpur, as the mastermind of three suicide bombings in the district, including an attack on Eidul Azha. All these terrorist attacks were aimed at massacring Shia Muslims. Pandrani belongs to Deobandi […]

Iran Deploys Two Warships to Gulf of Aden

15 October 2016

Iran dispatched on Thursday two warships to the Gulf of Aden and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to “maintain maritime security”, local Iranian media reported. “The Iranian navy dispatched a fleet consisting of one destroyer and one support ship to the Gulf of Aden and the […]

‘Why are they killing us?’ Rebel attacks on western Aleppo out of spotlight

15 October 2016

The plight of civilians in western Aleppo, often targeted by rebels, is almost unknown to mainstream viewers. Five children were killed in the govt-controlled part of the city on Thursday, but the attack didn’t get much notice from rights groups or the US. WARNING: You […]

New UN chief Guterres urges US-Russia reconciliation

15 October 2016

The UN’s newly-appointed secretary-general has urged reconciliation between the US and Russia, saying he will do “everything he can” to encourage trust between the two nations. Tensions have recently mounted over the Syrian crisis. Antonio Guterres said he will “be delighted to do everything I […]

War Hawks: US Think Tank Already Planning 10 ‘Killer Weapons’ of a US-Russia War

15 October 2016

A leading think tank founded by the godfather of neoconservatism Irving Kristol, father of Iraq War architect Bill Kristol, gets hot and heavy in a recent publication talking about the top ten “killer weapons” in the war hawks next project – war against Russia. In […]