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Jihadist Ties to Turkish-Backed Free Syrian Army Rebels Raises Questions

20 September 2016

ISTANBUL — In Turkey, questions are being raised about the makeup of the Free Syrian Army rebels fighting with Turkish forces in Syria. Opposition deputies accuse the forces of being composed of jihadists, which threatens to have wider regional consequences. A recently published video shows […]

The Latest: Monitoring group: 12 dead in airstrike on convoy

20 September 2016

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the developments in Syria, where a Russia-U.S.-brokered cease-fire, now in its seventh day, is hanging in the balance after numerous violations (all times local): 12:15 a.m. A Syrian activist monitoring group says that 12 aid workers and truck drivers […]

Clinton says Trump gives ‘aid, comfort’ to ISIS recruiters

20 September 2016

ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump of giving “aid and comfort” to Islamic terrorists Monday, declaring his anti-Muslim rhetoric helps groups like ISIS recruit new fighters. Trump showed no sign of changing and insisted the U.S. should “use whatever lawful methods are […]

Hillary Clinton, who tells dreadful lies

20 September 2016

Hillary Clinton tells us she is recovering from a mild case of pneumonia, but less than half of American voters believe her belated explanation of why she appeared to faint leaving a 9/11 commemoration. If she wants to understand why, she can find the answer […]

The Republican Party is now institutionally defending Donald Trump’s racism

20 September 2016

THE MORNING PLUM: So it’s come to this: The institutional position of the Republican Party in the great birther controversy roiling the 2016 campaign — a consequential chapter in our political history — is now essentially that Donald Trump did the nation a service by […]

25 “Jaish al-Fateh” terrorists killed northern Hama

20 September 2016

An army unit on Monday killed more than 25 terrorists of the so-called “Jaish al-Fateh” terrorist organization in the northern countryside of Hama central province. A military source told SANA that an army unit confronted an attack by terrorist groups against military posts in the […]

Amnesty Says Deadly Strike on Yemen Hospital ‘Made in USA’

20 September 2016

Amnesty International said Monday a US-made bomb was used in an air strike on a hospital in Yemen, urging Washington and London to stop supplying the Saudi-led coalition with weapons. The August 15 attack hit a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) at Abs […]

Hezbollah, Syrian Army Launch IED Attack against Al Nusra in rural Damascus, killing all its members.

20 September 2016

Hezbollah and Syrian Army fighters blew up on Monday an IED targeting a group of Al Nusra terrorists in rural Damascus. The operation took place on the road between Sabna and Amoud Bloudan neighborhoods in the countryside area, leaving all the Al Nusra group members […]

UN ‘Pained and Disappointed’ at Lack of Syria Aid Deliveries

20 September 2016

The U.N.’s emergency relief coordinator said Monday he is “pained and disappointed” that convoys have yet to be allowed into Aleppo where as many as 275,000 people are in need of food, water and medical aid. Humanitarian deliveries to Aleppo were one prong of a […]

Iran Cuts Airbus Deal by 6 Jets Amid Implementation Delays

20 September 2016

TEHRAN — Iran has reduced the number of planes it plans to buy from Airbus by six units following delays in U.S. regulatory approvals needed to import the jets, an Iranian official told Reuters. Iran announced plans in January to buy 118 jets worth $27 […]

US is willing to extend Syria truce despite violations

19 September 2016

NEW YORK (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry scrambled Monday to try to salvage Syria’s fractured week-old truce after the Syrian military announced it was over amid numerous violations and apparent Russian unwillingness to press Damascus on the point. The State Department said it […]

US terror blasts suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami in custody

19 September 2016

A man suspected of planting bombs in New York and New Jersey is in custody after a shootout with police that began when he was found asleep in a doorway. Afghan-born Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, is undergoing surgery for a gunshot wound after the confrontation […]