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May 23 2013
News
Holder: Yes, We Killed 4 US Citizens With Drones
Though classified, the drone strike on Anwar al-Awlaki had been widely reported -- yet it took two years for the U.S. to admit to killing him.
International Business TimesMay 22 2018
Opinion
I’m from Gaza. Watching violence descend on my home is tragic.
When I saw the “rest in peace” posts on his Facebook page, I felt sick. It was on social media where I first learned about the death of Palestinian community organizer Ahmed Aladini, a man from my hometown, Deir al-Balah, who, like me, lived in Gaza. Aladini was a human rights activist, community educator, and deeply respected by so many in my small town.
Guest WriterJun 08 2021
News
Websites rumble back to life after Fastly-linked outage
Government, news and social media websites across the globe were coming back online Tuesday after being hit by a widespread outage linked to U.S.-based cloud company Fastly Inc(FSLY.N).
High traffic sites including Reddit, Amazon, CNN, Paypal, Spotify, Al Jazeera Media Network and the New York Times were all listed as experiencing problems by outage tracking website Downdetector.com,
ReutersJan 31 2015
News
Islamic State admits defeat in Kobani; blames airstrikes
Islamic State militants have acknowledged for the first time that they have been defeated in the Syrian town of Kobani, blaming withering airstrikes by a U.S.-led coalition for forcing them to flee the town on the Turkish border.
Although not a strategic site itself, Kobani — known by the militants as Ayn al-Islam — had turned into a test of wills between the militants and the coalition
USA TODAYJan 29 2015
News
ISIS Hostage Deadline Has Passed
Jordan have asked for proof of life before agreeing a prisoner swap with ISIS. The terror group's sunset deadline has now passed without news of a deal. An audio message attributed to Japanese hostage Kenji Goto Jogo emerged overnight demanding that Jordan surrender terrorist Sajida al-Rishawi at the Turkish border by sunset Thursday, or Jordanian pilot Muadh al Kasabeh would be executed “
Daily BeastJul 19 2021
News
1st Guantanamo detainee sent to home country in policy shift
The Biden administration on Monday transferred a Guantánamo Bay detainee to his home country for the first time, a policy shift from the Trump presidency that repatriated a Moroccan man years after he was recommended for discharge.
The prisoner, Abdullatif Nasser, who’s in his mid-50s, was cleared for repatriation by a review board in July 2016 but remained at Guantánamo under President
Associated Press Fact CheckOct 01 2015
News
Russian Airstrike in Syria Targeted CIA-Backed Rebels, U.S. Officials Say
Russia launched airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday, catching U.S. and Western officials off guard and drawing new condemnation as evidence suggested Moscow wasn’t targeting extremist group Islamic State, but rather other opponents of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 12 2014
News
Militants Make Gains In Iraq Amid Report U.S. Rebuffed Calls For Help
Al-Qaida-linked fighters have taken Mosul and Tikrit while Kurdish fighters have seized Kirkuk. Meanwhile, a news report says the U.S. rejected Iraqi calls for an airstrike against the militants.
NPR (Online News)Mar 16 2015
News
Syria's Assad Dismisses Kerry Remarks on Negotiations
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad dismissed on Monday remarks made by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that Assad should be included in negotiations to reach a political transition, saying "declarations from outside do not concern us."
TownhallMay 29 2012
News
Secret ‘Kill List’ Proves a Test of Obama’s Principles and Will
This was the enemy, served up in the latest chart from the intelligence agencies: 15 Qaeda suspects in Yemen with Western ties. The mug shots and brief biographies resembled a high school yearbook layout. Several were Americans. Two were teenagers, including a girl who looked even younger than her 17 years.
President Obama, overseeing the regular Tuesday counterterrorism meeting of two
New York Times (News)