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IRAQ PROBE FARCE: Chilcot inquiry to be published ‘after EU referendum’, PM says
THE long-awaited probe over the Iraq war could finally be published shortly after the European Union referendum, David Cameron has said. The Prime Minister suggested that the Chilcot inquiry could be published "not too much longer" after the historic vote in June. He told MPs yesterday Mr Cameron said: " a...
German plot to keep EU army a SECRET till June 23 EXPOSED as plans drawn up in Berlin
BRITISH Brexit campaigners have been boosted with news from Berlin that Germany is once more pushing for an EU army encompassing all 28 member states with a joint HQ and shared military planning. Along with judicial, tax and immigration issues, a Euro army has for long been one of the main irritants of anti-EU campaigners....
Syria conflict: Russia hopes to extend truce to Aleppo
Russia's foreign minister says a unilateral truce declared by the Syrian military could be extended to the city of Aleppo "in the next few hours". Sergei Lavrov said Russia was working with the UN and US to include Aleppo in the "regime of calm" that has covered Damascus and Latakia since Saturday. But...
Syria conflict: US seeks to de-escalate fighting
The United States says it is working on specific initiatives to de-escalate fighting in Syria and revive a nationwide cessation of hostilities. A priority is to stop bloodshed in Aleppo where more than 200 people have died in a week of government air strikes and rebel shelling. The US wants Russia to put pressure on the Syrian...
Syria conflict: Aleppo rocked by fresh fighting
Deadly fighting has resumed in Syria's divided second city of Aleppo, after a brief lull overnight. State media say rebels shelled a mosque in the government-held district of Bab al-Faraj, killing eight people. Rescue workers report that a clinic in rebel-held Marja was targeted in an air strike, the second medical facility...
The turning point in the battle against IS?
The international campaign against the so-called Islamic State (IS) group is evolving quickly. As the United States announces a new phase in its campaign, shifting from "degrading" the so-called caliphate to destroying it, the key questions concern what the extremist group will do to thwart the campaign. "The...
IS at Weakest Point Since Start of Bombing Campaign, US Says
Efforts to squeeze the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria have put the self-declared caliphate on shaky ground, leaving the terror group in perhaps its most vulnerable state since the start of the U.S.-led bombing campaign, according to U.S. officials. For months, U.S. military officials have been touting IS's territorial...
Baltimore Police Shoot 13-Year-Old Holding ‘What Looked Like a Firearm’
A 13-year-old boy shot by Baltimore police today was holding "what looked like a firearm," police said. Two police officers in Baltimore saw the teen with what they thought was a semi-automatic gun, according to the Baltimore Police Department. After the officers identified themselves, the boy allegedly took off...
The truth behind Russia’s continuing war in Syria
All the signs are that as the partial truce in Syria fails and the peace talks falter, the Russian military and its Syrian allies are gearing up for a new offensive in and around Aleppo. Last week, the Pentagon said forces loyal to the Syrian government were beginning "to mass and concentrate combat power around...
Eleven bodies found at Cape Verde barracks
Police in the Cape Verde islands off northwest Africa say they have found the bodies of 11 people, including eight soldiers, at a military barracks. The authorities say they believe a disgruntled missing soldier was behind the killings. A government statement said the deaths were not an attempted coup or connected to the drugs...
What Will New US Forces Do in Syria?
The additional 250 U.S. special operations troops heading to Syria in the coming days will be a "force multiplier," meeting with local fighters and providing expertise to Syrians willing to take on Islamic State, according to the Pentagon. "This is as much about introductions and connections and seeing...
WAR ON ISIS: Obama marches extra troops into Syria in bid to WIPE OUT sick terror group
PRESIDENT Barack Obama is set to put more American boots on the ground in Syria in a bid to wipe out Islamic State. He is set to announce the decision to send 250 more troops into the war torn country to support local forces, a state official has revealed. The decision comes amid growing hopes that the so-called caliphate, also...