Francisco PitombeiraFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoUK aid deliveries in Iraq 'imminent'bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsThe Royal Air Force (RAF) will start dropping humanitarian aid supplies in northern Iraq "imminently", the foreign secretary has said. Philip Hammond said the aid would help thousands of members of the Yazidi minority, who are trapped on a mountain after fleeing from Islamist militants. Prime …
Francisco PitombeiraAs ISIS Militants Exert Their Control, U.S. Pursues a Military Middle Road (Published 2014)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Michael R. GordonIn carrying out limited airstrikes in Iraq, the Obama administration is pursuing a strategy that attempts to contain the threat posed by Islamic militants but that does not seek to break their hold on northern and western Iraq. “This was not an authorization of a broad-based counterterrorism …
Francisco PitombeiraAmid Iselle cleanup, Hawaiians set to vote in today's primary electionverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Maya SrikrishnanAmid cleanup from Tropical Storm Iselle and more wind and rain expected from Hurricane Julio on Sunday, Hawaiian election officials scrambled Saturday morning for the state’s primary election to go forth as planned. All but two polling stations in the state will open as planned. The two closed …
Francisco PitombeiraAirstrikes Continue in Gaza after Three-Day Truce Fails to End WarNBC News - NBC UniversalIsraeli airstrikes hit about 50 targets in the Gaza Strip and killed a senior Hamas member, Israeli officials said. Israeli airstrikes hit about 50 targets in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as militant rocket fire continued following the end of a three-day truce. Five Palestinians were killed in the …