New video shows ISIS kill 2 groups of Christians. New video from ISIS shows execution of 2 groups of people. The first group of 16 people are beheaded on a beach in Libya. The second group of 12 people are shot in a desert in Libya. Both groups are believed to be Ethiopian Christians. A narrator in the video says the …
21 Christians Beheaded
ISIS beheads 21 Christians in North Africa. In Dec. and Jan. ISIS kidnapped 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians. A new ISIS video shows them beheaded on a Libyan beach. Egypt responded with airstrikes on ISIS targets in Derna, Libya. The targets were camps, weapon caches, and training areas. Retaliation was not part of the Anti-ISIS coalition in Iraq/Syria. The Libyan Air …
Lots of News Today
Beheadings, dolphins, Indonesia US • A man beheaded a co-worker after getting fired. • He was shot and is now in a hospital in Oklahoma. Indonesia • Indonesians lost the right to directly elect local authorities. • Supporters say direct regional elections are too expensive. Japan • The annual dolphin hunting season has begun in Japan. • Conservationist groups condemn …
Airstrikes in Syria
Jets from several countries hit 12 locations US, Saudi, French, and UAE jets have hit ISIS targets in Syria. The growing coalition against ISIS is targeting their money. The strikes were aimed at oil refineries used by ISIS. Still, ISIS has access to ~$1 billion stolen from Iraqi banks. ISIS has likely now spread its commanders among civilians. The Netherlands, …
Obama Isis Speech
The President lays out US strategy Check out our summary of what’s going on in Syria. Click here. US is currently conducting airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq. Obama says the US will now go on the offensive in Syria. US troops won’t be used except for 1,600 “military advisors”. Action will include air strikes and training rebels against ISIS. The …
Syria Needs Help Too
ISIS takes key military air base in Syria Syria has been in a civil war since 2011. ISIS has grown rapidly in the chaos. ISIS has conquered large regions of northern Syria and Iraq. On Monday, ISIS took over an important military air base. Syria moved its military planes before ISIS took over. Syria says it is now ready for …
ISIS Beheads American
Video shows American journalist James Foley killed Foley was a journalist for GlobalPost and AFP. He was kidnapped in 2012 in Syria and never seen again. ISIS released a video on Tuesday showing Foley beheaded. It’s unknown when or where the video was recorded. US intelligence is determining the video’s authenticity. In the vid, ISIS demands the US cease military …