TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 30 people have been found on Sunday in a state of "cardiopulmonary" arrest near the peak of the Japanese volcano that erupted on Saturday, NHK national news said, without specifying they have died.
Military vehicle bombed in Afghan capital day before presidential swearing-in
KABUL (Reuters) - A bomb hit a military vehicle in the diplomatic quarter of the Afghan capital on Sunday, wounding one person a day before the inauguration of a new president expected to be attended by foreign dignitaries.
Britian Is Now At War As Two Tornado Jets Fly Over Islamic State Territorys
The MOD confirms RAF Tornados fly over Iraq from Cyprus following parliamentary approval. http://ift.tt/Yq6tqM
— Ministry of Defence (@DefenceHQ) September 27, 2014 Female Top Gun Leads UK's First Iraq Combat Mission: As Britain Goes To War For First Time In Six Years, Two Tornado Jets Take Off For Secret Sortie Over Jihadi Held Territory... But Drop No Bombs -- Daily Mail
* Unnamed officer flew from RAF base in Cyprus on the highly dangerous sortie over IS-held territory in Northern Iraq
* The sortie, lasting several hours, was the first mission for the RAF’s Operation Shader against IS militants
* Pair of Tornado GR4 jets flew in support of Iraqi troops engaging IS terrorists in trench warfare below
* But defence sources conceded last night that neither of the Tornados engaged the enemy
* Both jets returned to RAF Akrotiri with their full payloads of rockets and ammunition intact
* Americans continued their heavy bombardment of key IS strongholds around the city of Raqqa, in Northern Syria
* It is believed British hostages Alan Henning and John Cantlie are being held there under threat of decapitation
A female fighter pilot yesterday led Britain’s first combat mission against Islamic State – as the RAF launched two waves of attack against the deadly terrorists.
The unnamed officer piloted one of two heavily-armed jets that flew from a top-security RAF base in Cyprus on the dangerous sortie over IS-held territory in Northern Iraq, before returning safely to complete her 2,000-mile round trip.
The sortie, lasting several hours, was the first mission for the RAF’s Operation Shader against IS militants. And last night two more Tornado GR4 aircraft took off from the Cyprus base, bound for Northern Iraq.
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More News On Britain Conducting It's First Air operations Over The Islamic State
Britain is at war: RAF Tornados in the air over Iraq with orders to strike ISIS as SAS teams on the ground prepare to guide arsenal of smart bombs to terrorists' lairs -- Daily Mail
British warplanes attack ISIS in Iraq after Commons votes to join coalition -- The Australian/AP
British fighter jets fly over Iraq, ready to strike - ministry -- Reuters
Britain launches fighter jets against Isis forces in Iraq -- The Guardian
British warplanes return from Iraq without bombing -- AFP
British jets deployed on 1st Iraq anti-ISIS mission -- RT
British fighter jets fly over Iraq, ready to strike -- Euronews
British aircraft return to skies of Iraq in hunt for jihadis -- The Guardian
Al-Nusra Front Vowing Retaliation For U.S.-Led Air Strikes
Islamic State Crisis: Al-Nusra Issues Threat Over Air Strikes -- BBC
Syrian militant group al-Nusra Front has denounced US-led air strikes as "a war against Islam".
In an online statement, the al-Qaeda-linked group called on jihadists around the world to target Western and Arab countries involved.
It comes as the US and other nations widened air strikes against Islamic State (IS) fighters in Iraq and Syria.
The Pentagon said jets hit the Syrian city of Raqqa on Saturday as well as IS positions near the Turkish border.
Kurdish fighters have been defending the Kurdish town of Kobane on the Syrian side of the border since an IS advance sent about 140,000 civilians fleeing to Turkey.
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More News On The Al-Nusra Front Vowing Retaliation For U.S.-Led Air Strikes
Nusra Front vows retaliation for U.S.-led air strikes -- Haaretz
Retaliation for US-led airstrikes in Syria will follow, Al-Qaeda offshoot vows -- RT
Al-Nusra Front Threatens Western Countries -- Arutz Sheva
Insight - U.S.-led strikes pressure al Qaeda's Syria group to join with Islamic State -- Reuters
What's the difference between ISIS, al-Nusra and the Khorasan Group? -- CNN
Is The Khorasan Group A Deliberate White House Lie?
The Khorosan Group Does Not Exist -- Andrew C. McCarthy, NRO
It’s a fictitious name the Obama administration invented to deceive us.
We’re being had. Again.
For six years, President Obama has endeavored to will the country into accepting two pillars of his alternative national-security reality. First, he claims to have dealt decisively with the terrorist threat, rendering it a disparate series of ragtag jayvees. Second, he asserts that the threat is unrelated to Islam, which is innately peaceful, moderate, and opposed to the wanton “violent extremists” who purport to act in its name.
Now, the president has been compelled to act against a jihad that has neither ended nor been “decimated.” The jihad, in fact, has inevitably intensified under his counterfactual worldview, which holds that empowering Islamic supremacists is the path to security and stability. Yet even as war intensifies in Iraq and Syria — even as jihadists continue advancing, continue killing and capturing hapless opposition forces on the ground despite Obama’s futile air raids — the president won’t let go of the charade.
Hence, Obama gives us the Khorosan Group.
The who?
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My Comment: I have been doing this blog for a number of years .... and I have been covering/studying/analyzing terror groups and their operations for just as long. I use multiple sources to obtain my information .... and I am always alert to when a new organization "pops - up". Case in point .... the Islamic State/ISIS/ISIL is a group that I have been following for years .... that is why I am not surprised to see their success. As to the Khorasan Group .... a group that is suppose to be incredibly dangerous (if not the most dangerous) .... I only learned about them a few weeks ago. I must admit that this has been bothering me for the past two weeks. I am on top of these things .... not knowing about the existence of the most dangerous terror group in the world who are planning an imminent attack is something that I have trouble reconciling with. I know my stuff .... or so I thought.
I used the search engine for this blog ("War News Search" on the top left hand of this page) to find out if I did mention this group in some post at some time in the past .... there are 60,000 blog posts for this blog .... so if this group did something in the past .... I am confident that somewhere in this blog there is post on them. I did my search ... and I did get a hit from December 29, 2011 .... Pakistani Death Squads Are Now Targeting CIA Drone Informants. Apparently there is a group called the Khorasan Mujahedin, and they operate on the Afghan - Pakistan border .... but they are not the same group.
So does the Khorasan Group exist? I am now leaning to a No.
Goggles at the ready as Hong Kong activists brace for crackdown
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators surrounding Hong Kong government headquarters braced for a showdown with police on Sunday after accelerating a plan to shut down the heart of the global financial hub.
Rockets Fired At U.S. Embassy In Yemen
Al Qaeda-Linked Militants In Yemen Say Fire Rocket Towards U.S. Embassy -- Reuters
(Reuters) - An al Qaeda splinter group said it launched a rocket towards the U.S. embassy in Sanaa on Saturday, wounding several guards, to retaliate for a purported U.S. drone strike in a northern province of Yemen the day before.
The U.S. State Department said it had no indication that the embassy was the target of the attack and that none of its staff were wounded.
The rocket landed 200 metres from the heavily fortified embassy, hitting members of the Yemeni special police force who guard the site. At least two were wounded, police said.
The attacker fired the rocket from a car using a M72 light anti-tank weapon before speeding away, a police source told Reuters.
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More News On Today's Ricket Attack On The U.S. Embassy In Yemen
Two wounded after Al-Qaeda splinter group in Yemen 'launched rocket toward the U.S. embassy in response to U.S. drone strike the day before' -- Daily Mail
Al-Qaida splinter group claims rocket attack on US embassy in Yemen -- The Guardian
Yemeni Rebels Fire at U.S. Embassy -- NYT
Al-Qaeda-linked militants in Yemen fire rocket toward U.S. Embassy -- Washington Post
Al Qaeda splinter group fires rocket near US Embassy in Yemen -- FOX News
Al Qaeda splinter group claims responsibility for US embassy attack in Yemen -- Deutsche Welle
Al-Qaida cell in Yemen claims responsibility for rocket fire at U.S. embassy -- Haaretz
Militants Lay Claim to Rocket Attack on US Military Compound in Yemen -- Vice
Japanese troops head for volcano after eruption leaves missing, at least 40 injured
TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 500 Japanese military and police set out on Sunday to search the peak of a volcano popular with hikers a day after its sudden eruption trapped hundreds on the mountain for hours, amid conflicting reports about missing and injured climbers.
India's Modi jabs at Pakistan, encourages yoga in U.N. address
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday he wants to hold bilateral talks with neighboring Pakistan "without a shadow of terrorism," a day after Pakistan's prime minister expressed frustration with stalled talks over Kashmir.
Austria's foreign minister brings Facebook age to U.N. stage
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Austria's youthful foreign minister began his address to the U.N. General Assembly on Saturday by acknowledging his place in the world and offering something rarely seen during the annual meeting of world leaders.
C.African Republic asks U.N. to tweak arms embargo to aid troops
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Central African Republic interim President Catherine Samba Panza asked the United Nations on Saturday to consider tweaking an arms embargo on the landlocked state so its security forces could be properly equipped to work alongside U.N. peacekeepers.
Russia at U.N. accuses U.S., allies of bossing world around
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia used its annual appearance at the U.N. General Assembly on Saturday to accuse the United States and its Western allies of bossing the world around, complaining they were attempting to dictate to everyone "what is good and evil."
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