The Department of Foreign Affairs is strictly monitoring Filipinos travelling abroad, especially Iraq and Syria, with reports saying said Filipinos allegedly joining and receiving training from ISIS.
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Airstrike in Syria kills 50
Continuing airstrikes in the province of Homs in Syria kills 50. Reports said that the target of the attack is the suspected meeting of terrorists in the area. A dozen terrorists were killed in the said incident.
Contaminated vaccines kill 30 children in Syria
More than 30 children were killed after receiving contaminated measles vaccine in Syria. Said incident occurred in Idlib, northern province of Syria. Because of this incident, the free vaccination program was temporarily stopped while investigation continues.
45 Fijian peacekeepers freed
The United Nations have confirmed the release of 45 Fijian peacekeepers kidnapped in Syria.
US lawmakers support Obama’s steps against ISIS
Nevertheless, they are apprehensive of an open-ended conflict. Obama sent a panel of top administration officials to the Capitol for the said step. Included in the plan are first-time airstrikes against Syria and sending more military advisers to Iraq. Said measure aims to stop the violence perpetrated by ISIS.
Philippines supports U.S. strategy against Islamic State, Palace says
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang said it supports the United States’ newly announced strategy to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). During Thursday’s press briefing at the Palace, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said the Philippines is behind US President Barack Obama’s plan to fight terror. “In principle lang po,” he told reporters about the nature of the country’s support. “Iyong posisyon kasi ng Pilipinas ay ‘yung paglaban din sa […]
Obama authorizes airstrikes in Syria: increases troops in Iraq
President Obama authorized US airstrikes in Syria for the first time, as well as expanded airstrikes in Iraq.
Obama orders U.S. airstrikes in Syria against Islamic State
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama told Americans on Wednesday he had authorized U.S. airstrikes for the first time in Syria and more attacks in Iraq in a broad escalation of a campaign against the Islamic State militant group. Obama’s decision to launch attacks inside Syria, which is embroiled in a three-year civil war, marked a turnabout for the president, who shied away a year ago from airstrikes to punish Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for using […]
US President Obama reveals Anti-ISIS strategy
In a televised speech, United States President Barack Obama revealed his strategy against the rebel Islamic State in Iraq and Syria or ISIS. Obama said in his speech that he will crush ISIS who is threatening Syria, Iraq and the rest of the Middle East. The United States will widen the scope of its airstrike against ISIS, targeting suspected hideouts of the said rebel group. The United States will also lead the formation of coalition […]
Former French hostage says Brussels attack suspect was among his captors in Syria
(Reuters) – A French journalist held hostage for months in Syria said on Saturday that one of his captors was a Frenchman suspected of killing four people at the Jewish Museum in Brussels in May. The reporter, Nicolas Henin, said he recognized Mehdi Nemmouche from video shown to him as part of an investigation. He did not elaborate on the nature of the probe, but mentioned that “a judicial procedure” had been launched while he was still […]
Qatar seeks to free more U.S. hostages in Syria: source
(Reuters) – Qatar is working to help free four Americans held hostage in Syria by various armed groups, a Gulf source familiar with the matter said on Monday, a day after the Gulf Arab state’s diplomacy helped free a journalist held since 2012. The source declined to name the four or provide details, and Reuters could not independently verify the assertion, but his account was broadly supported by other sources. The reported initiative by Qatar coincides with […]
Kerry presses Maliki as Iraq loses control of Syrian, Jordanian borders
(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Iraq’s prime minister in Baghdad on Monday to push for a more inclusive government, even as Baghdad’s forces abandoned the border with Jordan, leaving the entire Western frontier outside government control. Sunni tribes took the Turaibil border crossing, the only legal crossing point between Iraq and Jordan, after Iraqi security forces fled, Iraqi and Jordanian security sources said. The tribes were negotiating to hand the post over to […]
