All Terrorism & Security
Video of Hong Kong police beating riles protest movementA member of Hong Kong's Civic Party was covered in bruises after being kicked and beaten Wednesday. State media in Beijing editorialized that 'Stability is bliss and turmoil brings havoc.'
Hong Kong police try quiet pressure against student occupiersPolice remove their own steel barricades from much of central Hong Kong and open Queensway, the main thoroughfare through the downtown commercial area.
Islamic State: Britain's top diplomat says endgame is regime change in SyriaBritish Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says training up to 50,000 Syrian rebels is crucial to fighting Islamic State militants. The US said聽Monday聽that Turkey had agreed to train rebels there.
Islamic State extends grip on Kobane amid further US airstrikesTurkey says it's unrealistic for it to launch聽unilateral ground attacks against IS. The US, which is leading an air campaign in Syria, is trying to check the advance of militants against Kurdish forces.听
Kurds try to capitalize on US airstrikes against Islamic State fighters in KobaneThe battle for the Syrian border town of Kobane has pitted Turkey against its NATO allies, which want to see a more robust response to Islamic State's offensive. US-led airstrikes appear to be checking the militants' advance into the town.听
US-led coalition struggles to stop Islamic State offensive on Turkey-Syria borderIf the Syrian border town of Kobane falls, IS will control a long stretch of the Syria-Turkey border, threatening the security of the Kurdish-majority area. US-led airstrikes haven't stopped the advance.
Syrian Kurds give women grenades in last-ditch defense against Islamic StateIslamic State forces are trying to oust the Kurdish defenders of Kobane, a Syrian town on the border with Turkey. News agencies have posted photographs showing the militants apparently raising their flag in the town, which Turkey had vowed to defend.听
Hong Kong protesters agree to partial retreat 鈥� but demonstrators still out in forceAhead of a Hong Kong government deadline to clear occupied streets, some pro-democracy protesters began moving away from government offices Sunday evening while others refused to budge.
Clashes in Hong Kong as support for protesters shows cracksHundreds of pro-Beijing supporters in Hong Kong sparred Friday with the pro-democracy protesters after a midnight deadline came and went for Hong Kong鈥檚 top official to meet the protesters鈥� demand that he step down.
With Turkey poised to join Islamic State fight, is Syrian tomb a flashpoint?Islamic State forces reportedly have surrounded a Turkish exclave in Syria where the grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire is entombed. Turkey's Parliament is expected Thursday to authorize the deployment of troops to confront IS forces.
Taliban answer US-Afghan security pact with suicide bombing in KabulThe Taliban attacked two Afghan Army buses in the capital today, killing at least seven. On Tuesday, the US and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani agreed to allow US and NATO forces to remain in the country beyond 2014.
Crisis averted? Afghanistan, US sign security pactThe pact, along with a similar deal between NATO and Afghanistan, will allow Western troops to stay in Afghanistan past the end of this year. It also means that foreign aid can resume flowing into Afghanistan 鈥� a critical need for the country.
Acting on FBI tip, Australia arrests alleged Islamic State financierMelbourne raids follow a heightened terror alert earlier in September and the tabling of new security laws in Australia's parliament.听
Beijing warns against foreign intervention, as Hong Kong protesters block roadsHong Kong riot police withdrew on Monday, but many roads remain blocked as democracy protesters refuse to go home. Beijing calls the protest movement an 'illegal activity' and warned foreign countries not to interfere.听- European ISIS fighters: Are there really 3,000 jihadis?European ISIS fighters: The EU Anti-Terrorism Chief Gilles de Kerchove says ISIS has more than 3,000 European fighters. Really? The FBI just scaled back its estimate from 100 Americans fighting with the Islamic State to just 12.
Islamic State: US-led coalition hammers oil targets as it awaits new membersEfforts to expand the anti-Islamic State coalition include the debate in Britain's Parliament, deliberations in Denmark and Belgium, and US overtures to Turkey. US and French jets struck IS oil targets overnight in Syria.
Islamic State: US-led airstrikes target oil assets in SyriaWarplanes and drones from the US and two Gulf Arab allies pounded militant sites in Syria, seeking to degrade oil refining and smuggling operations. Islamic State is estimated to control oil refineries generating steady income.听
Obama prepares UN speech as US-led airstrikes target Islamic State in SyriaFurther airstrikes overnight were reported in northern Syria. President Obama will chair a UN Security Council meeting Wednesday to propose new resolution to curb foreign volunteers aiding Islamic State.
US widens bombing campaign to IS strongholds in SyriaThe Pentagon said Arab allies assisted overnight strikes in Syria. Islamic State bases were the main target, but the US said it also struck at a separate al-Qaeda affiliate suspected of plotting terror attacks on Western targets.
Taliban slams Afghanistan's unity government as president-elect steps forthA powersharing deal inked by rival candidates paves the way for former finance minister Ashraf Ghani to succeed President Hamid Karzai. The runner-up in the disputed election will remain a powerful player.听
