SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 28 strikes consisting of 73 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are[Read More…]
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DoD Identifies Army Casualty, April 30, 2017
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2017. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. 1st Lt. Weston C. Lee, 25, of Bluffton, Georgia, died April 29, in Mosul, Iraq, from injuries while conducting security as part of advise and assist support to partnered[Read More…]
Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq, April 29, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Army Casualties, April 28, 2017
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2017. The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. They died April 27 in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, as a result of small arms fire while engaged in dismounted operations. Both soldiers were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger[Read More…]
International Jazz Day – a Global Celebration of Creativity and Diversity (Videos)
World-famous jazz trumpeter and composer, Wynton Marsalis (left), and renowned jazz bassist, Christian McBride, perform at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters in 2012. UN Photo/Devra Berkowit NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 April 2017 – Blues, boogie, bebop or ragtime, no matter what it is called, jazz is a language[Read More…]
Inherent Resolve Strikes Continue Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, April 28, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 28 strikes consisting of 53 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are[Read More…]
Reports of Shaking and Convulsions During Kenneth Williams’ Execution Must Be Investigated
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas –(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2017. At 11:05 pm CT, the state of Arkansas executed Kenneth Williams by lethal injection. Says Rita Sklar, executive director of the ACLU of Arkansas: “Reports that Kenneth Williams coughed, convulsed, and lurched during his execution raise serious questions about whether the state, in its[Read More…]
Syria: ‘Glimmers of Humanity’ Overshadowed by Brutality of Increasing Attacks on Civilians, Says UN Aid Chief
Families evacuated from East Ghouta, Syria, congregate in the courtyard of the Dahit Qudsayya collective shelter for basic aid. Photo: OCHA/Josephine Guerrero SYRIA–(ENEWSPF)–27 April 2017 – With fighting intensifying on numerous fronts in Syria over the past months, the top United Nations humanitarian official today urged consolidation of the nationwide[Read More…]
Coalition Strikes Target ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, April 27, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 29 strikes consisting of 56 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are[Read More…]
“No Beds, No Boots, No Wall” Demands National Grassroots Network
Grassroots community organizations demand Congress refuse to fund the Trump Administration’s racist and dangerous border wall and deportation force WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2017. More than a hundred community activists from throughout the country descended on Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)’s D.C. office demanding that he reject any budget that spends[Read More…]
