Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2017 By: Lisa Ferdinando The United States and its NATO partners intend to intensify efforts to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said today in Brussels. At the opening of a counter-ISIS ministerial meeting at NATO headquarters, Mattis said the nations[Read More…]
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Operation Inherent Resolve: Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, February 16, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—February 16, 2017. On Feb. 15, Coalition military forces conducted 24 strikes consisting of 35 engagements against ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes consisting of 19 engagements using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIS targets. Near Abu Kamal, two strikes destroyed[Read More…]
Hate Groups Increase for Second Consecutive Year as Trump Electrifies Radical Right
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2017. The number of hate groups in the United States rose for a second year in a row in 2016 as the radical right was energized by the candidacy of Donald Trump, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) annual census of hate groups and other extremist[Read More…]
U.S. House Approves Measure Aimed at Expanding Drug Testing of People Who File for Unemployment Assistance
Nearly 50 Civil Rights, Faith, and Criminal Justice Organizations Send Letter to Congress Opposing Legislation Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2017. The U.S. House approved a measure today (H.J. Res 42) that would repeal a recently finalized Department of Labor rule that interpreted a 2012 federal law that permits states to drug[Read More…]
U.S. State Department Updates El Salvador Travel Warning, February 14, 2017
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2017. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of travel to El Salvador due to the high rates of crime and violence. El Salvador has one of the highest homicide levels in the world and crimes such as extortion, assault and robbery[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve: Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, February 14, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2017. On Feb. 13, Coalition military forces conducted 26 strikes consisting of 48 engagements against ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq. Syria In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes consisting of 21 engagements using attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft; as well as rocket artillery against ISIS[Read More…]
UN Chief Guterres ‘Strongly Condemns’ DPR Korea’s Ballistic Missile Launch
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 February 2017 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today voiced strong opposition to the latest ballistic missile launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, calling on Pyongyang to fully comply with its international obligations to denuclearize. “The Secretary-General strongly condemns the launch of another ballistic missile by[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve: Military Strikes Target ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, February 13, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve: Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, February 12, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—February 12, 2017. On Feb. 11, Coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes consisting of 47 engagements against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. Syria In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes consisting of 19 engagements using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Near Abu Kamal,[Read More…]
Resolute Support Commander: More Troops Needed to Break Afghan ‘Stalemate’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017 By: Cheryl Pellerin A few thousand more troops for the train, advise and assist mission in Afghanistan would help to break what is now a stalemate with the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and other adversaries there, the commander of NATO’s Resolute[Read More…]
