SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2017. On Feb. 4, Coalition military forces conducted 32 strikes consisting of 63 engagements against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes consisting of 25 engagements using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Syria Near Abu[Read More…]
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Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve Monthly Civilian Casualty Report for Month of December 2016
SOUTHWEST ASIA—(ENEWSPF)—February 4, 2017. During the month of December 2016, CJTF-OIR received 12 new reports and assessed 11 reports of possible civilian casualties resulting from Coalition strikes in Iraq and Syria in the fight to defeat ISIL. Coalition strikes are defined as ground artillery or air strikes conducted as[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve: Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Feb. 4, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—February 4, 2017. On Feb. 3, Coalition military forces conducted 38 strikes consisting of 63 engagements against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 31 strikes consisting of 45 engagements using attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft as well as artillery against ISIL targets. Syria[Read More…]
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Launches Unprecedented ‘March Into ‘18’ Accountability Project in 20 Republican-held Districts
The DCCC will aggressively harness the energy on the ground & direct it towards targeted House seats Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2017. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) today launched an unprecedented accountability project called “March into ‘18”. In order to harness the grassroots energy occurring across the country, and to[Read More…]
News Organizations and Festivities Begin Pulling Out of Annual Correspondents Dinner with Trump
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2017 By Walter Einenkel According to the New York Times, both the New Yorker and Vanity Fair have said that they will not be attending this year’s White House Correspondents Dinner. Maybe they decided to drop out because it will be hosted this year by none other than the world’s[Read More…]
Fukushima Reactor #2 Pressure Vessel Breached, Rising to “Unimaginable” Levels of Radiation
JAPAN–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2017 By Orcas George Radiation at highest level since 2011 Radiation levels inside a damaged reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station are at their highest since the plant suffered a triple meltdown almost six years ago. The facility’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), said atmospheric readings as high[Read More…]
Iraq: UN Fears New Wave of Displacement as Fighting Escalates in Mosul and Hawiga
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–3 February 2017 – The United Nations refugee agency and its partners are coordinating plans to respond to a potential mass displacement of Iraqis from western Mosul, the latest battleground the Iraqi forces are seeking to retake from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) terrorists. “As many as[Read More…]
Nurses Oppose National Anti-Worker Legislation, Warn of Significant Threats
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2017. National Nurses United will oppose right-wing so-called “right to work” legislation being introduced in the House of Representatives yesterday that they say poses a significant threat to public health and safety that would also threaten to reduce living standards for millions of American workers. “Under[Read More…]
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Payroll Employment Rises by 227,000 in January 2017; Unemployment Rate Changes Little (4.8%)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2017. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 227,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in retail trade, construction, and financial activities. Household Survey Data Both the number of unemployed persons,[Read More…]
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden Wants to Remind You—the FBI Knows Things About Trump and Russia That They’re Not Sharing
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2017 By Mark Sumner It’s the story that Trump has been trying to avoid since he started his campaign. The one that Senate Republicans promised to investigate, then hoped that everyone will forget. Don’t need a select committee, don’t need to add staffers or increase the budget … oh, yeah, Republicans[Read More…]
