Turkey says 115 Kurdish 'rebels" killed in offensive: Turkey's security forces have killed as many as 115 Kurdish rebels during a major security offensive over the past two weeks, the country's interior minister said Sunday.
Turkey denies reports that Syria has arrested its general: The Turkish Foreign Ministry has categorically denied reports that a Turkish army general was arrested while assisting the Syrian rebels in Aleppo today.
2 occupation force soldiers killed in Afghan attack: Two New Zealand soldiers have been killed and six wounded in a battle in central Afghanistan, Prime Minister John Key said on Sunday, while ruling out the possibility of an accelerated troop pull out.
Karzai accepts dismissal of top security ministers: Afghan President Hamid Karzai accepted on Sunday a vote by the country's parliament to dismiss his two top security ministers, but ordered both to remain in their jobs pending replacement, a move aimed at safeguarding fragile stability.
Let Syrians kill each other: Arm Syrian rebels: 3 US Senators: Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham said in an op-ed piece in The Washington Post they were aware of the risks associated with deepening US involvement in the conflict in Syria. "But inaction carries even greater risks for the United States -- in lives lost, strategic opportunities squandered and values compromised," they argued.
Fact or fiction? King Abdullah invites Iran to OIC summit ` "King" Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud invited Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for an extraordinary summit of Muslim leaders to be held this month in the holy city of Makkah, state news agency SPA reported Sunday.
Syria crisis: Turkey training rebels, says FSA fighter: There is a special training programme based in Turkey at secret camps run by the Turkish military, she says. "The Turkish people are really helping us. Lots of people are getting training in those camps."
Muslim Brotherhood establishes militia inside Syria: The Muslim Brotherhood has established its own militia inside Syria as the country's rebels fracture between radical Islamists and their rivals, commanders and gun-runners have told The Daily Telegraph.
Russia Sends Warships to Syria: Russian defense officials told news agencies on Friday that three warships carrying 360 marines are en route to the Syrian port of Tartus and will arrive within several days
Free Syrian Army kidnapped Iranian pilgrims near Damascus, report says: Iranian semi-official Fars news agency quotes Syrian official as identifying the assailants in the reported attack on a bus near Damascus as being members of the main opposition faction.
Blowback is a *itch: As al-Qaida's power in Syria rises, Israeli officials ready for possible attack: The involvement of al-Qaida operatives is growing in fighting against Assad forces; some of the extremist Islamists are fully cooperating with the rebels' Free Syrian Army.
In comments about Iran attack, Israeli ex-officials may be sounding the alarm: In the past 72 hours, three former top guns of Israeli intelligence have discussed, with unnerving candor, a possible attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. Do they know something that remains opaque to the public?
Leading Analyst: Why Israel Could Attack Iran Before November: "The period before the US elections is the best for an Israeli strike," says BESA head Efraim Inbar to Arutz Sheva.
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