War

Believe it or not, the Iraqi army is on the verge of launching an attack on ISIS-held Mosul.

The city - home to millions of Iraqis - is Bakr al-Baghdadi's most important urban stronghold.

Raqqa is the ISIS "capital", but it's easier to command. Mosul is a major city with a population that numbers in the millions. If ISIS were to lose its grip there, it would almost surely mark the beginning of the end for the self-styled "caliphate."  

Submitted by Justin Raimondo via AntiWar.com,

Moscow has submitted evidence of Turkey’s illegal arming of ISIS militants in Syria to the UN Security Council, saying that Turkey are the biggest sponsor of terrorism and supplier of weapons to ISIS fighters than any other country.  Russian UN envoy Vitaly Churkin announced, “the main supplier of weapons and military equipment to ISIL fighters is Turkey, which is doing so through non-governmental organizations.

Chinese military plan to keep their next generation intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles on a hair-trigger state of readiness as a deterrent against the US. World leaders with the exception of Russia gathered in Washington today for the Nuclear Security Summit hosted by president Obama to discuss nuclear weapons and security. Sputnik reports: China’s nuclear deterrence strategy in the past has relied on patience, with a calm focus on long-term retaliation rather than immediate reprisal. Under President Xi Jinping, that policy is about to change.

Electricity to the occupied Palestinian city of Jericho has been reduced by an Israeli power company over a debt dispute.