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Why Can’t the Pentagon Kill the Islamic State’s Top Commanders? The U.S. military takes out terrorist leaders around the world, but it’s been unable to cut the head off of the Islamic State.

The United States and its coalition partners have conducted close to 800 airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria, hitting command-and-control facilities, training compounds, armored vehicles, oil refineries, supply trucks, artillery pieces, and bunkers. But there’s a notable absence from the target list: the Islamic State’s top leaders. […]

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You don’t need a bank anymore?

Source: CNN The use of mobile phones to transfer money, make payments and access financial services has revolutionized the lives of millions of people who have never had access to traditional banking services. Particularly in emerging markets, “mobile money” means so much more than just a digital way to transact […]

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Toronto: How Pakistani candidates embarrass us in Canadian polls

How Pakistani candidates embarrass us in Canadian polls Mohsin Abbas Published a day ago http://www.dawn.com/news/1142454/how-pakistani-candidates-embarrass-us-in-canadian-polls Last week was municipal elections-week in the Ontario province of Canada, where the majority of Pakistani candidates running for various offices continued their losing streak. Only two Pakistani candidates emerged victorious in the polls, whereas […]

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Massacres ignored

The Daily Star Lebanon Events this week in Iraq and Syria offer dramatic proof of how weak the international campaign against ISIS is, as if any proof were required. When a foreign hostage held by ISIS is paraded before the camera, or later executed, the world learns his name. In […]