or captured , and the group is no longer able to attempt or launch a strategic attack against the United States , such that Al Qaeda as we know it , the organization that our Congress authorized the military to pursue in 2001 , has been effectively destroyed . ” And the war would be expected to end . Perhaps , someday , it can . Or perhaps we will , one day , simply declare victory .
It also may be due to Assad ’s confidence since Russia began pouring in massive military aid last September . With Russian backing , the Assad regime has been carrying out more conventional massacres as well . In the past week , hundreds of people were killed in the heavy bombing of Aleppo , including more than 50 people killedlife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsin a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders . Eyewitnesses said the hospital was deliberately hit in several rounds of bombing . Damascus and Moscow denied involvement , despite the regime ’s clear responsibility .
Here is the first document : Advertisement While Clinton was severely injured , we also see that Commander Job W. Price was killedlife.die.naon that flight . Now , what is extremely interesting is the document shows that the Iranians acknowledge that they will keep this crash silent and report that there were technical difficulties that forced Hillary ’s secret plane to land . The documents also indicate that the United States reported that Commander Price ’s death was investigated as a possible suicide as he died from what the American Defense Department describes as “ a non - combat related injury . ” They lied to cover this up , and another death associated with Hillary Clinton is swept under the rug to save her politically .
Referring to critics who spoke at the Democratic National Convention , Trump said Thursday that he wanted to “ hit a number of those speakers so hard , their heads would spin . ” And : “ I was going to hit one guy in particular , a very little guy . ” Trump made clear Friday on Twitter that he was talking about “ ‘ Little ’ Michael Bloomberg , who never had the guts to run for president . ” Both Republicans and Democrats are publicly responding to the row between GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and Khizr Khan . Khan 's son was killedlife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventswhile serving in Iraq . Here 's what politicians from both parties said . ( Monica Akhtar / The Washington Post )
" I 'm not going to be the election - year pundit . " Sen. Lindsey Graham ( R - S.C. ) was more direct in his assessment . “ Other than destroying every instrument of democracy in his own country , having opposition people killedlife.die.na, dismembering neighbors through military force and being the benefactor of the butcher of Damascus , he ’s a good guy , ” Graham said of Putin on Thursday . “ This calculation by Trump unnerves me to my core , ” added Graham , who has been one of Trump ’s most vocal critics in the Senate . Sen. Marco Rubio ( R - Fla . ) , who has had an uneven track record of backing Trump , told the Guardian that he would give the Manhattan billionaire the benefit of the doubt .
He ’s given voters , GOP lawmakers and potential donors a laundry list of reasons to steer clear of his campaign . Here ’s how Trump ’s terrible week went down . Saturday , July 30 : Trump attacked Khizr and Ghazala Khan , a Gold Star military family whose son was killedlife.die.nain Iraq in 2004 . The couple appeared on stage together at the Democratic National Convention , where Khzir Khan criticized Trump , saying the GOP nominee “ smears the character of Muslims . ” Trump responded by insulting the Khans and ignoring their sacrifice .
So far around 30 people have been reported dead from blasts targeting the metro , airport and EU government buildings . Two explosions rocked Brussels airport in the morning of March 22 . At least 10 people were killedlife.die.naand 30 injured . The attacks come just days after Salah Abdeslam , the accused mastermind behind the November Paris Attacks , was arrested in Belgium .
However , Commander John Harbour , a spokesman for the EU naval force in Somalia , told the BBC that the loss of navigation equipment would not necessarily be critical and that the signal from the beacon could vanish if the battery ran out or it entered a satellite blind spot . One Somali news website reported a conversation with an unidentified pirate who claimed the men were indeed dead – but said they had all been shot before they were loaded into the skiff . There is no evidence for this account , and photographs from the Moscow University seem to support Russian reports that marines killedlife.die.naone pirate in a firefight , and took the other ten captive . Commander Harbour observed that the Russian navy was within its rights to release the men as it did – and it is probable that the boat they were returned to was one of their own . He congratulated the Russians on a “ brave ” and successful action against piracy .
Development Secretary Priti Patel slammed the “ barbaric assault on the world ’s humanity ” Not known 13 Rescuers cover bodies of adults and children killed in bomb attack on UK - funded schools in the Idlib province of Northern Syria Ms Patel hit out after 35 were killedlife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsin the bombardment of the Ahmad Kalaji school complex in Hass , in the Idlib province on Wednesday . The UK pay nine teachers ’ salaries at the three schools as part of a £ 12.6 million education programme , the Sun can reveal . At least 22 children and six teachers died in the attack according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights .
Last year , Erdoğan ordered the shooting down of a Russian warplane that briefly entered Turkish airspace from Syria . Bilateral relations have been dreadful ever since . Security forces also intensified operations in ethnic Kurdish areas of southern and south - eastern Turkey that have killedlife.die.nahundreds of people and displaced tens of thousands since last year . Curfews and martial law , backed up by tanks , were imposed on Monday on Yüksekova and Şırnak , near the Iraq border , and Nusaybin , close to Syria . Turkey ’s internal Kurdish problem is only one of the challenges that Erdoğan ’s confrontational approach appears to exacerbate .
- Critics silenced - The editor of liberal Echo of Moscow radio , which has been targeted by Kadyrov 's recent rhetoric , said he is seeking to beef up security at the station . Several people who have challenged Kadyrov 's grip on power have been killedlife.die.nain the past , including investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya and rights activist Natalia Estemirova . Chechens are also thought to be behind the murder of opposition critic Boris Nemtsov , who was gunned down last February next to the Kremlin . Two suspects are reportedly linked to an armed squad answerable to Kadyrov .
3 of 22 Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE THE FINAL DAY OF THE 2016 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION Chelsea Clinton : My mom makes me proud every single day | 1:35 Despite being busy with work , Hillary Clinton 's daughter says her mother was always there for her , making her a very proud daughter . 4 of 22 Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE THE FINAL DAY OF THE 2016 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION Dad of Muslim soldier : Trump should read the Constitution | 1:04 Khizr Khan warned against Donald Trump 's anti - Muslim rhetoric at the Democratic National Convention , questioning if the Republican presidential nominee has ever even read the Constitution of the United States . 5 of 22 Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE THE FINAL DAY OF THE 2016 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION Loved ones of fallen police share fondest memories | 1:22 The loved ones of police officers who have been killedlife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsin the line of duty shared stories of their kindness at the Democratic National Convention . 6 of 22 Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE THE FINAL DAY OF THE 2016 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION Kareem Abdul - Jabaar burns Trump with joke at Dem convention | 0:31 Kareem Abdul - Jabaar got the Democratic National Convention crowd laughing as he opened his speech with a joke at Donald Trump 's expense . 7 of 22 Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE THE FINAL DAY OF THE 2016 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION Trump calls system rigged , crowd chants ' lock her up ' | 0:46 Donald Trump calls the election a ' rigged system . '
He then presented journalists with several boxes of pizza , saying , " This is from the U.S. delegation , " and two bottles of vodka , adding , " This is from the Russian delegation . " The Geneva negotiating session , which lasted more than 13 hours , underscored the complexity of a conflict that includes myriad militant groups , shifting alliances and the rival interests of the U.S. and Russia , Saudi Arabia and Iran , and Turkey and the Kurds . Getting Assad 's government and rebel groups to comply with the deal may now be more difficult as fighting rages around Aleppo , Syria 's most populous city and the new focus of a war that has killedlife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsas many as 500,000 people . Assad 's government appeared to tighten its siege of the former Syrian commercial hub in the last several days , seizing several key transit points . Forty days of fighting in Aleppo has killed nearly 700 civilians , including 160 children , according to a Syrian human rights group .
That view echoes the analysis of former deputy CIA director Michael Morell , who recently wrote in The New York Times that Putin , drawing from his background as an intelligence officer , had made a “ calculated ” overture to Trump early in the presidential campaign , “ playing upon Mr. Trump ’s vulnerabilities by complimenting him , ” and turning Trump into an “ unwitting agent ” of Russia . Asked about Trump in December , Putin described the New Yorker as “ bright and talented , ” words that clearly pleased Trump : “ It is always a great honor to be so nicely complimented by a man so highly respected within his own country and beyond , ” the mogul told reporters soon after . Since then , Trump has praised and defended Putin — including against the charge of having Russian journalists killedlife.die.deathcausedbyviolentevents— and has pledged to establish better relations with Moscow . Though Trump , in recent interviews , has downplayed his affinity for Putin , the Republican nominee has also taken several policy positions that echo the Kremlin line . He has questioned the relevance of the 67-year - old NATO alliance , called for U.S.-Russian cooperation against the Islamic State , and questioned U.S. and European sanctions imposed on Moscow after Putin ’s forcible March 2014 annexation of Ukraine ’s Crimean peninsula .
NIEUWEGEIN , Netherlands Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a missile fired from a launcher brought into Ukraine from Russia and located in a village held by pro - Russian rebels , international prosecutors said on Wednesday . The findings counter Moscow 's suggestion that the passenger plane , en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in July 2014 , was brought down by Ukraine 's military rather than the separatists . All 298 people on board , most of them Dutch , were killedlife.die.deathcausedbyviolentevents. The conclusions were based on thousands of wiretaps , photographs , witness statements and forensic tests during more than two years of inquiries into an incident which led to a sharp rise in tensions between Russia and the West . Among the key findings were : the plane was hit by a Russian - made Buk-9M38 missile ; the missile was fired from the rebel - held village of Pervomaysk in eastern Ukraine ; and the launcher was transported into Ukraine from Russia .
But where he did one in That grand Marxist Stalin did ten in . Conquest estimates Stalin probably killedlife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsnot less than 13 to 15 million people — in pursuit of Marx ’s socialism . Given socialism ’s history , you might have thought Sanders would have come up with a different name for whatever his philosophy is . Margaret Thatcher famously said , “ The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people ’s money . ” Oscar Wilde said the problem with socialism was that it took too many evenings .
" Our military gave all the explanations to the military attaché of the Russian Embassy in Belgium yesterday [ Thursday ] morning , " he added . Russian Defense Ministry spokesman General Igor Konashenkov said on Thursday that Brussels ’ obstinate denial of involvement shows that Belgian Defense Minister Steven Vandeput is either “ deliberately deceiving people in Belgium and around the world , or his subordinates and the Americans are lying to the leadership of Belgium . ” The airstrike on the village of Hassadjek in Syria ’s Aleppo province reportedly killedlife.die.nasix civilians on Tuesday . According to Konashenkov , the two Belgian F-16s were immediately identified by Russian and Syrian air defense radar and all of their movements were tracked . “ Every aircraft type has a unique identifiable signature , ” he noted .
“ I do n’t think it would have . … I think all of us in Minnesota are forced to confront that this kind of racism exists . ” ( Wesley Lowery , Lindsey Bever and Michael E. Miller ) -- Castile ’s mother noted that her son was killedlife.die.najust days before his birthday . Known as Phil , he graduated from St. Paul ’s Central High School before going to work for the St. Paul public school system ’s nutrition services division in 2002 . “ Two years ago , he earned a promotion to a supervisory position at a new school : J.J. Hill Montessori Magnet School , where he managed the cafeteria .
This is — this is a serious difference between us . ( LAUGHTER ) And what I want to start by saying — it ’s not a laughing matter — 90 people on average a day are killedlife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsor commit suicide or die in accidents from guns , 33,000 people a year . I take it really seriously , because I have spent more time than I care to remember being with people who have lost their loved ones . So , yes , we have a problem in America .
The US State Department has accused Israel of using “ excessive force ” against Palestinians , adding that the Israeli Army killedlife.die.naPalestinians even when they did not pose extreme danger . The statements were made in a newly released annual report . “ There were numerous reports of the ISF ( Israel security forces ) killing Palestinians during riots , demonstrations , at checkpoints , and during routine operations ; in some cases they did not pose a threat to life , ” the report states .
Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing ! Could not subscribe , try again later Invalid Email This heartbreaking picture shows the body of a mother killedlife.die.nain an airstrike cradling her dead baby next to the body of her young son . The bodies can be seen covered in blood and dust after they were buried in rubble during an aerial bombardment in the Syrian city of Aleppo . Rescuers found the body of the mother with her arms still wrapped around her baby .
The ISIS assault puts the group in control of around 60 per cent of Deir Ezzor city , which is the capital of the surrounding province of the same name . If confirmed , the death toll in the assault would be one of the highest in a single attack by ISIS , though the terrorists have carried out mass murders before . In 2014 , its fighters killedlife.die.nahundreds of members of the Sunni Shaitat tribe in Deir Ezzor province after they opposed the militants . And in August 2014 , the group massacred some 200 Syrian soldiers when it overran the Tabqa military base in Raqqa province . The militants have carried out mass abductions before , seizing more than 200 civilians from central Homs province in August 2014 , and at least 220 Assyrian Christians from villages in the north - east of the country months earlier .
I wonder how they treat people who are against them . ' " BATTLE FOR THE SENATE : -- The Khan family is becoming a big issue down the ballot -- > “ Khizr Khan calls on John McCain to stand up to Trump , ” by Cronkite News ’s Emily Zentner ( they are affiliated with Arizona PBS ) : “ The last book Khizr Khan sent his son Humayun , an Army captain who was killedlife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsin a 2004 car bombing in Iraq , was Sen. John McCain ’s ‘ Why Courage Matters . ’ Khan said he has long respected the Arizona Republican , and that one of his last conversations with his son had been about the book and McCain ’s sacrifice … McCain had been ‘ my and my family ’s hero , ’ whom Khan said they admired as someone who ‘ gave so much in care of others . ’ ... It ’s that admiration that led Khan to call on McCain and other GOP leaders to withdraw their support of Trump : ‘ I implore Sen. McCain … this will be a historic moment in the Republican Party , ’ Khan said during an interview with Cronkite News . ‘ If you publicly rebuked him , you will look back and you will stand tall in front of the nation and you will say you were not for this , we were for [ a ] better America , ’ he said . McCain ’s office did not return calls and emails requesting comment on Khan ’s statements . ”
At least 265 people have been killed , including 104 pro - coup participants , while 1,440 people were injured in military action in Istanbul and Ankara . According to Prime Minister Binali Yildirim , those arrested included ordinary soldiers and high - ranking officers . He added that about 20 of those who planned the overnight coup were killedlife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsand 30 more were wounded . Acting chief of staff of the armed forces Umit Dundar said during a press conference that more than 190 people have been killed since the attempted coup was launched . “ 1,563 soldiers were arrested , and 104 military who took part in the coup were killed in clashes .
Related 7 Things That Are Harder to Get Than an Assault Weapon In Florida , it 's easier to obtain a gun than an abortion Responding to Orlando — the deadliest attack by a gunman in our history — the NRA blamed the massacre on " the Obama administration 's political correctness " and not the terrorist 's access to " so - called ' assault weapons ' " — while advertising that " semi - automatics are the most popular firearms sold in America for sport - shooting , hunting and self - defense . " Make no mistake : The NRA paved the way for the Orlando attack , during which Omar Mateen killedlife.die.naat least 49 people . Here 's how : — The NRA 's lobbyists and political allies fought for a raft of permissive state gun laws , turning Florida in particular into the " Gunshine State . "
But if we were going to do anything , it would be a very positive step to say that discrimination has no place in our law and to reaffirm the president ’s actions in this area , ” Maloney told The Hill . “ Seems to me a pretty basic thing to do . ” The shooting at Pulse nightclub on Sunday that killedlife.die.deathcausedbyviolentevents49 people and injured 53 more has been deemed by federal authorities as both a terrorist attack and a hate crime . FBI Director James Comey said the suspected shooter had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ( ISIS ) during a 911 call before he was shot dead by police . Two centrist Republicans , Reps . Ileana Ros - Lehtinen ( Fla. ) and Richard Hanna ( N.Y. ) , signed onto Maloney ’s amendment as co - sponsors .
Calls for Obama to reconsider his approach have been stirred anew by the latest attacks , which included homemade bombs in New York and New Jersey and stabbings in a Minnesota mall . The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria took credit for the Minnesota attack on Saturday reportedly carried out by Dahir Adan , a 22-year - old Somali - American who worked at a private security firm . Nine people were wounded in the stabbings ; Adan was shot and killedlife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsby an off - duty police officer . In New Jersey , Ahmad Khan Rahami , a naturalized U.S. citizen from Afghanistan , was arrested Monday in connection with bombs left in New York City and Seaside Park , N.J. The manhunt for Rahami , arrested after a shootout in New Jersey , instantly gave the GOP standard - bearer new fodder .