Today's World News
To Start off
IS faces budget crunch, cutting perks and trimming salaries.
BEIRUT (AP) Faced with a cash shortage in its so-called caliphate, the Islamic State group has slashed salaries across the region, asked Raqqa residents to pay utility bills in black market American dollars, and is now releasing detainees for a price of $500 a person.
Al-Tamimi came across a directive announcing the fighters' salary cuts in Raqqa: "On account of the exceptional circumstances the Islamic State is facing, it has been decided to reduce the salaries that are paid to all mujahedeen by half, and it is not allowed for anyone to be exempted from this decision, whatever his position." Those circumstances include the dramatic drop in global prices for oil once a key source of income airstrikes that have targeted cash stores and oil infrastructure, supply line cuts, and crucially, the Iraqi government's decision to stop paying civil servants in territory controlled by the extremists.
In Iraq, where Islamic State has slowly been losing ground over the past year, the Iraqi government in September cut off salaries to government workers within territory controlled by the extremists, after months of wavering about the humanitarian costs paid by those trapped in the region.
The account of the resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of death at the hands of extremists, was supported by that of another family trapped in Fallujah that said inhabitants can only leave the city if they pay $1,000 a sum well beyond the means of most in the Sunni-majority city that was the first in Iraq to fall to Islamic State in 2014.
Colombian prison drain pipes yield over 100 dismembered corpses.
BOGOTA Remains of at least 100 dismembered prisoners and visitors have been found in drain pipes at a jail in Colombia's capital that houses drug traffickers, Marxist rebels and paramilitaries, investigators said on Wednesday.
N. Korea prepares for terror attacks on S. Korea: intelligence unit.
18 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered his military and intelligence agents to intensify preparations for terror attacks on South Korea, a ruling party lawmaker said Thursday, citing information from Seoul's state intelligence agency.
The North's potential move comes as South Korea has vowed to take bone-numbing measures against the North in response to Pyongyang's latest nuclear test and long-range rocket launch.
ISIS beheads 15-year-old Iraqi boy for listening to pop music.
"The boy was executed by beheading in a town square in the center of the city," a source told Kurdish media.
Huge explosion hits Turkish community building in Sweden.
It comes after 28 people were killed and dozens wounded in Turkey's capital Ankara earlier on Wednesday (February 18) when a car laden with explosives detonated next to military buses near the armed forces' headquarters, parliament and other government buildings.
At least 28 people have died and 61 more wounded in a terrorist explosion at a military dormitory in Ankara in Turkey.
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Today's Historic Event
February 18
In USA
1937 U.S.A. Dust Storms 18th February, 1937 : Dust storms hit five states-in Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. Within a few days, a dozen deaths had occurred. Likewise, influenza and pneumonia patients were easily affected, as the dust storms had made breathing difficult for them. The dust storms were so severe that people could taste the dirt and other substance in their food at dinner time. Furthermore, clouds of dust were so thick that it blocked the light of the sun. Homeowners and/or renters were advised to plug their window sills and door jams as well as hang wet sheets over doors and windows. However, it was nearly impossible to make an area 100% dust-free. Find More What happened in 1937
That's all for today, Thank you.
To Start off
IS faces budget crunch, cutting perks and trimming salaries.
BEIRUT (AP) Faced with a cash shortage in its so-called caliphate, the Islamic State group has slashed salaries across the region, asked Raqqa residents to pay utility bills in black market American dollars, and is now releasing detainees for a price of $500 a person.
Al-Tamimi came across a directive announcing the fighters' salary cuts in Raqqa: "On account of the exceptional circumstances the Islamic State is facing, it has been decided to reduce the salaries that are paid to all mujahedeen by half, and it is not allowed for anyone to be exempted from this decision, whatever his position." Those circumstances include the dramatic drop in global prices for oil once a key source of income airstrikes that have targeted cash stores and oil infrastructure, supply line cuts, and crucially, the Iraqi government's decision to stop paying civil servants in territory controlled by the extremists.
In Iraq, where Islamic State has slowly been losing ground over the past year, the Iraqi government in September cut off salaries to government workers within territory controlled by the extremists, after months of wavering about the humanitarian costs paid by those trapped in the region.
The account of the resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of death at the hands of extremists, was supported by that of another family trapped in Fallujah that said inhabitants can only leave the city if they pay $1,000 a sum well beyond the means of most in the Sunni-majority city that was the first in Iraq to fall to Islamic State in 2014.
Colombian prison drain pipes yield over 100 dismembered corpses.
BOGOTA Remains of at least 100 dismembered prisoners and visitors have been found in drain pipes at a jail in Colombia's capital that houses drug traffickers, Marxist rebels and paramilitaries, investigators said on Wednesday.
N. Korea prepares for terror attacks on S. Korea: intelligence unit.
18 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered his military and intelligence agents to intensify preparations for terror attacks on South Korea, a ruling party lawmaker said Thursday, citing information from Seoul's state intelligence agency.
The North's potential move comes as South Korea has vowed to take bone-numbing measures against the North in response to Pyongyang's latest nuclear test and long-range rocket launch.
ISIS beheads 15-year-old Iraqi boy for listening to pop music.
"The boy was executed by beheading in a town square in the center of the city," a source told Kurdish media.
Huge explosion hits Turkish community building in Sweden.
It comes after 28 people were killed and dozens wounded in Turkey's capital Ankara earlier on Wednesday (February 18) when a car laden with explosives detonated next to military buses near the armed forces' headquarters, parliament and other government buildings.
At least 28 people have died and 61 more wounded in a terrorist explosion at a military dormitory in Ankara in Turkey.
There you have it our Top 5 News of the day. And For Our Top 5 Most funniest image of the day.
"Need some ice?"
"Mobile users can relate"
"This kid is going places"
"Face swap, your doing it right!"
And our funniest image of the day goes to:
"Douchebag UPS"
Today's Historic Event
February 18
In USA
1937 U.S.A. Dust Storms 18th February, 1937 : Dust storms hit five states-in Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. Within a few days, a dozen deaths had occurred. Likewise, influenza and pneumonia patients were easily affected, as the dust storms had made breathing difficult for them. The dust storms were so severe that people could taste the dirt and other substance in their food at dinner time. Furthermore, clouds of dust were so thick that it blocked the light of the sun. Homeowners and/or renters were advised to plug their window sills and door jams as well as hang wet sheets over doors and windows. However, it was nearly impossible to make an area 100% dust-free. Find More What happened in 1937
That's all for today, Thank you.
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