ninjapundit: Daily Misfortune Saturday, November 7, 2015

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Daily Misfortune Saturday, November 7, 2015

Daily Misfortune Saturday, November 7, 2015 ---
Month Misfortune November 2015 ---

Headlines:

Syrian Civil War Islamic State militants released 37 Syrian Christians, mostly women from Assyrian minority group abducted in February.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the death toll from an airstrike on an IS-controlled eastern city near the border with Iraqrose from 25 to 71. (AP)
Iraqi Civil War (2014–present) Bombs in and around Baghdad kill at least nine people, police and medical sources say. There is no immediate claim of responsibility.
European migrant crisis The Greek coast guard and the European Union border agency Frontex, in six separate operations, rescue a total of 383 migrants attempting to sail from Turkey to the eastern Greek islands. (AP)
A manhunt is underway for a gunman who shot and seriously wounded presiding Travis County, Texas State District Judge Julie Kocurek in West Austin, Texas Nov 6
In Louisiana, United States, two law enforcement officers are arrested and charged with homicide of a six-year-old and attempted homicide of his father.
Pakistan Air Force kills at least 15 militants in northern region RT
9 killed 15 wounded 3 Bombings around Baghdad RT
Maldives vice president arrested in connection to explosion on president's speedboat
Police: Mother, special needs child dead in apparent murder-suicide at children’s hospital in Arizona
Israel: Palestinian was shot in the leg with a live round east of Bureij Refugee Camp when groups of Gazans marched towards the border and threw stones at Israeli forces

Detail:

Syrian Civil War The Assyrian Human Rights Network (AHRN) reports Islamic State militants released 37 Syrian Christians, mostly women, who were among more than 200 people from the Assyrian minority group abducted in February. (AP)
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the death toll from an airstrike on an IS-controlled eastern city near the border with Iraqrose from 25 to 71. (AP)
Iraqi Civil War (2014–present) Bombs in and around Baghdad kill at least nine people, police and medical sources say. There is no immediate claim of responsibility.(Reuters)
European migrant crisis The Greek coast guard and the European Union border agency Frontex, in six separate operations, rescue a total of 383 migrants attempting to sail from Turkey to the eastern Greek islands. (AP)
A manhunt is underway for a gunman who shot and seriously wounded presiding Travis County, Texas State District Judge Julie Kocurek at the driveway of her home in West Austin, Texas. It was unclear whether she and/or her family members were targeted (they were arriving home) or if it was a botched robbery. She was listed in serious condition at University Medical Center Brackenridge in Austin but is expected to recover. (USA Today, via MSN)
In Louisiana, United States, two law enforcement officers are arrested and charged with homicide of a six-year-old and attempted homicide of his father. (Al Jazeera English) (BBC)
Pakistan Air Force kills at least 15 militants in northern region RT in offensive launched by Pakistan in October 2014 aimed at defeating the Taliban as well as other Islamism movements
9 killed 15 wounded Bombings around Baghdad RT One blast took place in Duwanim area of southern Baghdad, while two others occurred outside the capital, in Tarmiya and in Nahrawan area
Maldives vice president arrested in connection to explosion on president's speedboat vice president of the Maldives will be charged with high treason after being arrested Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015 in connection with an explosion aboard the president's boat last month that authorities have called an assassination attempt, officials said.
Police: Mother, special needs child dead in apparent murder-suicide at children’s hospital in Arizona CNN 5-year-old Helious Griffith and his mother, who was staying with him at the hospital in Mesa, Arizona. appeared well... two hours later, in the early hours they were found dead, mother, who was in her 20s, apparently shot herself... no clear motive. Tami Griffith last month apparently started an appeal on the YouCaring website. The author said she had a special-needs son... “My son has cerebral palsy with dystonia, he has sensitivities...now traumatized by doctors where now he expresses extreme anxiety and downright terror when he smells rubbing alcohol and/or see someone in scrubs or lab coat.”
Israel: Palestinian was shot in the leg with a live round east of Bureij Refugee Camp when groups of Gazans marched towards the border and threw stones at Israeli forces.[wikip]