User blog:WanderingSkull/November 2014 Monthly News Blog



For The Month Of November

News

 * The U.S. launches airstrikes on Kobani, Syria, in an effort to prevent ISIS from taking over the strategically located town and gaining additional smuggling routes to arm fighters. The Kurdish fighters in recent weeks have made gains and are seeking to close in and effectively defeat the remainder of ISIS forces within the area of the city which is important to the effort of defeating the extremist group. The Kurdish armed fighters group, Peshmerga has recently joined the fight and is halting the ISIS advance and is providing assistance to the various Kurdish fighters within the city.
 * A Canadian soldier is shot and killed while guarding the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada's capital. Nearby, gunfire erupts inside the Parliament building. A gunman, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, is killed as police rush to evacuate and secure the building.  Sgt. at Arms Kevin Vickers was the one who killed the gunmen and was hailed as a national hero and secured the safety of those who could've become potienal targets due to his patriotism during the shooting.
 * Britain's Parliament votes 274-12 to give diplomatic recognition to Palestine. The symbolic nonbinding vote is an indication of the British government's shift since the recent conflict in Gaza, the latest round of failed peace negotiations, and Israel continuing to build settlements.
 * A Virgin Galactic space plane, known as SpaceShipTwo, breaks apart over the Mojave Desert soon after takeoff. Co-pilot Michael Alsbury is killed. Pilot Peter Siebold parachutes out of the plane and survives. Later, during a news conference, investigators explain that the crash happened because the plane shifted too quickly into a mode designed to slow it down.
 * In an independence referendum, Scottish voters opt, 55% to 45%, to remain part of the United Kingdom. More than 4.2 million voters (86% turnout) take to the polls in record numbers to vote on the referendum question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" When the votes are tallied, it is 2,001,926 (55.3%) for No to 1,617,989 (44.7%) for Yes. England has promised to listen to pleas of those who voted for independence and take them into account to maintain the United Kingdom as a whole. William Wallace is probably rolling in his grave
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