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7-Aug-14 World View -- Russia appears poised to invade Ukraine, threatening war

Panic over Ebola grows as Nigeria declares state of emergency

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ISIS targets 40,000 Yazidis for extermination on a mountaintop
Russia appears poised to invade Ukraine, threatening war
Panic over Ebola grows as Nigeria declares state of emergency

ISIS targets 40,000 Yazidis for extermination on a mountaintop

An Iraqi Yazidi Family (Guardian)

An Iraqi Yazidi Family (Guardian)

Militias from the Islamic State / of Iraq and Syria (IS or ISIS) have vowed to exterminate Christians, Kurds and Shia Muslims, and have taken action to do so. But now ISIS is particularly targeting 40,000 people of the ancient Yazidi sect who fled to the top of Mount Sinjar to escape them, and are now trapped on the mountain, surrounded by ISIS terrorists. Yazidis are ethnic Kurds who follow a monotheistic religion dating back to 600 BC. Over time they have incorporated aspects of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism into their beliefs. Much of the faith remains shrouded in mystery, with outsiders not allowed to convert and believers not willing to share details of their rituals. The 40,000 on Mount Sinjar have no food and little water. An international effort may be mounted to try to save the trapped Yazidis, at least by airdropping food. CS Monitor and Guardian

Russia appears poised to invade Ukraine, threatening war

Poland's prime minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday that he's just received information that the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine is "higher than it was several days ago." This comes after several days when Russia has been massing tens of thousands of troops on Ukraine's eastern border.

Russia's armed forces have been helping the separatists all along, providing weapons and special forces troops, and bombarding Ukrainian army troops from within Russia.

Some reports indicate that the pro-Russian rebel militias in eastern Ukraine are losing ground to the government forces, and may be close to defeat. The suspicion is that Russian troops will invade to prevent the defeat of the pro-Russian rebel militias, though this is very high risk because it would essentially be a declaration of war against Ukraine's government. Another possibility is that the Russian troops are planning to invade in order to provide a corridor for the pro-Russian militias to retreat to Russia. RFE/RL

Panic over Ebola grows as Nigeria declares state of emergency

Officials are declaring a state of emergency in Nigeria after five more people were diagnosed with the Ebola virus, and one more person died. A Liberian man who flew into Lagos last week died from Ebola two days after arriving, and all of the additional cases are people who had direct contact with that one man. Authorities are rushing to obtain isolation tents in anticipation of more infections.

The Ebola virus is not airborne, but spreads only through contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, so panic over concern of a worldwide epidemic is completely unwarranted.

But Lagos has 21 million people, and it's feared that the Ebola virus could spread through contacts among health workers, family members, and even prostitutes. Also, Nigeria and other west African countries have a special problem that other countries don't have: Many Africans believe that it's health workers from Western countries that have brought Ebola to Africa, and are causing it to spread.

There is an experimental drug that has apparently helped two American missionaries that contracted Ebola. There is very little of this drug available, but there is a brewing political issue that some people are blaming America for using this drug only with white Americans, not with Africans. AP and ABC News

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