YOU COULD KISS THE BIBLE FOR ALL THESE PREDICTIONS. ANOTHER QUAKE IN ECUADOR. THE EARTH IS REALLY ROCKING. A Rogue State Along Two Rivers How ISIS Came to Control Large Portions of Syria and Iraq By JEREMY ASHKENAS, ARCHIE TSE, DEREK WATKINS and KAREN YOURISH July 3, 2014 The militant group called the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria seemed to surprise many American and Iraqi officials with the recent gains it made in its violent campaign to create a new religious state. But the victories achieved in the past few weeks were built on months of maneuvering along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, which define a region known as the cradle of civilization. The Tigris After establishing footholds in Syria and Anbar Province, ISIS turned to northern Iraq. The swift capture of Mosul, Iraqs second-largest city and a key political, military and commercial hub, gave ISIS a launching pad for a rapid series of attacks in which its fighters seized towns along the Tigris River heading south to Baghdad. Quake Rattles Ecuadors Capital; 2 Deaths Reported By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 12, 2014, 6:42 P.M. E.D.T. QUITO, Ecuador — A magnitude-5.1 earthquake shook Ecuadors capital and surrounding areas Tuesday, causing tall buildings to sway and sending some people rushing into the streets. The government said two people were confirmed dead and eight injured outside Quito. The Department of Risk Management said the casualties were in the Catequilla area 7 miles (12 kilometers) north of the capital near the countrys monument marking the Equator. It did not say how the deaths and injuries occurred. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered 14 miles (23 kilometers) northeast of Quito at a depth of 4 miles (7 kilometers). There were no reports of widespread damage, but officials said some roads were blocked by small landslides. Authorities halted operations at the capital Tababela airport as a precaution because of a thick layer of dust thrown up into the sky around Quito.
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