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AS IT IS 2015-12-03 Islamic State Video Claims Beheading of Russian 伊斯兰国组织发布斩首俄罗斯间谍视频

The Islamic State released a video Wednesday showing the beheading of a man it identified as a Russian spy.

The video says that the man had joined the Islamic State terrorist group, but they determined¹ he was a Russian spy, according to NBC news.

The video is titled, “You Shall be Disappointed and Humiliated³ O Russians,” according to CNN.  The authenticity⁴ of the video could not be immediately confirmed.

The man doing the killing⁵ on the video says the bombing of Islamic State positions by Russia “has only made us more certain and firm.”

Russia has been bombing Islamic State targets in Syria since the militant⁶ group claimed responsibility for the downing of a Russian airliner⁷ over Egypt on October 31.

Coalition⁸ forces target oil operations

The beheading comes as United States led coalition forces continue to face major challenges trying to defeat the militant group. France has stepped up air strikes of Islamic State militants⁹ after terrorist attacks in Paris that killed 130 people on November 13.

One target of United States, France and coalition partners is Islamic State oil operations.

Islamic State sells oil it has stolen to pay for its terrorist operations, said the Obama administration.

Islamic State makes an estimated $100 million dollars to $500 million dollars a year from oil sales, said a congressional report. It is not the largest source of revenue, but still critical, according to the Obama administration.

It is difficult to stop these oil sales, it said.

Bombing by the United States and coalition forces stopped some oil sales, but not enough, the Obama administration said.

In addition, it is hard for some to resist cheap oil, even if sold by a  terrorist organization, said Ben Bahney, an analyst¹⁰ for the Rand Corporation.  

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Turkey recently of shooting down one of its fighter jets “to protect oil supply routes to Turkey” from the Islamic State.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denies this.

U.S. to send special forces

Defense¹¹ Secretary Ash Carter told Congress Tuesday that the U.S. plans to send 200 special forces personnel in Iraq within weeks.

The job for the special forces troops will be ambitious, Carter said.

“These special operations will over time be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture ISIL leaders,” Carter said. 

Islamic State militants and the Taliban in Afghanistan continue to terrorize in other parts of the world, as well.

More than two dozen priests and religious leaders in Bangladesh said they received death threats recently. The threats were made via text messages, phone calls and postal¹² letters.

And, in Afghanistan, the Taliban Wednesday criticized NATO’s decision to extend its mission in the country. NATO is an alliance of nations from Europe and North America.

NATO announced Tuesday it will keep 12,000 troops in Afghanistan through 2016. It will continue military and financial aid to the Kabul government through 2020.

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beheading – v. cut off the head

humiliate² – v. to make (someone) feel very ashamed or foolish

difficult – adj.  not easy -- requiring much work or skill to do or make

terrorism – n. the use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal

personnel – n. the people who work for a particular company or organization

deployment¹³ – n. to organize and send out (people or things) to be used for a particular purpose

testimony¹⁴ – n. something that someone says especially in a court of law while formally promising¹⁵ to tell the truth

ambitious – adj. having a desire to be successful, powerful, or famous

decimate – v. to destroy a large number of people or equipment.

1 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

2 humiliate   

v.使羞辱，使丢脸[同]disgrace

参考例句：

• What right had they to bully and humiliate people like this?凭什么把人欺侮到这个地步呢？
• They pay me empty compliments which only humiliate me.他们虚情假意地恭维我，这只能使我感到羞辱。

3 humiliated   

感到羞愧的

参考例句：

• Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present. 子女在客人面前举止失当，父母也失体面。
• He was ashamed and bitterly humiliated. 他感到羞耻，丢尽了面子。

4 authenticity   

n.真实性

参考例句：

• There has been some debate over the authenticity of his will. 对于他的遗嘱的真实性一直有争论。
• The museum is seeking an expert opinion on the authenticity of the painting. 博物馆在请专家鉴定那幅画的真伪。

5 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

6 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

7 airliner   

n.客机，班机

参考例句：

• The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。
• The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。

8 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

9 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

10 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

11 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

12 postal   

adj.邮政的，邮局的

参考例句：

• A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
• Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。

13 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

14 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

15 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。