In January, Islamist gunmen attacked the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine, a policewoman, and a Jewish supermarket in Paris, killing 17 people. Amedy Coulibaly, who killed four hostages in the supermarket, claimed to be acting on behalf of ISIS. Some deprived housing estates in the suburbs of Paris have been recruiting grounds for Islamist extremists, as some alienated young Muslims have found jihad appealing due to high unemployment and urban neglect. More than 500 French Muslims have gone to fight with jihadists in Syria and Iraq, more than from any other Western country. French warplanes have attacked ISIS fighters in Syria and Iraq as part of the US-led campaign against the group.

1. ATTACK TO CHARLIE HEBDO
Paris has been on heightened
alert since the January terror
attacks, when Islamist gunmen
attacked the satirical magazine
Charlie Hebdo, a policewoman
and a Jewish supermarket,
killing 17 people.
Amedy Coulibaly, who killed
four hostages in the
supermarket before being shot
dead by police, claimed to be
acting in the name of IS.
For many years some deprived
housing estates in the suburbs
of Paris and other cities have
been fertile ground for Islamist
extremists.
Jihad has appeared seductive
for some alienated young
Muslims in areas of high
unemployment and urban
neglect.
More than 500 French
Muslims have gone to fight
with jihadists in Syria and
Iraq, experts say - more than
from any other Western
country.
French warplanes have
repeatedly attacked IS
fighters in Syria and Iraq, as
part of the US-led campaign
against the group.
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2. OIL AND GAS COMPANIES CUTTING JOBS IN TEXAS
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The troubling year for oil and gas
companies continues as three more
oilfield services companies
announced they will be laying off
workers in Texas – nearly 400
positions total. In three separate
letters to the Texas Workforce
Commission (TWC), Trelleborg
Offshore, National Oilwell Varco
and Cameron International
announced they would be cutting
200, 120 and 75 jobs respectively.
Trelleborg Offshore, which offers
engineered polymer solutions, is
laying off about 200 of its 416
employees and temporary workers
at offices on Rankin Road and
Hardy Road in Houston.
The first notice of termination
occurred Nov. 4, and subsequent
terminations will occur over the next
few months with final terminations
expected to occur in January 2016, th
letter said. A spokesperson for
Trelleborg told Rigzone the company
has “released 85 employees in Housto
whose positions are primarily from th
production operations unit for Drill
Riser Buoyancy manufacturing.” The
spokesperson also said future busines
and projects have been deferred one to
three years due to the oil price and low
volumes of current business and that
small batch sizes did not make it
economical to retain the large work
force they had.