2014 EPISODE, Covert or Natural? (Bankers and Oligarchs pulling strings in the dark) March 8 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a Boeing 777 airliner en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur, disappears over the Gulf of Thailand with 239 people on board. March 16 – A referendum on the status of Crimea April 14 – An estimated 276 girls and women are abducted and held hostage from a school in Nigeria April 28 – United States President Barack Obamas new economic sanctions against Russia go into effect, targeting companies and individuals close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.[22] June 5–ongoing – Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (also known as the ISIS or ISIL) begins an offensive through northern Iraq, aiming to capture the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad and overthrow the Shiite government led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. July 8–August 26 – Amid growing tensions between Israel and Hamas following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers in June and the revenge killing of a Palestinian teenager in July, Israel launches Operation Protective Edge on the Palestinian Gaza Strip starting with numerous missile strikes, followed by a ground invasion a week later. July 17 - Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, crashes in eastern Ukraine after being shot down by a missile. All 298 people on board are killed. July 17 - Eric Garner died in Staten Island, New York, after a police officer put him in a chokehold. August 8 – The United States military begins an air campaign in northern Iraq to stem the influx of ISIS militants. August 9 - in Ferguson, Missouri. The unrest sparked a vigorous debate about law enforcements relationship with African-Americans, and police use of force doctrine in Missouri and nationwide. September 22 – The United States and several Arab partners begin their airstrike campaign in Syria. October 31 – Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré resigns after widespread protests in response to the attempt in abolishing presidential term limits.[39] November 12 – The Rosetta spacecrafts Philae probe successfully lands on Comet 67P, the first time in history that a spacecraft has landed on such an object.[41] December 28 – Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore crashes into the Java Sea just southwest of Borneo, killing all 162 people on board. https://youtube/watch?v=wcy8uLjRHPM
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