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How A British Citizen Became One Of The Most Notorious Members Of ISIS
The last member of the group of British jailers who supervised the torture and killing of Western hostages held by the Islamic State has been identified as a 27-year-old Londoner who traveled to Syria in 2012.
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FBI Helped Family of Al-Qaeda Hostage Make Ransom Payment: Report
The FBI facilitated a 2012 ransom payment of $250,000 to Al-Qaeda from the family of a kidnapped US aid worker later killed in a drone strike, The Wall Street Journal said Wednesday.
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Obama Rallies Intelligence Staff After Botched Strike
A day after revealing that the United States killed two Western hostages in a botched operation against Al-Qaeda, a mournful President Barack Obama assembled intelligence staff to pay tribute to their work and patriotism.
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Two Al-Qaeda Hostages Killed in US Operation: White House
The White House admitted Thursday that a January US operation against an Al Qaeda compound near the Afghan-Pakistan border killed one American and one Italian hostage, along with an American member of the jihadist group.
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American, Italian Hostages Inadvertently Killed in US Counter-Terror Operation: Barack Obama
An American and an Italian who had been held hostage for several years by Al Qaeda in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan were inadvertently killed in a US counter-terrorism operation in January, US President Barack Obama today.
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French Army Rescues Dutch Hostage in Mali After 4 Years
French special forces today rescued a Dutch train driver kidnapped nearly four years ago in Mali by Al Qaeda's north Africa arm in an operation that killed several jihadists.
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Jordan Executes 2 Prisoners After Islamic State Killing of Pilot
Jordan executed two al-Qaeda prisoners before dawn Wednesday, a government spokesman said, just hours after Islamic State militants released a video purportedly showing a captured Jordanian pilot being burned alive in a cage.
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At least 13 Killed in Failed US Bid to Rescue Hostages in Yemen
A woman, a 10-year-old boy and a local al Qaeda leader were among at least 11 people killed alongside two Western hostages when U.S.-led forces battled militants in a failed rescue mission in Yemen, residents said on Sunday.
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American, South African Hostages Killed in Yemen
An American photojournalist and a South African teacher were killed Saturday during a high-risk, US-led raid to free them from al-Qaeda-affiliated militants in Yemen, a turbulent Arab country that is a centerpiece of US counterterrorism efforts in the region.
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South African Hostage Pierre Korkie, Killed Just Day Before Release
Pierre Korkie, a South African teacher who was taken hostage by Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen more than a year ago, was killed on Saturday in a failed rescue bid just a day before he was due to be released.
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Drone Strikes Kill 9 'Qaeda' Militants in Yemen: Security Source
Drone strikes killed nine suspected Al-Qaeda militants today in southeast Yemen, where the US military launched a failed operation last month to rescue an American hostage, security and tribal sources said.
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Yemeni Forces Free Eight Al Qaeda Hostages; US Says No Americans
Yemeni security forces freed eight hostages including six Yemenis, a Saudi and an Ethiopian, in a raid in which seven al Qaeda kidnappers were also killed, the country's supreme security committee said.
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Islamic State 'Brand' Gains Ground Among Asian Militants
A threat by Philippine militants to kill a German hostage in a show of solidarity with Islamic State is the latest sign that the Middle East group's brand of radicalism is winning recruits in Asia and posing a growing security risk in the region.
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Philippine Islamist Militants Threaten to Kill German Captives
Al-Qaeda linked militants in the southern Philippines have threatened to kill two Germans hostages they have been holding since April unless Germany stops supporting U.S. action against Islamic State militants, the SITE monitoring service said.
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IS-Linked Group Threatens to kill French Hostage in Algeria
An Algerian group linked to Islamic State jihadists on Monday claimed the kidnapping of a French national and threatened to kill the hostage within 24 hours unless Paris halts air strikes on the IS in Iraq.
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How A British Citizen Became One Of The Most Notorious Members Of ISIS
The last member of the group of British jailers who supervised the torture and killing of Western hostages held by the Islamic State has been identified as a 27-year-old Londoner who traveled to Syria in 2012.
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FBI Helped Family of Al-Qaeda Hostage Make Ransom Payment: Report
The FBI facilitated a 2012 ransom payment of $250,000 to Al-Qaeda from the family of a kidnapped US aid worker later killed in a drone strike, The Wall Street Journal said Wednesday.
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Obama Rallies Intelligence Staff After Botched Strike
A day after revealing that the United States killed two Western hostages in a botched operation against Al-Qaeda, a mournful President Barack Obama assembled intelligence staff to pay tribute to their work and patriotism.
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Two Al-Qaeda Hostages Killed in US Operation: White House
The White House admitted Thursday that a January US operation against an Al Qaeda compound near the Afghan-Pakistan border killed one American and one Italian hostage, along with an American member of the jihadist group.
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American, Italian Hostages Inadvertently Killed in US Counter-Terror Operation: Barack Obama
An American and an Italian who had been held hostage for several years by Al Qaeda in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan were inadvertently killed in a US counter-terrorism operation in January, US President Barack Obama today.
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French Army Rescues Dutch Hostage in Mali After 4 Years
French special forces today rescued a Dutch train driver kidnapped nearly four years ago in Mali by Al Qaeda's north Africa arm in an operation that killed several jihadists.
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Jordan Executes 2 Prisoners After Islamic State Killing of Pilot
Jordan executed two al-Qaeda prisoners before dawn Wednesday, a government spokesman said, just hours after Islamic State militants released a video purportedly showing a captured Jordanian pilot being burned alive in a cage.
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At least 13 Killed in Failed US Bid to Rescue Hostages in Yemen
A woman, a 10-year-old boy and a local al Qaeda leader were among at least 11 people killed alongside two Western hostages when U.S.-led forces battled militants in a failed rescue mission in Yemen, residents said on Sunday.
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American, South African Hostages Killed in Yemen
An American photojournalist and a South African teacher were killed Saturday during a high-risk, US-led raid to free them from al-Qaeda-affiliated militants in Yemen, a turbulent Arab country that is a centerpiece of US counterterrorism efforts in the region.
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South African Hostage Pierre Korkie, Killed Just Day Before Release
Pierre Korkie, a South African teacher who was taken hostage by Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen more than a year ago, was killed on Saturday in a failed rescue bid just a day before he was due to be released.
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Drone Strikes Kill 9 'Qaeda' Militants in Yemen: Security Source
Drone strikes killed nine suspected Al-Qaeda militants today in southeast Yemen, where the US military launched a failed operation last month to rescue an American hostage, security and tribal sources said.
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Yemeni Forces Free Eight Al Qaeda Hostages; US Says No Americans
Yemeni security forces freed eight hostages including six Yemenis, a Saudi and an Ethiopian, in a raid in which seven al Qaeda kidnappers were also killed, the country's supreme security committee said.
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Islamic State 'Brand' Gains Ground Among Asian Militants
A threat by Philippine militants to kill a German hostage in a show of solidarity with Islamic State is the latest sign that the Middle East group's brand of radicalism is winning recruits in Asia and posing a growing security risk in the region.
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Philippine Islamist Militants Threaten to Kill German Captives
Al-Qaeda linked militants in the southern Philippines have threatened to kill two Germans hostages they have been holding since April unless Germany stops supporting U.S. action against Islamic State militants, the SITE monitoring service said.
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IS-Linked Group Threatens to kill French Hostage in Algeria
An Algerian group linked to Islamic State jihadists on Monday claimed the kidnapping of a French national and threatened to kill the hostage within 24 hours unless Paris halts air strikes on the IS in Iraq.
