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US Approves Possible $346 Million Arms Sale To Nigeria To Improve Security
The US State Department approved a possible $346 million weapons sale to Nigeria to help improve security in the sub-Saharan country, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
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US ISIS Recruits Struggle With Combat Inexperience, Culture Clash: Study
US recruits to the Islamic State group struggle more than their European counterparts, lacking support networks and field experience and being assigned to menial jobs, a report on American jihadists said Monday.
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Kuwait Admits It Needs To Do More Against ISIS Funding
Kuwait still needs to do more to combat the financing of jihadists, a top Kuwaiti official said Monday at a meeting aimed at choking off funding for the ISIS group.
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Pentagon Welcomes Saudi Anti-ISIS Troop Proposal
The Pentagon on Friday welcomed Saudi Arabia's pledge to commit ground forces to fight ISIS jihadists in Syria, should the US-led coalition ever send in combat troops.
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Risk of Huge ISIS Influx Into Libya, France Warns
There is an increasing risk of Libya becoming a haven for combatants from Islamic State, even as western nations target the extremist jihadist group in Iraq and Syria, the French defence minister warned in comments published Sunday.
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No Global Support for US-Led Troops in Syria: Australia PM
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today said there was no global support for a US-led ground force to destroy the Islamic State group, while warning resolve to defeat jihadists has never been stronger.
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Barack Obama Urges Russia to Join Renewed Effort to Eliminate Islamic State
US President Barack Obama vowed on Sunday to step up efforts to eliminate Islamic State and prevent more attacks like those in Paris, while urging Russia's Vladimir Putin to focus on combating the jihadist group in Syria.
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41 Dead as Islamic State Advances on East Syria Airbase: Monitor
Jihadists of the Islamic State group edged closer to a strategic airbase in eastern Syria in heavy fighting that left more than 41 combatants dead, a monitoring group said today.
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European Cyber Police Unit to Take on Islamic State Propaganda
European police agency Europol said Monday it was launching a continent-wide cyber crime unit to combat social media accounts promoting Jihadist propaganda, particularly those of the Islamic State (IS) group.
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Arab Leaders Consider Joint Military Force to Combat Jihadists
Arab leaders meet in Egypt over the weekend for an annual summit dominated by Cairo-led calls for a joint military force as Yemen and several other states teeter on the brink of collapse.
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US Approves Possible $346 Million Arms Sale To Nigeria To Improve Security
The US State Department approved a possible $346 million weapons sale to Nigeria to help improve security in the sub-Saharan country, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
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US ISIS Recruits Struggle With Combat Inexperience, Culture Clash: Study
US recruits to the Islamic State group struggle more than their European counterparts, lacking support networks and field experience and being assigned to menial jobs, a report on American jihadists said Monday.
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Kuwait Admits It Needs To Do More Against ISIS Funding
Kuwait still needs to do more to combat the financing of jihadists, a top Kuwaiti official said Monday at a meeting aimed at choking off funding for the ISIS group.
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Pentagon Welcomes Saudi Anti-ISIS Troop Proposal
The Pentagon on Friday welcomed Saudi Arabia's pledge to commit ground forces to fight ISIS jihadists in Syria, should the US-led coalition ever send in combat troops.
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Risk of Huge ISIS Influx Into Libya, France Warns
There is an increasing risk of Libya becoming a haven for combatants from Islamic State, even as western nations target the extremist jihadist group in Iraq and Syria, the French defence minister warned in comments published Sunday.
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No Global Support for US-Led Troops in Syria: Australia PM
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today said there was no global support for a US-led ground force to destroy the Islamic State group, while warning resolve to defeat jihadists has never been stronger.
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Barack Obama Urges Russia to Join Renewed Effort to Eliminate Islamic State
US President Barack Obama vowed on Sunday to step up efforts to eliminate Islamic State and prevent more attacks like those in Paris, while urging Russia's Vladimir Putin to focus on combating the jihadist group in Syria.
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41 Dead as Islamic State Advances on East Syria Airbase: Monitor
Jihadists of the Islamic State group edged closer to a strategic airbase in eastern Syria in heavy fighting that left more than 41 combatants dead, a monitoring group said today.
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European Cyber Police Unit to Take on Islamic State Propaganda
European police agency Europol said Monday it was launching a continent-wide cyber crime unit to combat social media accounts promoting Jihadist propaganda, particularly those of the Islamic State (IS) group.
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Arab Leaders Consider Joint Military Force to Combat Jihadists
Arab leaders meet in Egypt over the weekend for an annual summit dominated by Cairo-led calls for a joint military force as Yemen and several other states teeter on the brink of collapse.
