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The Long Complicated History Of How Iran And US Became Enemies
Relations between the United States and Iran have been fraught for decades - at least since the US helped overthrow a democracy-minded prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh, in August 1953. The US then supported the reign of Shah, a repressive ruler.
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ISIS "Beatle" Found Guilty Of All Charges In US Hostage Beheadings
A member of a group of Islamic State militants who beheaded American hostages in Iraq and Syria, nicknamed "The Beatles" for their British accents, was found guilty in US court of terrorism offenses on Thursday.
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Hacked Messages Show Qatar Appearing To Pay Hundreds Of Millions To Free Hostages
Qatar had entered secret talks to free 25 of its citizens from Iraqi kidnappers, yet the bargaining had turned into a kind of group shakedown, the official said, with a half-dozen militias and foreign governments jostling to squeeze cash from the wealthy Persian Gulf state.
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How Government Found Out Bodies In Iraq Were Of 39 Indians
The 39 Indians, who had been taken hostage in Iraq's Mosul in 2014, were executed by ISIS terrorists, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj informed parliament today.
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39 Indian Hostages In Iraq Are Dead, Says Sushma Swaraj
The 39 Indians missing in Iraq since they were kidnapped by ISIS in Mosul four years ago were killed by the terror outfit, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said in parliament today. "We wanted to give the families closure only after getting concrete proof," she said.
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On Missing Indians, Congress Preps Privilege Notice Against Sushma Swaraj
Amid speculation, protests and opposition questions over 39 Indians missing in Iraq since they were kidnapped in 2014, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj will make a statement in parliament this evening.
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Sincerely Engaged With Iraq To Trace 39 Missing Indians: Government
The government on Thursday said it was "seriously and sincerely" engaged with the Iraqi authorities to trace the 39 Indians, who have been reportedly taken hostage in Mosul in 2014 by the ISIS.
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39 Indians Held By ISIS In Iraq's Mosul Are Alive: Government
Three years after they went missing, the government on Friday said that 39 Indian construction workers mostly from Punjab, who were taken hostage by ISIS terrorists in Iraq's war-torn Mosul, were alive and "everything possible" was being done to ensure their safe return.
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Sushma Swaraj Meets Families Of Indians Abducted In Iraq
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met the families of 39 Indians taken hostage by ISIS in June 2014 from Mosul in Iraq.
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Not ISIS, All Local Militants, Says Bangladesh Government On Dhaka Attack
The terrorists who launched Friday's attack on a Dhaka restaurant, slaughtering 20 hostages, were members of a homegrown Bangladeshi militant group and not followers of the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq, a senior minister of Bangladesh has said.
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No Adverse Report About Indians Held Hostage By ISIS, Says VK Singh
There is no "adverse" report about the 40 people from Punjab held hostage in Iraq by ISIS terrorists and a Catholic priest from Kerala abducted by the same group in Yemen, the Centre said today.
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Indians Taken Hostage By ISIS In Mosul Are Alive, Says Sushma Swaraj
The 39 Indians taken hostage by ISIS more than one-and-a-half-years ago from Mosul in Iraq are alive, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told their families in New Delhi today, based on her recent meetings with Arab and Palestinian leaders who indicated to this effect.
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Pentagon Identifies US Soldier Killed in Anti-Islamic State Raid
The Pentagon on Friday identified the US serviceman killed during a hostage rescue mission in Iraq as Joshua Wheeler, the first American soldier to die there since 2011.
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70 Hostages Freed, US Service Member Killed in Iraq Rescue: US
Backed by US special operations forces, Kurdish troops stormed an Islamic State prison in Iraq early today, freeing 70 hostages in a high-stakes operation that left a US servicemember dead, the Pentagon said.
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US Serviceman Killed Rescuing Hostages From Islamic State in Iraq: Official
A US serviceman has been killed in an operation to rescue hostages from Islamic State militants in Iraq, a US official told AFP today.
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The Long Complicated History Of How Iran And US Became Enemies
Relations between the United States and Iran have been fraught for decades - at least since the US helped overthrow a democracy-minded prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh, in August 1953. The US then supported the reign of Shah, a repressive ruler.
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ISIS "Beatle" Found Guilty Of All Charges In US Hostage Beheadings
A member of a group of Islamic State militants who beheaded American hostages in Iraq and Syria, nicknamed "The Beatles" for their British accents, was found guilty in US court of terrorism offenses on Thursday.
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Hacked Messages Show Qatar Appearing To Pay Hundreds Of Millions To Free Hostages
Qatar had entered secret talks to free 25 of its citizens from Iraqi kidnappers, yet the bargaining had turned into a kind of group shakedown, the official said, with a half-dozen militias and foreign governments jostling to squeeze cash from the wealthy Persian Gulf state.
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How Government Found Out Bodies In Iraq Were Of 39 Indians
The 39 Indians, who had been taken hostage in Iraq's Mosul in 2014, were executed by ISIS terrorists, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj informed parliament today.
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39 Indian Hostages In Iraq Are Dead, Says Sushma Swaraj
The 39 Indians missing in Iraq since they were kidnapped by ISIS in Mosul four years ago were killed by the terror outfit, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said in parliament today. "We wanted to give the families closure only after getting concrete proof," she said.
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On Missing Indians, Congress Preps Privilege Notice Against Sushma Swaraj
Amid speculation, protests and opposition questions over 39 Indians missing in Iraq since they were kidnapped in 2014, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj will make a statement in parliament this evening.
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Sincerely Engaged With Iraq To Trace 39 Missing Indians: Government
The government on Thursday said it was "seriously and sincerely" engaged with the Iraqi authorities to trace the 39 Indians, who have been reportedly taken hostage in Mosul in 2014 by the ISIS.
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39 Indians Held By ISIS In Iraq's Mosul Are Alive: Government
Three years after they went missing, the government on Friday said that 39 Indian construction workers mostly from Punjab, who were taken hostage by ISIS terrorists in Iraq's war-torn Mosul, were alive and "everything possible" was being done to ensure their safe return.
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Sushma Swaraj Meets Families Of Indians Abducted In Iraq
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met the families of 39 Indians taken hostage by ISIS in June 2014 from Mosul in Iraq.
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Not ISIS, All Local Militants, Says Bangladesh Government On Dhaka Attack
The terrorists who launched Friday's attack on a Dhaka restaurant, slaughtering 20 hostages, were members of a homegrown Bangladeshi militant group and not followers of the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq, a senior minister of Bangladesh has said.
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No Adverse Report About Indians Held Hostage By ISIS, Says VK Singh
There is no "adverse" report about the 40 people from Punjab held hostage in Iraq by ISIS terrorists and a Catholic priest from Kerala abducted by the same group in Yemen, the Centre said today.
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Indians Taken Hostage By ISIS In Mosul Are Alive, Says Sushma Swaraj
The 39 Indians taken hostage by ISIS more than one-and-a-half-years ago from Mosul in Iraq are alive, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told their families in New Delhi today, based on her recent meetings with Arab and Palestinian leaders who indicated to this effect.
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Pentagon Identifies US Soldier Killed in Anti-Islamic State Raid
The Pentagon on Friday identified the US serviceman killed during a hostage rescue mission in Iraq as Joshua Wheeler, the first American soldier to die there since 2011.
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70 Hostages Freed, US Service Member Killed in Iraq Rescue: US
Backed by US special operations forces, Kurdish troops stormed an Islamic State prison in Iraq early today, freeing 70 hostages in a high-stakes operation that left a US servicemember dead, the Pentagon said.
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US Serviceman Killed Rescuing Hostages From Islamic State in Iraq: Official
A US serviceman has been killed in an operation to rescue hostages from Islamic State militants in Iraq, a US official told AFP today.
