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More Than 100 ISIS Prisoners Have Escaped In Syria: US Envoy
More than 100 prisoners of the Islamic State (ISIS) extremist movement have escaped in Syria in the chaos since Turkey's incursion, a senior US official said Wednesday.
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Pakistan Detains 13 Alleged ISIS Supporters, Say Officials
Two Pakistani counterterrorism officials say authorities have detained 13 local militants who were trying to set up an ISIS affiliate.
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Australian Nurse Who Aided ISIS Heading Home, Could Face Arrest
An Australian nurse alleged to have given medical assistance to Islamic State militants fighting in Syria could face arrest for violating tough new security laws when he lands in Sydney on Friday, police and officials said.
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Islamic State Executes Journalist in Iraq's Mosul
The Islamic State group has executed an Iraqi journalist in the northern city of Mosul on charges of spying, local officials and colleagues said Saturday.
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Syria Kurds Say Islamic State Used Chemical Weapons Against Them
Islamic State group fighters fired missiles containing toxic gas at Kurdish forces in Syria last month, the forces and a monitoring group said.
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Islamic State Says Leader Hafiz Saeed Still Alive
Islamic State today released an audio tape it said was of the movement's leader for Afghanistan, contradicting reports that he was killed in a US drone strike.
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Islamic State Lays Mines in Syria's Ancient Palmyra Ruins
Islamic State group militants have laid landmines and explosives at the site of the ancient ruins in Syria's Palmyra, a monitor said Sunday, adding the purpose of the move was unclear.
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Islamic State Claims Suicide Attack on Iraq Police That Killed 47
The Islamic State (IS) group claimed a suicide attack on an Iraqi police base north of Baghdad that officials said today had killed at least 47 people.
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Iraq's Largest Refinery Not at Risk From Islamic State Group: US
Iraq's largest refinery in Baiji is not "at risk" despite an offensive by the Islamic State group that has breached parts of the facility, the US military's top general said Thursday.
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35 Dead as Syria Forces Repel Islamic State Attack on Airport: Monitor
Pro-government forces repelled an attack on a key Syrian military airport by Islamic State group affiliated militants, losing 20 fighters but killing almost as many jihadists, a monitor said today.
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Islamic State in Egypt Claims Soldier's Execution-Style Killing
Egyptian jihadists who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group have posted a video online appearing to show them shooting dead an Egyptian soldier and beheading another captive.
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Pope Francis Pays Tribute to 'Today's Martyrs' on Palm Sunday
Pope Francis led the world's Roman Catholics in Palm today celebrations by paying tribute to those killed for their faith, a reference to the victims of Islamic State militants.
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Islamic State Victim James Foley Gave Up Escape for Friend: Ex-Hostage
The US journalist killed by the IS militant group, James Foley, might have escaped but gave up the attempt so as not to abandon his friend, a former fellow hostage said today.
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Track Down Antiquities After Islamic State Museum Rampage: Iraq
Islamic State militants who destroyed priceless antiquities from the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have kept some artefacts to sell, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said today, vowing to prevent the radical Islamists from smuggling them to market.
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US May Train Syrian Rebels to Guide Air Raids: Pentagon
The United States will provide basic military training and equipment to Syrian rebels and may eventually instruct them on how to call in air strikes against Islamic State jihadists, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
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More Than 100 ISIS Prisoners Have Escaped In Syria: US Envoy
More than 100 prisoners of the Islamic State (ISIS) extremist movement have escaped in Syria in the chaos since Turkey's incursion, a senior US official said Wednesday.
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Pakistan Detains 13 Alleged ISIS Supporters, Say Officials
Two Pakistani counterterrorism officials say authorities have detained 13 local militants who were trying to set up an ISIS affiliate.
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Australian Nurse Who Aided ISIS Heading Home, Could Face Arrest
An Australian nurse alleged to have given medical assistance to Islamic State militants fighting in Syria could face arrest for violating tough new security laws when he lands in Sydney on Friday, police and officials said.
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Islamic State Executes Journalist in Iraq's Mosul
The Islamic State group has executed an Iraqi journalist in the northern city of Mosul on charges of spying, local officials and colleagues said Saturday.
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Syria Kurds Say Islamic State Used Chemical Weapons Against Them
Islamic State group fighters fired missiles containing toxic gas at Kurdish forces in Syria last month, the forces and a monitoring group said.
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Islamic State Says Leader Hafiz Saeed Still Alive
Islamic State today released an audio tape it said was of the movement's leader for Afghanistan, contradicting reports that he was killed in a US drone strike.
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Islamic State Lays Mines in Syria's Ancient Palmyra Ruins
Islamic State group militants have laid landmines and explosives at the site of the ancient ruins in Syria's Palmyra, a monitor said Sunday, adding the purpose of the move was unclear.
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Islamic State Claims Suicide Attack on Iraq Police That Killed 47
The Islamic State (IS) group claimed a suicide attack on an Iraqi police base north of Baghdad that officials said today had killed at least 47 people.
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Iraq's Largest Refinery Not at Risk From Islamic State Group: US
Iraq's largest refinery in Baiji is not "at risk" despite an offensive by the Islamic State group that has breached parts of the facility, the US military's top general said Thursday.
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35 Dead as Syria Forces Repel Islamic State Attack on Airport: Monitor
Pro-government forces repelled an attack on a key Syrian military airport by Islamic State group affiliated militants, losing 20 fighters but killing almost as many jihadists, a monitor said today.
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Islamic State in Egypt Claims Soldier's Execution-Style Killing
Egyptian jihadists who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group have posted a video online appearing to show them shooting dead an Egyptian soldier and beheading another captive.
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Pope Francis Pays Tribute to 'Today's Martyrs' on Palm Sunday
Pope Francis led the world's Roman Catholics in Palm today celebrations by paying tribute to those killed for their faith, a reference to the victims of Islamic State militants.
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Islamic State Victim James Foley Gave Up Escape for Friend: Ex-Hostage
The US journalist killed by the IS militant group, James Foley, might have escaped but gave up the attempt so as not to abandon his friend, a former fellow hostage said today.
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Track Down Antiquities After Islamic State Museum Rampage: Iraq
Islamic State militants who destroyed priceless antiquities from the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have kept some artefacts to sell, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said today, vowing to prevent the radical Islamists from smuggling them to market.
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US May Train Syrian Rebels to Guide Air Raids: Pentagon
The United States will provide basic military training and equipment to Syrian rebels and may eventually instruct them on how to call in air strikes against Islamic State jihadists, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
