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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Vows to Pursue Operations Against Islamic State, Kurdistan Workers Party
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu vowed today that Turkey would continue operations against Islamic State (IS) jihadists and Kurdish militants after it bombed IS targets in Syria and made nearly 300 arrests.
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In first, Islamic State Beheads 2 Syria Women for 'Sorcery': NGO
Islamic State jihadists have beheaded two women in Syria for "witchcraft and sorcery", a monitor said on Tuesday, in the group's first known decapitation of female civilians.
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Islamic State Fighters Dead in Failed Attack on Syria Alawite Town: Human Rights Group
At least 19 Islamic State group fighters were killed today in a failed attack on an Alawite village in the central Syrian province of Homs, a monitor said
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A Year on, Islamic State 'Caliphate' Infamous for Brutality
In the year since it declared its "caliphate," the Islamic State group has become the world's most infamous jihadist organisation, attracting international franchises and spreading fear with acts of extreme violence.
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Truck Bombs: The Islamic State's 'Air Force'
They're easy to drive and hard to stop, can be made on a farm and destroy a city block: the Islamic State group's monstrous truck bombs are reshaping the battlefield.
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5 UK School Pupils Fighting for IS Killed in Syria, Iraq
At least five former pupils, including two brothers, from a London-based school are believed to have been killed while fighting in Syria and Iraq with the dreaded Islamic State terrorists.
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Islamic State Says in Full Control of Syria's Palmyra After Westward Advance
Islamic State fighters tightened their grip on the historic city of Palmyra in Syria, days after capturing a provincial capital in neighbouring Iraq, suggesting the growing momentum of the group which a monitor says now holds half of Syrian territory.
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Islamic State Holding 50 Civilians After Raid on Syria Village: Monitor
Jihadist fighters from the Islamic State group are holding hostage at least 50 civilians seized in a raid on a village in central Syria, a monitor said.
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Sister of British IS Hostage Urges Captors to Resume Talks
The sister of a British man held hostage by Islamic State (IS) militants fighting in Iraq and Syria has urged his captors to resume contact, saying that all communication with those holding him had ceased.
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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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Kurdish Leader Urges World to Protect Syrian Town From Islamic State
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani called on Friday for international intervention to protect a Kurdish town in neighbouring Syria from Islamic State fighters who have forced many Syrian Kurds to flee across the border into Turkey.
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Islamic State's Twitter Silence Raises Questions
Islamic State's Twitter users, which have trumpeted the group's violent acts and worldview on the social media service, have gone abruptly quiet in past days.
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Barack Obama Outlining Mission to Fight Islamic Militants
President Barack Obama will outline to Americans Wednesday an expanded military and political effort to combat militants in Syria and Iraq, and urge Congress to quickly give him authority to arm Syrian opposition forces.
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Ex-Hostage Says Brussels Museum Shooting Suspect Was Among Syria Captors
A freed French hostage has said the suspected gunman behind the deadly shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels in May was among his Islamic extremist captors in Syria.
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James Foley's Killer Will Be Caught: Former UK Anti-Terror Chief
The suspected British killer of US journalist James Foley will be found and brought to justice "sooner or later", Britain's former anti-terrorism chief said on Thursday.
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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Vows to Pursue Operations Against Islamic State, Kurdistan Workers Party
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu vowed today that Turkey would continue operations against Islamic State (IS) jihadists and Kurdish militants after it bombed IS targets in Syria and made nearly 300 arrests.
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In first, Islamic State Beheads 2 Syria Women for 'Sorcery': NGO
Islamic State jihadists have beheaded two women in Syria for "witchcraft and sorcery", a monitor said on Tuesday, in the group's first known decapitation of female civilians.
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Islamic State Fighters Dead in Failed Attack on Syria Alawite Town: Human Rights Group
At least 19 Islamic State group fighters were killed today in a failed attack on an Alawite village in the central Syrian province of Homs, a monitor said
-
A Year on, Islamic State 'Caliphate' Infamous for Brutality
In the year since it declared its "caliphate," the Islamic State group has become the world's most infamous jihadist organisation, attracting international franchises and spreading fear with acts of extreme violence.
-
Truck Bombs: The Islamic State's 'Air Force'
They're easy to drive and hard to stop, can be made on a farm and destroy a city block: the Islamic State group's monstrous truck bombs are reshaping the battlefield.
-
5 UK School Pupils Fighting for IS Killed in Syria, Iraq
At least five former pupils, including two brothers, from a London-based school are believed to have been killed while fighting in Syria and Iraq with the dreaded Islamic State terrorists.
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Islamic State Says in Full Control of Syria's Palmyra After Westward Advance
Islamic State fighters tightened their grip on the historic city of Palmyra in Syria, days after capturing a provincial capital in neighbouring Iraq, suggesting the growing momentum of the group which a monitor says now holds half of Syrian territory.
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Islamic State Holding 50 Civilians After Raid on Syria Village: Monitor
Jihadist fighters from the Islamic State group are holding hostage at least 50 civilians seized in a raid on a village in central Syria, a monitor said.
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Sister of British IS Hostage Urges Captors to Resume Talks
The sister of a British man held hostage by Islamic State (IS) militants fighting in Iraq and Syria has urged his captors to resume contact, saying that all communication with those holding him had ceased.
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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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Kurdish Leader Urges World to Protect Syrian Town From Islamic State
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani called on Friday for international intervention to protect a Kurdish town in neighbouring Syria from Islamic State fighters who have forced many Syrian Kurds to flee across the border into Turkey.
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Islamic State's Twitter Silence Raises Questions
Islamic State's Twitter users, which have trumpeted the group's violent acts and worldview on the social media service, have gone abruptly quiet in past days.
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Barack Obama Outlining Mission to Fight Islamic Militants
President Barack Obama will outline to Americans Wednesday an expanded military and political effort to combat militants in Syria and Iraq, and urge Congress to quickly give him authority to arm Syrian opposition forces.
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Ex-Hostage Says Brussels Museum Shooting Suspect Was Among Syria Captors
A freed French hostage has said the suspected gunman behind the deadly shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels in May was among his Islamic extremist captors in Syria.
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James Foley's Killer Will Be Caught: Former UK Anti-Terror Chief
The suspected British killer of US journalist James Foley will be found and brought to justice "sooner or later", Britain's former anti-terrorism chief said on Thursday.
