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US White House Hopeful Ben Carson Compares Syrian Refugees to Rabid Dogs
US Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson on Thursday compared refugees fleeing Syria's civil war and Islamic State extremists to rabid dogs.
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Facebook Says it Froze User Named Isis By Mistake
Facebook Inc said it erroneously disabled the personal account of a user named Isis Anchalee for about a day, an action the user claims was due to her name being spelt the same as the acronym used for the Islamic State extremist group.
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New US House Bill Would Tighten Refugee Vetting
The House of Representatives could vote as early as Thursday on new legislation that requires stricter vetting for refugees fleeing Syria's civil war and seeking to settle in the United States.
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Turkish PM Mocked Over '360 Degrees Difference From Islamic State' Slip
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu faced mockery today over his grasp of both geopolitics and geometry, after saying there was "360 degrees of difference" between Turkey's brand of Islam and that of the Islamic State extremist group.
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Under Pressure Turkey Steps Up Fight Against Islamic State
Turkey is stepping up its role in the fight against Islamic State extremists after realising the threats to its own security from jihadists and responding to pressure from its Western partners, analysts say.
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G7 Leaders to Stand Firm on Security Threats, Ukraine
World leaders at a G7 summit in Germany were today set to present a united front against global security threats ranging from jihadist insurgencies to what US President Barack Obama condemned as "Russian aggression in Ukraine".
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G7 Leaders to Stand Firm on Security Threats, Ukraine
World leaders at a G7 summit in Germany were today set to present a united front against global security threats ranging from jihadist insurgencies to what US President Barack Obama condemned as "Russian aggression in Ukraine".
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Missing British Medical Students Feared to Have Joined Islamic State: Reports
A group of British medical students of Sudanese origin who went missing after travelling to Turkey are feared to have crossed into Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) group as doctors, reports and sources said on Sunday.
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US Marine Corps Urges 'Vigilance' After Online Islamist Threat
The US Marine Corps on Sunday urged "vigilance" after a group claiming to be Islamic State hackers published what they said were the names and addresses of 100 military personnel and urged supporters to kill them.
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Islamic State Jihadists Kidnap 90 Christians in Syria: Human Rights Monitor
Jihadists from the Islamic State also known as IS have kidnapped at least 90 Assyrian Christians in northeast Syria, a monitor said.
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US House Honors Dead Aid Worker Held by Islamic State
Somber US lawmakers stood with heads bowed Wednesday during a moment of silence for American aid worker Kayla Mueller, who was held hostage by Islamic State extremists and died.
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White House Seeks War Authority Against Islamic State: Lawmakers
The White House revealed to lawmakers on Tuesday details of its request to Congress for a three-year war authority to battle Islamic extremists that would prohibit "enduring" offensive combat operations.
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With Their Feet and a Tweet, Europe's Muslims Stand up to Islamic State
As Islamic State extremists call for random murders throughout Europe in Allah's name, the continent's Muslims are hitting back with mass peace demonstrations and a Twitter campaign to say "not in my name".
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Iraq PM Orders Halt to Shelling of Civilian Areas
Iraq's prime minister said on Saturday he has ordered the army to stop shelling populated areas held by militants in order to spare the lives of "innocent victims" as the armed forces struggle to retake cities and towns seized by the Islamic State extremist group this summer.
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Qatar Denies Funding Extremist Islamic State Group
The Gulf nation of Qatar is hitting back at suggestions that it supports the Islamic State extremist group, saying that "determined, collective action" is needed to end sectarian violence gripping Iraq and Syria.
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US White House Hopeful Ben Carson Compares Syrian Refugees to Rabid Dogs
US Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson on Thursday compared refugees fleeing Syria's civil war and Islamic State extremists to rabid dogs.
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Facebook Says it Froze User Named Isis By Mistake
Facebook Inc said it erroneously disabled the personal account of a user named Isis Anchalee for about a day, an action the user claims was due to her name being spelt the same as the acronym used for the Islamic State extremist group.
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New US House Bill Would Tighten Refugee Vetting
The House of Representatives could vote as early as Thursday on new legislation that requires stricter vetting for refugees fleeing Syria's civil war and seeking to settle in the United States.
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Turkish PM Mocked Over '360 Degrees Difference From Islamic State' Slip
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu faced mockery today over his grasp of both geopolitics and geometry, after saying there was "360 degrees of difference" between Turkey's brand of Islam and that of the Islamic State extremist group.
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Under Pressure Turkey Steps Up Fight Against Islamic State
Turkey is stepping up its role in the fight against Islamic State extremists after realising the threats to its own security from jihadists and responding to pressure from its Western partners, analysts say.
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G7 Leaders to Stand Firm on Security Threats, Ukraine
World leaders at a G7 summit in Germany were today set to present a united front against global security threats ranging from jihadist insurgencies to what US President Barack Obama condemned as "Russian aggression in Ukraine".
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G7 Leaders to Stand Firm on Security Threats, Ukraine
World leaders at a G7 summit in Germany were today set to present a united front against global security threats ranging from jihadist insurgencies to what US President Barack Obama condemned as "Russian aggression in Ukraine".
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Missing British Medical Students Feared to Have Joined Islamic State: Reports
A group of British medical students of Sudanese origin who went missing after travelling to Turkey are feared to have crossed into Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) group as doctors, reports and sources said on Sunday.
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US Marine Corps Urges 'Vigilance' After Online Islamist Threat
The US Marine Corps on Sunday urged "vigilance" after a group claiming to be Islamic State hackers published what they said were the names and addresses of 100 military personnel and urged supporters to kill them.
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Islamic State Jihadists Kidnap 90 Christians in Syria: Human Rights Monitor
Jihadists from the Islamic State also known as IS have kidnapped at least 90 Assyrian Christians in northeast Syria, a monitor said.
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US House Honors Dead Aid Worker Held by Islamic State
Somber US lawmakers stood with heads bowed Wednesday during a moment of silence for American aid worker Kayla Mueller, who was held hostage by Islamic State extremists and died.
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White House Seeks War Authority Against Islamic State: Lawmakers
The White House revealed to lawmakers on Tuesday details of its request to Congress for a three-year war authority to battle Islamic extremists that would prohibit "enduring" offensive combat operations.
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With Their Feet and a Tweet, Europe's Muslims Stand up to Islamic State
As Islamic State extremists call for random murders throughout Europe in Allah's name, the continent's Muslims are hitting back with mass peace demonstrations and a Twitter campaign to say "not in my name".
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Iraq PM Orders Halt to Shelling of Civilian Areas
Iraq's prime minister said on Saturday he has ordered the army to stop shelling populated areas held by militants in order to spare the lives of "innocent victims" as the armed forces struggle to retake cities and towns seized by the Islamic State extremist group this summer.
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Qatar Denies Funding Extremist Islamic State Group
The Gulf nation of Qatar is hitting back at suggestions that it supports the Islamic State extremist group, saying that "determined, collective action" is needed to end sectarian violence gripping Iraq and Syria.
