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'Trapped In House With ISIS fighters,' College Student Texted Mother
She sent just one text to her mother: "I am trapped in a house with Islamic State fighters. Do not call me."
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Islamic State Cuts Fighters' Wages In Fund Crunch: Report
Islamic State has cut its fighters' salaries by 50 percent in Syria as air strikes continue to target oil fields, supply lines and cash stores, affecting its revenue streams, The Independent reported.
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Syrian Army Captures Towns After Russian Strikes: Report
The Syrian army and allied militias, backed by Russian bombardments, took control of two towns in western Syria after heavy battles with Islamic State fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said today.
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Islamic State Captive Buried Head of Fellow Hostage
Nine months of torture at the hands of Islamic State fighters, in which he buried the decapitated head of a fellow detainee, are written on the gaunt face of Afghan student Mohammed Yousuf.
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Islamic State Threatens Attack on Washington, Other Countries
Islamic State warned in a new video today that countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack in Washington.
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At Least 16 Killed Due to Heavy Fighting in Libya's Benghazi: Official
At least 16 people have been killed in heavy fighting in the Libyan city of Benghazi between forces allied with the official government and Islamic State fighters, a military commander said today.
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Clashes Near Syrian Base Besieged by Islamic State: Reports
Pro-government forces in Syria clashed with Islamic State fighters around a military air base in the north of the country today as they tried to break the jihadists' siege of the facility, a group monitoring the war said.
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Russian Air Strikes Kill 42 in Islamic State-Held Raqqa, Syria: Monitor
Air strikes by Russian warplanes on the Islamic State-held Syrian city of Raqqa killed 42 people earlier this week, including 27 civilians, monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said today.
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Islamic State Fighters Advance in Aleppo Outskirts: Monitor
Islamic State fighters have captured several Syrian villages from rival insurgents near Aleppo, a monitoring group said on Friday, despite Russian air strikes that Moscow says have targeted the hardline group.
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Australian Islamic State Fighters Doubled Last Year: Julie Bishop
The number of Australians fighting for the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq doubled in the past year but was not expected to continue to grow so rapidly, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said.
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Britain Says Killed 330 Islamic State Fighters in Air Strikes
About 330 Islamic State fighters have been killed in British air strikes since the Royal Air Force began carrying out raids against the group in September last year, Britain's Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said.
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Islamic State Attacks Syrian Air Base in East, Dozens Reported Killed
Dozens of Syrian government troops and Islamic State fighters have been killed in fighting around a government-held air base in eastern Syria in a region that is a stronghold for the jihadists, a monitoring group said on Thursday,
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Brack Obama Orders Deployment of Up to 450 More US Troops to Iraq
President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered the deployment of up to 450 more U.S. troops and establishment of a new training base in Iraq's Anbar province to help rebuild Iraqi forces in preparation for a battle to retake territory lost to Islamic State.
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Majority of Islamic States Fighters Were Foreign: Iraqi Prime Minister
Iraq's prime minister said that the majority of Islamic State fighters were foreign, as he visited Paris to drum up international support for the fight against the jihadist group.
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Australia Calls for Greater Cooperation on Returning Islamic State Fighters
Stronger regional cooperation is needed to counter the threat posed by foreign fighters returning from the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, Australia's foreign minister said Saturday.
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'Trapped In House With ISIS fighters,' College Student Texted Mother
She sent just one text to her mother: "I am trapped in a house with Islamic State fighters. Do not call me."
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Islamic State Cuts Fighters' Wages In Fund Crunch: Report
Islamic State has cut its fighters' salaries by 50 percent in Syria as air strikes continue to target oil fields, supply lines and cash stores, affecting its revenue streams, The Independent reported.
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Syrian Army Captures Towns After Russian Strikes: Report
The Syrian army and allied militias, backed by Russian bombardments, took control of two towns in western Syria after heavy battles with Islamic State fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said today.
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Islamic State Captive Buried Head of Fellow Hostage
Nine months of torture at the hands of Islamic State fighters, in which he buried the decapitated head of a fellow detainee, are written on the gaunt face of Afghan student Mohammed Yousuf.
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Islamic State Threatens Attack on Washington, Other Countries
Islamic State warned in a new video today that countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack in Washington.
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At Least 16 Killed Due to Heavy Fighting in Libya's Benghazi: Official
At least 16 people have been killed in heavy fighting in the Libyan city of Benghazi between forces allied with the official government and Islamic State fighters, a military commander said today.
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Clashes Near Syrian Base Besieged by Islamic State: Reports
Pro-government forces in Syria clashed with Islamic State fighters around a military air base in the north of the country today as they tried to break the jihadists' siege of the facility, a group monitoring the war said.
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Russian Air Strikes Kill 42 in Islamic State-Held Raqqa, Syria: Monitor
Air strikes by Russian warplanes on the Islamic State-held Syrian city of Raqqa killed 42 people earlier this week, including 27 civilians, monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said today.
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Islamic State Fighters Advance in Aleppo Outskirts: Monitor
Islamic State fighters have captured several Syrian villages from rival insurgents near Aleppo, a monitoring group said on Friday, despite Russian air strikes that Moscow says have targeted the hardline group.
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Australian Islamic State Fighters Doubled Last Year: Julie Bishop
The number of Australians fighting for the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq doubled in the past year but was not expected to continue to grow so rapidly, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said.
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Britain Says Killed 330 Islamic State Fighters in Air Strikes
About 330 Islamic State fighters have been killed in British air strikes since the Royal Air Force began carrying out raids against the group in September last year, Britain's Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said.
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Islamic State Attacks Syrian Air Base in East, Dozens Reported Killed
Dozens of Syrian government troops and Islamic State fighters have been killed in fighting around a government-held air base in eastern Syria in a region that is a stronghold for the jihadists, a monitoring group said on Thursday,
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Brack Obama Orders Deployment of Up to 450 More US Troops to Iraq
President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered the deployment of up to 450 more U.S. troops and establishment of a new training base in Iraq's Anbar province to help rebuild Iraqi forces in preparation for a battle to retake territory lost to Islamic State.
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Majority of Islamic States Fighters Were Foreign: Iraqi Prime Minister
Iraq's prime minister said that the majority of Islamic State fighters were foreign, as he visited Paris to drum up international support for the fight against the jihadist group.
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Australia Calls for Greater Cooperation on Returning Islamic State Fighters
Stronger regional cooperation is needed to counter the threat posed by foreign fighters returning from the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, Australia's foreign minister said Saturday.
