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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani Declares End Of Islamic State
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of Islamic State on Tuesday while a senior military commander thanked the "thousands of martyrs" killed in operations organised by Iran to defeat the militant group in Syria and Iraq.
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In Charred Church Near Mosul, Iraqi Christians Pray Once More
Surrounded by charred walls and in front of a ruined altar, dozens of Iraqi Christians celebrated mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh on Sunday for the first time since it was recaptured from ISIS.
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Islamic State Conducts Public Execution of 5 'Spies' in Iraq's Anbar
The Islamic State group executed five men it described as spies in Iraq's Anbar province, west of the capital, according to photos posted online.
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NATO Plans Biggest Exercise Since 2002 to Counter Islamic State
NATO and its allies will hold their biggest military exercise in more than a decade from October, deploying 36,000 personnel across the Mediterranean to counter the threat of Islamic State on the alliance's southern flank.
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US Suicide Bomber Carried Out Iraq Attack, Says Islamic State
The Islamic State group said today a US citizen carried out a suicide attack against Iraqi forces involved in an operation to retake the jihadist-held city of Tikrit.
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British Medical Student in Islamic State Video
A father said on Monday that he believed his son, a British medical student, was among a squad of Islamic State jihadists filmed beheading Syrian soldiers in a video posted online on Sunday.
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US Troops in Iraq's Anbar as Anti-Islamic State Campaign Expands
A team of US troops was on the ground in Iraq's Anbar province on Tuesday as Washington steps up efforts to help Iraqi forces battle the Islamic State jihadist group.
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More Than 1,000 Killed in Battle for Syria's Kobane: Human Rights Body
More than 1,000 people, mostly jihadists, have been killed in Kobane since the Islamic State group launched an offensive on the Syrian town nearly two months ago, a monitor said on Sunday.
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Suicide Bomber Kills Iraqi Commander, Top Cleric Raps Army Corruption
A suicide bomber in a truck packed with explosives killed a senior police commander involved in an operation against Islamic State militants who have been surrounding Iraq's biggest oil refinery for months, security sources said.
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US Targets Islamic State in 14 Air Strikes in Syria, Iraq: Military
The United States targeted Islamic State militants on Sunday and Monday with five air strikes in Syria and nine in Iraq, according to US Central Command.
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Islamic State Group Claims Baghdad Attacks Against Shiites
The Islamic State jihadist group has claimed responsibility for two car bomb attacks against Shiites in Baghdad, with Iraq under tight security on Monday ahead of the annual Ashura commemorations.
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Singapore to Join Coalition Against Islamic State
Singapore said on Monday that it would provide military support to the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) group but would not take part in combat operations.
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Islamic State Jihadists Execute 46 Tribesmen in Iraq's Anbar
Jihadists from the Islamic State group have executed at least 46 members of a tribe that fought against them in Iraq's Anbar province, sources said.
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Iraq Kurds to Send up to 200 Fighters to Syria Next Week
Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region will send next week up to 200 fighters from its peshmerga security forces to aid the embattled Syrian town of Kobane, a spokesman said on Friday.
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Kobane Defenders Hold Out as Iraq Kurds Vote on Reinforcements
Kurdish fighters defending Syria's border town of Kobane held out against the Islamic State group on Wednesday, anxious for relief as Iraq's Kurdish parliament was set to vote on sending reinforcements.
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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani Declares End Of Islamic State
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of Islamic State on Tuesday while a senior military commander thanked the "thousands of martyrs" killed in operations organised by Iran to defeat the militant group in Syria and Iraq.
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In Charred Church Near Mosul, Iraqi Christians Pray Once More
Surrounded by charred walls and in front of a ruined altar, dozens of Iraqi Christians celebrated mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh on Sunday for the first time since it was recaptured from ISIS.
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Islamic State Conducts Public Execution of 5 'Spies' in Iraq's Anbar
The Islamic State group executed five men it described as spies in Iraq's Anbar province, west of the capital, according to photos posted online.
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NATO Plans Biggest Exercise Since 2002 to Counter Islamic State
NATO and its allies will hold their biggest military exercise in more than a decade from October, deploying 36,000 personnel across the Mediterranean to counter the threat of Islamic State on the alliance's southern flank.
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US Suicide Bomber Carried Out Iraq Attack, Says Islamic State
The Islamic State group said today a US citizen carried out a suicide attack against Iraqi forces involved in an operation to retake the jihadist-held city of Tikrit.
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British Medical Student in Islamic State Video
A father said on Monday that he believed his son, a British medical student, was among a squad of Islamic State jihadists filmed beheading Syrian soldiers in a video posted online on Sunday.
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US Troops in Iraq's Anbar as Anti-Islamic State Campaign Expands
A team of US troops was on the ground in Iraq's Anbar province on Tuesday as Washington steps up efforts to help Iraqi forces battle the Islamic State jihadist group.
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More Than 1,000 Killed in Battle for Syria's Kobane: Human Rights Body
More than 1,000 people, mostly jihadists, have been killed in Kobane since the Islamic State group launched an offensive on the Syrian town nearly two months ago, a monitor said on Sunday.
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Suicide Bomber Kills Iraqi Commander, Top Cleric Raps Army Corruption
A suicide bomber in a truck packed with explosives killed a senior police commander involved in an operation against Islamic State militants who have been surrounding Iraq's biggest oil refinery for months, security sources said.
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US Targets Islamic State in 14 Air Strikes in Syria, Iraq: Military
The United States targeted Islamic State militants on Sunday and Monday with five air strikes in Syria and nine in Iraq, according to US Central Command.
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Islamic State Group Claims Baghdad Attacks Against Shiites
The Islamic State jihadist group has claimed responsibility for two car bomb attacks against Shiites in Baghdad, with Iraq under tight security on Monday ahead of the annual Ashura commemorations.
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Singapore to Join Coalition Against Islamic State
Singapore said on Monday that it would provide military support to the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) group but would not take part in combat operations.
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Islamic State Jihadists Execute 46 Tribesmen in Iraq's Anbar
Jihadists from the Islamic State group have executed at least 46 members of a tribe that fought against them in Iraq's Anbar province, sources said.
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Iraq Kurds to Send up to 200 Fighters to Syria Next Week
Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region will send next week up to 200 fighters from its peshmerga security forces to aid the embattled Syrian town of Kobane, a spokesman said on Friday.
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Kobane Defenders Hold Out as Iraq Kurds Vote on Reinforcements
Kurdish fighters defending Syria's border town of Kobane held out against the Islamic State group on Wednesday, anxious for relief as Iraq's Kurdish parliament was set to vote on sending reinforcements.
