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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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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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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 Faces War of Attrition in Syria's Kobane
The Islamic State group is locked in a war of attrition in the Syrian border town of Kobane, where Kurdish fighters backed by US-led air strikes are mounting fierce resistance.
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US Forces Carry Out Most Strikes Against Islamic State
US forces have carried out the overwhelming majority of air strikes against Islamic State militants since August, with American warplanes conducting about 85 percent of the raids, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
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US Struggles to Turn the Tide in War Against Islamic State
After more than two months of air strikes, a US-led coalition has prevented the fall of a northern Syrian town to Islamic State jihadists but is still struggling to halt the group's advances on other fronts, experts say.
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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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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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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 Faces War of Attrition in Syria's Kobane
The Islamic State group is locked in a war of attrition in the Syrian border town of Kobane, where Kurdish fighters backed by US-led air strikes are mounting fierce resistance.
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US Forces Carry Out Most Strikes Against Islamic State
US forces have carried out the overwhelming majority of air strikes against Islamic State militants since August, with American warplanes conducting about 85 percent of the raids, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
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US Struggles to Turn the Tide in War Against Islamic State
After more than two months of air strikes, a US-led coalition has prevented the fall of a northern Syrian town to Islamic State jihadists but is still struggling to halt the group's advances on other fronts, experts say.
