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'Among Most Dangerous Terrorists': Iraq PM Says Senior Islamic State Leader Killed
The leader of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraq's prime minister said on Friday, describing him as "one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world."
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ISIS Confirms Leader Killed In Clashes In Syria, Announces Next-In-Line
The Islamic State group announced on Thursday the death of its leader Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, who it said was killed in clashes in northwestern Syria.
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ISIS Leader Linked To Paris Attacks 'Mastermind' Killed In Syria
An Islamic State leader with "direct" ties to the alleged mastermind of the Paris attacks was among 10 of the group's higher-ups killed in Syria and Iraq this month, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
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Pakistan Taliban Reject Islamic State Leader's Claim To Be 'Caliph'
Pakistan's Taliban have rejected Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's claim to be the global leader of all Muslims, the movement said in a statement seen by Reuters on Saturday.
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US President Barack Obama Offers Southeast Asian Allies Military Aid as China Tensions Rise
US President Barack Obama today offered the Philippines a warship as part of a $250-million aid package to Southeast Asian allies worried about Chinese efforts to control the South China Sea.
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Islamic State in Libya Fights to Emulate Iraq, Syria Success
The attack bore all the traits of Islamic State in Iraq. A small unit of militants, armed with Kalashnikov rifles and suicide belts, hit the Tripoli prison just before sunrise.
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Iraq Air Force Hits Convoy of Islamic State Leader Baghdadi: Reports
The Iraqi airforce struck a convoy of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in western Anbar province close to the Syrian border today, a military statement said.
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US Transfers Widow of Top Islamic State Figure to Iraqi Custody
The United States on Thursday handed over to Iraqi authorities the widow of a senior Islamic State leader who had been detained by US forces since May, the Pentagon announced.
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US to Question Islamic State Leader's Wife on Hostages: Officials
The captured wife of a senior Islamic State leader who was killed in a weekend raid will face questions over what she and her husband knew about the group's treatment of hostages, including Americans, US officials said.
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Iraq Ministry Says an Islamic State Leader Killed; US Denies Any Attack
Iraq's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday the deputy commander of the Islamic State group had been killed in an air strike in the north of the country, but the US military denied coalition air forces had conducted such an attack.
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Three Top Islamic State Leaders Killed in Air Strikes: US Officials
US-led air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq have killed three of the militant group's top leaders but not senior commander Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, US officials said on Thursday.
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'Among Most Dangerous Terrorists': Iraq PM Says Senior Islamic State Leader Killed
The leader of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraq's prime minister said on Friday, describing him as "one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world."
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ISIS Confirms Leader Killed In Clashes In Syria, Announces Next-In-Line
The Islamic State group announced on Thursday the death of its leader Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, who it said was killed in clashes in northwestern Syria.
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ISIS Leader Linked To Paris Attacks 'Mastermind' Killed In Syria
An Islamic State leader with "direct" ties to the alleged mastermind of the Paris attacks was among 10 of the group's higher-ups killed in Syria and Iraq this month, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
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Pakistan Taliban Reject Islamic State Leader's Claim To Be 'Caliph'
Pakistan's Taliban have rejected Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's claim to be the global leader of all Muslims, the movement said in a statement seen by Reuters on Saturday.
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US President Barack Obama Offers Southeast Asian Allies Military Aid as China Tensions Rise
US President Barack Obama today offered the Philippines a warship as part of a $250-million aid package to Southeast Asian allies worried about Chinese efforts to control the South China Sea.
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Islamic State in Libya Fights to Emulate Iraq, Syria Success
The attack bore all the traits of Islamic State in Iraq. A small unit of militants, armed with Kalashnikov rifles and suicide belts, hit the Tripoli prison just before sunrise.
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Iraq Air Force Hits Convoy of Islamic State Leader Baghdadi: Reports
The Iraqi airforce struck a convoy of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in western Anbar province close to the Syrian border today, a military statement said.
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US Transfers Widow of Top Islamic State Figure to Iraqi Custody
The United States on Thursday handed over to Iraqi authorities the widow of a senior Islamic State leader who had been detained by US forces since May, the Pentagon announced.
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US to Question Islamic State Leader's Wife on Hostages: Officials
The captured wife of a senior Islamic State leader who was killed in a weekend raid will face questions over what she and her husband knew about the group's treatment of hostages, including Americans, US officials said.
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Iraq Ministry Says an Islamic State Leader Killed; US Denies Any Attack
Iraq's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday the deputy commander of the Islamic State group had been killed in an air strike in the north of the country, but the US military denied coalition air forces had conducted such an attack.
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Three Top Islamic State Leaders Killed in Air Strikes: US Officials
US-led air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq have killed three of the militant group's top leaders but not senior commander Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, US officials said on Thursday.
