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'"Leading" ISIS Member Arrested In Turkey: Report
A leading member of the Islamic State group has been arrested in Turkey, a top official said Friday, refusing to confirm that it was the jihadist group's leader.
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Libya Jihadist Group Ansar al-Sharia Says It Has Dissolved
The Libyan jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia, which is linked to Al-Qaeda and deemed a terrorist organisation by the UN and the United States, announced its "dissolution" in a communique published online on Saturday.
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Iraq Forces Launch Battle To Liberate Mosul From ISIS
Iraqi forces have launched a campaign to retake Mosul, the self-declared capital of the ISIS, the prime minister said Monday in what the US hailed as a "decisive moment" in the battle to crush the jihadist group.
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Syrian Rebels Seize 'Doomsday' Village Where ISIS Promised Final Battle
Syrian rebels said they captured the village of Dabiq from ISIS on Sunday, forcing the jihadist group from a stronghold where it had promised to fight a final, apocalyptic battle with the West.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Frees 21 Kidnapped Chibok Girls After 2 And A Half Years
Jihadist group Boko Haram has freed 21 of more than 200 girls it kidnapped in April 2014 in the northern Nigerian town of Chibok, after mediation by Switzerland and the International Red Cross, officials said on Thursday.
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Rival Protesters Clash As Australia Marks Race Riots
Minor scuffles broke out between anti-Islam and anti-racism protesters as hundreds of people and police congregated at a Sydney beach Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of modern Australia's worst race riots.
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European Union Must Limit Migrant Numbers: French Prime Minister
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Tuesday urged the European Union to limit the number of migrants it allows into the bloc, following heightened security concerns after the Paris attacks.
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Iraq Suspends Northern Flights Due to Syria Strikes
Iraq's Civil Aviation Authority ordered all flights to and from two northern airports be suspended beginning on Monday due to danger from cruise missiles and bombers crossing to Syria.
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Eastern Europe Fears Closer French-Russian Ties Amid Ukraine Crisis
Several Eastern European countries are becoming increasingly worried that the West may abandon Ukraine in return for Russian backing in Syria, as Paris, Moscow and Washington develop closer ties in the fight against the Islamic State jihadist group.
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Syrian Christian Town Becomes Frontline With Islamic State
On the outskirts of the Syrian Christian town of Sadad, children play in front of a cannon fired just hours ago in an ongoing battle against the Islamic State group.
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Dozens Dead in Heaviest East Syria Strikes Since War Began
At least 36 people were killed Friday in air strikes by Russian and Syrian jets on Islamic State-controlled Deir Ezzor province, a monitor said, describing them as the heaviest in the region since the start of the war.
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Al-Qaeda Affiliated Group Claims Responsibility for Mali Attack
An African jihadist group affiliated with Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility today for the attack and ongoing hostage-taking at a business hotel in the Malian capital Bamako.
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Al Qaeda in Syria Claims Downing 2 Russian Drones
Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front said it had downed two Russian reconnaissance drones over a military airport it controls in northwest Syria.
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France Launches Fresh Air Raids In Islamic State Stronghold In Syria
French warplanes carried out fresh raids overnight against the Islamic State stronghold of Raqa in northern Syria, destroying a command centre and training centre, the army general staff said today.
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Russia Says Hezbollah Not a Terrorist Group: Report
Moscow does not consider Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah to be a terrorist organisation, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying on Sunday.
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'"Leading" ISIS Member Arrested In Turkey: Report
A leading member of the Islamic State group has been arrested in Turkey, a top official said Friday, refusing to confirm that it was the jihadist group's leader.
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Libya Jihadist Group Ansar al-Sharia Says It Has Dissolved
The Libyan jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia, which is linked to Al-Qaeda and deemed a terrorist organisation by the UN and the United States, announced its "dissolution" in a communique published online on Saturday.
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Iraq Forces Launch Battle To Liberate Mosul From ISIS
Iraqi forces have launched a campaign to retake Mosul, the self-declared capital of the ISIS, the prime minister said Monday in what the US hailed as a "decisive moment" in the battle to crush the jihadist group.
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Syrian Rebels Seize 'Doomsday' Village Where ISIS Promised Final Battle
Syrian rebels said they captured the village of Dabiq from ISIS on Sunday, forcing the jihadist group from a stronghold where it had promised to fight a final, apocalyptic battle with the West.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Frees 21 Kidnapped Chibok Girls After 2 And A Half Years
Jihadist group Boko Haram has freed 21 of more than 200 girls it kidnapped in April 2014 in the northern Nigerian town of Chibok, after mediation by Switzerland and the International Red Cross, officials said on Thursday.
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Rival Protesters Clash As Australia Marks Race Riots
Minor scuffles broke out between anti-Islam and anti-racism protesters as hundreds of people and police congregated at a Sydney beach Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of modern Australia's worst race riots.
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European Union Must Limit Migrant Numbers: French Prime Minister
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Tuesday urged the European Union to limit the number of migrants it allows into the bloc, following heightened security concerns after the Paris attacks.
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Iraq Suspends Northern Flights Due to Syria Strikes
Iraq's Civil Aviation Authority ordered all flights to and from two northern airports be suspended beginning on Monday due to danger from cruise missiles and bombers crossing to Syria.
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Eastern Europe Fears Closer French-Russian Ties Amid Ukraine Crisis
Several Eastern European countries are becoming increasingly worried that the West may abandon Ukraine in return for Russian backing in Syria, as Paris, Moscow and Washington develop closer ties in the fight against the Islamic State jihadist group.
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Syrian Christian Town Becomes Frontline With Islamic State
On the outskirts of the Syrian Christian town of Sadad, children play in front of a cannon fired just hours ago in an ongoing battle against the Islamic State group.
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Dozens Dead in Heaviest East Syria Strikes Since War Began
At least 36 people were killed Friday in air strikes by Russian and Syrian jets on Islamic State-controlled Deir Ezzor province, a monitor said, describing them as the heaviest in the region since the start of the war.
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Al-Qaeda Affiliated Group Claims Responsibility for Mali Attack
An African jihadist group affiliated with Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility today for the attack and ongoing hostage-taking at a business hotel in the Malian capital Bamako.
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Al Qaeda in Syria Claims Downing 2 Russian Drones
Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front said it had downed two Russian reconnaissance drones over a military airport it controls in northwest Syria.
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France Launches Fresh Air Raids In Islamic State Stronghold In Syria
French warplanes carried out fresh raids overnight against the Islamic State stronghold of Raqa in northern Syria, destroying a command centre and training centre, the army general staff said today.
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Russia Says Hezbollah Not a Terrorist Group: Report
Moscow does not consider Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah to be a terrorist organisation, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying on Sunday.
