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US Strikes Targeted ISIS, Lakurawa Jihadists: Nigeria
US strikes in Nigeria this week targeted Islamic State militants from the Sahel who were in the country to work with the Lakurawa jihadist group and "bandit" gangs, a spokesman for the Nigerian president told AFP Saturday.
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Turkey Arrests Over 100 Suspected Members Of Islamic State
Turkey arrested over 100 suspected members of the Islamic State group this week, authorities said Friday, the latest mass detention targeting the terror organisation.
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'Crashing Waves' Of Jihadists Fray Soldiers' Nerves In Mosul Battle
A week after his tank division punched through ISIS defences on the southeast edge of Mosul, an Iraqi army colonel says the fight to drive the militants out of their urban stronghold is turning into a nightmare.
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Ticking Time Bomb Of Foreign ISIS Fighters Returning Home
With the Islamic State group on the back foot after a string of military defeats, foreign volunteers for the jihadist group are returning home and creating a massive security challenge, experts say.
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Iraq Executes 36 Convicted In ISIS Massacre Of Hundreds Of Soldiers
Iraq on Sunday hanged 36 men convicted over the 2014 massacre by Sunni jihadists and allied militants of hundreds of military recruits, officials said.
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ISIS Planted Thousands Of Mines In Palmyra: Syrian Army
ISIS militants retreating from Palmyra laid thousands of mines that they planned to set off simultaneously as the army moved in, a Syrian officer told Reuters in the ancient city after its recapture from the jihadist fighters.
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Syria's Bashar Al-Assad Tries To Polish Image With Palmyra's Recapture
The recapture of Palmyra in central Syria from ISIS militants puts government forces at the heart of the fight against the jihadist group - and not just geographically speaking.
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Donald Trump Victory A Major Global Risk: British Research Group
The prospect of Donald Trump winning the US presidency represents a global threat on a par with jihadist militancy destabilising the world economy, according to British research group EIU.
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'27 Per Cent Of Muslims Very Militant', Says Donald Trump
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has claimed that more than one-fourths of the Muslims are "very militant", in latest controversial statements adding to his anti-Muslim rhetoric.
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Iraq Court Sentences 40 To Death Over 2014 Tikrit Massacre
An Iraqi court today sentenced 40 men to hang over the June 2014 massacre by Sunni jihadists and allied militants of hundreds of military recruits in Tikrit, the judiciary said.
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US Strikes Targeted ISIS, Lakurawa Jihadists: Nigeria
US strikes in Nigeria this week targeted Islamic State militants from the Sahel who were in the country to work with the Lakurawa jihadist group and "bandit" gangs, a spokesman for the Nigerian president told AFP Saturday.
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Turkey Arrests Over 100 Suspected Members Of Islamic State
Turkey arrested over 100 suspected members of the Islamic State group this week, authorities said Friday, the latest mass detention targeting the terror organisation.
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'Crashing Waves' Of Jihadists Fray Soldiers' Nerves In Mosul Battle
A week after his tank division punched through ISIS defences on the southeast edge of Mosul, an Iraqi army colonel says the fight to drive the militants out of their urban stronghold is turning into a nightmare.
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Ticking Time Bomb Of Foreign ISIS Fighters Returning Home
With the Islamic State group on the back foot after a string of military defeats, foreign volunteers for the jihadist group are returning home and creating a massive security challenge, experts say.
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Iraq Executes 36 Convicted In ISIS Massacre Of Hundreds Of Soldiers
Iraq on Sunday hanged 36 men convicted over the 2014 massacre by Sunni jihadists and allied militants of hundreds of military recruits, officials said.
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ISIS Planted Thousands Of Mines In Palmyra: Syrian Army
ISIS militants retreating from Palmyra laid thousands of mines that they planned to set off simultaneously as the army moved in, a Syrian officer told Reuters in the ancient city after its recapture from the jihadist fighters.
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Syria's Bashar Al-Assad Tries To Polish Image With Palmyra's Recapture
The recapture of Palmyra in central Syria from ISIS militants puts government forces at the heart of the fight against the jihadist group - and not just geographically speaking.
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Donald Trump Victory A Major Global Risk: British Research Group
The prospect of Donald Trump winning the US presidency represents a global threat on a par with jihadist militancy destabilising the world economy, according to British research group EIU.
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'27 Per Cent Of Muslims Very Militant', Says Donald Trump
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has claimed that more than one-fourths of the Muslims are "very militant", in latest controversial statements adding to his anti-Muslim rhetoric.
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Iraq Court Sentences 40 To Death Over 2014 Tikrit Massacre
An Iraqi court today sentenced 40 men to hang over the June 2014 massacre by Sunni jihadists and allied militants of hundreds of military recruits in Tikrit, the judiciary said.
