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U.S. Drone Strike Targets Executioner of Hostages
The U.S. military launched a drone strike Thursday targeting "Jihadi John," the masked Islamic State terrorist who beheaded several Western hostages in Syria and came to symbolize the brutality of the militant group, U.S. officials said.
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Japan Tourism Site Hit By Pro-Islamic State Hackers
A Japanese tourism agency said today its website was hijacked by hackers who displayed a message purportedly from the Islamic State (IS) group, less than two months after the group claimed to have beheaded two Japanese hostages.
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Radical Scholar Provided Japan with Channel to IS at Hostage Crisis Peak
The Japan government opened a communication channel with Islamic State in the decisive stages of its recent hostage crisis but was unwilling to use it to start negotiations, according to a Tokyo-based Islamic scholar who briefly became an intermediary.
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Parents of US Hostage Appeal to Islamic State Captors
The parents of an American hostage who the Islamic State group claimed had been killed in a US-led coalition air strike have said they are "hopeful" she is still alive.
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US Supports Greater Japan Role on World Stage
The United States would support Japan playing a bigger role in global security, a US official said on Friday, amid intense debate in the Asian nation following the murder of two Japanese hostages by Islamic State jihadists.
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Japanese Prime Minister Condemns 'Unforgivable' Execution of Jordanian Pilot
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned the apparent execution by the Islamic State group of a Jordanian pilot as "unforgivable" today, days after the murders of two Japanese hostages.
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Japanese Prime Minister Defends Handling of Hostage Crisis
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended his policy toward terrorism, as the flag at his official residence flew at half-staff on Monday in a mark of mourning for two hostages killed by the Islamic State group.
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Social Media Embraces Slain IS Hostage Kenji Goto's 4-Year-Old Tweet
The tweet gone viral is from September 7, 2010, and seems to sum up the character of Kenji Goto.
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Four-Year-Old Tweet by Japanese Journalist Killed by ISIS is Viral Now
Social media users have embraced a 4-year-old tweet by Kenji Goto as a poignant memorial to the slain freelance journalist.
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Departing From Country's Pacifism, Japanese Premier Vows Revenge for Killings
When Islamic State militants posted a video Sunday showing the grisly killing of a Japanese journalist, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reacted with outrage, promising "to make the terrorists pay the price."
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U.S. Drone Strike Targets Executioner of Hostages
The U.S. military launched a drone strike Thursday targeting "Jihadi John," the masked Islamic State terrorist who beheaded several Western hostages in Syria and came to symbolize the brutality of the militant group, U.S. officials said.
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Japan Tourism Site Hit By Pro-Islamic State Hackers
A Japanese tourism agency said today its website was hijacked by hackers who displayed a message purportedly from the Islamic State (IS) group, less than two months after the group claimed to have beheaded two Japanese hostages.
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Radical Scholar Provided Japan with Channel to IS at Hostage Crisis Peak
The Japan government opened a communication channel with Islamic State in the decisive stages of its recent hostage crisis but was unwilling to use it to start negotiations, according to a Tokyo-based Islamic scholar who briefly became an intermediary.
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Parents of US Hostage Appeal to Islamic State Captors
The parents of an American hostage who the Islamic State group claimed had been killed in a US-led coalition air strike have said they are "hopeful" she is still alive.
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US Supports Greater Japan Role on World Stage
The United States would support Japan playing a bigger role in global security, a US official said on Friday, amid intense debate in the Asian nation following the murder of two Japanese hostages by Islamic State jihadists.
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Japanese Prime Minister Condemns 'Unforgivable' Execution of Jordanian Pilot
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned the apparent execution by the Islamic State group of a Jordanian pilot as "unforgivable" today, days after the murders of two Japanese hostages.
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Japanese Prime Minister Defends Handling of Hostage Crisis
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended his policy toward terrorism, as the flag at his official residence flew at half-staff on Monday in a mark of mourning for two hostages killed by the Islamic State group.
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Social Media Embraces Slain IS Hostage Kenji Goto's 4-Year-Old Tweet
The tweet gone viral is from September 7, 2010, and seems to sum up the character of Kenji Goto.
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Four-Year-Old Tweet by Japanese Journalist Killed by ISIS is Viral Now
Social media users have embraced a 4-year-old tweet by Kenji Goto as a poignant memorial to the slain freelance journalist.
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Departing From Country's Pacifism, Japanese Premier Vows Revenge for Killings
When Islamic State militants posted a video Sunday showing the grisly killing of a Japanese journalist, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reacted with outrage, promising "to make the terrorists pay the price."
