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Syria Says Any Foreign Aggressors Will Go Home 'In Coffins'
Syria will resist any ground incursion into its territory and send the aggressors home "in coffins", its foreign minister said on Saturday, in comments clearly aimed at Sunni Arab countries that have said they were ready to join such an operation.
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French Finance Minister Sees Syrian Regime Participating in Anti-ISIS Fight
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said today he could envisage Syrian regime troops taking part in the fight to crush the ISIS terrorists that claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks.
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Pentagon Pressing Allies for More Help Against Islamic State
The Pentagon is pressing European and Arab allies to provide more troops and support for the war against the Islamic State, hoping that the horror of the Paris attacks - and the fear more are coming will compel them to get more deeply involved.
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Yazidi Militia Killed 21 in Iraq Revenge Attack: Amnesty International
Members of the Yazidi community, one of the Iraqi minorities hardest hit by jihadist atrocities, killed 21 Sunni Arab villagers in a January revenge attack, Amnesty International said today.
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A Year After Islamic State Assault, Iraq Still on the Brink
A year after the Islamic State group launched a brutally effective offensive, Iraq is struggling to survive as a unified nation, gripped by seemingly endless violence, sectarianism and humanitarian tragedy.
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Yemen Government Rejects Iranian Peace Plan
Yemen's government has rejected a four-point peace plan for the country that Iran submitted to the United Nations, a spokesman said on Saturday.
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Iraqi Forces Hunt Diehard Jihadists After Tikrit Victory Claim
Iraqi forces today picked through the rubble-strewn streets of Tikrit after storming to the city centre, searching for diehard jihadist fighters and avoiding the booby traps they left behind.
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UN Says 28,000 Flee Drive to Retake Iraq's Tikrit
Some 28,000 people have fled the Tikrit area as Iraqi forces battle the Islamic State jihadist group in a massive offensive aimed at retaking the city, the UN said.
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As Iraq Woos Tribes, Jihadists Sow Fear With Mass Killings
As Iraq seeks support from powerful tribal leaders against the Islamic State group, the jihadists have launched a campaign of mass killings aimed at sowing enough fear to warn them off.
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Iran Offers Help to US If It Acts Against Iraq Militants
Shiite Iran offered Saturday to consider working with longtime foe the United States if it takes the lead in helping push back Sunni Arab militants who have seized a swathe of northern Iraq.
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Deadly clashes as Iraq forces demolish Sunni protest camp
Deadly clashes broke out and mosques called for holy war as Iraqi forces on Monday demolished a year-old protest camp set up by Sunni Arabs on a major highway.
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Syria Says Any Foreign Aggressors Will Go Home 'In Coffins'
Syria will resist any ground incursion into its territory and send the aggressors home "in coffins", its foreign minister said on Saturday, in comments clearly aimed at Sunni Arab countries that have said they were ready to join such an operation.
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French Finance Minister Sees Syrian Regime Participating in Anti-ISIS Fight
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said today he could envisage Syrian regime troops taking part in the fight to crush the ISIS terrorists that claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks.
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Pentagon Pressing Allies for More Help Against Islamic State
The Pentagon is pressing European and Arab allies to provide more troops and support for the war against the Islamic State, hoping that the horror of the Paris attacks - and the fear more are coming will compel them to get more deeply involved.
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Yazidi Militia Killed 21 in Iraq Revenge Attack: Amnesty International
Members of the Yazidi community, one of the Iraqi minorities hardest hit by jihadist atrocities, killed 21 Sunni Arab villagers in a January revenge attack, Amnesty International said today.
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A Year After Islamic State Assault, Iraq Still on the Brink
A year after the Islamic State group launched a brutally effective offensive, Iraq is struggling to survive as a unified nation, gripped by seemingly endless violence, sectarianism and humanitarian tragedy.
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Yemen Government Rejects Iranian Peace Plan
Yemen's government has rejected a four-point peace plan for the country that Iran submitted to the United Nations, a spokesman said on Saturday.
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Iraqi Forces Hunt Diehard Jihadists After Tikrit Victory Claim
Iraqi forces today picked through the rubble-strewn streets of Tikrit after storming to the city centre, searching for diehard jihadist fighters and avoiding the booby traps they left behind.
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UN Says 28,000 Flee Drive to Retake Iraq's Tikrit
Some 28,000 people have fled the Tikrit area as Iraqi forces battle the Islamic State jihadist group in a massive offensive aimed at retaking the city, the UN said.
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As Iraq Woos Tribes, Jihadists Sow Fear With Mass Killings
As Iraq seeks support from powerful tribal leaders against the Islamic State group, the jihadists have launched a campaign of mass killings aimed at sowing enough fear to warn them off.
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Iran Offers Help to US If It Acts Against Iraq Militants
Shiite Iran offered Saturday to consider working with longtime foe the United States if it takes the lead in helping push back Sunni Arab militants who have seized a swathe of northern Iraq.
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Deadly clashes as Iraq forces demolish Sunni protest camp
Deadly clashes broke out and mosques called for holy war as Iraqi forces on Monday demolished a year-old protest camp set up by Sunni Arabs on a major highway.
