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ISIS: What Happened To All The Foreign Fighters?
An estimated 40,000 people traveled from around the world to take up arms for the ISIS as it occupied territory in Syria and Iraq and declared a caliphate in 2014.
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Suspected Islamist Extremists Arrested In Bosnia
Police in Bosnia said today that they have detained 11 people suspected of links with the ISIS and its militants fighting in Syria and Iraq.
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Islamic Extremist Arrested In Germany On Terror Charge
Authorities in Germany have arrested one of the country's most prominent Islamic extremists on suspicion of supporting a foreign terror group, prosecutors said today.
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US House Votes to Tighten Controls on Visa-Free Travelers
American lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to impose restrictions making it more difficult for visitors to Iraq, Syria and countries listed as supporting terrorism to travel visa-free to the United States.
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Jihadists Pose Generational Threat Even if ISIS Defeated: Experts
Even if the ISIS is one day defeated on its territory, the world could face an even greater threat from tens of thousands of battle-hardened jihadist veterans, experts have warned.
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US Tightens Visa Waiver Programme in Wake of Paris Attacks
The White House announced changes to the US visa waiver programme on Monday so that security officials can more closely screen travellers from 38 countries allowed to enter the United States without obtaining visas before they travel.
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Islamic State's Grip on Libyan City Gives It a Fallback Option
The Mediterranean port city of Surt has become an actively managed colony of the Islamic State, which has come under growing military and economic pressure in Syria and Iraq.
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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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US Forces Not Involved in Shoot Down of Russian Jet: US
The US military was not involved in the Turkish downing of a Russian fighter jet along the Syrian border today, a US defense official said.
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3 China Executives Among Dead as President Condemns Mali Attack
Chinese President Xi Jinping today condemned the "cruel and savage" attack by Islamist militants on a hotel in Mali's capital that killed 19 people, including three Chinese executives of a state-run railway firm.
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Islamic State Threatens Attack on Washington, Other Countries
Islamic State warned in a new video on Monday that countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack in Washington.
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Islamic State Threatens Attack on Washington, Other Countries
Islamic State warned in a new video today that countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack in Washington.
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France in Shock After Islamist Attacks Kill 129
French prosecutors said on Saturday that three coordinated teams of gunmen and suicide bombers carried out a wave of attacks across Paris that killed 129 people in what President Francois Hollande called an "act of war" by Islamic State.
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Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan Puts Syria, Iraq on G20 Leaders' Agenda
Turkey wants world leaders to discuss the conflicts in Syria and Iraq at a G20 summit this weekend and is ready to take "stronger steps" in the region following its general election, President Tayyip Erdogan said today.
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Fears for Turkey Ballot as Kurdish Conflict Deepens
Curfews, street barricades and armed police everywhere: the unrest in Turkey's mainly-Kurdish southeast is likely to have an impact on the upcoming election but it also risks spelling a defeat for democracy.
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ISIS: What Happened To All The Foreign Fighters?
An estimated 40,000 people traveled from around the world to take up arms for the ISIS as it occupied territory in Syria and Iraq and declared a caliphate in 2014.
-
Suspected Islamist Extremists Arrested In Bosnia
Police in Bosnia said today that they have detained 11 people suspected of links with the ISIS and its militants fighting in Syria and Iraq.
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Islamic Extremist Arrested In Germany On Terror Charge
Authorities in Germany have arrested one of the country's most prominent Islamic extremists on suspicion of supporting a foreign terror group, prosecutors said today.
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US House Votes to Tighten Controls on Visa-Free Travelers
American lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to impose restrictions making it more difficult for visitors to Iraq, Syria and countries listed as supporting terrorism to travel visa-free to the United States.
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Jihadists Pose Generational Threat Even if ISIS Defeated: Experts
Even if the ISIS is one day defeated on its territory, the world could face an even greater threat from tens of thousands of battle-hardened jihadist veterans, experts have warned.
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US Tightens Visa Waiver Programme in Wake of Paris Attacks
The White House announced changes to the US visa waiver programme on Monday so that security officials can more closely screen travellers from 38 countries allowed to enter the United States without obtaining visas before they travel.
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Islamic State's Grip on Libyan City Gives It a Fallback Option
The Mediterranean port city of Surt has become an actively managed colony of the Islamic State, which has come under growing military and economic pressure in Syria and Iraq.
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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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US Forces Not Involved in Shoot Down of Russian Jet: US
The US military was not involved in the Turkish downing of a Russian fighter jet along the Syrian border today, a US defense official said.
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3 China Executives Among Dead as President Condemns Mali Attack
Chinese President Xi Jinping today condemned the "cruel and savage" attack by Islamist militants on a hotel in Mali's capital that killed 19 people, including three Chinese executives of a state-run railway firm.
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Islamic State Threatens Attack on Washington, Other Countries
Islamic State warned in a new video on Monday that countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack in Washington.
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Islamic State Threatens Attack on Washington, Other Countries
Islamic State warned in a new video today that countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack in Washington.
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France in Shock After Islamist Attacks Kill 129
French prosecutors said on Saturday that three coordinated teams of gunmen and suicide bombers carried out a wave of attacks across Paris that killed 129 people in what President Francois Hollande called an "act of war" by Islamic State.
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Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan Puts Syria, Iraq on G20 Leaders' Agenda
Turkey wants world leaders to discuss the conflicts in Syria and Iraq at a G20 summit this weekend and is ready to take "stronger steps" in the region following its general election, President Tayyip Erdogan said today.
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Fears for Turkey Ballot as Kurdish Conflict Deepens
Curfews, street barricades and armed police everywhere: the unrest in Turkey's mainly-Kurdish southeast is likely to have an impact on the upcoming election but it also risks spelling a defeat for democracy.
