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How Al- Qaeda-Linked Uighur Militants Are Affecting China
The suicide bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan on August 30 highlighted the expanding threat of an ethnic Uighur militant group called the East Turkestan Islamic Movement - and the growing Chinese involvement in Syria and Afghanistan to combat it.
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US Allies Conduct 24 Air Strikes in Syria and Iraq: Military
A coalition led by the United States conducted three air strikes against Islamic State in Syria on Thursday and bombarded the militant group with 21 strikes in Iraq, according to a statement released on Friday.
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US Considering Drones in North Africa to Monitor Islamic State: Report
The United States is holding discussions with countries in North Africa about locating drones at a base there to heighten monitoring of Islamic State in Libya, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a senior administration official.
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Active Online, Foreign Women Become Islamic State Widows
At least 15 young Western women who joined Islamic State and married jihadi fighters are now widows after the militant group suffered losses in clashes in Syria and Iraq, according to researchers who closely monitor Islamist radicals online.
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No Expansion of Air Strikes Against Islamic State, Says Canada's Foreign Minister
Canada's Foreign Minister John Baird has said his country will not increase its contribution to air strikes against Islamic State militants.
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Syria Militants Kill Captive Lebanese Soldier, Bomb Kills Two
The Nusra Front, al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, killed one of the Lebanese soldiers it had been holding in captivity, Lebanese security sources and a Twitter statement said on Friday.
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Airstrikes Tougher as Militants Blend In: US Army General
The US Army's top officer warned Friday that it will become increasingly difficult to target and launch precision airstrikes against Islamic State militants hiding among the Iraqi population.
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Barack Obama Outlining Mission to Fight Islamic Militants
President Barack Obama will outline to Americans Wednesday an expanded military and political effort to combat militants in Syria and Iraq, and urge Congress to quickly give him authority to arm Syrian opposition forces.
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UN Security Council to Target Iraq, Syria Militants on Friday
The United Nations Security Council is set to try and weaken Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria on Friday by blacklisting six people and threatening sanctions against those who finance, recruit or supply weapons to the insurgents, diplomats said.
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Syrian Government Retakes Strategic Town on Turkey Border: Reports
Syrian government forces on Sunday recaptured the strategic town of Kassab, near the only border crossing with Turkey in northwestern province of Latakia, state television reported.
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How Al- Qaeda-Linked Uighur Militants Are Affecting China
The suicide bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan on August 30 highlighted the expanding threat of an ethnic Uighur militant group called the East Turkestan Islamic Movement - and the growing Chinese involvement in Syria and Afghanistan to combat it.
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US Allies Conduct 24 Air Strikes in Syria and Iraq: Military
A coalition led by the United States conducted three air strikes against Islamic State in Syria on Thursday and bombarded the militant group with 21 strikes in Iraq, according to a statement released on Friday.
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US Considering Drones in North Africa to Monitor Islamic State: Report
The United States is holding discussions with countries in North Africa about locating drones at a base there to heighten monitoring of Islamic State in Libya, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a senior administration official.
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Active Online, Foreign Women Become Islamic State Widows
At least 15 young Western women who joined Islamic State and married jihadi fighters are now widows after the militant group suffered losses in clashes in Syria and Iraq, according to researchers who closely monitor Islamist radicals online.
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No Expansion of Air Strikes Against Islamic State, Says Canada's Foreign Minister
Canada's Foreign Minister John Baird has said his country will not increase its contribution to air strikes against Islamic State militants.
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Syria Militants Kill Captive Lebanese Soldier, Bomb Kills Two
The Nusra Front, al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, killed one of the Lebanese soldiers it had been holding in captivity, Lebanese security sources and a Twitter statement said on Friday.
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Airstrikes Tougher as Militants Blend In: US Army General
The US Army's top officer warned Friday that it will become increasingly difficult to target and launch precision airstrikes against Islamic State militants hiding among the Iraqi population.
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Barack Obama Outlining Mission to Fight Islamic Militants
President Barack Obama will outline to Americans Wednesday an expanded military and political effort to combat militants in Syria and Iraq, and urge Congress to quickly give him authority to arm Syrian opposition forces.
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UN Security Council to Target Iraq, Syria Militants on Friday
The United Nations Security Council is set to try and weaken Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria on Friday by blacklisting six people and threatening sanctions against those who finance, recruit or supply weapons to the insurgents, diplomats said.
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Syrian Government Retakes Strategic Town on Turkey Border: Reports
Syrian government forces on Sunday recaptured the strategic town of Kassab, near the only border crossing with Turkey in northwestern province of Latakia, state television reported.
