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IS frees 37 kidnapped Syrian Christians
BEIRUT, Nov 7, (Agencies): The Islamic State group released 37 Syrian Christians Saturday, most of them women, who were among…
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US deploys F-15s to Turkey base – Turkish police detain 20 IS suspects
ANKARA, Turkey, Nov 6, (Agencies): The US military says it has deployed six F-15C jets to Turkey’s southern Incirlik air…
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IS accused in Syria mustard gas attack; rebels push back regime – OPCW report cites toxic chemicals
BEIRUT, Nov 6, (AFP): Activists accused the Islamic State (IS) group Friday of being behind a deadly gas attack in…
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IS likely downed Russian airliner
LONDON, Nov 5, (Agencies): British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday it was increasingly likely that a bomb brought…
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Kuwait court jails 5 over IS funding – Two acquitted
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 2: The Criminal Court presided over by Judge Mohammad Jafar sentenced the first, second, fifth, sixth and…
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Islamic State advances in central Syria, seizing towns – Iran calls for Syrian elections to solve crisis
BEIRUT, Nov 1, (Agencies): The Islamic State militant group is advancing in central Syria, seizing control of a town that…
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International
Russian plane crash kills 224 – I.S. CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY, MOSCOW SAYS UNTRUE
ISMAILIA, Egypt/CAIRO, Oct 31, (Agencies): ARussian airliner carrying 224 passengers crashed into a mountainous area of Egypt’s Sinai peninsula on…
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IS beheads four Iraq Kurdish fighters
BAGHDAD, Oct 31, (AFP): The Islamic State group beheaded four Iraqi Kurdish fighters following a joint raid with American special…
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IS on Russia recruitment spree – Female student in jail for attempt to join militants
MAKHACHKALA, Russia, Oct 29, (AP): The Russian province of Dagestan, a flashpoint for Islamic violence in the North Caucasus, is…
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IS may invade Central Asia – FSB; Extradition blocked
MOSCOW, Oct 28, (Agencies): Russian intelligence on Wednesday warned of an increased risk of Taleban or Islamic State fighters invading…
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