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US man arrested for seeking to join IS in Syria
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US man arrested for seeking to join IS in Syria

A US man was arrested for attempting to fly to Syria to join the Islamic State jihadist group, while an…
CNN: The young woman slain by Islamic State for daring to ‘swim in a sea of dreams’
Middle East

CNN: The young woman slain by Islamic State for daring to ‘swim in a sea of dreams’

Ruqia Hassan was 30, a woman who dared to defy ISIS in its stronghold of Raqqa, Syria. She seemed to…
Iraq PM vows to defeat ISIS in 2016 after army’s first major victory
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Iraq PM vows to defeat ISIS in 2016 after army’s first major victory

A triumphant Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared on Monday that the coming year would see his forces defeat Islamic…
Iraqi forces consolidate position in Ramadi ahead of final push against Islamic State
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Iraqi forces consolidate position in Ramadi ahead of final push against Islamic State

Iraqi troops who have fought their way deep into the Islamic State stronghold of Ramadi were consolidating their positions on…
Coalition planes pound ISIS in Iraq’s Ramadi to aid attack: TV
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Coalition planes pound ISIS in Iraq’s Ramadi to aid attack: TV

Coalition air forces pounded positions held by Islamic State in Ramadi on Thursday, Iraqi military statements said, in support of…
Exclusive: Islamic State sanctioned organ harvesting in document taken in US raid
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Exclusive: Islamic State sanctioned organ harvesting in document taken in US raid

Islamic State has sanctioned the harvesting of human organs in a previously undisclosed ruling by the group’s Islamic scholars, raising…
Families of ISIS fighters to leave south Damascus in UN deal: monitor
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Families of ISIS fighters to leave south Damascus in UN deal: monitor

Hundreds of families of Islamic State militants and some injured fighters are expected to leave rebel-held areas in southern Damascus…
As Islamic State threat mounts on its doorstep, Indonesia scours a jungle
World

As Islamic State threat mounts on its doorstep, Indonesia scours a jungle

Indonesian forces are mobilizing for a manhunt in steamy jungles on the far-flung island of Sulawesi to flush the country's…
Fearful Christmas for Syrian Christian town threatened by IS group
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Fearful Christmas for Syrian Christian town threatened by IS group

As military vehicles roll by, Syrian boys and girls gingerly decorate a large Christmas tree in the Christian town of…
Islamic State shelling of Syrian school area kills nine
Middle East

Islamic State shelling of Syrian school area kills nine

Islamic State militants shelled a school district in eastern Syria on Tuesday, killing at least nine students and wounding around…
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