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Unverified footage shows four Egyptians killed by Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis in Sinai
Egypt

Unverified footage shows four Egyptians killed by Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis in Sinai

Sinai-based militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis released Sunday a video showing the confessions of three Egyptians it claims to have…
Kurds vow to fight to the last as Islamic State tightens grip on Syrian town
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Kurds vow to fight to the last as Islamic State tightens grip on Syrian town

Outgunned Kurdish fighters vowed on Monday not to abandon their increasingly desperate efforts to defend the Syrian border town of…
US-led strikes hit jihadists closing on key Syria border town
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US-led strikes hit jihadists closing on key Syria border town

US-led strikes hit Islamic State group fighters closing on a key town on Syria's border with Turkey overnight as Ankara…
Obama: ‘Contradictory’ Syria policy helps Assad
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Obama: ‘Contradictory’ Syria policy helps Assad

President Barack Obama on Sunday gave voice to the conundrum at the heart of his Syria policy, acknowledging that the…
Monitor: US-led raids hit grain silos in Syria, kill workers
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Monitor: US-led raids hit grain silos in Syria, kill workers

US-led air strikes hit grain silos and other targets in Islamic State-controlled territory in northern and eastern Syria overnight, killing…
Islamic State tightens siege of Syria town, more Europeans join alliance
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Islamic State tightens siege of Syria town, more Europeans join alliance

Islamic State fighters tightened their siege of a town on Syria's border with Turkey on Friday despite US-led air strikes…
Exclusive: Syrian minister says US-led strikes going in ‘right direction’
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Exclusive: Syrian minister says US-led strikes going in ‘right direction’

A Syrian government minister said US-led air strikes against militants are going in the "right direction" because the government had…
US, Arab allies launch air strikes on IS jihadists in Syria
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US, Arab allies launch air strikes on IS jihadists in Syria

The United States and Arab allies launched strikes from the air and sea against Islamic State militants in Syria on…
Some 130,000 Syrians reach Turkey, fleeing IS
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Some 130,000 Syrians reach Turkey, fleeing IS

The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic…
Islamic State urges more attacks on Egyptian security forces
Egypt

Islamic State urges more attacks on Egyptian security forces

Islamic State urged insurgents in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Monday to press ahead with attacks against Egyptian security forces and…
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