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French Fighters Appear With ISIS In Afghanistan
French and Algerian fighters, some arriving from Syria, have joined the ranks of the ISIS group in northern Afghanistan where the militants have established new bases, multiple international and Afghan sources have told AFP.
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Militant Group Denies US Air Strike Killed Algerian Belmokhtar
The Sahara-based Islamist group al-Mourabitoun on Thursday denied reports that veteran Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, one of its leaders, was killed in a U.S. air strike in eastern Libya last week.
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Libyan Militants Appear to Deny Veteran Fighter Killed in US Strike
A Libyan militant group appeared to deny reports that a U.S. strike had killed veteran Algerian Islamist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, in a statement published on Twitter.
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Algerian Troops Kill 8 in Search For Group Behind Tourist Beheading: Reports
Algerian troops killed eight suspected militants in the eastern Bouira region where they have been tracking an al Qaeda splinter group that killed a French tourist, state news agency APS reported.
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France Opens Door to Possible Syria Strikes After Tourist Killed
France on Thursday opened the door to possibly joining air strikes in Syria just hours after an Algerian Islamist group beheaded a French tourist in retaliation for Paris' military action against Islamic State militants in Iraq.
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One American killed in Algeria hostage crisis: report
One American was killed and two escaped unharmed from a remote Algerian natural gas plant stormed by armed militants, NBC News reported on Friday, noting that the fate of two others was unknown. The five Americans were among dozens of hostages the attackers seized during their assault on the In Amenas plant in eastern Algeria on Wednesday, NBC sai...
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French Fighters Appear With ISIS In Afghanistan
French and Algerian fighters, some arriving from Syria, have joined the ranks of the ISIS group in northern Afghanistan where the militants have established new bases, multiple international and Afghan sources have told AFP.
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Militant Group Denies US Air Strike Killed Algerian Belmokhtar
The Sahara-based Islamist group al-Mourabitoun on Thursday denied reports that veteran Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, one of its leaders, was killed in a U.S. air strike in eastern Libya last week.
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Libyan Militants Appear to Deny Veteran Fighter Killed in US Strike
A Libyan militant group appeared to deny reports that a U.S. strike had killed veteran Algerian Islamist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, in a statement published on Twitter.
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Algerian Troops Kill 8 in Search For Group Behind Tourist Beheading: Reports
Algerian troops killed eight suspected militants in the eastern Bouira region where they have been tracking an al Qaeda splinter group that killed a French tourist, state news agency APS reported.
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France Opens Door to Possible Syria Strikes After Tourist Killed
France on Thursday opened the door to possibly joining air strikes in Syria just hours after an Algerian Islamist group beheaded a French tourist in retaliation for Paris' military action against Islamic State militants in Iraq.
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One American killed in Algeria hostage crisis: report
One American was killed and two escaped unharmed from a remote Algerian natural gas plant stormed by armed militants, NBC News reported on Friday, noting that the fate of two others was unknown. The five Americans were among dozens of hostages the attackers seized during their assault on the In Amenas plant in eastern Algeria on Wednesday, NBC sai...
