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Terror Group ISIS Claims Attack On Pakistani Envoy In Afghanistan
Terror group ISIS claimed responsibility Saturday for an attack on Pakistan's embassy in Kabul, which Islamabad decried as an "assassination attempt".
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Terror In Barcelona Leaves At Least A Dozen Dead And Scores Injured; Second Potential Attack Thwarted
Spain came under repeated attack starting Thursday in what authorities called linked terrorist incidents, when a driver swerved a van into crowds in Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas district, killing more than a dozen people and injuring scores of others. Early Friday, an attempted attack unfolded in a town down the coast. The Islamic State claimed...
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ISIS Anthrax Attack Plot: Medical Intern, Associate Arrested In Kenya
Kenyan police say they have arrested a medical intern and an associate who are accused of being part of an Islamic State group extremist cell of medics attempting to launch an anthrax attack in the country.
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EU Police Warn That More Attacks By ISIS Militants Are Likely
Europe's top police agency issued a stark warning Monday: Islamic State extremists will keep attempting lethal attacks on soft targets in Europe as the militant group increasingly goes global.
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Turkish President Says Attempted ISIS Attack Vindicates Iraq Deployment
An attempted attack by Islamic State on a military base in northern Iraq shows Turkey's decision to deploy troops there was justified, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, suggesting Russia was stirring up a row over the issue.
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Suspected ISIS Supporter Charged With New Year's Eve Plot In Upstate New York
A 25-year-old man accused of planning to attack a restaurant in upstate New York on New Year's Eve has been arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State militant group, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.
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UNESCO Condemns Islamic State Destruction of Syria's Palmyra Antiquities
UNESCO on Friday condemned the destruction by Islamic State group jihadists of antiquities in the Syrian city of Palmyra, describing it as an attempt to strip the people of their heritage in order "to enslave them".
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France Attack Suspect Admits Killing, Police Make Link to Syria
The suspected Islamist who attempted to blow up a French chemical plant on Friday has admitted killing his manager beforehand, a source close to the investigation said on Sunday, as police linked the suspect to a militant now in Syria.
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Australian Islamic State Fighter 'Still Alive' After Drone Strike: Report
Canberra was today attempting to verify whether an Australian Islamic State group fighter, notorious for being photographed with severed heads, had survived a drone attack after a report said he was still alive.
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Pro-Kurdish Party Says Kobani 'Massacre' Reflects Turkey Support for Islamic State
Turkey's pro-Kurdish party described an Islamic State attack on the Syrian border town of Kobani as a massacre and blamed it on Turkish state support for the militants, comments that will fuel tension in Ankara amid attempts to form a government.
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Security Forces Foil Suicide Attack in Somali Town, Say Police
Security forces foiled an attempt by Islamist militants to launch a suicide attack on a political conference in a central Somali town on Thursday, killing three gunmen and the driver of a car packed with explosives, police said.
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Iraqi Forces Thwart Third Islamic State Attack East of Ramadi
Iraqi forces said they thwarted a third attempt by Islamic State militants to break through their defensive lines east of the city of Ramadi overnight on Thursday.
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Iraq Aims to Counter Islamic State Propaganda Coup
Iraqi authorities are on the defensive after the Islamic State (IS) group scored a major propaganda victory with attacks in Anbar, undermining confidence in Baghdad's attempts to retake the key province.
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Syria Returnees Likely Behind Indonesia Chlorine Bomb, Says Police
Indonesian militants believed to have returned from fighting with the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria are suspected of being behind an attempted chlorine bomb attack in a shopping mall last month, police said today.
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13 Xinjiang Militants Executed in China, Two Killed in Attack
China today executed 13 people, stated to be Islamist "terrorists" from the restive Xinjiang province, while two other suspected militants were killed while attempting to carry out knife attacks.
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Terror Group ISIS Claims Attack On Pakistani Envoy In Afghanistan
Terror group ISIS claimed responsibility Saturday for an attack on Pakistan's embassy in Kabul, which Islamabad decried as an "assassination attempt".
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Terror In Barcelona Leaves At Least A Dozen Dead And Scores Injured; Second Potential Attack Thwarted
Spain came under repeated attack starting Thursday in what authorities called linked terrorist incidents, when a driver swerved a van into crowds in Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas district, killing more than a dozen people and injuring scores of others. Early Friday, an attempted attack unfolded in a town down the coast. The Islamic State claimed...
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ISIS Anthrax Attack Plot: Medical Intern, Associate Arrested In Kenya
Kenyan police say they have arrested a medical intern and an associate who are accused of being part of an Islamic State group extremist cell of medics attempting to launch an anthrax attack in the country.
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EU Police Warn That More Attacks By ISIS Militants Are Likely
Europe's top police agency issued a stark warning Monday: Islamic State extremists will keep attempting lethal attacks on soft targets in Europe as the militant group increasingly goes global.
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Turkish President Says Attempted ISIS Attack Vindicates Iraq Deployment
An attempted attack by Islamic State on a military base in northern Iraq shows Turkey's decision to deploy troops there was justified, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, suggesting Russia was stirring up a row over the issue.
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Suspected ISIS Supporter Charged With New Year's Eve Plot In Upstate New York
A 25-year-old man accused of planning to attack a restaurant in upstate New York on New Year's Eve has been arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State militant group, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.
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UNESCO Condemns Islamic State Destruction of Syria's Palmyra Antiquities
UNESCO on Friday condemned the destruction by Islamic State group jihadists of antiquities in the Syrian city of Palmyra, describing it as an attempt to strip the people of their heritage in order "to enslave them".
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France Attack Suspect Admits Killing, Police Make Link to Syria
The suspected Islamist who attempted to blow up a French chemical plant on Friday has admitted killing his manager beforehand, a source close to the investigation said on Sunday, as police linked the suspect to a militant now in Syria.
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Australian Islamic State Fighter 'Still Alive' After Drone Strike: Report
Canberra was today attempting to verify whether an Australian Islamic State group fighter, notorious for being photographed with severed heads, had survived a drone attack after a report said he was still alive.
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Pro-Kurdish Party Says Kobani 'Massacre' Reflects Turkey Support for Islamic State
Turkey's pro-Kurdish party described an Islamic State attack on the Syrian border town of Kobani as a massacre and blamed it on Turkish state support for the militants, comments that will fuel tension in Ankara amid attempts to form a government.
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Security Forces Foil Suicide Attack in Somali Town, Say Police
Security forces foiled an attempt by Islamist militants to launch a suicide attack on a political conference in a central Somali town on Thursday, killing three gunmen and the driver of a car packed with explosives, police said.
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Iraqi Forces Thwart Third Islamic State Attack East of Ramadi
Iraqi forces said they thwarted a third attempt by Islamic State militants to break through their defensive lines east of the city of Ramadi overnight on Thursday.
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Iraq Aims to Counter Islamic State Propaganda Coup
Iraqi authorities are on the defensive after the Islamic State (IS) group scored a major propaganda victory with attacks in Anbar, undermining confidence in Baghdad's attempts to retake the key province.
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Syria Returnees Likely Behind Indonesia Chlorine Bomb, Says Police
Indonesian militants believed to have returned from fighting with the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria are suspected of being behind an attempted chlorine bomb attack in a shopping mall last month, police said today.
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13 Xinjiang Militants Executed in China, Two Killed in Attack
China today executed 13 people, stated to be Islamist "terrorists" from the restive Xinjiang province, while two other suspected militants were killed while attempting to carry out knife attacks.
