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US ISIS Recruits Struggle With Combat Inexperience, Culture Clash: Study
US recruits to the Islamic State group struggle more than their European counterparts, lacking support networks and field experience and being assigned to menial jobs, a report on American jihadists said Monday.
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Kuwait Admits It Needs To Do More Against ISIS Funding
Kuwait still needs to do more to combat the financing of jihadists, a top Kuwaiti official said Monday at a meeting aimed at choking off funding for the ISIS group.
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Pentagon Welcomes Saudi Anti-ISIS Troop Proposal
The Pentagon on Friday welcomed Saudi Arabia's pledge to commit ground forces to fight ISIS jihadists in Syria, should the US-led coalition ever send in combat troops.
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Risk of Huge ISIS Influx Into Libya, France Warns
There is an increasing risk of Libya becoming a haven for combatants from Islamic State, even as western nations target the extremist jihadist group in Iraq and Syria, the French defence minister warned in comments published Sunday.
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No Global Support for US-Led Troops in Syria: Australia PM
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today said there was no global support for a US-led ground force to destroy the Islamic State group, while warning resolve to defeat jihadists has never been stronger.
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Barack Obama Urges Russia to Join Renewed Effort to Eliminate Islamic State
US President Barack Obama vowed on Sunday to step up efforts to eliminate Islamic State and prevent more attacks like those in Paris, while urging Russia's Vladimir Putin to focus on combating the jihadist group in Syria.
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41 Dead as Islamic State Advances on East Syria Airbase: Monitor
Jihadists of the Islamic State group edged closer to a strategic airbase in eastern Syria in heavy fighting that left more than 41 combatants dead, a monitoring group said today.
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European Cyber Police Unit to Take on Islamic State Propaganda
European police agency Europol said Monday it was launching a continent-wide cyber crime unit to combat social media accounts promoting Jihadist propaganda, particularly those of the Islamic State (IS) group.
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Arab Leaders Consider Joint Military Force to Combat Jihadists
Arab leaders meet in Egypt over the weekend for an annual summit dominated by Cairo-led calls for a joint military force as Yemen and several other states teeter on the brink of collapse.
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New Global Grouping Meets to Counter Islamic State Finances
Officials from the United States, Italy and Saudi Arabia led talks in Rome this week among a group of countries seeking to combat the financial activities of Islamic State militants, the US Treasury said on Friday.
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US Summit to Fight Jihadists Ends With Little Concrete Action
The United States sought to unite nations around a common vision for combating violent jihadist groups in three days of talks which ended on Thursday long on words but short on concrete steps.
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John Kerry Heads for London Talks on Combating Jihadists
US Secretary of State John Kerry headed for London late Wednesday to co-host talks on the fight against Islamic militants, insisting a 60-plus coalition of nations was determined to win the battle.
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US Senator John McCain Urges 'Boots on the Ground' to Combat Islamic State
US Senator John McCain on Monday urged the deployment of international ground forces to combat jihadists in Syria and Iraq, as he toured the Middle East with a Senate delegation.
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Multiple Attacks Kill 20 in Afghanistan as NATO Deadline Looms
Taliban insurgents killed at least 20 people in a series of gun and suicide attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, underlining worsening security as US-led NATO forces end their combat mission in the country.
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Gulf States Could Expand Anti-Islamic State Combat Role: Experts
Gulf monarchies taking part in US-led air strikes against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria could deploy special forces on the ground but only if certain conditions are met, analysts say.
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US ISIS Recruits Struggle With Combat Inexperience, Culture Clash: Study
US recruits to the Islamic State group struggle more than their European counterparts, lacking support networks and field experience and being assigned to menial jobs, a report on American jihadists said Monday.
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Kuwait Admits It Needs To Do More Against ISIS Funding
Kuwait still needs to do more to combat the financing of jihadists, a top Kuwaiti official said Monday at a meeting aimed at choking off funding for the ISIS group.
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Pentagon Welcomes Saudi Anti-ISIS Troop Proposal
The Pentagon on Friday welcomed Saudi Arabia's pledge to commit ground forces to fight ISIS jihadists in Syria, should the US-led coalition ever send in combat troops.
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Risk of Huge ISIS Influx Into Libya, France Warns
There is an increasing risk of Libya becoming a haven for combatants from Islamic State, even as western nations target the extremist jihadist group in Iraq and Syria, the French defence minister warned in comments published Sunday.
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No Global Support for US-Led Troops in Syria: Australia PM
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today said there was no global support for a US-led ground force to destroy the Islamic State group, while warning resolve to defeat jihadists has never been stronger.
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Barack Obama Urges Russia to Join Renewed Effort to Eliminate Islamic State
US President Barack Obama vowed on Sunday to step up efforts to eliminate Islamic State and prevent more attacks like those in Paris, while urging Russia's Vladimir Putin to focus on combating the jihadist group in Syria.
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41 Dead as Islamic State Advances on East Syria Airbase: Monitor
Jihadists of the Islamic State group edged closer to a strategic airbase in eastern Syria in heavy fighting that left more than 41 combatants dead, a monitoring group said today.
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European Cyber Police Unit to Take on Islamic State Propaganda
European police agency Europol said Monday it was launching a continent-wide cyber crime unit to combat social media accounts promoting Jihadist propaganda, particularly those of the Islamic State (IS) group.
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Arab Leaders Consider Joint Military Force to Combat Jihadists
Arab leaders meet in Egypt over the weekend for an annual summit dominated by Cairo-led calls for a joint military force as Yemen and several other states teeter on the brink of collapse.
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New Global Grouping Meets to Counter Islamic State Finances
Officials from the United States, Italy and Saudi Arabia led talks in Rome this week among a group of countries seeking to combat the financial activities of Islamic State militants, the US Treasury said on Friday.
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US Summit to Fight Jihadists Ends With Little Concrete Action
The United States sought to unite nations around a common vision for combating violent jihadist groups in three days of talks which ended on Thursday long on words but short on concrete steps.
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John Kerry Heads for London Talks on Combating Jihadists
US Secretary of State John Kerry headed for London late Wednesday to co-host talks on the fight against Islamic militants, insisting a 60-plus coalition of nations was determined to win the battle.
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US Senator John McCain Urges 'Boots on the Ground' to Combat Islamic State
US Senator John McCain on Monday urged the deployment of international ground forces to combat jihadists in Syria and Iraq, as he toured the Middle East with a Senate delegation.
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Multiple Attacks Kill 20 in Afghanistan as NATO Deadline Looms
Taliban insurgents killed at least 20 people in a series of gun and suicide attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, underlining worsening security as US-led NATO forces end their combat mission in the country.
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Gulf States Could Expand Anti-Islamic State Combat Role: Experts
Gulf monarchies taking part in US-led air strikes against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria could deploy special forces on the ground but only if certain conditions are met, analysts say.
