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"We Are In A Situation Of Economic War": Iran As US Sanctions Take Effect
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic republic "will proudly bypass sanctions" by the United States that took effect on Monday targeting the country's oil and financial sectors. "I announce that we will proudly bypass your illegal, unjust sanctions because it's against international regulations," Rouhani said in a televised speech. "We a...
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As Siblings Again Unite To Unleash Terror, Experts Ask What Drives Them
The identification of Khalid and Ibrahim El Bakraoui as suicide bombers in the deadly Brussels attacks is confronting investigators and counterterrorism experts with a disturbingly recurrent question: Why do so many terrorists turn out to be brothers?
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Caught Short, Belgian Army Borrows American Body Armour
Belgium borrowed American body armour to protect troops ordered onto the streets of Brussels this week to confront a perceived threat from Islamic State to mount attacks similar to those in Paris.
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Barack Obama to Host French President Francois Hollande at White House
In a bid to strengthen the coalition against the Islamic State, President Barack Obama and his French counterpart Francois Hollande will discuss ways confront the "scourge of terrorism" and coordinate US' efforts to assist France's probe into the horrific Paris attacks.
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How the Islamic State Makes Its Money
Weapons, vehicles, employee salaries, propaganda videos, international travel - all of these things cost money. The recent terrorism attacks in Paris, which the Islamic State has claimed as its own work, suggest the terrorist organization hasn't been hurting for funding. David Cohen, the Treasury Department's Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financ...
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Paris Attacks May Reshape US Presidential Race
National security will be the focus of Saturday's Democratic presidential debate in Iowa, with the front-runner, Hillary Clinton, expected to be pressed on how she would confront the threat from Islamic State and other terror groups.
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Al Qaeda Leader Urges Unity to Confront Threat From Russia in Syria
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on Muslim supporters to band together to confront the threat from the West and Russia in Syria and Iraq, the latest recording suggesting greater unity between Al Qaeda and Islamic State.
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John Kerry Says Russian Support for Bashar al-Assad Risks Confrontation
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday Russia's military support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could raise the risk of confrontation with coalition forces fighting Islamic State there.
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In Niger, US Soldiers Quietly Help Build Wall Against Boko Haram
Despite years of intimidation by the violent extremist group Boko Haram, the people of southeastern Niger's Diffa region had never held a summit to confront the threat - perhaps with good reason.
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Islamic State Wants Major Attack in India to Trigger 'End of the World': Report
The ISIS is preparing to attack India to provoke an Armageddon-like confrontation with the US, according to an internal recruitment document of the feared group which also seeks to unite the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban into a single army of terrorists.
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Warily, US Learns to Live With More Muscular Iran Role in Iraq
The United States and Iran, which dueled viciously over Iraq during the years of U.S. occupation, suddenly seem to be working in tandem as they confront what both see as a common, even mortal enemy: Islamic State.
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Egypt Braces For New Islamist Protest
Egyptians are bracing for potential violence ahead of a planned major protest by Islamists calling for the toppling of the government, with security forces vowing to confront any unrest with "lethal force."
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Australia Fears Islamist Radicals Joining Forces with Biker Gangs
Australia is confronting what authorities say is a growing threat from homegrown Islamist radicals and fears a new danger is about to rumble over the horizon - would-be militants hooking up with biker gangs.
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Islamic State Fights Syrian Army for Gas Field, Kills 30: Monitoring Group
Islamic State militants in Syria killed at least 30 pro-government fighters in an assault on a gas field that has witnessed some of the bloodiest confrontations between the two sides, a monitoring group said on Wednesday.
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Iraq is the Top Priority in Fight Against Islamic State: US Commander
Confronting the Islamic State group in Iraq is the "main" priority for the US-led fight against the jihadists, while strikes in Syria are designed to disrupt the group's supply lines, the US commander overseeing the air war said Friday.
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"We Are In A Situation Of Economic War": Iran As US Sanctions Take Effect
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic republic "will proudly bypass sanctions" by the United States that took effect on Monday targeting the country's oil and financial sectors. "I announce that we will proudly bypass your illegal, unjust sanctions because it's against international regulations," Rouhani said in a televised speech. "We a...
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As Siblings Again Unite To Unleash Terror, Experts Ask What Drives Them
The identification of Khalid and Ibrahim El Bakraoui as suicide bombers in the deadly Brussels attacks is confronting investigators and counterterrorism experts with a disturbingly recurrent question: Why do so many terrorists turn out to be brothers?
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Caught Short, Belgian Army Borrows American Body Armour
Belgium borrowed American body armour to protect troops ordered onto the streets of Brussels this week to confront a perceived threat from Islamic State to mount attacks similar to those in Paris.
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Barack Obama to Host French President Francois Hollande at White House
In a bid to strengthen the coalition against the Islamic State, President Barack Obama and his French counterpart Francois Hollande will discuss ways confront the "scourge of terrorism" and coordinate US' efforts to assist France's probe into the horrific Paris attacks.
-
How the Islamic State Makes Its Money
Weapons, vehicles, employee salaries, propaganda videos, international travel - all of these things cost money. The recent terrorism attacks in Paris, which the Islamic State has claimed as its own work, suggest the terrorist organization hasn't been hurting for funding. David Cohen, the Treasury Department's Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financ...
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Paris Attacks May Reshape US Presidential Race
National security will be the focus of Saturday's Democratic presidential debate in Iowa, with the front-runner, Hillary Clinton, expected to be pressed on how she would confront the threat from Islamic State and other terror groups.
-
Al Qaeda Leader Urges Unity to Confront Threat From Russia in Syria
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on Muslim supporters to band together to confront the threat from the West and Russia in Syria and Iraq, the latest recording suggesting greater unity between Al Qaeda and Islamic State.
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John Kerry Says Russian Support for Bashar al-Assad Risks Confrontation
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday Russia's military support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could raise the risk of confrontation with coalition forces fighting Islamic State there.
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In Niger, US Soldiers Quietly Help Build Wall Against Boko Haram
Despite years of intimidation by the violent extremist group Boko Haram, the people of southeastern Niger's Diffa region had never held a summit to confront the threat - perhaps with good reason.
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Islamic State Wants Major Attack in India to Trigger 'End of the World': Report
The ISIS is preparing to attack India to provoke an Armageddon-like confrontation with the US, according to an internal recruitment document of the feared group which also seeks to unite the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban into a single army of terrorists.
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Warily, US Learns to Live With More Muscular Iran Role in Iraq
The United States and Iran, which dueled viciously over Iraq during the years of U.S. occupation, suddenly seem to be working in tandem as they confront what both see as a common, even mortal enemy: Islamic State.
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Egypt Braces For New Islamist Protest
Egyptians are bracing for potential violence ahead of a planned major protest by Islamists calling for the toppling of the government, with security forces vowing to confront any unrest with "lethal force."
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Australia Fears Islamist Radicals Joining Forces with Biker Gangs
Australia is confronting what authorities say is a growing threat from homegrown Islamist radicals and fears a new danger is about to rumble over the horizon - would-be militants hooking up with biker gangs.
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Islamic State Fights Syrian Army for Gas Field, Kills 30: Monitoring Group
Islamic State militants in Syria killed at least 30 pro-government fighters in an assault on a gas field that has witnessed some of the bloodiest confrontations between the two sides, a monitoring group said on Wednesday.
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Iraq is the Top Priority in Fight Against Islamic State: US Commander
Confronting the Islamic State group in Iraq is the "main" priority for the US-led fight against the jihadists, while strikes in Syria are designed to disrupt the group's supply lines, the US commander overseeing the air war said Friday.
