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Global Coalition Against Islamic State "Should Fight Against Hamas": Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron called Tuesday for the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group to be expanded to also fight Hamas after the October 7 attacks on Israel.
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Taliban Governor Of Afghan Province Killed At His Office In Suicide Attack
The Taliban governor of Afghanistan's Balkh province, known for fighting against Islamic State jihadists, was killed in a suicide attack at his office on Thursday, officials said.
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US-Led Coalition Says It Detained Senior Islamic State Leader In Syria
The US-led coalition said it had detained a senior Islamic State group leader in Syria during an early-morning operation on Thursday.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Dead, Islamic State West African Province Says
Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) according to audio AFP obtained from the group Sunday, two weeks after reports emerged that he had died.
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"Battle Against Evil Of Daesh Not Over": UK PM Boris Johnson On Baghdadi's Death
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday hailed the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as "an important moment" but said the fight against his group "is not yet over".
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Future "Human Bombs" Warning As Europe's Jails Fill With ISIS Fighters
A few months before his killing rampage, convicted robber and prison inmate Benjamin Herman had a jailhouse conversion of a sort. A white suburban teen and a nominal Catholic when he was first incarcerated, he emerged in late May as an avowed Islamist who would murder three people within hours of gaining freedom on a work-release program.
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Four Mideast Conflicts To Watch As Islamic State War Winds Down
Islamic State is making a last stand in Iraq and Syria. But the region will not rest with the group's defeat, and is gearing up for a war for influence among the regional and international players that were drawn into conflict with the radical militants.
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Kurds, Iraqi Forces In Standoff In Oil-Rich Kirkuk
Thousands of Iraqi troops were locked in an armed standoff with Kurdish forces in the disputed oil-rich province of Kirkuk as Washington scrambled to avert fighting between its allies in the war against the ISIS group.
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Iran Was At The Forefront Of The Fight Against ISIS. Now It Has To Face The Militants At Home.
In recent months, the Islamic State has stepped up its efforts to target Iran, releasing a stream of propaganda, vowing more bloodshed and boosting recruitment among Iran's minority Sunnis, some of whom carried out the June attack.
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Behind The Front Lines In The Fight To 'Annihilate' ISIS
A recurring rumble of explosions echoes off the barren, boulder-strewn slopes of the Spin Ghar mountains, each ordnance aimed wishfully at redoubts where Islamic State militants are suspected of hiding. Afghan and U.S. special forces listen in on enemy chatter, intercepting dozens of their radio channels.
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Removing Bashar Al-Assad No Longer Priority In Syria: Emmanuel Macron
France no longer sees the departure of President Bashar al-Assad as a priority in the Syrian conflict, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday, making the policy official for the first time.The new French leader said instead that fighting jihadists such as the Islamic State group had to be the international community's number one goal in a conflict...
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As Trump Prepared For Riyadh Visit, Saudis Block US On Terrorist Sanctions
Saudi Arabia, the oil-rich kingdom touted by President Donald Trump as a key ally in the fight against the Islamic State, has helped block a Trump administration proposal to impose sanctions against a Saudi branch of the terrorist group, documents show.
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Germany Not 'First In Line' To Boost Troops In Afghanistan: Chancellor Angela Merkel
Germany will continue to lead NATO's military training mission in northern Afghanistan, but is not looking to increase its presence there or to expand its role in the fight against Islamic State, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday.
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Humble Iraqi Dish Offers Taste of Home for Mosul's Displaced
Long before it became famous as a battlefield in the fight against the Islamic State group, the Iraqi city of Mosul was known for its ancient cuisine, enriched by Syrian, Turkish and Persian recipes.
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German Cabinet Approves More Troops For Air Surveillance Of ISIS
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet on Wednesday approved the deployment of additional German troops to Turkey to help operate NATO surveillance aircraft as part of the U.S-led fight against Islamic State, government sources said.
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Global Coalition Against Islamic State "Should Fight Against Hamas": Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron called Tuesday for the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group to be expanded to also fight Hamas after the October 7 attacks on Israel.
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Taliban Governor Of Afghan Province Killed At His Office In Suicide Attack
The Taliban governor of Afghanistan's Balkh province, known for fighting against Islamic State jihadists, was killed in a suicide attack at his office on Thursday, officials said.
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US-Led Coalition Says It Detained Senior Islamic State Leader In Syria
The US-led coalition said it had detained a senior Islamic State group leader in Syria during an early-morning operation on Thursday.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Dead, Islamic State West African Province Says
Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) according to audio AFP obtained from the group Sunday, two weeks after reports emerged that he had died.
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"Battle Against Evil Of Daesh Not Over": UK PM Boris Johnson On Baghdadi's Death
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday hailed the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as "an important moment" but said the fight against his group "is not yet over".
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Future "Human Bombs" Warning As Europe's Jails Fill With ISIS Fighters
A few months before his killing rampage, convicted robber and prison inmate Benjamin Herman had a jailhouse conversion of a sort. A white suburban teen and a nominal Catholic when he was first incarcerated, he emerged in late May as an avowed Islamist who would murder three people within hours of gaining freedom on a work-release program.
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Four Mideast Conflicts To Watch As Islamic State War Winds Down
Islamic State is making a last stand in Iraq and Syria. But the region will not rest with the group's defeat, and is gearing up for a war for influence among the regional and international players that were drawn into conflict with the radical militants.
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Kurds, Iraqi Forces In Standoff In Oil-Rich Kirkuk
Thousands of Iraqi troops were locked in an armed standoff with Kurdish forces in the disputed oil-rich province of Kirkuk as Washington scrambled to avert fighting between its allies in the war against the ISIS group.
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Iran Was At The Forefront Of The Fight Against ISIS. Now It Has To Face The Militants At Home.
In recent months, the Islamic State has stepped up its efforts to target Iran, releasing a stream of propaganda, vowing more bloodshed and boosting recruitment among Iran's minority Sunnis, some of whom carried out the June attack.
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Behind The Front Lines In The Fight To 'Annihilate' ISIS
A recurring rumble of explosions echoes off the barren, boulder-strewn slopes of the Spin Ghar mountains, each ordnance aimed wishfully at redoubts where Islamic State militants are suspected of hiding. Afghan and U.S. special forces listen in on enemy chatter, intercepting dozens of their radio channels.
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Removing Bashar Al-Assad No Longer Priority In Syria: Emmanuel Macron
France no longer sees the departure of President Bashar al-Assad as a priority in the Syrian conflict, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday, making the policy official for the first time.The new French leader said instead that fighting jihadists such as the Islamic State group had to be the international community's number one goal in a conflict...
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As Trump Prepared For Riyadh Visit, Saudis Block US On Terrorist Sanctions
Saudi Arabia, the oil-rich kingdom touted by President Donald Trump as a key ally in the fight against the Islamic State, has helped block a Trump administration proposal to impose sanctions against a Saudi branch of the terrorist group, documents show.
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Germany Not 'First In Line' To Boost Troops In Afghanistan: Chancellor Angela Merkel
Germany will continue to lead NATO's military training mission in northern Afghanistan, but is not looking to increase its presence there or to expand its role in the fight against Islamic State, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday.
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Humble Iraqi Dish Offers Taste of Home for Mosul's Displaced
Long before it became famous as a battlefield in the fight against the Islamic State group, the Iraqi city of Mosul was known for its ancient cuisine, enriched by Syrian, Turkish and Persian recipes.
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German Cabinet Approves More Troops For Air Surveillance Of ISIS
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet on Wednesday approved the deployment of additional German troops to Turkey to help operate NATO surveillance aircraft as part of the U.S-led fight against Islamic State, government sources said.
