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US Repatriates Dozens Of IS "Foreign Fighters"
The US Justice Department said Thursday that it brought home 27 Americans who went to Syria and Iraq to join the Islamic State group, as Washington again urged other nations to do the same.
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Iraq Court Sentences Two French Men To Death For Being ISIS Fighters
An Iraqi court sentenced two French men to death on Sunday after finding them guilty of being members of ISIS, a prosecutor told Reuters. Iraq is conducting trials of thousands of suspected ISIS fighters, including hundreds of foreigners, with many arrested as the group's strongholds crumbled.
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ISIS: What Happened To All The Foreign Fighters?
An estimated 40,000 people traveled from around the world to take up arms for the ISIS as it occupied territory in Syria and Iraq and declared a caliphate in 2014.
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The ISIS's 'Business Model' Is Failing, Study Says
When the Islamic State advanced in Syria and Iraq in 2014, its fighters looted banks, took over oil fields and kidnapped foreigners, seemingly without facing much resistance. But fortunes have changed, and the caliphate is now in deep financial trouble, according to a new study.
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ISIS Training 'Next Generation' Fighters: Report
Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists are training the children of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq to create the "next generation" of militants, according to a latest European report.
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Foreign Fighters To Iraq And Syria Have Doubled: Report
The number of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria has more than doubled since last year to at least 27,000, a report by an intelligence consultancy said Tuesday, highlighting the global dimension of the conflict.
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US Fails to Stop Flow of Foreign Fighters to Islamic State: Study
Nearly 30,000 foreigners, including more than 250 Americans, have joined Islamic State and other militant groups to fight in Syria and Iraq, double the number a year ago, a congressional study released today showed.
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Australian Islamic State Fighters Doubled Last Year: Julie Bishop
The number of Australians fighting for the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq doubled in the past year but was not expected to continue to grow so rapidly, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said.
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Nearly 30,000 Foreign Fighters Went to Syria And Iraq: Report
US intelligence fears nearly 30,000 foreign fighters have traveled to Iraq and Syria since 2011, many of them to join the Islamic State group, The New York Times reported Saturday.
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Australian Talks Tackle Jihadists' Use of Social Media
Australian Prime Minister Abbott said it was vital to find ways to stymie extremists who are drawing thousands of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria.
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Majority of Islamic States Fighters Were Foreign: Iraqi Prime Minister
Iraq's prime minister said that the majority of Islamic State fighters were foreign, as he visited Paris to drum up international support for the fight against the jihadist group.
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Australia Calls for Greater Cooperation on Returning Islamic State Fighters
Stronger regional cooperation is needed to counter the threat posed by foreign fighters returning from the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, Australia's foreign minister said Saturday.
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Active Online, Foreign Women Become Islamic State Widows
At least 15 young Western women who joined Islamic State and married jihadi fighters are now widows after the militant group suffered losses in clashes in Syria and Iraq, according to researchers who closely monitor Islamist radicals online.
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Australia Brokers Intelligence-Sharing Deal With Iran
Australia and Iran will share intelligence to track foreign fighters working with the Islamic State group in Iraq, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said today after a visit to Tehran.
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Syria, Iraq a 'Finishing School' for Foreign Fighters: Report
More than 25,000 foreign fighters from some 100 countries are linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State, with Syria and Iraq comprising a "veritable international finishing school for extremists," United Nations experts reported to the UN Security Council.
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US Repatriates Dozens Of IS "Foreign Fighters"
The US Justice Department said Thursday that it brought home 27 Americans who went to Syria and Iraq to join the Islamic State group, as Washington again urged other nations to do the same.
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Iraq Court Sentences Two French Men To Death For Being ISIS Fighters
An Iraqi court sentenced two French men to death on Sunday after finding them guilty of being members of ISIS, a prosecutor told Reuters. Iraq is conducting trials of thousands of suspected ISIS fighters, including hundreds of foreigners, with many arrested as the group's strongholds crumbled.
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ISIS: What Happened To All The Foreign Fighters?
An estimated 40,000 people traveled from around the world to take up arms for the ISIS as it occupied territory in Syria and Iraq and declared a caliphate in 2014.
-
The ISIS's 'Business Model' Is Failing, Study Says
When the Islamic State advanced in Syria and Iraq in 2014, its fighters looted banks, took over oil fields and kidnapped foreigners, seemingly without facing much resistance. But fortunes have changed, and the caliphate is now in deep financial trouble, according to a new study.
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ISIS Training 'Next Generation' Fighters: Report
Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists are training the children of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq to create the "next generation" of militants, according to a latest European report.
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Foreign Fighters To Iraq And Syria Have Doubled: Report
The number of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria has more than doubled since last year to at least 27,000, a report by an intelligence consultancy said Tuesday, highlighting the global dimension of the conflict.
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US Fails to Stop Flow of Foreign Fighters to Islamic State: Study
Nearly 30,000 foreigners, including more than 250 Americans, have joined Islamic State and other militant groups to fight in Syria and Iraq, double the number a year ago, a congressional study released today showed.
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Australian Islamic State Fighters Doubled Last Year: Julie Bishop
The number of Australians fighting for the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq doubled in the past year but was not expected to continue to grow so rapidly, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said.
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Nearly 30,000 Foreign Fighters Went to Syria And Iraq: Report
US intelligence fears nearly 30,000 foreign fighters have traveled to Iraq and Syria since 2011, many of them to join the Islamic State group, The New York Times reported Saturday.
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Australian Talks Tackle Jihadists' Use of Social Media
Australian Prime Minister Abbott said it was vital to find ways to stymie extremists who are drawing thousands of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria.
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Majority of Islamic States Fighters Were Foreign: Iraqi Prime Minister
Iraq's prime minister said that the majority of Islamic State fighters were foreign, as he visited Paris to drum up international support for the fight against the jihadist group.
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Australia Calls for Greater Cooperation on Returning Islamic State Fighters
Stronger regional cooperation is needed to counter the threat posed by foreign fighters returning from the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, Australia's foreign minister said Saturday.
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Active Online, Foreign Women Become Islamic State Widows
At least 15 young Western women who joined Islamic State and married jihadi fighters are now widows after the militant group suffered losses in clashes in Syria and Iraq, according to researchers who closely monitor Islamist radicals online.
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Australia Brokers Intelligence-Sharing Deal With Iran
Australia and Iran will share intelligence to track foreign fighters working with the Islamic State group in Iraq, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said today after a visit to Tehran.
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Syria, Iraq a 'Finishing School' for Foreign Fighters: Report
More than 25,000 foreign fighters from some 100 countries are linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State, with Syria and Iraq comprising a "veritable international finishing school for extremists," United Nations experts reported to the UN Security Council.
