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Pakistan Intelligence Agency ISI Gets New Chief In Surprise Shake-Up
Pakistan Army on Wednesday announced that the powerful spy agency ISI chief Lt General Faiz Hameed has been appointed as Peshawar Corps Commander - a crucial position in view of the Taliban's takeover of neighbouring Afghanistan.
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US Was Looking For Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi For 3 Years, Says Trump
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that Washington had been looking for ISIS terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi for three years and had only started getting positive feedback a month ago.
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Pak Army Summons Ex-ISI Chief Over Controversial Book With Ex-Indian Intelligence Chief
The Pakistan army has summoned former Inter-Services Intelligence Chief Lt Gen (retd) Asad Durrani on Monday to the General Headquarters to explain his co-authoring a controversial book with a former Indian intelligence chief.
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Iraq Says Its Air Force Carried Out "Deadly" Air Raid Against ISIS In Syria
The Iraqi air force on Thursday carried out a "deadly raid" against positions of the ISIS group in neighbouring Syria, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office said.
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Mosul's Old City Waits For Salvation Amid 'Death, Death, Death'
As many as 150,000 residents are crammed into Mosul's Old City, as Islamic State fighters fortify their positions in the warren of narrow streets and alleyways.
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ISIS Exploits Rain, Hits Iraqi Militias West, South Of Mosul
ISIS terrorists have staged near simultaneous attacks on positions of state-sanctioned militias west and south of Iraq's northern city of Mosul, apparently taking advantage of bad weather conditions that normally disrupt air support, two militia officials said on Saturday.
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Coalition Forces May Have Conducted Air Strike On Syrian Military Position: Pentagon
The US-led coalition fighting the ISIS group in Syria may have hit Syrian military positions inside the country on Saturday after Russia accused it of killing at least 62 Syrian troops, the Pentagon said.
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Can't Verify If Wedding Bomber Was Child, Or Linked To ISIS: Turkish PM
Turkish authorities are not yet in a position to verify the organisation responsible for a weekend suicide bombing that killed more than 50 people at a wedding, or whether the perpetrator was a child, the prime minister said on Monday.
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Syrian Army Recovers Positions Southwest Of Aleppo City
Syrian opposition activists and militant websites say a push by an alliance of rebel groups and Al-Qaida-linked terrorists to open a new front with government forces in Aleppo has failed.
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Turkey Strikes ISIS Positions In Syria, Says Report
Turkey's army has launched artillery strikes on positions of the ISIS group in Syria after jihadists seized control of an area near the Turkish border, local media reported on Monday.
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Syria President Bashar Al-Assad Says Military Gains Will Speed Up Political Deal
Syrian army successes will help accelerate a political settlement to the country's civil war, President Bashar al-Assad said, because they weaken the position of international opponents who he accused of hindering any agreement.
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Iran Foreign Minister Says Russian Pullout Of Syria 'Positive' For Ceasefire
Russia's move to begin withdrawing from Syria should be seen as a positive sign for the ceasefire, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said today.
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Canada to Withdraw Jets Fighting ISIS Within Weeks: Minister
Canada's new Liberal government will act within weeks to fulfil a campaign promise to withdraw six fighter jets that have been attacking Islamic State positions in Iraq and Syria, a top official said on Monday.
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Libyan Air Strikes Hit ISIS Forces Pushing Eastward: Government
Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognised government have hit positions of the Islamic State group pushing eastward from their stronghold in Sirte toward the oil hub of Ajdabiya, a senior officer said Tuesday.
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US Deploying Special Force to Boost Fight Against ISIS
The United States is deploying a specialized expeditionary targeting force to help Iraq put additional pressure on ISIS and be positioned to conduct unilateral operations into Syria, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today.
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Pakistan Intelligence Agency ISI Gets New Chief In Surprise Shake-Up
Pakistan Army on Wednesday announced that the powerful spy agency ISI chief Lt General Faiz Hameed has been appointed as Peshawar Corps Commander - a crucial position in view of the Taliban's takeover of neighbouring Afghanistan.
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US Was Looking For Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi For 3 Years, Says Trump
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that Washington had been looking for ISIS terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi for three years and had only started getting positive feedback a month ago.
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Pak Army Summons Ex-ISI Chief Over Controversial Book With Ex-Indian Intelligence Chief
The Pakistan army has summoned former Inter-Services Intelligence Chief Lt Gen (retd) Asad Durrani on Monday to the General Headquarters to explain his co-authoring a controversial book with a former Indian intelligence chief.
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Iraq Says Its Air Force Carried Out "Deadly" Air Raid Against ISIS In Syria
The Iraqi air force on Thursday carried out a "deadly raid" against positions of the ISIS group in neighbouring Syria, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office said.
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Mosul's Old City Waits For Salvation Amid 'Death, Death, Death'
As many as 150,000 residents are crammed into Mosul's Old City, as Islamic State fighters fortify their positions in the warren of narrow streets and alleyways.
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ISIS Exploits Rain, Hits Iraqi Militias West, South Of Mosul
ISIS terrorists have staged near simultaneous attacks on positions of state-sanctioned militias west and south of Iraq's northern city of Mosul, apparently taking advantage of bad weather conditions that normally disrupt air support, two militia officials said on Saturday.
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Coalition Forces May Have Conducted Air Strike On Syrian Military Position: Pentagon
The US-led coalition fighting the ISIS group in Syria may have hit Syrian military positions inside the country on Saturday after Russia accused it of killing at least 62 Syrian troops, the Pentagon said.
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Can't Verify If Wedding Bomber Was Child, Or Linked To ISIS: Turkish PM
Turkish authorities are not yet in a position to verify the organisation responsible for a weekend suicide bombing that killed more than 50 people at a wedding, or whether the perpetrator was a child, the prime minister said on Monday.
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Syrian Army Recovers Positions Southwest Of Aleppo City
Syrian opposition activists and militant websites say a push by an alliance of rebel groups and Al-Qaida-linked terrorists to open a new front with government forces in Aleppo has failed.
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Turkey Strikes ISIS Positions In Syria, Says Report
Turkey's army has launched artillery strikes on positions of the ISIS group in Syria after jihadists seized control of an area near the Turkish border, local media reported on Monday.
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Syria President Bashar Al-Assad Says Military Gains Will Speed Up Political Deal
Syrian army successes will help accelerate a political settlement to the country's civil war, President Bashar al-Assad said, because they weaken the position of international opponents who he accused of hindering any agreement.
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Iran Foreign Minister Says Russian Pullout Of Syria 'Positive' For Ceasefire
Russia's move to begin withdrawing from Syria should be seen as a positive sign for the ceasefire, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said today.
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Canada to Withdraw Jets Fighting ISIS Within Weeks: Minister
Canada's new Liberal government will act within weeks to fulfil a campaign promise to withdraw six fighter jets that have been attacking Islamic State positions in Iraq and Syria, a top official said on Monday.
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Libyan Air Strikes Hit ISIS Forces Pushing Eastward: Government
Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognised government have hit positions of the Islamic State group pushing eastward from their stronghold in Sirte toward the oil hub of Ajdabiya, a senior officer said Tuesday.
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US Deploying Special Force to Boost Fight Against ISIS
The United States is deploying a specialized expeditionary targeting force to help Iraq put additional pressure on ISIS and be positioned to conduct unilateral operations into Syria, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today.
