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Libya Court Sentences 23 People To Death For Islamic State Campaign
A Libyan court sentenced 23 people to death and another 14 to life in prison on Monday for their role in a deadly Islamic State militant campaign that included beheading a group of Egyptian Christians and seizing the city of Sirte in 2015.
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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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ISIS Vows "Campaign To Take Revenge" For Ex-Chief's Death
The Islamic State group on Sunday vowed "revenge" over the killing of its former leader, calling on supporters to take advantage of war in Ukraine to stage attacks in Europe.
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How Elite US Forces Launched "Dangerous Nighttime Raid" To Kill Baghdadi
As President Donald Trump and senior advisers settled into the Situation Room on Saturday evening, elite US forces more than 6,000 miles away launched one of the most significant counterterrorism operations in the campaign against the Islamic State. , ,
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Nadia Murad: From ISIS Slave To Nobel Laureate
Nadia Murad survived the worst cruelties ever inflicted on her people, the Yazidis of Iraq, before becoming a global champion of their cause and winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
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'We Are In Your Home': After Losses, ISIS Steps Up Campaign To Inspire Attacks
Precisely when the photo was taken is not known, but the message is chillingly clear. It has been repeated in similar posts in recent weeks, all purporting to show Islamic State operatives casing landmarks in Western cities and urging followers to carry out attacks wherever they are. "It is time to harvest the heads," the narrator in one such video...
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In Iraq, Donald Trump's Son-In-Law, Jared Kushner, Upbeat On Mosul
President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, voiced optimism about the long-term U.S. alliance with Iraq's military and its campaign to retake Mosul from Islamic State on Tuesday, as he visited a base about 10 miles (16 km) from the city.
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U.S. Stealth Bombers Strike Islamic State Fighters In Libya
Two Air Force B-2 stealth bombers struck Islamic State camps southwest of the Libyan city of Sirte on Wednesday night, less than a month after the Pentagon declared an end to an extended air campaign there.
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ISIS Uses Wooden Tanks And Bearded Mannequins In Decoy Attempts
ISIS is using wooden replicas of tanks and Humvees in a bid to subvert an air campaign by the US-led military coalition supporting Iraqi forces in the Mosul operations, even using bearded mannequins to simulate terrorists.
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US Wants To Stay In South Philippines: Envoy
The United States wants to remain involved in the campaign to quell Islamic militancy in the southern Philippines, its ambassador to Manila said Tuesday after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to kick out American forces.
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Iraq Forces Launch Battle To Liberate Mosul From ISIS
Iraqi forces have launched a campaign to retake Mosul, the self-declared capital of the ISIS, the prime minister said Monday in what the US hailed as a "decisive moment" in the battle to crush the jihadist group.
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Islamic State Launches A Suspected Chemical Shell At US Troops In Iraq
ISIS militants are suspected of firing a shell loaded with a chemical agent during an attack on U.S. and Iraqi troops in northern Iraq Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said.
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Islamic State Reports Death Of Spokesman And Senior Leader In Syria
The Islamic State reported the death of its chief spokesman, Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, on Tuesday, potentially signaling the loss of a senior militant who has steered the group's campaign to bring violent operations to the West.
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Monitor Claims 20 Civilians Killed In Turkish Bombing In North Syria
A group monitoring the Syrian war said Turkish air strikes and artillery attacks killed at least 20 civilians and wounded dozens more today, the fifth day of Turkey's cross-border campaign that it says targets Islamic State and Kurdish forces.
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US Approves $785 Million Bomb Sale To Ally UAE Against ISIS
The US State Department has approved the sale of $785 million in bombs to the United Arab Emirates for the US-led campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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Libya Court Sentences 23 People To Death For Islamic State Campaign
A Libyan court sentenced 23 people to death and another 14 to life in prison on Monday for their role in a deadly Islamic State militant campaign that included beheading a group of Egyptian Christians and seizing the city of Sirte in 2015.
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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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ISIS Vows "Campaign To Take Revenge" For Ex-Chief's Death
The Islamic State group on Sunday vowed "revenge" over the killing of its former leader, calling on supporters to take advantage of war in Ukraine to stage attacks in Europe.
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How Elite US Forces Launched "Dangerous Nighttime Raid" To Kill Baghdadi
As President Donald Trump and senior advisers settled into the Situation Room on Saturday evening, elite US forces more than 6,000 miles away launched one of the most significant counterterrorism operations in the campaign against the Islamic State. , ,
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Nadia Murad: From ISIS Slave To Nobel Laureate
Nadia Murad survived the worst cruelties ever inflicted on her people, the Yazidis of Iraq, before becoming a global champion of their cause and winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
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'We Are In Your Home': After Losses, ISIS Steps Up Campaign To Inspire Attacks
Precisely when the photo was taken is not known, but the message is chillingly clear. It has been repeated in similar posts in recent weeks, all purporting to show Islamic State operatives casing landmarks in Western cities and urging followers to carry out attacks wherever they are. "It is time to harvest the heads," the narrator in one such video...
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In Iraq, Donald Trump's Son-In-Law, Jared Kushner, Upbeat On Mosul
President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, voiced optimism about the long-term U.S. alliance with Iraq's military and its campaign to retake Mosul from Islamic State on Tuesday, as he visited a base about 10 miles (16 km) from the city.
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U.S. Stealth Bombers Strike Islamic State Fighters In Libya
Two Air Force B-2 stealth bombers struck Islamic State camps southwest of the Libyan city of Sirte on Wednesday night, less than a month after the Pentagon declared an end to an extended air campaign there.
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ISIS Uses Wooden Tanks And Bearded Mannequins In Decoy Attempts
ISIS is using wooden replicas of tanks and Humvees in a bid to subvert an air campaign by the US-led military coalition supporting Iraqi forces in the Mosul operations, even using bearded mannequins to simulate terrorists.
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US Wants To Stay In South Philippines: Envoy
The United States wants to remain involved in the campaign to quell Islamic militancy in the southern Philippines, its ambassador to Manila said Tuesday after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to kick out American forces.
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Iraq Forces Launch Battle To Liberate Mosul From ISIS
Iraqi forces have launched a campaign to retake Mosul, the self-declared capital of the ISIS, the prime minister said Monday in what the US hailed as a "decisive moment" in the battle to crush the jihadist group.
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Islamic State Launches A Suspected Chemical Shell At US Troops In Iraq
ISIS militants are suspected of firing a shell loaded with a chemical agent during an attack on U.S. and Iraqi troops in northern Iraq Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said.
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Islamic State Reports Death Of Spokesman And Senior Leader In Syria
The Islamic State reported the death of its chief spokesman, Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, on Tuesday, potentially signaling the loss of a senior militant who has steered the group's campaign to bring violent operations to the West.
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Monitor Claims 20 Civilians Killed In Turkish Bombing In North Syria
A group monitoring the Syrian war said Turkish air strikes and artillery attacks killed at least 20 civilians and wounded dozens more today, the fifth day of Turkey's cross-border campaign that it says targets Islamic State and Kurdish forces.
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US Approves $785 Million Bomb Sale To Ally UAE Against ISIS
The US State Department has approved the sale of $785 million in bombs to the United Arab Emirates for the US-led campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
