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Man Who Stabbed French Schoolteacher To Death Linked To ISIS: Prosecutor
The man who killed a schoolteacher in northern France last week was charged with terror offences on Tuesday, a prosecutor said, after revealing that he had sworn allegiance to the Islamic State extremist group in an audio recording before his attack.
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France Claims Capture Of Key Islamic State Figure In Mali: Report
French troops deployed in Mali have captured a senior figure in the branch of the Islamic State extremist group in the Sahel region of Africa, the military said Wednesday.
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Probe Agency Conducts Searches In Tamil Nadu Over Facebook Posts On ISIS
The National Investigation Agency conducted searches at 6 locations in 4 districts of Tamil Nadu in a case related to Facebook posts by an extremist advocating the ideology of Islamic State terror group and fundamentalist organisation Hizb-Ut-Tahrir.
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ISIS Claims Attack On Gurdwara In Kabul: Monitor
The Islamic State or ISIS group has claimed an attack on a gurdwara in central Kabul, according to the SITE intelligence group, in the latest assault by the extremist outfit targeting a minority group in Afghanistan.
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ISIS Declares War On Rival Hamas With Video Execution
The extremist Islamic State group's branch in Egypt's Sinai peninsula has taken a simmering dispute with the Palestinian Hamas group based in nearby Gaza to new levels in a 22-minute video calling on its followers to attack the group and executing what it said was a collaborator.
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In Europe And US, Homegrown Jihadists The Main Threat
Returning fighters from the vanquished Islamic State group pose a grave danger to Europe and the United States, but the primary extremist threat comes from people living and radicalized inside their country, US terror experts say.
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2 Years Since 'Pigeon' Ban, Birds Soar In Iraq's Sky After ISIS Retreats
Among the many rules imposed by the Islamic State group when it seized the northern Iraqi city was a ban on breeding or flying the birds, which many Iraqis keep as pets or raise for food. The extremists feared young men practicing the hobby would neglect their religious studies or spy on female neighbors from the rooftops.
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The 'App Of Choice' For Jihadists: ISIS Seizes On Internet Tool To Promote Terror
When the Islamic State was seeking volunteers for a holiday killing spree in Europe, it sent word over its favorite social-media channel: the messaging service known as Telegram.
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Spanish Police Arrest Man For Attempting To Join ISIS In Syria
Spanish police arrested a man at Madrid's Barajas airport on Sunday who was attempting to join the Islamic State extremist group in war-torn Syria.
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15 Turkey-Backed Syrian Rebels Killed In Fighting With ISIS
Fighting in northern Syria between Turkey-backed Syrian rebels and Islamic State militants killed at least 15 rebels as the opposition tried to push toward a town of symbolic importance for the extremists, an activist group and Turkish officials said Monday.
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Australian Teen Jailed Over ISIS-Inspired Plot
A teenager who plotted to run over and behead a police officer as part of an Islamic State movement-inspired attack on an Australian Veterans' Day ceremony was sentenced on Monday to 10 years in prison.
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ISIS Anthrax Attack Plot: Medical Intern, Associate Arrested In Kenya
Kenyan police say they have arrested a medical intern and an associate who are accused of being part of an Islamic State group extremist cell of medics attempting to launch an anthrax attack in the country.
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Indonesian Church Attacker 'Obsessed' With ISIS Leader Baghdadi: Senior Minister
A knife-wielding Indonesian teen who tried to attack a priest at a church during a Sunday service was "obsessed" with extremist group Islamic State, a senior minister said on Monday.
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Philippines Prison Break: ISIS-Affiliated Group Storm Jail To Free 8 Comrades
Muslim extremists supporting the Islamic State group freed eight fellow terrorists in a daring attack that also allowed 15 other inmates to escape from a provincial jail in the southern Philippines, police said today.
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Philippine President Duterte Warns Terrorists He Can Be '10 Times' More Brutal Than ISIS
In a speech in which he denounced the Islamic State for its "barbaric practice," Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gave a stern warning to the extremist group, saying he can be "10 times" more brutal.
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Man Who Stabbed French Schoolteacher To Death Linked To ISIS: Prosecutor
The man who killed a schoolteacher in northern France last week was charged with terror offences on Tuesday, a prosecutor said, after revealing that he had sworn allegiance to the Islamic State extremist group in an audio recording before his attack.
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France Claims Capture Of Key Islamic State Figure In Mali: Report
French troops deployed in Mali have captured a senior figure in the branch of the Islamic State extremist group in the Sahel region of Africa, the military said Wednesday.
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Probe Agency Conducts Searches In Tamil Nadu Over Facebook Posts On ISIS
The National Investigation Agency conducted searches at 6 locations in 4 districts of Tamil Nadu in a case related to Facebook posts by an extremist advocating the ideology of Islamic State terror group and fundamentalist organisation Hizb-Ut-Tahrir.
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ISIS Claims Attack On Gurdwara In Kabul: Monitor
The Islamic State or ISIS group has claimed an attack on a gurdwara in central Kabul, according to the SITE intelligence group, in the latest assault by the extremist outfit targeting a minority group in Afghanistan.
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ISIS Declares War On Rival Hamas With Video Execution
The extremist Islamic State group's branch in Egypt's Sinai peninsula has taken a simmering dispute with the Palestinian Hamas group based in nearby Gaza to new levels in a 22-minute video calling on its followers to attack the group and executing what it said was a collaborator.
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In Europe And US, Homegrown Jihadists The Main Threat
Returning fighters from the vanquished Islamic State group pose a grave danger to Europe and the United States, but the primary extremist threat comes from people living and radicalized inside their country, US terror experts say.
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2 Years Since 'Pigeon' Ban, Birds Soar In Iraq's Sky After ISIS Retreats
Among the many rules imposed by the Islamic State group when it seized the northern Iraqi city was a ban on breeding or flying the birds, which many Iraqis keep as pets or raise for food. The extremists feared young men practicing the hobby would neglect their religious studies or spy on female neighbors from the rooftops.
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The 'App Of Choice' For Jihadists: ISIS Seizes On Internet Tool To Promote Terror
When the Islamic State was seeking volunteers for a holiday killing spree in Europe, it sent word over its favorite social-media channel: the messaging service known as Telegram.
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Spanish Police Arrest Man For Attempting To Join ISIS In Syria
Spanish police arrested a man at Madrid's Barajas airport on Sunday who was attempting to join the Islamic State extremist group in war-torn Syria.
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15 Turkey-Backed Syrian Rebels Killed In Fighting With ISIS
Fighting in northern Syria between Turkey-backed Syrian rebels and Islamic State militants killed at least 15 rebels as the opposition tried to push toward a town of symbolic importance for the extremists, an activist group and Turkish officials said Monday.
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Australian Teen Jailed Over ISIS-Inspired Plot
A teenager who plotted to run over and behead a police officer as part of an Islamic State movement-inspired attack on an Australian Veterans' Day ceremony was sentenced on Monday to 10 years in prison.
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ISIS Anthrax Attack Plot: Medical Intern, Associate Arrested In Kenya
Kenyan police say they have arrested a medical intern and an associate who are accused of being part of an Islamic State group extremist cell of medics attempting to launch an anthrax attack in the country.
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Indonesian Church Attacker 'Obsessed' With ISIS Leader Baghdadi: Senior Minister
A knife-wielding Indonesian teen who tried to attack a priest at a church during a Sunday service was "obsessed" with extremist group Islamic State, a senior minister said on Monday.
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Philippines Prison Break: ISIS-Affiliated Group Storm Jail To Free 8 Comrades
Muslim extremists supporting the Islamic State group freed eight fellow terrorists in a daring attack that also allowed 15 other inmates to escape from a provincial jail in the southern Philippines, police said today.
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Philippine President Duterte Warns Terrorists He Can Be '10 Times' More Brutal Than ISIS
In a speech in which he denounced the Islamic State for its "barbaric practice," Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gave a stern warning to the extremist group, saying he can be "10 times" more brutal.
