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Australian Woman Gets Bail After Arrest For Joining ISIS
An Australian court granted conditional bail on Friday to a woman arrested on charges of entering and remaining in areas of Syria held by the militant group Islamic State.
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UK Strips Citizenship From "Jihadi Jack" Dual National: Report
Britain has revoked the citizenship of a dual national Muslim convert to the Islamic State group dubbed "Jihadi Jack" being held in northern Syria, according to reports on Sunday.
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Syrian Army, ISIS Fight Fierce Battle In South Damascus
The Syrian army and its allies engaged in a fierce battle today with ISIS terrorists in an enclave south of Damascus held by the ISIS. Reuters witnesses, a war monitor and state television reported intense fighting including artillery bombardment and small arms fire
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ISIS Operative Held In July Was On Second Visit To Syria: NIA
Shajahan Velluva Kandy, an alleged Islamic State operative arrested by Delhi Police after his deportation from Turkey in July, was on his second mission to go to "perform hijrah to Syria" on a fake passport, the NIA said.
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Indonesian Family, Including Kids, Held Over ISIS Links
Indonesian police have detained a family of five, including three children, after they were deported from Turkey for allegedly seeking to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) group, an official said Thursday.
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How A British Citizen Became One Of The Most Notorious Members Of ISIS
The last member of the group of British jailers who supervised the torture and killing of Western hostages held by the Islamic State has been identified as a 27-year-old Londoner who traveled to Syria in 2012.
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Another ISIS Jailer Who Held Western Hostages Identified As Londoner
A member of a British cohort within the Islamic State that oversaw the brutal detention and beheading of Western hostages in Syria has been identified as Alexanda Kotey, a 32-year-old convert to Islam who grew up in West London.
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Man Charged With Threatening FBI Agents After Friend Held
A U.S. man was charged Friday with tweeting threats against FBI agents after the arrest of a friend on charges of conspiring to help the Islamic State group, and authorities allege the man had hopes himself of traveling to Syria.
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Britain Set to Back Syria Air Strikes in Vote Wednesday
Britain looks poised to join air strikes on Islamic State (IS) group targets in Syria this week after Prime Minister David Cameron announced Monday that a vote would be held in parliament Wednesday.
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Wounded Toll at 25,000 a Month in Syria, Medicines Lacking, Cholera Feared: WHO
About 25,000 people are wounded each month in escalating warfare in Syria and it getting harder to deliver medical supplies for civilians trapped in areas held by Islamic State insurgents, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.
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US Allies Demand Russia Halt Syria Strikes Outside Islamic State Areas
Russia bombed Syria for a third day today, mainly hitting areas held by rival insurgent groups rather than the Islamic State fighters it said it was targeting and drawing an increasingly angry response from the West.
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Russian Sukhois Bomb Syria for Third Day, Mainly Avoiding Islamic State
Russia bombed Syria for a third day today, mainly hitting areas held by rival insurgent groups rather than the Islamic State fighters it said it was targeting.
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Norway Says Won't Pay Ransom for Man Held Hostage by Islamic State
A Norwegian man has been held hostage in Syria since January and is now believed to be in the hands of Islamic State, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Wednesday, adding she would not yield to the group's demand for a ransom payment.
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Islamic State Releases 15 Christians in Syria: Monitoring Groups
At least 15 Syrian Christians who had been held by the Islamic State group in the central village of Al-Qaryatain were released Friday, monitoring groups said.
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Worst Fears Confirmed as Famed Palmyra Temple Flattened
Satellite images show the main temple in Syria's Palmyra has been flattened, confirming the worst fears for the ancient ruins held by the Islamic State group.
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Australian Woman Gets Bail After Arrest For Joining ISIS
An Australian court granted conditional bail on Friday to a woman arrested on charges of entering and remaining in areas of Syria held by the militant group Islamic State.
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UK Strips Citizenship From "Jihadi Jack" Dual National: Report
Britain has revoked the citizenship of a dual national Muslim convert to the Islamic State group dubbed "Jihadi Jack" being held in northern Syria, according to reports on Sunday.
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Syrian Army, ISIS Fight Fierce Battle In South Damascus
The Syrian army and its allies engaged in a fierce battle today with ISIS terrorists in an enclave south of Damascus held by the ISIS. Reuters witnesses, a war monitor and state television reported intense fighting including artillery bombardment and small arms fire
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ISIS Operative Held In July Was On Second Visit To Syria: NIA
Shajahan Velluva Kandy, an alleged Islamic State operative arrested by Delhi Police after his deportation from Turkey in July, was on his second mission to go to "perform hijrah to Syria" on a fake passport, the NIA said.
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Indonesian Family, Including Kids, Held Over ISIS Links
Indonesian police have detained a family of five, including three children, after they were deported from Turkey for allegedly seeking to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) group, an official said Thursday.
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How A British Citizen Became One Of The Most Notorious Members Of ISIS
The last member of the group of British jailers who supervised the torture and killing of Western hostages held by the Islamic State has been identified as a 27-year-old Londoner who traveled to Syria in 2012.
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Another ISIS Jailer Who Held Western Hostages Identified As Londoner
A member of a British cohort within the Islamic State that oversaw the brutal detention and beheading of Western hostages in Syria has been identified as Alexanda Kotey, a 32-year-old convert to Islam who grew up in West London.
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Man Charged With Threatening FBI Agents After Friend Held
A U.S. man was charged Friday with tweeting threats against FBI agents after the arrest of a friend on charges of conspiring to help the Islamic State group, and authorities allege the man had hopes himself of traveling to Syria.
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Britain Set to Back Syria Air Strikes in Vote Wednesday
Britain looks poised to join air strikes on Islamic State (IS) group targets in Syria this week after Prime Minister David Cameron announced Monday that a vote would be held in parliament Wednesday.
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Wounded Toll at 25,000 a Month in Syria, Medicines Lacking, Cholera Feared: WHO
About 25,000 people are wounded each month in escalating warfare in Syria and it getting harder to deliver medical supplies for civilians trapped in areas held by Islamic State insurgents, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.
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US Allies Demand Russia Halt Syria Strikes Outside Islamic State Areas
Russia bombed Syria for a third day today, mainly hitting areas held by rival insurgent groups rather than the Islamic State fighters it said it was targeting and drawing an increasingly angry response from the West.
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Russian Sukhois Bomb Syria for Third Day, Mainly Avoiding Islamic State
Russia bombed Syria for a third day today, mainly hitting areas held by rival insurgent groups rather than the Islamic State fighters it said it was targeting.
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Norway Says Won't Pay Ransom for Man Held Hostage by Islamic State
A Norwegian man has been held hostage in Syria since January and is now believed to be in the hands of Islamic State, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Wednesday, adding she would not yield to the group's demand for a ransom payment.
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Islamic State Releases 15 Christians in Syria: Monitoring Groups
At least 15 Syrian Christians who had been held by the Islamic State group in the central village of Al-Qaryatain were released Friday, monitoring groups said.
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Worst Fears Confirmed as Famed Palmyra Temple Flattened
Satellite images show the main temple in Syria's Palmyra has been flattened, confirming the worst fears for the ancient ruins held by the Islamic State group.
