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Kurdish Leader Jailed For 42 Years Over 2014 Protests By Turkey Court
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced an ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.
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Explained: How ISIS-K, Group Behind Moscow Terror Attack, Was Created
Sanaullah Ghafari, the 29-year-old leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State, has overseen its transformation into one of the most fearsome branches of the global Islamist network.
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World Leaders Condole Moscow Concert Hall Shooting That Killed 93
Camouflage-clad gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons on concertgoers at a hall near Moscow on Friday, killing at least 93 people and injuring 145 more in an attack claimed by Islamic State militants.
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"Shocking": BJP As Hamas Leader Virtually Joins Kerala Pro-Palestine Rally
Expressing "shock" over the participation of Hamas leader Khaled Mashal at a pro-Palestine rally in Kerala, state BJP Vice President VT Rema said a "group of Islamic terrorists" has "shown their real mindset" in a secular country like India.
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ISIS Confirms Leader Killed In Clashes In Syria, Announces Next-In-Line
The Islamic State group announced on Thursday the death of its leader Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, who it said was killed in clashes in northwestern Syria.
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"ISIS Recruitment From Kerala Can't Be Denied": BJP Leader's Big Claim
The political storm kicked up in Kerala by the controversial film 'The Kerala Story' continued to blow in the state, with the BJP claiming that recruitment into the Islamic State (IS) terror outfit from the southern state cannot be denied.
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ISIS Leader Behind 2021 Kabul Airport Bombing Killed By Taliban: US
The Taliban have killed an Islamic State militant who was the "mastermind" behind a suicide attack at Kabul's international airport in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of civilians.
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Senior ISIS Leader Bilal al-Sudani Killed In US Raid In Somalia
A US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden killed a key regional leader of the Islamic State group, Bilal al-Sudani, US officials said Thursday.
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Terror Group ISIS Says Its Leader Killed In Battle, Names New Chief
The Islamic State jihadist group said Wednesday that its leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has been killed in battle and announced a replacement.
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Two Top ISIS Terrorists Killed In US Air Raids In Syria
The U.S. military said it carried out an air strike on Thursday in northern Syria that killed two Islamic State members including a leader it named as Abu-Hashum al-Umawi.
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"Directionless, Confused Leadership," Says Assam Congress Leader, Resigns
Assam Congress general secretary Kamrul Islam Choudhury on Sunday resigned from the party, terming the state leadership "directionless and confused".
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Russia Detains ISIS Bomber Who Planned Attack On Indian Leader: What We Know So Far
Russia's top intelligence agency on Monday detained a member of the terror group Islamic State, who was trained to carry out a suicide attack against one of India's leadership elite, state-owned TASS news agency said in a report.
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Ayman al-Zawahiri: From Cairo Physician To Al Qaeda Leader
Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded Osama bin Laden as al Qaeda leader after years as its main organiser and strategist, but his lack of charisma and competition from rival militants Islamic State hobbled his ability to inspire sizeable attacks on the West.
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Al-Qaeda Chief Killed: US Drone Strike Spells End for 9/11 Mastermind
Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded Osama bin Laden as al Qaeda leader after years as its main organizer and strategist, but his lack of charisma and competition from rival militants Islamic State hobbled his ability.
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ISIS Syria Chief Killed In US Drone Strike: Pentagon
The leader of the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria was killed Tuesday in a US drone strike, the Pentagon said.
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Kurdish Leader Jailed For 42 Years Over 2014 Protests By Turkey Court
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced an ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.
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Explained: How ISIS-K, Group Behind Moscow Terror Attack, Was Created
Sanaullah Ghafari, the 29-year-old leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State, has overseen its transformation into one of the most fearsome branches of the global Islamist network.
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World Leaders Condole Moscow Concert Hall Shooting That Killed 93
Camouflage-clad gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons on concertgoers at a hall near Moscow on Friday, killing at least 93 people and injuring 145 more in an attack claimed by Islamic State militants.
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"Shocking": BJP As Hamas Leader Virtually Joins Kerala Pro-Palestine Rally
Expressing "shock" over the participation of Hamas leader Khaled Mashal at a pro-Palestine rally in Kerala, state BJP Vice President VT Rema said a "group of Islamic terrorists" has "shown their real mindset" in a secular country like India.
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ISIS Confirms Leader Killed In Clashes In Syria, Announces Next-In-Line
The Islamic State group announced on Thursday the death of its leader Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, who it said was killed in clashes in northwestern Syria.
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"ISIS Recruitment From Kerala Can't Be Denied": BJP Leader's Big Claim
The political storm kicked up in Kerala by the controversial film 'The Kerala Story' continued to blow in the state, with the BJP claiming that recruitment into the Islamic State (IS) terror outfit from the southern state cannot be denied.
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ISIS Leader Behind 2021 Kabul Airport Bombing Killed By Taliban: US
The Taliban have killed an Islamic State militant who was the "mastermind" behind a suicide attack at Kabul's international airport in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of civilians.
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Senior ISIS Leader Bilal al-Sudani Killed In US Raid In Somalia
A US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden killed a key regional leader of the Islamic State group, Bilal al-Sudani, US officials said Thursday.
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Terror Group ISIS Says Its Leader Killed In Battle, Names New Chief
The Islamic State jihadist group said Wednesday that its leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has been killed in battle and announced a replacement.
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Two Top ISIS Terrorists Killed In US Air Raids In Syria
The U.S. military said it carried out an air strike on Thursday in northern Syria that killed two Islamic State members including a leader it named as Abu-Hashum al-Umawi.
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"Directionless, Confused Leadership," Says Assam Congress Leader, Resigns
Assam Congress general secretary Kamrul Islam Choudhury on Sunday resigned from the party, terming the state leadership "directionless and confused".
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Russia Detains ISIS Bomber Who Planned Attack On Indian Leader: What We Know So Far
Russia's top intelligence agency on Monday detained a member of the terror group Islamic State, who was trained to carry out a suicide attack against one of India's leadership elite, state-owned TASS news agency said in a report.
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Ayman al-Zawahiri: From Cairo Physician To Al Qaeda Leader
Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded Osama bin Laden as al Qaeda leader after years as its main organiser and strategist, but his lack of charisma and competition from rival militants Islamic State hobbled his ability to inspire sizeable attacks on the West.
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Al-Qaeda Chief Killed: US Drone Strike Spells End for 9/11 Mastermind
Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded Osama bin Laden as al Qaeda leader after years as its main organizer and strategist, but his lack of charisma and competition from rival militants Islamic State hobbled his ability.
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ISIS Syria Chief Killed In US Drone Strike: Pentagon
The leader of the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria was killed Tuesday in a US drone strike, the Pentagon said.
