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ISIS Is No Longer A Threat, Says Iraq PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said that the Islamic State (IS) militant group no longer poses a threat to Iraq and dialogue to end the US-led international coalition to fight the IS group continues.
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Turkey Arrests Over 100 Suspected Members Of Islamic State
Turkey arrested over 100 suspected members of the Islamic State group this week, authorities said Friday, the latest mass detention targeting the terror organisation.
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Turkey Arrests 29 People With Suspected ISIS Ties, Planning Attacks
Turkish authorities have detained 29 people suspected of having ties to militant group Islamic State in operations across nine provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday.
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Boys' Dorm Set On Fire, Girls Cut With Machetes In Deadliest Uganda Attack
Militants linked to the Islamic State group hacked and burned 37 students to death in western Uganda in the country's worst such attack in over a decade, army and police officials said Saturday.
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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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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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Ericsson Faces SEC Probe Over 2019 Investigation Report Revealing Iraq Bribery Case
Ericsson stated that the US SEC has recently opened an investigation concerning the matters described in the company's 2019 Iraq investigation report. The company disclosed in February that it may have made payments to the Islamic State militant group in Iraq. Ericsson said it is fully cooperating with the SEC over the probe.
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ISIS "Beatle" Found Guilty Of All Charges In US Hostage Beheadings
A member of a group of Islamic State militants who beheaded American hostages in Iraq and Syria, nicknamed "The Beatles" for their British accents, was found guilty in US court of terrorism offenses on Thursday.
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Taliban Adding Suicide Bombers To Army Ranks
The Taliban will officially recruit suicide bombers to become part of the army as the militant group tries to contain its biggest security threat from rival Islamic State since forming government in Afghanistan four months ago.
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Rockets Rain From Gaza As Israel Kills Palestinian Militant Group Chief
Israel killed a top commander from the Iranian-backed Palestinian terror group Islamic Jihad on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip, drawing day-long rocket salvoes in the worst cross-border fighting in months.The rare targeted strike which killed Islamic Jihad's Baha Abu Al-Atta in Gaza came as Syrian state media said a separate missile attack had hit the h...
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Harjit Masih, Who Escaped ISIS In Mosul, Describes Shooting Of Indians
In 2014, 40 Indian construction workers went missing outside the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. The city had fallen to the Islamic State militant group just days before. Relatives said they received panicked calls from some of the workers, begging for help
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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani Declares End Of Islamic State
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of Islamic State on Tuesday while a senior military commander thanked the "thousands of martyrs" killed in operations organised by Iran to defeat the militant group in Syria and Iraq.
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Syrian War Monitor Reports Death Of ISIS Leader But US Can't Confirm
A group that monitors the war in Syria said Tuesday it has "confirmed information" about the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, citing information received from the militants in eastern Syria.
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Massive US Bomb In Afghanistan Killed 36 From ISIS, Say Local Officials
As many as three dozen militants with the radical Islamic State group were killed when U.S. forces dropped a 22,000-pound bomb on their hideout in eastern Afghanistan, defense ministry officials said Friday.
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ISIS Is On The Offensive, May Have Just Picked Up A Surface-To-Air Missile System
The Islamic State's conquest of Palmyra appears to have netted the group a trove of weaponry, armor, ammunition and equipment that risks fueling a surge of gains by the militants in Syria at a time when attention has been diverted on the battle unfolding in Aleppo.
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ISIS Is No Longer A Threat, Says Iraq PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said that the Islamic State (IS) militant group no longer poses a threat to Iraq and dialogue to end the US-led international coalition to fight the IS group continues.
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Turkey Arrests Over 100 Suspected Members Of Islamic State
Turkey arrested over 100 suspected members of the Islamic State group this week, authorities said Friday, the latest mass detention targeting the terror organisation.
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Turkey Arrests 29 People With Suspected ISIS Ties, Planning Attacks
Turkish authorities have detained 29 people suspected of having ties to militant group Islamic State in operations across nine provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday.
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Boys' Dorm Set On Fire, Girls Cut With Machetes In Deadliest Uganda Attack
Militants linked to the Islamic State group hacked and burned 37 students to death in western Uganda in the country's worst such attack in over a decade, army and police officials said Saturday.
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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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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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Ericsson Faces SEC Probe Over 2019 Investigation Report Revealing Iraq Bribery Case
Ericsson stated that the US SEC has recently opened an investigation concerning the matters described in the company's 2019 Iraq investigation report. The company disclosed in February that it may have made payments to the Islamic State militant group in Iraq. Ericsson said it is fully cooperating with the SEC over the probe.
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ISIS "Beatle" Found Guilty Of All Charges In US Hostage Beheadings
A member of a group of Islamic State militants who beheaded American hostages in Iraq and Syria, nicknamed "The Beatles" for their British accents, was found guilty in US court of terrorism offenses on Thursday.
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Taliban Adding Suicide Bombers To Army Ranks
The Taliban will officially recruit suicide bombers to become part of the army as the militant group tries to contain its biggest security threat from rival Islamic State since forming government in Afghanistan four months ago.
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Rockets Rain From Gaza As Israel Kills Palestinian Militant Group Chief
Israel killed a top commander from the Iranian-backed Palestinian terror group Islamic Jihad on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip, drawing day-long rocket salvoes in the worst cross-border fighting in months.The rare targeted strike which killed Islamic Jihad's Baha Abu Al-Atta in Gaza came as Syrian state media said a separate missile attack had hit the h...
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Harjit Masih, Who Escaped ISIS In Mosul, Describes Shooting Of Indians
In 2014, 40 Indian construction workers went missing outside the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. The city had fallen to the Islamic State militant group just days before. Relatives said they received panicked calls from some of the workers, begging for help
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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani Declares End Of Islamic State
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of Islamic State on Tuesday while a senior military commander thanked the "thousands of martyrs" killed in operations organised by Iran to defeat the militant group in Syria and Iraq.
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Syrian War Monitor Reports Death Of ISIS Leader But US Can't Confirm
A group that monitors the war in Syria said Tuesday it has "confirmed information" about the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, citing information received from the militants in eastern Syria.
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Massive US Bomb In Afghanistan Killed 36 From ISIS, Say Local Officials
As many as three dozen militants with the radical Islamic State group were killed when U.S. forces dropped a 22,000-pound bomb on their hideout in eastern Afghanistan, defense ministry officials said Friday.
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ISIS Is On The Offensive, May Have Just Picked Up A Surface-To-Air Missile System
The Islamic State's conquest of Palmyra appears to have netted the group a trove of weaponry, armor, ammunition and equipment that risks fueling a surge of gains by the militants in Syria at a time when attention has been diverted on the battle unfolding in Aleppo.
