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In Turf War With Afghan Taliban, Islamic State Loyalists Gain Ground
Fighters loyal to Islamic State have seized substantial territory in Afghanistan for the first time, witnesses and officials said, wresting areas in the east from rival Taliban insurgents in a new threat to stability.
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British Police Hunt for Family of 12 Suspected of Travelling to Syria
British police said on Tuesday they were hunting for three sisters and their nine children whose family fear they may have travelled to Syria to join a relative believed to be involved in the fighting there.
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Egypt Says Human Rights Watch Report Politicised, Biased
The Egyptian government today dismissed a report that accused it of widespread human rights violations as politicised and lacking in objectivity and accuracy.
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Iran 'Godfather' of Islmaic Jihadists: Opposition Leader Maryam Rajavi
The leader of an exiled Iranian opposition group addressed US lawmakers for the first time Wednesday and warned of the links between Shiite Iran and the Sunni Muslim Islamic State (IS) militants.
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Officer Under Saddam Hussein Drew up Islamic State Master Plan: Report
An ex-intelligence officer under the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was "the strategic head" behind the Islamic State group and drew up the blueprints for the jihadists' capture of northern Syria, German weekly Der Spiegel reported Sunday.
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Paris Supermarket Hostages Sue Media Over Live Coverage
Six people who hid in a kosher supermarket refrigerator during January's Islamist attacks in Paris are suing French media for broadcasting their location live during the siege.
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President Bashar al-Assad Will 'Never' Have Role in Peace Talks, Says US
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will never be part of peace negotiations to halt the brutal civil war, US officials vowed on Monday, adding they were taking every step to bring an end to his rule.
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In Turf War With Afghan Taliban, Islamic State Loyalists Gain Ground
Fighters loyal to Islamic State have seized substantial territory in Afghanistan for the first time, witnesses and officials said, wresting areas in the east from rival Taliban insurgents in a new threat to stability.
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British Police Hunt for Family of 12 Suspected of Travelling to Syria
British police said on Tuesday they were hunting for three sisters and their nine children whose family fear they may have travelled to Syria to join a relative believed to be involved in the fighting there.
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Egypt Says Human Rights Watch Report Politicised, Biased
The Egyptian government today dismissed a report that accused it of widespread human rights violations as politicised and lacking in objectivity and accuracy.
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Iran 'Godfather' of Islmaic Jihadists: Opposition Leader Maryam Rajavi
The leader of an exiled Iranian opposition group addressed US lawmakers for the first time Wednesday and warned of the links between Shiite Iran and the Sunni Muslim Islamic State (IS) militants.
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Officer Under Saddam Hussein Drew up Islamic State Master Plan: Report
An ex-intelligence officer under the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was "the strategic head" behind the Islamic State group and drew up the blueprints for the jihadists' capture of northern Syria, German weekly Der Spiegel reported Sunday.
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Paris Supermarket Hostages Sue Media Over Live Coverage
Six people who hid in a kosher supermarket refrigerator during January's Islamist attacks in Paris are suing French media for broadcasting their location live during the siege.
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President Bashar al-Assad Will 'Never' Have Role in Peace Talks, Says US
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will never be part of peace negotiations to halt the brutal civil war, US officials vowed on Monday, adding they were taking every step to bring an end to his rule.
