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U.S. Drone Strike Targets Executioner of Hostages
The U.S. military launched a drone strike Thursday targeting "Jihadi John," the masked Islamic State terrorist who beheaded several Western hostages in Syria and came to symbolize the brutality of the militant group, U.S. officials said.
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Japan Tourism Site Hit By Pro-Islamic State Hackers
A Japanese tourism agency said today its website was hijacked by hackers who displayed a message purportedly from the Islamic State (IS) group, less than two months after the group claimed to have beheaded two Japanese hostages.
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Radical Scholar Provided Japan with Channel to IS at Hostage Crisis Peak
The Japan government opened a communication channel with Islamic State in the decisive stages of its recent hostage crisis but was unwilling to use it to start negotiations, according to a Tokyo-based Islamic scholar who briefly became an intermediary.
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Parents of US Hostage Appeal to Islamic State Captors
The parents of an American hostage who the Islamic State group claimed had been killed in a US-led coalition air strike have said they are "hopeful" she is still alive.
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US Supports Greater Japan Role on World Stage
The United States would support Japan playing a bigger role in global security, a US official said on Friday, amid intense debate in the Asian nation following the murder of two Japanese hostages by Islamic State jihadists.
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Japanese Prime Minister Condemns 'Unforgivable' Execution of Jordanian Pilot
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned the apparent execution by the Islamic State group of a Jordanian pilot as "unforgivable" today, days after the murders of two Japanese hostages.
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Japanese Prime Minister Defends Handling of Hostage Crisis
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended his policy toward terrorism, as the flag at his official residence flew at half-staff on Monday in a mark of mourning for two hostages killed by the Islamic State group.
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Social Media Embraces Slain IS Hostage Kenji Goto's 4-Year-Old Tweet
The tweet gone viral is from September 7, 2010, and seems to sum up the character of Kenji Goto.
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Four-Year-Old Tweet by Japanese Journalist Killed by ISIS is Viral Now
Social media users have embraced a 4-year-old tweet by Kenji Goto as a poignant memorial to the slain freelance journalist.
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Departing From Country's Pacifism, Japanese Premier Vows Revenge for Killings
When Islamic State militants posted a video Sunday showing the grisly killing of a Japanese journalist, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reacted with outrage, promising "to make the terrorists pay the price."
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Family of Jordanian Pilot Held by Islamic State Demands Word
Worried relatives of a Jordanian fighter pilot asked their government today to be more open about negotiations for his release, after a second Islamic State group hostage was shown beheaded in a video purportedly from the militants.
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French President Francois Hollande 'Resolutely' Condemns Apparent Execution of Japan IS Hostage
French President Francois Hollande today "resolutely" condemned the apparent execution of a Japanese hostage by the Islamic State (IS) group in a video released online.
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Islamic State Militants Say They Killed 2nd Japanese Hostage
The Islamic State claimed to have beheaded a Japanese journalist in a video released Saturday night, culminating a two-week drama that appears to have cost the lives of two Japanese men.
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Barack Obama Condemns Killing of Japanese Journalist by Islamic State Group
President Barack Obama is calling the killing of a Japanese journalist by an Islamic State militant a "heinous murder" and declaring that the United States stands in solidarity with the Japanese people in denouncing a "barbaric act."
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'Will Make Them Atone For Their Crimes', Says Japan PM After Islamic State Hostage Killing Claim
A visibly upset Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday vowed to "never forgive terrorists" after the Islamic State group released a video purportedly showing the beheading of hostage Kenji Goto.
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U.S. Drone Strike Targets Executioner of Hostages
The U.S. military launched a drone strike Thursday targeting "Jihadi John," the masked Islamic State terrorist who beheaded several Western hostages in Syria and came to symbolize the brutality of the militant group, U.S. officials said.
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Japan Tourism Site Hit By Pro-Islamic State Hackers
A Japanese tourism agency said today its website was hijacked by hackers who displayed a message purportedly from the Islamic State (IS) group, less than two months after the group claimed to have beheaded two Japanese hostages.
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Radical Scholar Provided Japan with Channel to IS at Hostage Crisis Peak
The Japan government opened a communication channel with Islamic State in the decisive stages of its recent hostage crisis but was unwilling to use it to start negotiations, according to a Tokyo-based Islamic scholar who briefly became an intermediary.
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Parents of US Hostage Appeal to Islamic State Captors
The parents of an American hostage who the Islamic State group claimed had been killed in a US-led coalition air strike have said they are "hopeful" she is still alive.
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US Supports Greater Japan Role on World Stage
The United States would support Japan playing a bigger role in global security, a US official said on Friday, amid intense debate in the Asian nation following the murder of two Japanese hostages by Islamic State jihadists.
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Japanese Prime Minister Condemns 'Unforgivable' Execution of Jordanian Pilot
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned the apparent execution by the Islamic State group of a Jordanian pilot as "unforgivable" today, days after the murders of two Japanese hostages.
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Japanese Prime Minister Defends Handling of Hostage Crisis
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended his policy toward terrorism, as the flag at his official residence flew at half-staff on Monday in a mark of mourning for two hostages killed by the Islamic State group.
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Social Media Embraces Slain IS Hostage Kenji Goto's 4-Year-Old Tweet
The tweet gone viral is from September 7, 2010, and seems to sum up the character of Kenji Goto.
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Four-Year-Old Tweet by Japanese Journalist Killed by ISIS is Viral Now
Social media users have embraced a 4-year-old tweet by Kenji Goto as a poignant memorial to the slain freelance journalist.
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Departing From Country's Pacifism, Japanese Premier Vows Revenge for Killings
When Islamic State militants posted a video Sunday showing the grisly killing of a Japanese journalist, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reacted with outrage, promising "to make the terrorists pay the price."
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Family of Jordanian Pilot Held by Islamic State Demands Word
Worried relatives of a Jordanian fighter pilot asked their government today to be more open about negotiations for his release, after a second Islamic State group hostage was shown beheaded in a video purportedly from the militants.
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French President Francois Hollande 'Resolutely' Condemns Apparent Execution of Japan IS Hostage
French President Francois Hollande today "resolutely" condemned the apparent execution of a Japanese hostage by the Islamic State (IS) group in a video released online.
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Islamic State Militants Say They Killed 2nd Japanese Hostage
The Islamic State claimed to have beheaded a Japanese journalist in a video released Saturday night, culminating a two-week drama that appears to have cost the lives of two Japanese men.
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Barack Obama Condemns Killing of Japanese Journalist by Islamic State Group
President Barack Obama is calling the killing of a Japanese journalist by an Islamic State militant a "heinous murder" and declaring that the United States stands in solidarity with the Japanese people in denouncing a "barbaric act."
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'Will Make Them Atone For Their Crimes', Says Japan PM After Islamic State Hostage Killing Claim
A visibly upset Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday vowed to "never forgive terrorists" after the Islamic State group released a video purportedly showing the beheading of hostage Kenji Goto.
