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Kyrgyzstan Says Uighur Militant Groups Behind Attack On China's Embassy
A suicide bomb attack on the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital last week was ordered by Uighur militants active in Syria and carried out by a member of the East Turkestan Islamic movement, Kyrgyzstan's state security service said on Tuesday.
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San Bernardino Shooter Had Contact With Al Qaeda-Affiliated Group: Report
San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook had contact with people from at least two militant organizations overseas, including the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front in Syria, the Los Angeles Times reported on Friday, citing a federal law enforcement official.
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Syria's Nusra Front Underlines Al-Qaeda Link in Audio Message
The head of Syria's Nusra Front militant group mourned the death of al Qaeda's deputy leader in an audio message that underlined the organisations' close relationship and appeared to counter recent reports that it might split from the global network.
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Hezbollah Says Will Attack Nusra Front Inside Syria
Hezbollah's leader said on Tuesday his Lebanon-based militant group will launch an attack inside Syria against al Qaeda-linked insurgents in the mountain region along the countries' border.
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Al Qaeda Advances on Syria Army Base Near Idlib, Says Monitor
Fighters from Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate and allied militants advanced today on a key government-held military base in northwestern Idlib province, a monitor said.
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Syrian People Feel Abandoned as World Focuses on Islamic State: UN
The people of Syria feel "increasingly abandoned by the world" as global attention focuses on Islamic State militants, while violence and government bureaucracy hinder attempts to deliver aid to 12 million people, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on Monday.
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Blast in Syria Kills Top Al Qaeda Commander, 3 Others
Al Qaeda's official Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, announced on Thursday the death of its top military commander, who insurgent sources said fell victim to a blast targeting a high-level militant meeting.
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UN Security Council ups Pressure on Islamic State Financing
The United Nations Security Council on today banned all trade in antiquities from war-torn Syria, threatened sanctions on anyone buying oil from Islamic State and al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front militants and urged states to stop kidnap ransom payments.
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8 Lebanese Soldiers Killed Fighting Terrorists, Says Official
A Lebanese military official has said that a daylong battle with Syria-based militants near the border has killed eight soldiers.
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Syria Militants Kill Captive Lebanese Soldier, Bomb Kills Two
The Nusra Front, al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, killed one of the Lebanese soldiers it had been holding in captivity, Lebanese security sources and a Twitter statement said on Friday.
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Fiji Says 45 Peacekeepers Held by Syrian Rebels to be Released Soon
The head of Fiji's army said on Wednesday that he expected 45 Fijian U.N. peacekeepers seized two weeks ago on the Golan Heights by an al Qaeda-backed militant group, the Nusra Front, to be released within days.
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Ceasefire Agreed in Lebanese Border Town Battle: Source
A 24-hour ceasefire was agreed on Tuesday to halt fighting between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants who seized a border town at the weekend, in the most serious spillover into Lebanon from Syria's three-year-old civil war.
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American Citizen Carried Out Suicide Bombing in Syria: US
An American citizen fighting for an Al Qaeda-backed militant group in Syria carried out a deadly suicide bombing in the first such case in the war-torn country, US officials said.
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Kyrgyzstan Says Uighur Militant Groups Behind Attack On China's Embassy
A suicide bomb attack on the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital last week was ordered by Uighur militants active in Syria and carried out by a member of the East Turkestan Islamic movement, Kyrgyzstan's state security service said on Tuesday.
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San Bernardino Shooter Had Contact With Al Qaeda-Affiliated Group: Report
San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook had contact with people from at least two militant organizations overseas, including the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front in Syria, the Los Angeles Times reported on Friday, citing a federal law enforcement official.
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Syria's Nusra Front Underlines Al-Qaeda Link in Audio Message
The head of Syria's Nusra Front militant group mourned the death of al Qaeda's deputy leader in an audio message that underlined the organisations' close relationship and appeared to counter recent reports that it might split from the global network.
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Hezbollah Says Will Attack Nusra Front Inside Syria
Hezbollah's leader said on Tuesday his Lebanon-based militant group will launch an attack inside Syria against al Qaeda-linked insurgents in the mountain region along the countries' border.
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Al Qaeda Advances on Syria Army Base Near Idlib, Says Monitor
Fighters from Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate and allied militants advanced today on a key government-held military base in northwestern Idlib province, a monitor said.
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Syrian People Feel Abandoned as World Focuses on Islamic State: UN
The people of Syria feel "increasingly abandoned by the world" as global attention focuses on Islamic State militants, while violence and government bureaucracy hinder attempts to deliver aid to 12 million people, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on Monday.
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Blast in Syria Kills Top Al Qaeda Commander, 3 Others
Al Qaeda's official Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, announced on Thursday the death of its top military commander, who insurgent sources said fell victim to a blast targeting a high-level militant meeting.
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UN Security Council ups Pressure on Islamic State Financing
The United Nations Security Council on today banned all trade in antiquities from war-torn Syria, threatened sanctions on anyone buying oil from Islamic State and al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front militants and urged states to stop kidnap ransom payments.
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8 Lebanese Soldiers Killed Fighting Terrorists, Says Official
A Lebanese military official has said that a daylong battle with Syria-based militants near the border has killed eight soldiers.
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Syria Militants Kill Captive Lebanese Soldier, Bomb Kills Two
The Nusra Front, al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, killed one of the Lebanese soldiers it had been holding in captivity, Lebanese security sources and a Twitter statement said on Friday.
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Fiji Says 45 Peacekeepers Held by Syrian Rebels to be Released Soon
The head of Fiji's army said on Wednesday that he expected 45 Fijian U.N. peacekeepers seized two weeks ago on the Golan Heights by an al Qaeda-backed militant group, the Nusra Front, to be released within days.
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Ceasefire Agreed in Lebanese Border Town Battle: Source
A 24-hour ceasefire was agreed on Tuesday to halt fighting between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants who seized a border town at the weekend, in the most serious spillover into Lebanon from Syria's three-year-old civil war.
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American Citizen Carried Out Suicide Bombing in Syria: US
An American citizen fighting for an Al Qaeda-backed militant group in Syria carried out a deadly suicide bombing in the first such case in the war-torn country, US officials said.
