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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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Softening Indonesian Hardliners A Long-Term Game
Life isn't easy for convicted militants like Machmudi Hariono when they walk out of prison in Indonesia. Barred from most jobs, shunned by society, Hariono's debts piled up until an outreach program working with reformed jihadists got him a kitchen job in a small cafe.
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Jail To Jihad: Indonesian Prisons A Breeding Ground For Militancy
Afif was an inmate in a high-security Indonesian jail when he transformed from aspiring radical Islamist to soldier for ISIS, ready to sacrifice his life for a group based thousands of miles away in the Middle East.
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Islamic State Defectors Could be Used to Deter Potential Fighters: Study
Islamic State defectors who are "disillusioned" with the terror group could be used by governments to deter potential fighters by providing them opportunity to speak out against the dreaded outfit, a British terrorism think tank said today.
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Assassinated Pakistani Minister Was on Watchlist for Retaliation: Report
A Pakistani provincial minister killed in a suicide bomb attack had been warned he was a target for retaliation by a militant after police killed the leader of the radical sectarian group last month.
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US Condemns 'Horrific' Attacks by Boko Haram in Chad
The United States on Monday roundly condemned Boko Haram's "horrific and indiscriminate" attack targeting civilians in Chad, as well as recent assaults elsewhere in Africa by the radical militants.
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Pakistani Cleric Launches Anti-Islamic State Curriculum in Britain
A prominent Pakistani Islamic cleric launched a 'counter-terrorism' curriculum in London today, to rebut the message of militant groups such as Islamic State (ISIS) and stop young people becoming radicalized and heading to Syria.
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Active Online, Foreign Women Become Islamic State Widows
At least 15 young Western women who joined Islamic State and married jihadi fighters are now widows after the militant group suffered losses in clashes in Syria and Iraq, according to researchers who closely monitor Islamist radicals online.
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From Brides to Battlefield, New Roles for Women With Islamic State
Women travelling to join Islamic State militants are no longer just seeking to become "jihadi brides" but are taking on new roles, on the frontline in logistics and intelligence and as medics, according to military and expert sources.
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Fertile Ground for Militancy in Hometown of Jihadi John
With the news that Emwazi is one of the most notorious members of the Islamic State that loose group of young men has emerged as the latest example of a breeding ground for Islamic radicals in Europe.
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Track Down Antiquities After Islamic State Museum Rampage: Iraq
Islamic State militants who destroyed priceless antiquities from the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have kept some artefacts to sell, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said today, vowing to prevent the radical Islamists from smuggling them to market.
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Islamic State Executes Over 40 People in Iraq: Report
Over 40 people, many of them security personnel, were burnt alive by Sunni radical group Islamic State (IS) on Tuesday, in Iraq's western province of Anbar, according to reports.
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Suspected Islamists Kill 12 in Paris Attack on Satirical Magazine Charlie Hebdo
Hooded gunmen stormed the Paris offices of a weekly satirical magazine known for lampooning radical Islam, killing at least 12 people, including two police officers in the worst militant attack on French soil in decades.
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Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Chief to be Free as Pakistan Mulls New Terror Steps
The leader of a banned Pakistani sectarian militant group is set to walk free from jail, officials said Tuesday, even as the government considers "radical changes" to tackle militancy after a Taliban school massacre.
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Islamic State Kills at Least 25 Iraqi Tribesmen Near Ramadi: Officials
Islamic State militants have killed at least 25 members of a Sunni Muslim tribe in a village on the eastern edge of the provincial capital Ramadi, local officials said on Saturday, in apparent revenge for tribal opposition to the radical Islamists.
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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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Softening Indonesian Hardliners A Long-Term Game
Life isn't easy for convicted militants like Machmudi Hariono when they walk out of prison in Indonesia. Barred from most jobs, shunned by society, Hariono's debts piled up until an outreach program working with reformed jihadists got him a kitchen job in a small cafe.
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Jail To Jihad: Indonesian Prisons A Breeding Ground For Militancy
Afif was an inmate in a high-security Indonesian jail when he transformed from aspiring radical Islamist to soldier for ISIS, ready to sacrifice his life for a group based thousands of miles away in the Middle East.
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Islamic State Defectors Could be Used to Deter Potential Fighters: Study
Islamic State defectors who are "disillusioned" with the terror group could be used by governments to deter potential fighters by providing them opportunity to speak out against the dreaded outfit, a British terrorism think tank said today.
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Assassinated Pakistani Minister Was on Watchlist for Retaliation: Report
A Pakistani provincial minister killed in a suicide bomb attack had been warned he was a target for retaliation by a militant after police killed the leader of the radical sectarian group last month.
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US Condemns 'Horrific' Attacks by Boko Haram in Chad
The United States on Monday roundly condemned Boko Haram's "horrific and indiscriminate" attack targeting civilians in Chad, as well as recent assaults elsewhere in Africa by the radical militants.
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Pakistani Cleric Launches Anti-Islamic State Curriculum in Britain
A prominent Pakistani Islamic cleric launched a 'counter-terrorism' curriculum in London today, to rebut the message of militant groups such as Islamic State (ISIS) and stop young people becoming radicalized and heading to Syria.
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Active Online, Foreign Women Become Islamic State Widows
At least 15 young Western women who joined Islamic State and married jihadi fighters are now widows after the militant group suffered losses in clashes in Syria and Iraq, according to researchers who closely monitor Islamist radicals online.
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From Brides to Battlefield, New Roles for Women With Islamic State
Women travelling to join Islamic State militants are no longer just seeking to become "jihadi brides" but are taking on new roles, on the frontline in logistics and intelligence and as medics, according to military and expert sources.
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Fertile Ground for Militancy in Hometown of Jihadi John
With the news that Emwazi is one of the most notorious members of the Islamic State that loose group of young men has emerged as the latest example of a breeding ground for Islamic radicals in Europe.
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Track Down Antiquities After Islamic State Museum Rampage: Iraq
Islamic State militants who destroyed priceless antiquities from the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have kept some artefacts to sell, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said today, vowing to prevent the radical Islamists from smuggling them to market.
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Islamic State Executes Over 40 People in Iraq: Report
Over 40 people, many of them security personnel, were burnt alive by Sunni radical group Islamic State (IS) on Tuesday, in Iraq's western province of Anbar, according to reports.
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Suspected Islamists Kill 12 in Paris Attack on Satirical Magazine Charlie Hebdo
Hooded gunmen stormed the Paris offices of a weekly satirical magazine known for lampooning radical Islam, killing at least 12 people, including two police officers in the worst militant attack on French soil in decades.
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Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Chief to be Free as Pakistan Mulls New Terror Steps
The leader of a banned Pakistani sectarian militant group is set to walk free from jail, officials said Tuesday, even as the government considers "radical changes" to tackle militancy after a Taliban school massacre.
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Islamic State Kills at Least 25 Iraqi Tribesmen Near Ramadi: Officials
Islamic State militants have killed at least 25 members of a Sunni Muslim tribe in a village on the eastern edge of the provincial capital Ramadi, local officials said on Saturday, in apparent revenge for tribal opposition to the radical Islamists.
