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Hezbollah A 'Menace' To Entire Middle East: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump called the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah a threat to the entire Middle East on Tuesday, accusing it and Iran of fueling a humanitarian disaster in Syria.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Warns Shiite Militias in Iraq Not To Attack Turkmen
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned Shiite militias in Iraq against attacking Turkmen residents of Tal Afar, a town near the ISIS Mosul bastion.
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Suicide Attack Kills At Least 14 In Baghdad, Say Iraqi Officials
A police officer says the suicide bomber blew himself up on Monday inside a restaurant in Dhi Qar province that is frequented by Shiite paramilitary militia fighters.
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Iraqi Shiite Militias In Mass Anti-Saudi Protest
Two thousand members and supporters of Iraq's powerful Shiite militias demonstrated on Wednesday against Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric which sparked a regional row.
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War Against The Islamic State Redrawing Borders
Along the vast, zigzagging perimeter of the Islamic State's self-styled state, the militants are steadily being pushed back as the forces ranged against them gain in strength.
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More Than 250,000 People Killed in Syria War: Report
More than a quarter of a million people have been killed in Syria's brutal conflict since it began with anti-government protests over four years ago, a monitoring group said today.
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Iraqi Shi'ite Militias Welcome Russian Action Against Islamic State, Criticise US
Iraq's most powerful Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias said today, they would welcome Russian air strikes on Islamic State in the country and accused the United States of failing to act decisively against the ultra-hardline group.
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Al-Qaeda Offers to Free Lebanon Troops for Female Prisoners
Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate has offered to release three Lebanese soldiers in exchange for an ex-wife of the leader of the jihadist Islamic State group and four other female prisoners.
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Iraqi Forces Say Most of Baiji Town Recaptured From Islamic State
Iraqi forces have cleared Islamic State militants from most of the northern town of Baiji and hope to drive them from the nearby oil refinery within days, a spokesman for the Shi'ite militias leading the fight said today.
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US, Shiite Fighters Not Working Together at Iraq Base: Pentagon
The Pentagon said on Tuesday that there are some Shiite fighters at an Iraqi military base where Washington just sent 450 reinforcements, but they were not working with US forces, underscoring concerns over links with the sectarian fighters.
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'Several' Americans Held in Yemen: US State Department
Several Americans have been detained in Yemen, a State Department official said Sunday, amid reports that at least four US citizens are being held by Shiite rebels.
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US Says Iraqi Forces Lack Will to fight Islamic State
Washington on Sunday accused Iraqi forces of lacking the will to fight the Islamic State group, which scored a resounding victory a week earlier with the capture of Ramadi.
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Islamic State Jihadists Take Ramadi But Pinned Back in Palmyra
The Islamic State group sealed its capture of Ramadi Sunday after a dramatic pullout by Iraqi forces but was prevented by Syrian troops from taking the heritage site of Palmyra.
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4 Killed in Baghdad Car Bombing Near Shiite Headquarters
A car bomb blast near the Baghdad headquarters of a Shiite militia fighting the Islamic State jihadist group in Iraq killed at least four civilians today, police said.
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Australia Brokers Intelligence-Sharing Deal With Iran
Australia and Iran will share intelligence to track foreign fighters working with the Islamic State group in Iraq, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said today after a visit to Tehran.
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Hezbollah A 'Menace' To Entire Middle East: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump called the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah a threat to the entire Middle East on Tuesday, accusing it and Iran of fueling a humanitarian disaster in Syria.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Warns Shiite Militias in Iraq Not To Attack Turkmen
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned Shiite militias in Iraq against attacking Turkmen residents of Tal Afar, a town near the ISIS Mosul bastion.
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Suicide Attack Kills At Least 14 In Baghdad, Say Iraqi Officials
A police officer says the suicide bomber blew himself up on Monday inside a restaurant in Dhi Qar province that is frequented by Shiite paramilitary militia fighters.
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Iraqi Shiite Militias In Mass Anti-Saudi Protest
Two thousand members and supporters of Iraq's powerful Shiite militias demonstrated on Wednesday against Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric which sparked a regional row.
-
War Against The Islamic State Redrawing Borders
Along the vast, zigzagging perimeter of the Islamic State's self-styled state, the militants are steadily being pushed back as the forces ranged against them gain in strength.
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More Than 250,000 People Killed in Syria War: Report
More than a quarter of a million people have been killed in Syria's brutal conflict since it began with anti-government protests over four years ago, a monitoring group said today.
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Iraqi Shi'ite Militias Welcome Russian Action Against Islamic State, Criticise US
Iraq's most powerful Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias said today, they would welcome Russian air strikes on Islamic State in the country and accused the United States of failing to act decisively against the ultra-hardline group.
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Al-Qaeda Offers to Free Lebanon Troops for Female Prisoners
Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate has offered to release three Lebanese soldiers in exchange for an ex-wife of the leader of the jihadist Islamic State group and four other female prisoners.
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Iraqi Forces Say Most of Baiji Town Recaptured From Islamic State
Iraqi forces have cleared Islamic State militants from most of the northern town of Baiji and hope to drive them from the nearby oil refinery within days, a spokesman for the Shi'ite militias leading the fight said today.
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US, Shiite Fighters Not Working Together at Iraq Base: Pentagon
The Pentagon said on Tuesday that there are some Shiite fighters at an Iraqi military base where Washington just sent 450 reinforcements, but they were not working with US forces, underscoring concerns over links with the sectarian fighters.
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'Several' Americans Held in Yemen: US State Department
Several Americans have been detained in Yemen, a State Department official said Sunday, amid reports that at least four US citizens are being held by Shiite rebels.
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US Says Iraqi Forces Lack Will to fight Islamic State
Washington on Sunday accused Iraqi forces of lacking the will to fight the Islamic State group, which scored a resounding victory a week earlier with the capture of Ramadi.
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Islamic State Jihadists Take Ramadi But Pinned Back in Palmyra
The Islamic State group sealed its capture of Ramadi Sunday after a dramatic pullout by Iraqi forces but was prevented by Syrian troops from taking the heritage site of Palmyra.
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4 Killed in Baghdad Car Bombing Near Shiite Headquarters
A car bomb blast near the Baghdad headquarters of a Shiite militia fighting the Islamic State jihadist group in Iraq killed at least four civilians today, police said.
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Australia Brokers Intelligence-Sharing Deal With Iran
Australia and Iran will share intelligence to track foreign fighters working with the Islamic State group in Iraq, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said today after a visit to Tehran.
