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Gaza Rocket Hits Israel: Army
A rocket fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip hit an open field in southern Israel today morning, the Israeli army said in a statement.
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Bombings Near Iraq Shia Mosque Kill 6: Officials
A roadside bomb followed by a suicide bombing near a Shia mosque south of Baghdad killed at least six people and wounded 19 today, security and medical officials said.
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Sunni Extremists Claim Pakistan Attack on Shiites: Official
The Sunni extremist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) has claimed responsibility for a suspected suicide bombing which left 24 dead in a southern Pakistani province, a minister from the region said on Saturday.
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Car Bomb Claimed by Islamic State Kills 4 in Yemen Capital
A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed four people near a Shiite mosque in the rebel-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa, the Shiite rebels said.
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3 Saudis Arrested Over Kuwait Mosque Bombing
Three Saudi brothers have been arrested in connection with the bombing of a Kuwaiti mosque that killed 26 people, Riyadh said today after a shootout with one of the suspects.
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Islamic State Jihadists Claim Baghdad Car Bombs to Avenge Anbar
The Islamic State jihadist group said Friday it carried out a series of deadly car bombings in Shiite districts of Iraq's capital to avenge attacks on displaced persons from a Sunni province.
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Islamic State Executes At Least 30 Civilians in Central Syria
The extremist Islamic State group today executed at least 30 civilians, including two children, in a raid on a regime-held village in Syria's central province of Hama, a monitor said.
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Syria Regime Raids on Islamic State 'Capital' Kill 95
Syrian regime air strikes on Islamic State group stronghold Raqa killed at least 95 people as a government delegation prepared for talks with key ally Russia today on relaunching peace negotiations.
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Sunni Insurgents Seize Small Towns in Iraq's North
Militants with the Islamic State extremist group on Sunday seized two small towns in northern Iraq after driving out Kurdish security forces, further expanding the territories under their control, officials and residents said.
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Car Bombs Kill At Least Seven Civilians in Baghdad
Two car bombs in commercial areas of Baghdad killed at least seven people on Monday, as government forces and allied Sunni tribal fighters tried to dislodge militants from a small town north of the capital, officials said.
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Islamic State Declaration Could Lead to Schism
A militant extremist group's unilateral declaration of an Islamic state is threatening to undermine its already-tenuous alliance with other Sunnis who helped it overrun much of northern and western Iraq.
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Barack Obama Seeks $500 Million to Train, Equip Syrian Rebels
With the conflicts in Syria and Iraq becoming increasingly intertwined against the same Sunni extremist group, President Barack Obama moved on Thursday to ratchet up US efforts to strengthen more moderate Syrian rebels.
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Gaza Rocket Hits Israel: Army
A rocket fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip hit an open field in southern Israel today morning, the Israeli army said in a statement.
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Bombings Near Iraq Shia Mosque Kill 6: Officials
A roadside bomb followed by a suicide bombing near a Shia mosque south of Baghdad killed at least six people and wounded 19 today, security and medical officials said.
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Sunni Extremists Claim Pakistan Attack on Shiites: Official
The Sunni extremist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) has claimed responsibility for a suspected suicide bombing which left 24 dead in a southern Pakistani province, a minister from the region said on Saturday.
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Car Bomb Claimed by Islamic State Kills 4 in Yemen Capital
A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed four people near a Shiite mosque in the rebel-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa, the Shiite rebels said.
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3 Saudis Arrested Over Kuwait Mosque Bombing
Three Saudi brothers have been arrested in connection with the bombing of a Kuwaiti mosque that killed 26 people, Riyadh said today after a shootout with one of the suspects.
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Islamic State Jihadists Claim Baghdad Car Bombs to Avenge Anbar
The Islamic State jihadist group said Friday it carried out a series of deadly car bombings in Shiite districts of Iraq's capital to avenge attacks on displaced persons from a Sunni province.
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Islamic State Executes At Least 30 Civilians in Central Syria
The extremist Islamic State group today executed at least 30 civilians, including two children, in a raid on a regime-held village in Syria's central province of Hama, a monitor said.
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Syria Regime Raids on Islamic State 'Capital' Kill 95
Syrian regime air strikes on Islamic State group stronghold Raqa killed at least 95 people as a government delegation prepared for talks with key ally Russia today on relaunching peace negotiations.
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Sunni Insurgents Seize Small Towns in Iraq's North
Militants with the Islamic State extremist group on Sunday seized two small towns in northern Iraq after driving out Kurdish security forces, further expanding the territories under their control, officials and residents said.
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Car Bombs Kill At Least Seven Civilians in Baghdad
Two car bombs in commercial areas of Baghdad killed at least seven people on Monday, as government forces and allied Sunni tribal fighters tried to dislodge militants from a small town north of the capital, officials said.
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Islamic State Declaration Could Lead to Schism
A militant extremist group's unilateral declaration of an Islamic state is threatening to undermine its already-tenuous alliance with other Sunnis who helped it overrun much of northern and western Iraq.
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Barack Obama Seeks $500 Million to Train, Equip Syrian Rebels
With the conflicts in Syria and Iraq becoming increasingly intertwined against the same Sunni extremist group, President Barack Obama moved on Thursday to ratchet up US efforts to strengthen more moderate Syrian rebels.
