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NDTV Explains: What's Jaish Al-Adl, Target Of Iran's Attack In Pakistan
Jaish al-Adl is a Sunni Salafi organisation that operates mainly in south-eastern Iran bordering Pakistan. Jaish al-Adl, meaning "Army of Justice", was formed in 2012.
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Pakistan Militants Worked With ISIS To Attack Police College In Quetta
A faction of Pakistani Sunni militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) cooperated with ISIS this week in an attack on a police college that killed 59 people, the group's spokesman told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Iraq Official Blames ISIS For Bombing Sunni Mosques
An Iraqi official is blaming ISIS for the bombing of two Sunni mosques in a predominantly Shiite city in southern Iraq the previous night, saying the militant group seeks to stoke sectarian tensions.
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ISIS Oil Is Going To Bashar al-Assad, Some To Turkey, US Official Says
ISIS militants have made more than $500 million trading oil with significant volumes sold to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and some finding its way to Turkey, a senior US Treasury official said on Thursday.
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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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Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Bangladesh Attack on Shias: Report
A series of blasts killed at least one person and wounded dozens as Shia Muslims gathered for a procession in the old part of Bangladesh's capital early today to mark the holy day of Ashura, police said.
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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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17 Killed in Battles Near Iraq's Baiji Refinery
Seventeen people were killed in Iraq today in clashes between Islamic State militants and pro-government forces in a town close to the country's biggest refinery, a focal point in efforts to counter the ultra-hardline Sunni group.
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Militants Kill 2 at Local Iraq Government Head Quarters: Police
Militants armed with assault rifles, pistols and suicide belts attacked a local government headquarters west of the Iraqi capital on today, killing at least two people, officials said.
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Islamic State Becoming Global Menace, Says US Envoy
A senior US envoy said today that the growth of the Islamic State militant group had global implications and could "wreak havoc on the progress of humanity" if unchecked.
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Islamic State Claims Blast Killing 4 at Mosque in Saudi Arabia
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a bombing that killed four people at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday, the second attack claimed by the Sunni militant group in a week in the world's top oil-exporting country.
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Chad, Niger Launch Joint Offensive Against Boko Haram in Nigeria
Chad and Niger launched a joint army operation against Boko Haram militants in Nigeria on Sunday, military sources said, intensifying a regional push to try to defeat the Sunni Islamic group that has killed thousands in a six-year insurgency.
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European Jihadis Unable to Join Islamic State, Locked at Home
The flow of European fighters from Europe to territory held by the ultra-hardline Islamic State is drying up due to tighter restrictions imposed by European states that have prevented would-be jihadis from travelling, fighters from the group said.
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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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Islamic State Using 'Unparalleled' Violence, Brutality: Study
The Islamic State (IS) Sunni terror group uses unparalleled violence and brutality in its quest to achieve primacy over rival Shia Muslims and facilitate restoration of an Islamic Caliphate, says a study, co-authored by two retired FBI agents.
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NDTV Explains: What's Jaish Al-Adl, Target Of Iran's Attack In Pakistan
Jaish al-Adl is a Sunni Salafi organisation that operates mainly in south-eastern Iran bordering Pakistan. Jaish al-Adl, meaning "Army of Justice", was formed in 2012.
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Pakistan Militants Worked With ISIS To Attack Police College In Quetta
A faction of Pakistani Sunni militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) cooperated with ISIS this week in an attack on a police college that killed 59 people, the group's spokesman told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Iraq Official Blames ISIS For Bombing Sunni Mosques
An Iraqi official is blaming ISIS for the bombing of two Sunni mosques in a predominantly Shiite city in southern Iraq the previous night, saying the militant group seeks to stoke sectarian tensions.
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ISIS Oil Is Going To Bashar al-Assad, Some To Turkey, US Official Says
ISIS militants have made more than $500 million trading oil with significant volumes sold to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and some finding its way to Turkey, a senior US Treasury official said on Thursday.
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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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Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Bangladesh Attack on Shias: Report
A series of blasts killed at least one person and wounded dozens as Shia Muslims gathered for a procession in the old part of Bangladesh's capital early today to mark the holy day of Ashura, police said.
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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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17 Killed in Battles Near Iraq's Baiji Refinery
Seventeen people were killed in Iraq today in clashes between Islamic State militants and pro-government forces in a town close to the country's biggest refinery, a focal point in efforts to counter the ultra-hardline Sunni group.
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Militants Kill 2 at Local Iraq Government Head Quarters: Police
Militants armed with assault rifles, pistols and suicide belts attacked a local government headquarters west of the Iraqi capital on today, killing at least two people, officials said.
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Islamic State Becoming Global Menace, Says US Envoy
A senior US envoy said today that the growth of the Islamic State militant group had global implications and could "wreak havoc on the progress of humanity" if unchecked.
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Islamic State Claims Blast Killing 4 at Mosque in Saudi Arabia
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a bombing that killed four people at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday, the second attack claimed by the Sunni militant group in a week in the world's top oil-exporting country.
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Chad, Niger Launch Joint Offensive Against Boko Haram in Nigeria
Chad and Niger launched a joint army operation against Boko Haram militants in Nigeria on Sunday, military sources said, intensifying a regional push to try to defeat the Sunni Islamic group that has killed thousands in a six-year insurgency.
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European Jihadis Unable to Join Islamic State, Locked at Home
The flow of European fighters from Europe to territory held by the ultra-hardline Islamic State is drying up due to tighter restrictions imposed by European states that have prevented would-be jihadis from travelling, fighters from the group said.
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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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Islamic State Using 'Unparalleled' Violence, Brutality: Study
The Islamic State (IS) Sunni terror group uses unparalleled violence and brutality in its quest to achieve primacy over rival Shia Muslims and facilitate restoration of an Islamic Caliphate, says a study, co-authored by two retired FBI agents.
