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Istanbul Nightclub Attacker Says Was Directed By Islamic State: Report
An Uzbek gunman who killed 39 people in Istanbul's Reina nightclub on New Year's Day told police he had changed his target at the last minute to avoid heavy security and acted on direct orders from Islamic State in Syria, a newspaper said on Wednesday.
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Chemical Weapons Used 161 Times In Syria's War: Report
As Syria marks five full years of civil war this month, a new report claims that chemical weapons have been used at least 161 times through the end of 2015 and caused 1,491 deaths. It says such attacks are increasing, with a high of at least 69 attacks last year, and 14,581 people have been injured in all.
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Giant Palmyra Arch Replicas To Go On Show In London, New York
Giant replicas of an ancient arch in the Syrian city of Palmyra attacked by Islamic State (IS) jihadists will go on show in London and New York next year, organisers said Monday.
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45 Dead in Attacks on Syria Kurds Celebrating New Year
Forty-five people, including five children, were killed in attacks on Syrian Kurds as they celebrated their new year, a monitor said on Saturday, accusing the Islamic State group of responsibility.
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Ban Ki-Moon Condemns 'Heinous' Syria Kurdish New Year Attacks
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned "heinous" attacks that killed and injured dozens at Kurdish new year celebrations in northeastern Syria.
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After 13-Year Struggle, US Faces Counter-Terror Fatigue: Panel
After 13 years of struggle, Americans are showing a growing public fatigue and waning sense of urgency over terrorism, an attitude that threatens U.S. security, members of the panel that investigated the Sept. 11 attacks said in a report on Tuesday.
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Human Rights Watch Says 'Strong Evidence' Syria Government Used Chlorine Gas
Evidence "strongly suggests" Syria's government has used chlorine gas on three towns in mid-April in violation of the chemical weapons treaty Damascus joined last year, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
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Indonesian terror suspects planned US embassy attack: police
Six suspected terrorists killed in a New Year's Eve police raid near Jakarta had planned to carry out a string of attacks targeting the US embassy, a church and Buddhist temples.
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Haunting memories of September 11 shape Syria debate
Twelve years later, haunting memories of September 11 are shaping the debate over what to do about Syria.
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Istanbul Nightclub Attacker Says Was Directed By Islamic State: Report
An Uzbek gunman who killed 39 people in Istanbul's Reina nightclub on New Year's Day told police he had changed his target at the last minute to avoid heavy security and acted on direct orders from Islamic State in Syria, a newspaper said on Wednesday.
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Chemical Weapons Used 161 Times In Syria's War: Report
As Syria marks five full years of civil war this month, a new report claims that chemical weapons have been used at least 161 times through the end of 2015 and caused 1,491 deaths. It says such attacks are increasing, with a high of at least 69 attacks last year, and 14,581 people have been injured in all.
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Giant Palmyra Arch Replicas To Go On Show In London, New York
Giant replicas of an ancient arch in the Syrian city of Palmyra attacked by Islamic State (IS) jihadists will go on show in London and New York next year, organisers said Monday.
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45 Dead in Attacks on Syria Kurds Celebrating New Year
Forty-five people, including five children, were killed in attacks on Syrian Kurds as they celebrated their new year, a monitor said on Saturday, accusing the Islamic State group of responsibility.
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Ban Ki-Moon Condemns 'Heinous' Syria Kurdish New Year Attacks
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned "heinous" attacks that killed and injured dozens at Kurdish new year celebrations in northeastern Syria.
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After 13-Year Struggle, US Faces Counter-Terror Fatigue: Panel
After 13 years of struggle, Americans are showing a growing public fatigue and waning sense of urgency over terrorism, an attitude that threatens U.S. security, members of the panel that investigated the Sept. 11 attacks said in a report on Tuesday.
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Human Rights Watch Says 'Strong Evidence' Syria Government Used Chlorine Gas
Evidence "strongly suggests" Syria's government has used chlorine gas on three towns in mid-April in violation of the chemical weapons treaty Damascus joined last year, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
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Indonesian terror suspects planned US embassy attack: police
Six suspected terrorists killed in a New Year's Eve police raid near Jakarta had planned to carry out a string of attacks targeting the US embassy, a church and Buddhist temples.
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Haunting memories of September 11 shape Syria debate
Twelve years later, haunting memories of September 11 are shaping the debate over what to do about Syria.
