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'Take cover!' Tackling Islamic State Car Bombs In Iraq
ISIS has repeatedly turned to suicide car bombings as part of its defence against Iraqi forces since the operation to retake Mosul was launched four weeks ago.
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Barack Obama Prepares To Boost US Military's Cyber Role: Sources
The Obama administration is preparing to elevate the stature of the Pentagon's Cyber Command, signaling more emphasis on developing cyber weapons to deter attacks, punish intruders into U.S. networks and tackle adversaries such as Islamic State, current and former officials told Reuters.
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Turkey Could Send Ground Troops Into Syria In Self-Defence: PM Ahmet Davutoglu
Turkey is ready to send ground forces into Syria to tackle ISIS militants if need be, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, as two more rockets fired by the group struck a border town.
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Rajnath Singh Says Government Is Capable Of Tackling ISIS Threat
Amidst the growing attempts by ISIS to lure youths into its fold, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the security agencies were capable of dealing with any threat posed by the terror group.
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Jordan's King Abdullah to Discuss War on Syria Terrorists With Vladimir Putin
Jordan's King Abdullah, a US ally, will hold talks in Moscow on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on how to tackle "terror groups" led by Islamic State in Syria, an official source said.
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ISIS Tops Agenda at First Barack Obama and Malcolm Turnbull Meeting
US President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull held their first formal talks Tuesday, stressing unity in the face of demands for more aggressive action against the Islamic State group.
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PM Modi's 10-Point Plan to Tackle Terror At G20 in Shadow of Paris Attacks
As French warplanes pounded the terror group Islamic State group's stronghold in Syria's Raqqa in retaliation for the terror attacks in Paris, in which 129 people were killed, world leaders at the G20 summit in Turkey moved closer to an agreement for global coordinated action to combat terror.
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New PM Justin Trudeau to Barack Obama: Canada's Islamic State Combat Mission to End
Canada's Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau, who came from behind to trounce his Conservative rivals and snatch a majority mandate, now has to deliver on pledges from tackling climate change to legalizing marijuana.
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Online Firms Block Terrorism Investigations, Says UK Police
"We have a growing Achilles heel that, if it is not tackled, will slowly diminish our ability to keep the public safe."
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Qatar Says Vladimir Putin's Syria Plan Ignores Root Cause of Crisis
Qatar's foreign minister said on Monday there was general international agreement with Russia on its call to fight Islamic State, but cautioned that it failed to tackle the root cause of the crisis in Syria, which was President Bashar al-Assad.
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Al-Qaeda Fighters Could Tackle Islamic State: Former CIA Chief
Former CIA chief and retired general David Petraeus wants the United States to consider working with some members of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated organization to tackle the Islamic State group in Syria, he said on Tuesday.
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Turkey Needs to Ramp Up Islamic State Fight: Francois Hollande
French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday Turkey must do more to tackle Islamic State in Syria and urged it to restore dialogue with Kurdish groups after launching strikes against them more than a month ago.
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UN Meets in Spain to Tackle 'Foreign Terrorist Fighters'
Security experts and ministers gather in Madrid on Monday for two days of UN-sponsored talks on how to stop radicals leaving their countries to join armed jihadist groups abroad.
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UK's David Cameron Seeks to Neuter Threat of Homegrown Extremists
Prime Minister David Cameron will set out a five-year strategy on Monday to tackle extremism in Britain, an issue he will describe as the "struggle of our generation" - vowing to take on those responsible for radicalising young British Muslims.
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'Internet, Social Media Firms Should Brief UN on Tackling Extremists'
UN experts said such a briefing could help the 15-committee members on whether UN sanctions should be expanded.
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'Take cover!' Tackling Islamic State Car Bombs In Iraq
ISIS has repeatedly turned to suicide car bombings as part of its defence against Iraqi forces since the operation to retake Mosul was launched four weeks ago.
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Barack Obama Prepares To Boost US Military's Cyber Role: Sources
The Obama administration is preparing to elevate the stature of the Pentagon's Cyber Command, signaling more emphasis on developing cyber weapons to deter attacks, punish intruders into U.S. networks and tackle adversaries such as Islamic State, current and former officials told Reuters.
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Turkey Could Send Ground Troops Into Syria In Self-Defence: PM Ahmet Davutoglu
Turkey is ready to send ground forces into Syria to tackle ISIS militants if need be, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, as two more rockets fired by the group struck a border town.
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Rajnath Singh Says Government Is Capable Of Tackling ISIS Threat
Amidst the growing attempts by ISIS to lure youths into its fold, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the security agencies were capable of dealing with any threat posed by the terror group.
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Jordan's King Abdullah to Discuss War on Syria Terrorists With Vladimir Putin
Jordan's King Abdullah, a US ally, will hold talks in Moscow on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on how to tackle "terror groups" led by Islamic State in Syria, an official source said.
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ISIS Tops Agenda at First Barack Obama and Malcolm Turnbull Meeting
US President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull held their first formal talks Tuesday, stressing unity in the face of demands for more aggressive action against the Islamic State group.
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PM Modi's 10-Point Plan to Tackle Terror At G20 in Shadow of Paris Attacks
As French warplanes pounded the terror group Islamic State group's stronghold in Syria's Raqqa in retaliation for the terror attacks in Paris, in which 129 people were killed, world leaders at the G20 summit in Turkey moved closer to an agreement for global coordinated action to combat terror.
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New PM Justin Trudeau to Barack Obama: Canada's Islamic State Combat Mission to End
Canada's Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau, who came from behind to trounce his Conservative rivals and snatch a majority mandate, now has to deliver on pledges from tackling climate change to legalizing marijuana.
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Online Firms Block Terrorism Investigations, Says UK Police
"We have a growing Achilles heel that, if it is not tackled, will slowly diminish our ability to keep the public safe."
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Qatar Says Vladimir Putin's Syria Plan Ignores Root Cause of Crisis
Qatar's foreign minister said on Monday there was general international agreement with Russia on its call to fight Islamic State, but cautioned that it failed to tackle the root cause of the crisis in Syria, which was President Bashar al-Assad.
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Al-Qaeda Fighters Could Tackle Islamic State: Former CIA Chief
Former CIA chief and retired general David Petraeus wants the United States to consider working with some members of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated organization to tackle the Islamic State group in Syria, he said on Tuesday.
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Turkey Needs to Ramp Up Islamic State Fight: Francois Hollande
French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday Turkey must do more to tackle Islamic State in Syria and urged it to restore dialogue with Kurdish groups after launching strikes against them more than a month ago.
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UN Meets in Spain to Tackle 'Foreign Terrorist Fighters'
Security experts and ministers gather in Madrid on Monday for two days of UN-sponsored talks on how to stop radicals leaving their countries to join armed jihadist groups abroad.
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UK's David Cameron Seeks to Neuter Threat of Homegrown Extremists
Prime Minister David Cameron will set out a five-year strategy on Monday to tackle extremism in Britain, an issue he will describe as the "struggle of our generation" - vowing to take on those responsible for radicalising young British Muslims.
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'Internet, Social Media Firms Should Brief UN on Tackling Extremists'
UN experts said such a briefing could help the 15-committee members on whether UN sanctions should be expanded.
