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Saudi-Born Canadian Man Gets Life Sentence In US For Aiding ISIS
A U.S. judge sentenced a Saudi-born Canadian man to life in prison after he pleaded guilty in December to aiding Islamic State by working with propagandists who publicized the group's beheading of hostages including American journalist James Foley.
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ISIS's "Beatles" Group Terrorist Faces Jail For Murdering US Hostages
A member of the Islamic State nicknamed "The Beatles" that beheaded American hostages is due to face a US judge on Friday who will determine whether to subject him to a lifetime of near-solitary confinement.
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ISIS "Beatle" Faces Sentence In US Court For Murdering Hostages
A U.S. judge on Friday imposed a lifetime prison sentence on a member of an ISIS militant group nicknamed "The Beatles" that beheaded American hostages, at a hearing where one victim's mother told the defendant, "I will not hate you."
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ISIS "Beatle" Found Guilty Of All Charges In US Hostage Beheadings
A member of a group of Islamic State militants who beheaded American hostages in Iraq and Syria, nicknamed "The Beatles" for their British accents, was found guilty in US court of terrorism offenses on Thursday.
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Brother Of ISIS Victim James Foley Says He Watched Beheading Video Multiple Times
Testifying against suspected Islamic State hostage taker El Shafee Elsheikh before a US court, James Foley's brother said the image is burned into his brain.
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ISIS "Beatle", Accused Of Beheading American Hostages, To Plead Guilty
A British-born man who was a member of a team of Islamic State militants in Syria nicknamed "The Beatles" accused of beheading American hostages was due to plead guilty on Thursday to US criminal charges, according to a federal court record.
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New ISIS Video Shows Teen Beheading Syrian Rebel
A new video purportedly from the Islamic State jihadist group shows a teenage boy issuing a threat in English to the US and its allies before beheading an unarmed hostage in what is believed to be Syria.
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U.S. Drone Strike Targets Executioner of Hostages
The U.S. military launched a drone strike Thursday targeting "Jihadi John," the masked Islamic State terrorist who beheaded several Western hostages in Syria and came to symbolize the brutality of the militant group, U.S. officials said.
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At Islamic State Knifepoint, Obama Orders Rethink of US Hostage Policy
US President Obama orders review of US hostage policy. Rethink of policy against negotiation with overseas hostage-takers comes after execution of third American by Islamic State.
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US Aid Worker Peter Kassig's Parents 'Heartbroken' by His Beheading
US aid worker Peter Kassig's parents said they were "heartbroken" by the death of their son, after his beheading was shown in a video Sunday.
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Islamic State Executioner 'Jihadi John' Injured in Air Strike: Reports
The British government on Saturday said it had received reports that "Jihadi John", the British-accented Islamic State militant apparently responsible for the beheading of western hostages, had been injured in a US air strike.
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Islamic State Demands for US hostage Cannot be Met, Parents Say
The parents of an American hostage threatened with beheading by Islamic State militants said in an interview with "CBS This Morning" on Monday that they are unable to meet the financial and other demands of their son's captors.
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Parents of Islamic State Hostage Intensify Efforts
The parents of a US aid worker threatened with beheading by the Islamic State group say they broke their silence about their son's yearlong captivity because "the dynamics have changed" and they fear for his life.
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US 'Shoulder to Shoulder' With Britain After Hostage Murder: Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama expressed solidarity Saturday with ally Britain, after British captive David Haines was murdered by Islamic State militants claiming revenge for the countries' campaign against them.
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Islamic State Claims Beheading of British Hostage: SITE
The Islamic State jihadist group claimed Saturday it beheaded British aid worker David Haines, in what would be the third such execution in recent weeks, after two US journalists were shown murdered.
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Saudi-Born Canadian Man Gets Life Sentence In US For Aiding ISIS
A U.S. judge sentenced a Saudi-born Canadian man to life in prison after he pleaded guilty in December to aiding Islamic State by working with propagandists who publicized the group's beheading of hostages including American journalist James Foley.
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ISIS's "Beatles" Group Terrorist Faces Jail For Murdering US Hostages
A member of the Islamic State nicknamed "The Beatles" that beheaded American hostages is due to face a US judge on Friday who will determine whether to subject him to a lifetime of near-solitary confinement.
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ISIS "Beatle" Faces Sentence In US Court For Murdering Hostages
A U.S. judge on Friday imposed a lifetime prison sentence on a member of an ISIS militant group nicknamed "The Beatles" that beheaded American hostages, at a hearing where one victim's mother told the defendant, "I will not hate you."
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ISIS "Beatle" Found Guilty Of All Charges In US Hostage Beheadings
A member of a group of Islamic State militants who beheaded American hostages in Iraq and Syria, nicknamed "The Beatles" for their British accents, was found guilty in US court of terrorism offenses on Thursday.
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Brother Of ISIS Victim James Foley Says He Watched Beheading Video Multiple Times
Testifying against suspected Islamic State hostage taker El Shafee Elsheikh before a US court, James Foley's brother said the image is burned into his brain.
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ISIS "Beatle", Accused Of Beheading American Hostages, To Plead Guilty
A British-born man who was a member of a team of Islamic State militants in Syria nicknamed "The Beatles" accused of beheading American hostages was due to plead guilty on Thursday to US criminal charges, according to a federal court record.
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New ISIS Video Shows Teen Beheading Syrian Rebel
A new video purportedly from the Islamic State jihadist group shows a teenage boy issuing a threat in English to the US and its allies before beheading an unarmed hostage in what is believed to be Syria.
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U.S. Drone Strike Targets Executioner of Hostages
The U.S. military launched a drone strike Thursday targeting "Jihadi John," the masked Islamic State terrorist who beheaded several Western hostages in Syria and came to symbolize the brutality of the militant group, U.S. officials said.
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At Islamic State Knifepoint, Obama Orders Rethink of US Hostage Policy
US President Obama orders review of US hostage policy. Rethink of policy against negotiation with overseas hostage-takers comes after execution of third American by Islamic State.
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US Aid Worker Peter Kassig's Parents 'Heartbroken' by His Beheading
US aid worker Peter Kassig's parents said they were "heartbroken" by the death of their son, after his beheading was shown in a video Sunday.
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Islamic State Executioner 'Jihadi John' Injured in Air Strike: Reports
The British government on Saturday said it had received reports that "Jihadi John", the British-accented Islamic State militant apparently responsible for the beheading of western hostages, had been injured in a US air strike.
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Islamic State Demands for US hostage Cannot be Met, Parents Say
The parents of an American hostage threatened with beheading by Islamic State militants said in an interview with "CBS This Morning" on Monday that they are unable to meet the financial and other demands of their son's captors.
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Parents of Islamic State Hostage Intensify Efforts
The parents of a US aid worker threatened with beheading by the Islamic State group say they broke their silence about their son's yearlong captivity because "the dynamics have changed" and they fear for his life.
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US 'Shoulder to Shoulder' With Britain After Hostage Murder: Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama expressed solidarity Saturday with ally Britain, after British captive David Haines was murdered by Islamic State militants claiming revenge for the countries' campaign against them.
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Islamic State Claims Beheading of British Hostage: SITE
The Islamic State jihadist group claimed Saturday it beheaded British aid worker David Haines, in what would be the third such execution in recent weeks, after two US journalists were shown murdered.
