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US-Led Coalition Says It Detained Senior Islamic State Leader In Syria
The US-led coalition said it had detained a senior Islamic State group leader in Syria during an early-morning operation on Thursday.
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How Elite US Forces Launched "Dangerous Nighttime Raid" To Kill Baghdadi
As President Donald Trump and senior advisers settled into the Situation Room on Saturday evening, elite US forces more than 6,000 miles away launched one of the most significant counterterrorism operations in the campaign against the Islamic State. , ,
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US Wants To Stay In South Philippines: Envoy
The United States wants to remain involved in the campaign to quell Islamic militancy in the southern Philippines, its ambassador to Manila said Tuesday after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to kick out American forces.
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Iraq Forces Launch Battle To Liberate Mosul From ISIS
Iraqi forces have launched a campaign to retake Mosul, the self-declared capital of the ISIS, the prime minister said Monday in what the US hailed as a "decisive moment" in the battle to crush the jihadist group.
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Islamic State Launches A Suspected Chemical Shell At US Troops In Iraq
ISIS militants are suspected of firing a shell loaded with a chemical agent during an attack on U.S. and Iraqi troops in northern Iraq Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said.
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US Approves $785 Million Bomb Sale To Ally UAE Against ISIS
The US State Department has approved the sale of $785 million in bombs to the United Arab Emirates for the US-led campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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US President Barack Obama Meets National Security Team On ISIS
President Barack Obama met Tuesday with his National Security Council to get an update on the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group.
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Barack Obama Welcomes British Vote to Join Syria Air Campaign
US President Barack Obama hailed a vote on Wednesday by British lawmakers to join the air campaign against the Islamic State group in Syria.
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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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Hillary Clinton Urges Stepped-Up Fight Against Islamic State in Syria
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged a tougher approach to fighting Islamic State militants than President Barack Obama has pursued, with an intensified air campaign and more US special forces and trainers.
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France Strikes ISIS as Global Resolve to Defeat Terrorists Intensifies
French warplanes pounded Islamic State targets and Russia vowed to ramp up its bombing campaign in Syria today as the devastating attacks on Paris galvanised international resolve to destroy the terrorists and end the Syrian war.
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New Anti-ISIS Colouring Book Launched by US Publisher
With jihadist groups exploring new propaganda tools to popularise their campaign, an American publisher has come up with a new 'weapon' to counter them -- an anti-ISIS colouring book.
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War on Islamic State Needs 'Boots on Ground': US Air Force Secretary
The air campaign against the Islamic State group has made progress in degrading the terrorist organisation but will not be enough without local boots on the ground, the US air force secretary said today.
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Syrian Rebels Seize Town in West in Blow to Government
Insurgents captured a town on a major highway in western Syria on Thursday, in a blow to the Russian-backed campaign against them, rebels and a monitoring group said.
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US President Barack Obama Names New Envoy for Troubled Anti-IS Campaign
US President Barack Obama today tapped veteran Iraq expert Brett McGurk to coordinate the troubled US campaign against the Islamic State group, the White House said.
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US-Led Coalition Says It Detained Senior Islamic State Leader In Syria
The US-led coalition said it had detained a senior Islamic State group leader in Syria during an early-morning operation on Thursday.
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How Elite US Forces Launched "Dangerous Nighttime Raid" To Kill Baghdadi
As President Donald Trump and senior advisers settled into the Situation Room on Saturday evening, elite US forces more than 6,000 miles away launched one of the most significant counterterrorism operations in the campaign against the Islamic State. , ,
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US Wants To Stay In South Philippines: Envoy
The United States wants to remain involved in the campaign to quell Islamic militancy in the southern Philippines, its ambassador to Manila said Tuesday after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to kick out American forces.
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Iraq Forces Launch Battle To Liberate Mosul From ISIS
Iraqi forces have launched a campaign to retake Mosul, the self-declared capital of the ISIS, the prime minister said Monday in what the US hailed as a "decisive moment" in the battle to crush the jihadist group.
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Islamic State Launches A Suspected Chemical Shell At US Troops In Iraq
ISIS militants are suspected of firing a shell loaded with a chemical agent during an attack on U.S. and Iraqi troops in northern Iraq Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said.
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US Approves $785 Million Bomb Sale To Ally UAE Against ISIS
The US State Department has approved the sale of $785 million in bombs to the United Arab Emirates for the US-led campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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US President Barack Obama Meets National Security Team On ISIS
President Barack Obama met Tuesday with his National Security Council to get an update on the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group.
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Barack Obama Welcomes British Vote to Join Syria Air Campaign
US President Barack Obama hailed a vote on Wednesday by British lawmakers to join the air campaign against the Islamic State group in Syria.
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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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Hillary Clinton Urges Stepped-Up Fight Against Islamic State in Syria
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged a tougher approach to fighting Islamic State militants than President Barack Obama has pursued, with an intensified air campaign and more US special forces and trainers.
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France Strikes ISIS as Global Resolve to Defeat Terrorists Intensifies
French warplanes pounded Islamic State targets and Russia vowed to ramp up its bombing campaign in Syria today as the devastating attacks on Paris galvanised international resolve to destroy the terrorists and end the Syrian war.
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New Anti-ISIS Colouring Book Launched by US Publisher
With jihadist groups exploring new propaganda tools to popularise their campaign, an American publisher has come up with a new 'weapon' to counter them -- an anti-ISIS colouring book.
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War on Islamic State Needs 'Boots on Ground': US Air Force Secretary
The air campaign against the Islamic State group has made progress in degrading the terrorist organisation but will not be enough without local boots on the ground, the US air force secretary said today.
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Syrian Rebels Seize Town in West in Blow to Government
Insurgents captured a town on a major highway in western Syria on Thursday, in a blow to the Russian-backed campaign against them, rebels and a monitoring group said.
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US President Barack Obama Names New Envoy for Troubled Anti-IS Campaign
US President Barack Obama today tapped veteran Iraq expert Brett McGurk to coordinate the troubled US campaign against the Islamic State group, the White House said.
