US Central Command captures Islamic State official in Syria raid
(Reuters) – U.S. Central Command forces conducted a helicopter raid in northern Syria on Sept. 28 capturing Mamduh Ibrahim al-Haji
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Iraq steps up repatriations from Islamic State camp in Syria, hoping to reduce militant threats
Baghdad (AP) — Iraq is stepping up repatriation of its citizens from a camp in northeastern Syria housing tens of
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French soldier killed in Iraq in battle with Islamic State militants
Paris/Baghdad (Reuters) – A French soldier was killed in a four-hour firefight in Iraq when French and Iraqi forces raided
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Islamic State group still has thousands in Syria and Iraq and poses Afghan threat, UN experts say
Associated Press Despite sustained counter-terrorism operations, Daesh continues to command between 5,000 and 7,000 members across Iraq and Syria, “most
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Syria’s main al-Qaida-linked group denies it was behind the killing of an Islamic State leader
Beirut (AP) — Syria’s main insurgent al-Qaida-linked group denied it was behind the killing of the Islamic State group’s leader
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Islamic State confirms death of its leader, names replacement
Dubai (Reuters) – Islamic State on Thursday confirmed the death of its leader Abu Hussein al-Husseini al-Quraishi and named Abu
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Islamic State claims responsibility for attacks on Shi’ite shrine near Syrian capital
Cairo (Reuters) – Islamic State on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack on the Sayeda Zeinab shrine south of the
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Pakistani security forces say they killed an Islamic State commander in a raid on a militant hideout
Peshawar (AP) — Pakistani security forces Wednesday killed an Islamic State group commander and two other militants during a raid
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Militants linked to Islamic State kill 25 in attack on Ugandan school – police
Kampala (Reuters) – Militants linked to Islamic State killed 25 people in a terrorist attack on a school in western
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UN investigators compiling evidence on chemical weapons use by Islamic State extremists in Iraq
United Nations (AP) — U.N. investigators are compiling evidence on the development and use of chemical weapons by Islamic State
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