Islamic State pushes back rival Syria insurgents near Turkey
BEIRUT: Islamic State fighters advanced against rival insurgents in northern Syria on Sunday, capturing areas… Read More
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Islamic State’s Saudi branch calls for clearing Arabian Peninsula of Shia
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's branch of militant group Islamic State has said it wants to clear… Read More
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Canada revises immigration law to counter IS influence
OTTAWA: A revised Canadian immigration law came into force Friday enabling the government to revoke… Read More
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U.S-trained Tajik special forces commander defects to Islamic State
Col. Gulmurod Khalimov, who commanded Tajik Interior Ministry's elite forces, joined the ranks of Islamic… Read More
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Obama meets family of journalist slain by Islamic State
MIAMI: US President Barack Obama met Thursday with the family of Steven Sotloff, who was… Read More
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Iraq changes military campaign against IS due to sectarian fears
A campaign led by Shia paramilitaries to drive Islamic State militants from Iraq's Sunni heartland… Read More
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Islamic State shoots dead 20 at Palmyra amphitheatre: monitor
BEIRUT: Islamic State militants shot dead around 20 men inside an ancient amphitheatre in the… Read More
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Iraq rebrands military campaign against Islamic State over fears of sectarianism
BAGHDAD: A campaign led by Shi'ite paramilitaries to drive Islamic State militants from Iraq's Sunni… Read More
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Islamic State faces battle in Iraq, bombs in Syria
BAGHDAD/BEIRUT: Islamic State poured more fighters into Ramadi as security forces and Shi'ite paramilitaries prepared… Read More
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Islamic State recruiting fighters in Pakistan, Afghanistan: NATO
KABUL: A commander of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has said that Islamic State is… Read More
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US says Iraqi forces lack will to fight Islamic State
WASHINGTON: Washington on Sunday accused Iraqi forces of lacking the will to fight the Islamic… Read More
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Hezbollah urges all to fight against Islamic State
BEIRUT: The head of Lebanon's Hezbollah on Sunday urged broad support for his movement's fight… Read More
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Iraq regains ground from Islamic State; mass deaths reported in Palmyra
BAGHDAD/BEIRUT: Iraqi forces recaptured territory from advancing Islamic State militants near the recently-fallen city of… Read More
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Islamic State raises flag over citadel in Syria’s Palmyra: supporters
BEIRUT: Islamic State fighters have raised their flag over an ancient citadel in Syria's historic… Read More
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UN representative writes about Islamic State’s brutality on women
KARACHI: United Nations' special representative on sexual violence in conflict Zainab Bangura has reported that… Read More
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Islamic State cements grip on Iraq-Syria border
DAMASCUS: The Islamic State group consolidated its control of the Iraq-Syria border Friday after capturing… Read More
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IS says it was behind deadly Saudi mosque bombing
DUBAI: The jihadist Islamic State group said in an online statement Friday that it carried… Read More
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Islamic State says it has full control of Syria’s Palmyra
BEIRUT: Islamic State fighters tightened their grip on the historic Syrian city of Palmyra on… Read More
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IS expands control to central Syria by capturing Palmyra
Islamic State militants further expanded their control across Syria when they took hold of the… Read More
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Islamic State tightens grip on captured Iraqi city
BAGHDAD: Islamic State fighters who overran Ramadi in a major defeat for the Iraqi government… Read More
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