Canada raises terrorism threat level, cites Islamist chatter
OTTAWA: Canada has raised its terrorism threat level to medium from low because of a… Read More
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India says Islamic State not yet a threat
NEW DELHI: The Islamic State and al Qaeda do not yet pose a threat to… Read More
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US drops arms, ammunition to Kurds battling IS in Kobane
WASHINGTON: The American military airdropped weapons, ammunition and medical supplies Sunday to Kurds fighting the… Read More
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Kurds thwart new jihadist bid to cut off Syria town
MURSITPINAR : Kurdish forces in the Syrian town of Kobane repulsed a new attempt by… Read More
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Al-Qaeda urges worldwide Muslim support of IS
DUBAI: Al-Qaeda's deadly Yemen-based franchise on Friday urged Muslims worldwide to support Islamic State jihadists… Read More
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Ramped up air strikes stall Islamic State advance on Syrian town
The advance of Islamic State fighters on Kobani stalled on Thursday according to a monitoring… Read More
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Six TTP commanders announce allegiance to IS
PESHAWAR: Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid and five other key commanders of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have… Read More
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US, Saudi warplanes strike around Syria border town: US
WASHINGTON: US and Saudi warplanes carried out eight air strikes in Syria on Sunday and… Read More
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British soldiers training peshmerga in Iraq
LONDON: British soldiers are in Iraq training the Kurdish peshmerga forces battling Islamic State jihadists,… Read More
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Islamic State seizes large areas of Syrian town despite air strikes
MURSITPINAR: Islamic State fighters seized more than a third of the Syrian border town of… Read More
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Riots in Turkey kill 19 over failure to aid besieged Syrian Kurds
MURSITPINAR: At least 19 people were reported killed in riots across Turkey, the deadliest street… Read More
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Canada to carry out airstrikes against Islamic State
OTTAWA: Canadian Parliament has accepted a resolution to carry out airstrikes against the Islamic State… Read More
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Syrian border town still under siege as air strikes fail to deter Islamic State
MURSITPINAR/BEIRUT: Islamic State forces shelled the Syrian border town of Kobani on Saturday and its… Read More
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Marine is first U.S. death in operations against ISIL
WASHINGTON: A U.S. Marine who went into the sea from a V-22 Osprey during a… Read More
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Australian aircraft to join coalition air strikes in Iraq
SYDNEY: Australian fighter jets have been authorized to begin striking Islamic State insurgents in Iraq,… Read More
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U.S., Kurds strike at Islamic State in Syria
BEIRUT/MURSITPINAR, TURKEY: U.S. warplanes attacked Islamic State targets in Syria overnight, in raids that a… Read More
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Iran poses greater threat than Islamic State: Israel’s Netanyahu
UNITED NATIONS: A nuclear-armed Iran would pose a far greater threat to the world than… Read More
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Obama says misread Islamic State; Qaeda warns of attacks on West
BEIRUT/MURSITPINAR: President Barack Obama has acknowledged that U.S. intelligence underestimated the rise of Islamic State… Read More
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Islamic State defies air strikes by shelling Syrian Kurdish town
BEIRUT/MURSITPINAR Turkey: New U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State fighters failed to stop them from… Read More
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ISIL bombs Syrian Kurdish town despite U.S. air strikes
BEIRUT: New U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State fighters failed to stop them from pressing… Read More
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