IS claims responsibility for attack that kills 33 Syrian soldiers
An attack on a military bus in Syria‘s east killed 23 government troops and wounded more than 10, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) war monitor said on Friday.…
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17 Australians return from Syrian ISIS Camp
17 Australians return from Syrian ISIS Camp Newslooks- CANBERRA, Australia (AP) Four women and their 13 children who were held in a Syrian camp since the Islamic State group fell…
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US: French Firm admits Islamic State payments
US: French Firm admits Islamic State payments Newslooks- NEW YORK (AP) French cement company Lafarge pleaded guilty Tuesday to paying millions of dollars to the Islamic State group to keep…
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Hollande: Bastille Day attack was “Terror Act”
Hollande: Bastille Day attack was “Terror Act” Newslooks- PARIS (AP) Former French President François Hollande told a special terrorism court on Monday that the man who drove a truck into…
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Verdict looms in trial over 2015 Paris extremist attacks
For victims’ families and survivors of the attacks, the trial for Salah Abdeslam and suspected accomplices has been excruciating yet crucial in their quest for justice and closure. For survivors…
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Eagles of Death Metal members testify about Bataclan attack
Californian rock band Eagles of Death Metal provided emotional testimony Tuesday about the night Islamic State group extremists shot up the Bataclan theater concert killing many attendees. Singer Jesse Hughes…
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Taliban says 33 killed at mosque in Afghanistan
The Islamic State may behind a bomb launched on a mosque and religious school in northern Afghanistan which killed at least 33 people. A day earlier, Afghanistan’s Islamic State affiliate…
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The background: How the assassination of al-Qurayshi went down
More details are emerging of how the U.S. took out the top IS leader in Syria this past week, including how the U.S. military had to make some fast decisions…
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Syria raid launched by US forces, civilians reported killed
A large-scale counterterrorism raid in northwestern Syria, was carried out by U.S. special forces early Thursday according to the Pentagon, as U.S. forces clashed with gunmen for more than two…
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Details about the hundreds of teenage boys in Syrian prisons
There is a complicated story behind the hundreds of teenage boys in prisons in Syria and Iraq. Many of them were recruited by IS, but when Kurdish-led forces took over…
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More attacks feared in Congo after suicide bombing
The Congo was rocked by the first ever suicide bomber, and authorities fear there may be more on the way. Five people were killed plus the bomber. The Associated Press…
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