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Indonesia says 32 held or missing in Turkey, suspected trying to join IS
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Indonesia says 32 held or missing in Turkey, suspected trying to join IS

Indonesian officials confirmed on Friday that up to 32 Indonesians had been detained in Turkey or gone missing after being…
Iraqi forces slowed by snipers and bombs in Tikrit
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Iraqi forces slowed by snipers and bombs in Tikrit

Iraqi security forces and mainly Shia militia exchanged fire sporadically with Islamic State fighters in Tikrit on Thursday, a day…
Islamic State militants claim bomb attack in Libyan capital
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Islamic State militants claim bomb attack in Libyan capital

Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a police station in the Libyan capital on Thursday in…
American museum may help guard Iraq relics imperilled by IS
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American museum may help guard Iraq relics imperilled by IS

Colonial Williamsburg, the living museum devoted to preserving early American history, has offered to help Iraqi cultural experts safely store…
interior minister: “Islamic State” dangers multiplied after Ansar’s pledge to group
Egypt

interior minister: “Islamic State” dangers multiplied after Ansar’s pledge to group

 Egypt's Interior Minister Magdi Abdel Ghaffar said confronting "terrorist groups" has shifted from being a security confrontation to an "existential…
Coalition: IS Syria-Iraq communication lines smashed
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Coalition: IS Syria-Iraq communication lines smashed

Forces fighting the Islamic State group have cut critical communication and supply lines used by the extremists between Syria and…
Islamic State video shows killing of teen accused as Israeli spy
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Islamic State video shows killing of teen accused as Israeli spy

A video posted online by Islamic State militants on Tuesday showed a boy fatally shooting Muhammad Musallam, an Israeli Arab…
Iraqi troops, militia retake strategic town north of Tikrit from Islamic State
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Iraqi troops, militia retake strategic town north of Tikrit from Islamic State

Iraqi troops and militias drove Islamic State insurgents out of the town of al-Alam on Tuesday, clearing a final hurdle…
Blocked online, Islamic State launches ‘CaliphateBook’
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Blocked online, Islamic State launches ‘CaliphateBook’

Islamic State supporters, facing regular bans and blockages on Facebook and other social networks, have launched their own CaliphateBook to…
Monitor: Dozens escape Islamic State-run jail in Syria
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Monitor: Dozens escape Islamic State-run jail in Syria

About 95 captives, including Kurdish fighters, escaped from an Islamic State-run prison in northern Syria but most have been recaptured,…
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