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South Africa detains girl trying to join Islamic State
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South Africa detains girl trying to join Islamic State

South African authorities detained a 15-year-old girl who was traveling to join Islamic State, the state security ministry said on…
SANA news agency: ISIS blows up Assyrian church on Easter Sunday
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SANA news agency: ISIS blows up Assyrian church on Easter Sunday

Islamic State extremists blew up an 80-year-old church in Syria's northeastern province of Hassaka on Easter Sunday, Syrian state news…
Philadelphia woman arrested for trying to support Islamic State
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Philadelphia woman arrested for trying to support Islamic State

US authorities arrested a Philadelphia woman on Friday and charged her with attempting to provide support to the Islamic State…
Monitor: Islamic State takes 90 percent of Damascus refugee camp
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Monitor: Islamic State takes 90 percent of Damascus refugee camp

Islamic State has taken control of 90 percent of a Palestinian refugee camp on the Damascus outskirts where 18,000 civilians…
Iraqi PM orders the arrest of any lawless gangs in Tikrit
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Iraqi PM orders the arrest of any lawless gangs in Tikrit

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi called on security forces on Friday to arrest anyone breaking the law in the city…
Islamic State fights rival rebels in Damascus refugee camp
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Islamic State fights rival rebels in Damascus refugee camp

Islamic State fighters battled rival insurgents for control of a Palestinian refugee camp on the Damascus outskirts on Friday, a…
Islamic State group seizes Palestinian refugee camp in Syria
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Islamic State group seizes Palestinian refugee camp in Syria

Militants from the Islamic State group seized most of a vast camp for Palestinian refugees on the outskirts of Damascus…
Iraq’s interior minister says most of Tikrit is liberated, fight goes on
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Iraq’s interior minister says most of Tikrit is liberated, fight goes on

Iraqi troops and Shi'ite paramilitary fighters were battling Islamic State militants in northern Tikrit Wednesday, as the government forces sought…
PM: Iraqi forces drive Islamic State out of central Tikrit
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PM: Iraqi forces drive Islamic State out of central Tikrit

Iraqi troops aided by Shi'ite paramilitaries have driven Islamic State out of central Tikrit, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said on…
IS-linked group promises ‘more Tunisia attacks’
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IS-linked group promises ‘more Tunisia attacks’

A Islamic State-affiliated militant group has vowed to carry out more attacks in Tunisia following a deadly assault on a…
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