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Suicide attack kills six Sunni fighters in northern Iraq: police
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Suicide attack kills six Sunni fighters in northern Iraq: police

TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – A suicide attack on a former Iraqi lawmaker’s house killed at least six tribal militiamen and…
US forces to stay in Iraq as long as needed: spokesman
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US forces to stay in Iraq as long as needed: spokesman

  US forces will stay in Iraq “as long as needed” to help stabilize regions previously controlled by Islamic State,…
US raises $300 million from allies for Syria stabilization
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US raises $300 million from allies for Syria stabilization

  The United States said on Friday it had secured $300 million from coalition partners to help stabilize parts of…
Saudi Arabia says it’s given $100 million to northeast Syria
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Saudi Arabia says it’s given $100 million to northeast Syria

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said early on Friday that it has contributed $100 million to northeast…
UN report: Up to 30,000 Islamic State members in Iraq, Syria
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UN report: Up to 30,000 Islamic State members in Iraq, Syria

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Islamic State extremist group has up to 30,000 members roughly equally distributed between Syria and…
Four security force members, 3 ‘terrorists’ killed in Jordan raid
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Four security force members, 3 ‘terrorists’ killed in Jordan raid

  Four members of the Jordanian security forces and three “terrorists” have been killed during a raid on a militant…
US-led coalition admits airstrikes killed 77 civilians in Raqqa, Syria
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US-led coalition admits airstrikes killed 77 civilians in Raqqa, Syria

Washington (CNN) – After previously slamming a June report by Amnesty International, the US-led military coalition fighting ISIS is now…
Iraq jails French and German citizens for life for joining Islamic State
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Iraq jails French and German citizens for life for joining Islamic State

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iraqi court sentenced a French man and a German woman to life in prison on Monday…
Islamic State in Syria executes hostage from Sweida attack: media, monitor
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Islamic State in Syria executes hostage from Sweida attack: media, monitor

  Islamic State in Syria has executed one of a number of hostages taken from Syria’s government-held city of Sweida…
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on tourists in Tajikistan: AMAQ
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Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on tourists in Tajikistan: AMAQ

CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed four Western cyclists when a car plowed…
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