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Iraqi government says it fully recaptured Ramadi from IS
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Iraqi government says it fully recaptured Ramadi from IS

Iraqi security forces and the US-led coalition say the government has regained full control of Ramadi after pushing Islamic State…
US Air Force veteran accused of Islamic State support faces trial
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US Air Force veteran accused of Islamic State support faces trial

A US Air Force veteran accused of trying to travel to Syria to join Islamic State is set to become…
Iraqi military advance reconnects Ramadi to key army base
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Iraqi military advance reconnects Ramadi to key army base

Iraqi forces recaptured territory from Islamic State militants on Tuesday which links the recently recaptured city of Ramadi to a…
US defense intelligence chief predicts increased ISIS attacks
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US defense intelligence chief predicts increased ISIS attacks

Islamic State is likely to step up "the pace and lethality" of its attacks in the months ahead as it…
Islamic State claims car bomb blast in Saudi capital
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Islamic State claims car bomb blast in Saudi capital

An explosion damaged a car in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Monday, the Saudi Press Agency reported, an incident the…
34 groups now allied to Islamic State extremists: UN chief
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34 groups now allied to Islamic State extremists: UN chief

Thirty-four militant groups from around the world had reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State extremist group as of mid-December…
Second member of ISIS execution cell identified as Briton: report
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Second member of ISIS execution cell identified as Briton: report

A second member of a British group of Islamic State militants dubbed "the Beatles" has been identified as 32-year-old Londoner…
Twitter suspends 125,000 accounts for ‘promoting terrorist acts’
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Twitter suspends 125,000 accounts for ‘promoting terrorist acts’

Twitter Inc has shut down more than 125,000 terrorism-related accounts since the middle of 2015, most of them linked to…
Saudi ready to join anti-IS ground op in Syria
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Saudi ready to join anti-IS ground op in Syria

Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia is ready to join any ground operation the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group…
Anti-IS coalition vows to step up military campaign in Iraq, Syria
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Anti-IS coalition vows to step up military campaign in Iraq, Syria

The US-led coalition of countries combating Islamic State in Iraq and Syria vowed Tuesday to "accelerate and intensify" their fight…
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