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Senior Islamic State military commander, ’emir of suicide bombers’ among Treasury’s terrorism designations
Islamic State military leader Omar al Shishani and ’emir of suicide bombers’ Tariq Bin Al Tahar Bin Al Falih Al ‘Awni Al Harzi were among five members of the group added to the terrorism list today.
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Islamic State, Shabaab leaders added to US terrorism list
State added three Islamic State commanders and a Shabaab leader to its terrorism list.
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State Department adds Chechen, Moroccan-led jihadist groups to terrorist list
The US added the Chechen-led Jaish al Muhajireen wal Ansar and the Moroccan-led Harakat Sham al Islam, as well as Murad Margoshvilli, the leader of the Junud al Sham, to the list of Specially Designated Global terrorists. The Margoshvilli and the two terror groups are closely tied to al Qaeda in Syria.
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Al Qaeda
Obama asks UN to help ‘dismantle this network of death’ in Iraq and Syria
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Abu Sayyaf
Islamists in Philippines threaten to kill German hostages
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Al Qaeda
France blames Turkey for ‘jihadi’ arrest fiasco
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US targets Islamic State in 21 strikes in Syria, Iraq
The most recent attacks did not hit the Khorasan group, al Qaeda’s leadership cadre inside Syria that is plotting to attack the West.
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Islamic State
Philippines military investigates Islamic State oath-taking in Marawi City
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Europe
‘3,000 European jihadis’ now in Syria, Iraq
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Bahrain
Obama, After Airstrikes in Syria, Says US Will ‘Take the Fight’ to ISIS
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Iran
US told Iran of intent to strike Islamic State in Syria
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CENTCOM videos show airstrikes on Islamic State facilities in Syria
The strikes against the Islamic State and al Qaeda in Syria were “organized in three waves.”
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US airstrikes target Al Nusrah Front, Islamic State in Syria
Jihadists on Twitter have posted pictures of Al Nusrah Front locations struck in the US bombing campaign in Syria. The strikes are aimed at the so-called Khorasan group, which has been planning attacks against the US and its interests, as well as a number of other targets. Jihadists claim that al Qaeda veterans have been killed in the bombings.
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Islamic State
US airstrikes begin in Syria, Pentagon says
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Iraq
Fears in Lebanon rise over Western plans to defeat IS
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Egypt
Egypt’s border with Libya and Sudan ripe for Islamic State expansion
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US air war against jihadists in Syria begins
Airstrikes targeted Islamic State command and control centers in Raqqah, the jihadist group’s de facto capital in eastern Syria, as well as arms caches, supply depots, and ground units near the Iraqi border. Also, the US hit al Qaeda’s Khorasan Group near Aleppo.
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US airstrikes in Iraq expand to Kirkuk area
US warplanes are now operating over Irbil, Sinjar, the Mosul and Haditha dams, southwest of Baghdad, and somewhere on the Euphrates River.
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France
US, France propose UN sanctions on 15 foreign Islamist fighters
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Belgium
5 with suspected terror ties arrested in Europe
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Islamic State
Turkey clamps down on Syria border after Kurdish unrest
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France
Islamic State urges attacks on US, French citizens, taunts Obama
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Islamic State
Erdogan: Turkey Won’t Give Hostage Release Details
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Iran
Iran seeks give and take on Islamic State militants, nuclear program
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Islamic State spokesman again threatens West in new speech
The terrorist organization continues to threaten the West in propaganda videos and audio recordings.
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Iraq
US military struggles to preserve options in Islamic State fight
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Islamic State
Islamic State closes in on Syrian town, refugees flood into Turkey
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Egypt
Arab States Lag in Media War Against Extremists
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Islamic State
Tony Blair: fight against ISIS could evolve to use ‘combat force’
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Islamic State
Venturing Into ISIS Recruiting Territory: A Reporter’s Chronicle
