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Al Nusrah Front
Al Nusrah may resort to force to free Roumieh inmates
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Islamic State
Mayor of London: Do nothing, and we invite the tide of terror to our front door
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Islamic State goes from ‘junior varsity’ to all pro in 8 months, Admiral Kirby says
Administration and military officials shouldn’t bristle when asked why they failed to properly assess the danger of the Islamic State.
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Al Nusrah Front video features captured members of Lebanese security forces
The Al Nusrah Front is using hostages from Lebanon’s security forces in its anti-Hezbollah propaganda. Al Nusrah, an official branch of al Qaeda, is attempting to pressure Hezbollah into withdrawing its forces from Syria.
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Al Nusrah Front
Peter Theo Curtis, Abducted in 2012, Is Released by Nusra Front
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Afghanistan
US strikes in Syria against Islamic State would be hindered by intelligence gaps
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Egypt
When will the US, Europe wake up to the threat of radical Islam?
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Syria
The Islamic State took over the military airport in Al Tabaqa, the last regime stronghold in the province, after battles in which 346 IS fighters and 170 regime soldiers have been killed and another 150 regime troops likely taken captive. Warplanes were towed from the base to the Syrian Badeya and to the Deir Ezzor military airport. The IS also clashed with regime forces in Deir Izzour, where it blew up the houses of Shaitaat tribesmen; and in Homs, where the IS handed over a headquarters in the northern countryside to the Al Nusrah Front. The IS also battled the…
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Egypt
Egyptian Islamic authority: Extremists no ‘Islamic State’
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Islamic State fighters assault last Syrian stronghold in Raqqah
Islamic State fighters are reported to be in control of large areas of the Tabqa military airport, the last major stronghold for the Syrian military in Raqqah province.
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Islamic State
Britain plans tougher laws to tackle UK jihadists
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Iraq
Pro-ISIS leaflets target London shoppers
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Syria
The Islamic State clashed with regime forces in Deir Izzour; Homs; and in Raqqah, where the IS executed a man and regime forces have killed some 70 IS fighters near Al Tabaqa. The IS also battled Kurdish YPG forces in Hasakah, and sought to repel an Islamic Front advance in Aleppo. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front clashed with regime forces in Damascus; Hama; and Aleppo; where two Lebanese fighters carried out an Al Nusrah suicide bombing. The Islamic Front also battled regime forces in Reef Dimashq, Deraa, Hama, Idlib, Latakia, and Quneitra.
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Islamic State
US hostage rescuers dropped from night sky, Syria activist says
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Al Qaeda in Iraq
Islamic State seeks women
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Al Nusrah Front
Idlib prepares for war between factions and Al Nusrah Front
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Al Nusrah Front
Hostage-Taking Central to Islamic State Strategy in Syria
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Treasury designates 2 ‘key’ al Qaeda financiers
The Long War Journal first exposed one of the two, a jihadist known as Sanafi al Nasr, as a senior al Qaeda operative in March. Al Nasr is a senior al Qaeda leader who relocated from Pakistan to Syria last year. Treasury reveals that he previously served as the head of al Qaeda’s Iran-based network.
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Islamic State
Net closes on ‘Jihadi John’ as London pair probed
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Iraq
Foley’s Parents Release Email From Captors
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General Dempsey: ‘It is possible to contain’ the Islamic State
While top US officials have described the Islamic State as “a cancer,” “evil,” and an “imminent threat” that must be “defeated,” the nation’s top military leader floats the idea of containment.
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Al Nusrah Front attempts to thwart Islamic State’s advances north of Aleppo
A video released by the Al Nusrah Front features three fighters shortly before they head off to fight the Islamic State’s jihadists, who have advanced on rebel positions north of Aleppo.
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Iraq
Fighters listed as ‘terrorists’ help US in battle against ISIS in Iraq
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Hamas
Slain Hamas commanders among Israel’s most wanted
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Iraq
Ex-General Says US Must ‘Destroy’ Jihadists in Iraq, Syria
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Iraq
No end in sight for Islamic State’s attack on Iraq
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Iraq
Pentagon leaves door open to strikes in Syria to curb Islamic State
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Iraq
Foley Abduction Linked to British Jihadi Kidnapping Ring
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Syria
The Islamic State battled regime forces for control of Al Tabaqa, the last regime stronghold in Raqqah; regime forces carried out at least 11 airstrikes, and dozens of IS fighters are said to have been killed. The IS was also targeted by regime airstrikes in Aleppo, Deir Izzour, and Hama. The IS battled Kurdish YPG forces in Aleppo, and arrested relatives of Al Nusrah Front and Islamic Front commanders in the former Al Nusrah stronghold of Al Shhil in Deir Izzour. The Al Nusrah Front and the Islamic Front clashed with regime forces in Hama, where they were joined by…
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US launches 6 more airstrikes against Islamic State
Despite claims to the contrary, the US military is now acting as Iraq’s air force.
