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The rise and fall of the Islamic State group
Associated Press, Published on 17/10/2017
» BEIRUT: The Islamic State group, responsible for some of the worst atrocities perpetrated against civilians in recent history, appears on the verge of collapse.
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9,000-plus died in battle with Islamic State for Mosul
Associated Press, Published on 20/12/2017
» MOSUL, Iraq: The price Mosul's residents paid in blood to see their city freed was between 9,000 and 11,000 dead, a civilian casualty rate nearly 10 times higher than what has been previously reported. The number killed in the 9-month battle to liberate the city from the Islamic State marauders has not been acknowledged by the US-led coalition, the Iraqi government or the self-styled caliphate.
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Grenade-shaped belt buckle halts Spanish trains
Associated Press, Published on 07/11/2018
» MADRID: A hand grenade-shaped belt buckle in the suitcase of a train passenger triggered major disruptions Wednesday on rail services in Spain's two main cities, prompting station evacuations before police declared the incident a false alarm.
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China seizes Uighurs, abducts children as 'orphans'
Associated Press, Published on 24/09/2018
» ISTANBUL: Every morning, Meripet wakes up to her nightmare: The Chinese government has turned four of her children into orphans, even though she and their father are alive.
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Trump decision on Jerusalem could have deep repercussions
Associated Press, Published on 06/12/2017
» JERUSALEM: President Donald Trump’s move to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on Wednesday could have deep repercussions across the region.
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Qatar Airways removed from US laptop ban list
Associated Press, Published on 06/07/2017
» DUBAI -- Qatar Airways joined two other major long-haul Gulf carriers on Thursday in getting off a US ban on laptops and large electronics in airplane cabins, despite facing logistical challenges amid the country's diplomatic dispute with several Arab nations.
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IS 'global jihadis' here to stay
Associated Press, Published on 12/07/2017
» The Islamic State group's mix of a local insurgency and digitally connected global jihadis gives the group staying power and the means to relaunch its future, from small cells of extremists escaping the war zone in Iraq and Syria to those who never went there in the first place.
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IS dream turns to nightmare for Indonesian family
Associated Press, Published on 03/08/2017
» AIN ISSA, Syria -- The 17-year old Indonesian girl made a persuasive case to her family: lured by what she had read online, she told her parents, sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins they should all move to Syria to join the Islamic State group.
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30 killed, 94 hurt in wedding attack in Turkey
Associated Press, Published on 21/08/2016
» ANKARA - A bomb attack targeting an outdoor wedding party in southeastern Turkey killed at least 30 people and wounded 94 others, authorities said on Sunday.
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Suicide attacks in Iraq kill at least 14 people
Associated Press, Published on 24/04/2016
» BAGHDAD - Suicide attacks targeting security forces in two Baghdad suburbs have killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens, officials said Sunday.
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