All posts tagged "Islamic State"

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  Islamic State claims Las Vegas mass shooting

  The perpetrator was “a soldier” who had converted to Islam months ago.

  • Posted October 2, 2017
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  Islamic State calls for Ramadan attacks in US, Europe

  Praised last week's attack on Iran's capital

  • Posted June 12, 2017
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  IS claims Manchester concert bombing; children among 22 dead

  The youngest known victim was 8 years old

  • Posted May 23, 2017
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  US assumes responsibility for airstrike on Mosul

  Witnesses say more than 100 people were killed, but U.S. officials didn't confirm the reports of civilian casualties

  • Posted March 25, 2017
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  Pentagon chief presented counter-IS plan to White House

  WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Monday gave the White House a plan to “rapidly defeat” the Islamic State group, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday. The strategy includes significant elements of the approach President Donald Trump...

  • Posted February 27, 2017
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  New anti-IS strategy may mean deeper US involvement in Syria

  WASHINGTON — A new military strategy to meet President Donald Trump’s demand to “obliterate” the Islamic State group is likely to deepen U.S. military involvement in Syria, possibly with more ground troops, even as the current U.S....

  • Posted February 27, 2017
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  Dunford: Counter-IS plan will have global scope

  WASHINGTON — A Pentagon-led review of strategy to defeat the Islamic State group will present President Donald Trump with options not just to speed up action against IS but also to counter al-Qaida and other extremist groups...

  • Posted February 23, 2017
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  US-backed Iraqi forces enter Mosul airport, military base

  BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces backed by the U.S.-led international coalition fought their way Thursday into a sprawling military base outside of Mosul and onto the grounds of the city’s airport, taking control of the runway amid fierce...

  • Posted February 23, 2017
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  Report says Islamic State extremists using mainstream media

  The report by senior researcher Charlie Winter is based on "Media Operatives," a 55-page document published online by Islamic State last year

  • Posted February 14, 2017
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  Russian video raises alarm: New IS damage in Syria’s Palmyra

  IS militants have destroyed ancient sites across their self-styled Islamic caliphate in Syria and Iraq, perceiving them as monuments to idolatry

  • Posted February 13, 2017