Islamic State

2019-10-28 Islamic State Prepared for Life without Its Leader

The United States is promising there will be no easing of its offensive against the Islamic State after the death…

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2016-03-12 US Holds IS Fighter Who Was Key to Chemical Weapons

U.S. military officials say they captured a key person in the Islamic State's chemical weapons program in Iraq. The IS…

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2016-02-09 Islamic State Smuggling Timber in Afghanistan

Afghan tribal leaders said that the “government has done nothing” to stop the Islamic State terror group from smuggling timber to Pakistan. Residents…

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2016-02-07 Islamic State Widow Shames IS Leaders

The wife of a dead Islamic State fighter has voiced rare criticism of the terror group's leaders. The woman, who…

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2016-01-26 Documents Show Islamic State Seeks Power, Control

Papers collected from the Islamic State terror group show the militants' dark world. The documents show how IS militants act…

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2015-11-28 IS Terrorists Say They Attacked Bangladesh Shi’ite Mosque

The Islamic State terrorist group says it is responsible for an attack on a Shi'ite Muslim religious center in northern…

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2015-11-21 Who Is Islamic State and How Did They Get This Big?

Who and what is the terrorist group that carried out deadly attacks last week in Paris? They call themselves the…

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2015-11-14 French President Calls Terror in Paris an ‘Act of War’

French President Francois Hollande has called the deadly attacks on Paris "an act of war." The French leader spoke after…

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2015-11-13 Iraqi Kurd Chief Says Sinjar Taken from Islamic State

Kurdish fighters supported by American airstrikes have recaptured the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State militants. Iraqi Kurdish…

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2015-11-04 Islamic State Called More Brutal Than Taliban

Some Afghans say militants claiming to represent the Islamic State group are to blame for the worst incidents of brutality they have…

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2015-11-03 US ‘Advisors’ to Syria Frustrates Anti-Assad Rebels

Tensions and frustrations were high as the United States said it would send forces into Northern Syria to fight Islamic…

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2015-08-12 IS Linked Group Says It Killed Croatian Man

An Egyptian group linked to Islamic State said Wednesday it executed a Croatian citizen it kidnapped last month. It made…

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2015-08-03 Yazidis of Sinjar Observe Tragic Anniversary

One year ago, Islamic State militants raided the homelands of Iraq's Yazidi community. The attackers killed hundreds of men and…

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2015-08-03 Islamic State’s Media Violence May Hurt the Group

The group calling itself the Islamic State uses videos to publicize its activities. The terrorist group's media team has made…

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2015-07-25 UN: Victims of ISIS Abuse Need Support

A United Nations diplomat is warning girls against joining the self-declared Islamic State militant group. If the girls become members…

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