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US ready to support Iraq in 'difficult fight ahead' for Mosul
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced its offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State
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Iraq announces start of offensive to retake Mosul
"The hour has come and the moment of great victory is near," says Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi
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Suicide bomber kills three police in southern Turkey
Six of the wounded were also police while three other people wounded were Syrian nationals
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Suicide bombing, shootouts kill around 55 in Iraq
About 30 people were also injured in the terrorist attack claimed by Islamic State in an online statement
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14 dead as pro-govt fighters squeeze IS in Libya's Sirte
At least three US air strikes hit the extremsit group positions on Friday
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IS drone kills Kurdish fighters, hurts French troops
Two local Kurdish peshmerga fighters grabbed it and took it back to their camp to inspect it where it blew up
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Blast kills 14 Shias in northern Afghanistan
The blast came as the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for twin attacks in Kabul on Tuesday
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Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly mosque attack in Afghan capital
IS says attacker detonated a suicide vest after firing all his ammunition, but security forces said they shot the man
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Two French soldiers badly wounded by drone in Iraq
It was not clear whether the device was remotely detonated or if it carried a timed bomb
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Myanmar says four soldiers killed by insurgents in Muslim-majority region
In at least one instance, the hunt for suspects has led to soldiers killing residents
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Suicide bomber kills at least 10 in town north of Baghdad
Attack happen in Sunni town US backed Iraqi security forces and Iran-backed Shi'ite militia took back from IS last yr
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Car bomb attack kills 18 at Turkish military checkpoint
The bombing was one of the deadliest attacks on Turkish security forces since the attempted coup of July 15
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Kuwait arrests 'IS member' over US truck-ramming attack
Kuwaiti authorities announced in July they had dismantled three IS cells plotting attacks
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German manhunt after explosives found in flat
Germany has been on edge after suffering two attacks claimed by IS in July
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Egypt admonishes US embassy over Cairo security warning
Unaware of any specific threat, says Egyptian interior ministry official
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Bangladesh kills 11 members of militant group blamed for cafe attack
The 11 militants, believed to be members of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen, were killed in three raids
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Minnesota mall attacker was 'radicalised': FBI
oon after the rampage, the Islamic State group said it was carried out by an IS "soldier," appearing to claim credit
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Islamic State recruits more educated than average: World Bank study
Out of 331 recruits described in a leaked Islamic State database, only 17 percent did not finish high school
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Russia sent S-300 air defence system to Syria: ministry
Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said the Russian missile system would not affect operations in the US-led air campaign
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Turkey suspends 13,000 police officers, shuts down TV station
Suspensions ordered hours after Deputy PM Kurtulmus announced approval of a 90-day extension to a state of emergency
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Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi poisoned at feast
He was allegedly poisoned in Iraq's Be’aaj district
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India arrests six suspected of plotting Islamic State attacks
Islamic State has struggled to win over many recruits in India
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French church hit by jihadist murder reopens
In six weeks, France will mark a year since the November 13, 2015, gun and bombing attacks on Paris
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Threat from extremist groups to southeast Asia growing: Singapore defense chief
Over 1,000 Southeast Asians have flocked to join Islamic State's self-declared "caliphate" in Iraq and Syria
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French attack threat:15-year-old student charged
The teenager was charged over criminal associations with a terrorist group
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This Iraqi woman 'decapitated IS soldiers and cooked their heads'
'I have shrapnel in my head and legs, my ribs were broken, but all that didn't stop me from fighting'
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Five arrested in Europe on suspicion of forming Islamic State cell
The suspects included one Moroccan national and four Spaniards
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Daesh, Haqqanis and Sanctuaries
Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Syria are screaming examples of unintended consequences of a military onslaught
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California man convicted as would-be Islamic State recruit gets 30 years
He became the first person tried, convicted and sentenced for such charges in federal court
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Eighteen killed in Islamic State attack north of Iraq's Tikrit
It was the first such assault since Tikrit was retaken from the ultra-hardline extremist group in April 2015
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91 feared dead in fierce Aleppo air strikes
Ammar al Selmo, the head of the Civil Defence, said the rescuers themselves were targeted
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Pentagon helping Southeast Asian allies tackle IS
The IS has already established a presence in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines
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US warns of 'Starbucks attack risk' in south Turkey
The Turkish authorities have acknowledged that Islamic State extremists had built up a presence in the city
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Chemical agent possibly found on rocket fired at US troops in Iraq
No one was injured in Tuesday's blast, no one showed any immediate signs of exposure to the suspected mustard agent
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Confessional Statement: IS-affiliated target killer held
The official added that Farid had previously worked for several banned outfits including the TTP
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US man to plead guilty to conspiring to help Islamic State
Nicholas Rovinski, 25, was arrested last year along with his friend David Wright, 26, of Massachusetts
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Islamic State target killer detained in Peshawar
The arrested militant confesses to involvement in killing 15 policemen, says official
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US cousins draw long prison terms over conspiring to help Islamic State
The men pleaded guilty in December 2015 to conspiring to provide material support to the group
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Saudis say 17 held after 'IS plot' foiled
The interior ministry says 16 men and one woman were arrested
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Military cannot overcome all challenges alone: Ali Haider Gilani
All national institutions and the people have to work together to eradicate terrorism, Gilani scion says
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Minnesota mall attack
The man, who was wearing a private security uniform, made references to Allah
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'Coalition raid' hits Syria army as truce wavers
Implementing the truce has been complicated by the presence of militants not covered by the ceasefire
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Dozens dead in US-led coalition strike on Syrian army position
Regime ally Russia said 62 Syrian soldiers were killed and at least 100 more wounded in strikes
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Islamic State-inspired Briton guilty of murdering imam
The culprits followed their victim Jalal Uddin as he walked home from evening prayers
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US military says air strike killed Islamic State propaganda chief
Wa'il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad was minister of information and prominent member of Islamic State, says Pentagon
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Lahore police apprehend four Islamic State plotters
The terrorists planned to kill officials on a large scale when they were held along with explosives, says CTD
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Air raids kill 23 civilians in extremist-held Syria town
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it did not know whether it was Syrian regime or Russian warplanes
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France arrests 15-year old boy for planning 'imminent' Paris attack
Second alleged plot with links to IS discovered this week after a car loaded with gas cylinders was found last Sunday
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It is more than a clash of civilisations
The geographic state from which the Islamic State would spread out to the rest of the world is in Iraq and Syria
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IS-inspired' Australian charged with terrorism after stabbing
The 22-year-old stabbed the 59-year-old man who was walking through a park, later attacked the police