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US, Russia announce Syria ceasefire set for Saturday
The announcement comes just one day after the deadliest extremist attack in the nearly five-year war
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Islamic State blasts kill more than 150 as US, Russia press Syria truce
Blasts struck about 400 m from revered Shia shrine containing grave of a granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
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Jihadi brides are suckers for bad boy sex appeal, says Muslim comic
The writer and comedian is touching a still rawer nerve in her new show "The Kardashians Made Me Do It"
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Two abducted Serbs killed in US Libya raids on Islamic State
Nearly 50 people killed in US air strikes on a suspected Islamic State training camp, Serbia's prime minister says
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IS claims responsibility for killing three cops
Police say they had seized many pamphlets of Da'ish from the crime site which claimed responsibility for the attack
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US air raid 'likely' kills IS operative in Libya: US official
Noureddine Chouchane was suspected of leading attacks on National Bardo Museum in Tunis and a beach resort near Sousse
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Switzerland charges man suspected of supporting Islamic State
It is for the first time in Switzerland a suspected militant traveler was arrested before a trip to a conflict zone
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Nearly all influential British Muslims say Islamic State is ‘illegitimate’: report
Report also finds high levels of agreement that Islam rejects forced marriage, forced conversion and racism
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13 handed long jail terms in Tajikistan for raising 'IS flag'
According to the interior ministry, at least 1,000 Tajik nationals are fighting with Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
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Hundreds of millions of Islamic State funds destroyed in air strikes: US
Officials believe terror group is more dependent on cash as it has seen its access to formal banking system
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Would eliminating $100, 500 euro banknotes beat crime?
World's bad guys are often depicted toting briefcases jammed with bundles of $100 or 500 euro banknotes
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Canada's fighter jets fly final anti-Islamic State raids
The final air strikes were against an IS fighting position in the vicinity of Fallujah, Iraq
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A different type of animal
Denying the presence of IS in Pakistan is as futile as denying that , the determination of the area of a circle
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Is culture the antidote?
Do authorities actually think relying on literary festivals will deter people from blowing themselves and others up?
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Times of ideological chaos
The people of Pakistan have been burning in the flames of hatred for decades
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Belgium detains 10 in Islamic State recruitment investigation
Belgium has one of the highest per capita rates of participation in militant groups such as Islamic State
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A parallel universe
For over a year, there has been mounting evidence of the presence of the Islamic State (IS) in Pakistan
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Islamic State claims killing of retired Saudi officer
Police did not identify the victim or give further details of his former security duties
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Riyadh sends jets to Turkey for anti-IS fight
Saudi FM says that his country was ready to send special forces to Syria to take part in ground operations against IS
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Saudi deploys jets in Turkey for anti-Islamic State fight
Syrian foreign minister warned that ground intervention would amount to aggression that must be resisted
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Saudi Arabia confirms will send deployment to Turkey base
Saudi Arabia has resumed its participation in air strikes against Islamic State in recent weeks
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Saudi Arabia to send planes to Turkey for Islamic State fight: media
Saudi Arabia has resumed its participation in air strikes against Islamic State in recent weeks
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Pakistan-based terror outfits using Islamic State's name to gain momentum: Nisar
Interior minister says country has to remain upbeat about its pledge to defeat terrorism
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Diplomat slams NYT article blaming Pakistan for Islamic State
Press Attaché in Washington says Pakistan should not be blamed for the deteriorating security situation in...
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CIA director says IS group has used, can make chem weapons
CIA believes that the IS group has the ability to make small amounts of mustard or chlorine gas for weapons
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Plain words at last
It has taken DG IB to finally give the politicians a salutary reality check regarding the presence of IS in Pakistan
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In rare admission, Pakistan recognises growing presence of Islamic State
Director General Intelligence Bureau Aftab Sultan says local militant groups have a 'soft corner' for Islamic State
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Islamic State smuggling timber into Pakistan, say Afghan officials
According to an Afghan resident, timber is smuggled to Peshawar and through Kandahar to Quetta, Karachi and Lahore
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US Air Force veteran accused of Islamic State support faces trial
A co-worker told FBI that Pugh "sympathized with Osama bin Laden, felt 1998 bombings of US embassies were justified
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Homegrown extremists biggest extremist threat to US: spy chief
Director National Intelligence James Clapper says US-based extremists pose "most significant Sunni terrorist threat"
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UK school called 'Isis Academy' forced to change name
The academy in Oxford has rebranded itself to avoid confusion with terrorist organisation Islamic State
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Libyan warplane crashes after attacking Islamic State militants
Before crashing, the aircraft conducted raids on Islamic State militants positions some nine miles from Derna
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Widow of Islamic State leader charged in death of American: US Justice Dept
Sayyaf was charged with providing material support to a terrorist organisation that resulted in a person's death
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Iraq deploying thousands of troops to retake Mosul
Units from Iraqi army have begun arriving to military base near Makhmur district to launch military operation
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Russia nabs 'Islamic State group' in the Urals
The suspects had planned to stage attacks in the Russian capital, Saint Petersburg and the Sverdlovsk region
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Overcoming cultural divides
When we understand, we can better comprehend. And that enables informed choices
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Seven arrested in Spain over suspected extremist links
Arrests were carried out in eastern cities of Valencia and Alicante and in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta
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IS — a surfeit of evidence
It is small wonder that young radicalised Lahori girls are ending up in Syria, fighting for the IS
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Twitter blocks 125,000 accounts in 'terrorist content' crackdown
For years, Twitter has been the social media weapon of choice for terrorists, IS alone sent out 200,000 tweets a day
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How a teenage girl from Lahore ended up in Syria
Despite repeated denials by authorities, Daesh continues to recruit and propagate in Punjab
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German spy agency says Islamic State sending fighters disguised as refugees
Hans-Georg Maassen says terrorist attacks in Paris show that IS was deliberately planting terrorists among refugees
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US defense chief welcomes Saudi offer on troops in Syria
He said the Saudi government had indicated a willingness to do more in the fight against Islamic State
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France claims destruction of Islamic State training camp in Syria
Around 20 planes took part in the raid, including French Rafale fighters
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German police arrest two Algerians 'linked to Islamic State'
Police says it suspects four people of having planned a serious act threatening security of state
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Leader of Islamic State in Yemen killed in drone strike: residents, officials
Officials say strike targeted a car in which Jalal Baleedi and two of his aides were travelling
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US accuses Damascus, Moscow of seeking military solution in Syria
US Secretary of State John Kerry's strongly worded remarks come hours after peace talks were suspended
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Air strikes destroy Islamic State radio station in Afghanistan
Afghan defence ministry says Monday's strikes were carried out by the Afghan air force with the support of NATO troops
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Canadian who says he fought Islamic State detained in Australia
It is illegal for Australian citizens to support any armed group in Syria and fighters face life in prison upon return
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The Syrian talks
Syria is home to the defining conflict of our age and for that reason, the talks are vital to all
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Pentagon chief unveils extra funds to counter Russia, fight IS
Additionally, the US will spend $7.5 billion - a 50 per cent increase from last year - to fund the fight against IS