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Obama urges Russia to join renewed effort to eliminate Islamic State
US will work with France to hunt down those responsible for the horrific attacks in Paris, Obama said
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Internet confuses Sikh man with Paris terrorist after photoshopped image goes viral
The image was also shared on one of the largest, though unofficial, pro-IS channels on Telegram
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Foreign secretary rules out presence of Islamic State in Pakistan
The country is fully capable of countering all terror threats including Islamic State, says Aizaz Chaudhry
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Four Islamic State fighters shot dead by Turkish soldiers: media
IS controls swathes of Syrian territory abutting Turkey's Syrian frontier and there are periodic clashes
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A timeline of the attacks that ravaged Paris
At least 128 people were killed and scores injured in attacks on Friday at six sites across the French capital
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US has 'contained' Islamic State group, Obama says
The remarks came hours after the start of a major operation backed by US-led strikes to drive IS out of Sinjar town
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Iraqi military says begins clearing Islamic State from Ramadi
Iraqi forces appear better positioned than ever this week to launch offensive on Ramadi
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Iraq Kurds enter Sinjar in major anti-Islamic State drive
The operation has already succeeded in cutting a key militant supply line running past the town to neighbouring Syria
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Islamic State in Libya fights to emulate Iraq, Syria success
Far from battlefields of Iraq and Syria, Islamic State has steadily grown in Libya's chaos
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US air strike targets 'Jihadi John' in Syria: Pentagon
It has not yet been confirmed if he was killed in the strike
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Islamic State committed genocide in Iraq against Yazidis: report
Around 5,000 Yazidi men and women were captured by the militants in the summer of 2014
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Iraq Kurds launch major offensive to retake Sinjar from Islamic State
Kurds are trying to retake Sinjar where IS carried out brutal campaign of killings, enslavement, rape against Yazidis
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Britain: 'High probability' IS bomb downed Russian jet
The British foreign minister claims to have received information that suggests a possibility of the plane being bombed
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UN prepares for refugee exodus when Iraqi forces attack Mosul
It is not clear when Iraqi forces will be ready to attack the northern city
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Egypt police kill leading Islamic State militant in Cairo
Hassanein was implicated in the bombing of the Italian consulate in Cairo last July
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Two Americans shot dead at Jordan security training facility: security source
The Jordanian went on a shooting spree at the King Abdullah Training Centre facility near Amman
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Burqa-clad Turkish 'suicide bomber' turns out to be lover in disguise
Locals alerted police after noticing that a burqa-clad 'woman' talking on the phone was wearing men's shoes
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IS frees 37 kidnapped Syrian Christians: NGO
Most of the released hostages were women who were abducted more than eight months ago
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Russian plane black boxes point to 'attack'
Mounting evidence that the Airbus A321 was attacked has prompted a growing list of governments to warn against travel
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Decorated Sikh soldier takes command of Canada's military
He will be responsible for winding down Canada's combat mission against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria
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Turkish police detain 20 Islamic State suspects in Antalya ahead of G20 summit
Turkey has been on the hunt for IS extremists since the twin bombings on a peace rally in Ankara on October 10
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Islamic State affiliate in Egypt insists it brought down Russian plane
Security experts and investigators have said the plane is unlikely to have been struck from the outside
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Egypt's president says Islamic State jet claim is 'propaganda'
Egyptian official says analysis of black boxes is expected to begin today
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Russian airline blames 'external' factors after IS releases 'video proof' they shot down aircraft in Egypt
IS releases footage showing an unidentified plane flying in the air before exploding and falling downwards
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Kuwait court jails five over IS fundraising
Three of those convicted are Kuwaiti citizens while two are foreigners
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Islamic State overruns town in central Syria: monitor
Source says clashes broke out between regime forces and extremists around Sadad and lasted two hours
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Four former prisoners describe life under the thumb of Islamic State
Prisoners were electrically shocked, beaten with hoses, smothered with plastic bags until they lost consciousness
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Turkish police detain 71 in raids against Islamic State
Sweep comes a day after police launched series of operations against Islamic State groups
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Two Turkish policemen, four Islamic State militants killed in southeast Turkey
Turkish authorities have extended operations into suspected IS cells after a double suicide bombing in Ankara
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Blair concedes link between Iraq invasion and rise of Islamic State
Former British PM insists he still does not regret removal of Saddam Hussein as Iraq's leader
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Israel says citizen, likely Arab, used paraglider to enter Syria
Investigators says he sought to join Islamic State or other insurgents trying to bring down Syrian president
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Operations with Russia achieving 'big results': Syria
Russia began an aerial campaign in Syria on September 30, in response to a request from Damascus
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Drone strike kills six Da’ish fighters
Names and identities of the dead or the injured militants have not been determined yet
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Three-foot-tall militant barely as tall as his Kalashnikov
The three-foot-tall dwarf is reportedly enlisted with the al Qaeda linked group Jabhat al-Nusra
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Iraq's ruling alliance, Shia militias urge PM to request Russian strikes on Islamic State
Growing pressure on Abadi to seek Russian support puts him in delicate position of trying to appease ruling coalition
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Spain arrests suspected extremist about to head to Syria
Police say suspect had planned to travel to Turkey and then go to Syria to join ranks of Islamic State
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Islamic State chief for Khorasan loses key support
Development is seen as a major blow to IS following a series of US drone strikes on its hideouts in Afghanistan
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Saudi Shias hang on to rituals after 5 killed in Islamic State claimed shooting
Mourners vowed to continue commemorations of Ashura even after a gunman killed five people at one of their gatherings
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Sindh Police denies issuing Islamic State militants' list
According to the report, Sindh police traced over 50 IS-inspired militants in Karachi
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IS vows to 'defeat' Russia in Syria
IS spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani says the United States was weak and unable to fight the militants group
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A state of denial
The Safoora bus attack that killed more than 40 Ismailis was probably the handiwork of IS proxies or affiliates
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IS confirms killing of number two in US air strike
The White House on Aug 22 said Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali was killed on August 18 in a US air strike
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Turkey probes Islamic State attack link as Erdogan to break silence
Turkish PM says that the IS group is the prime suspect for the attack, Turkey's deadliest ever
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Police chief says Islamic State active in Sindh
Safoora attackers wanted to set up ‘caliphate’ in Pakistan: IGP Jamali
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Turkey PM says Islamic State prime suspect over worst attack
Davutoglu tells local media Turkish authorities are probing twin blasts with Daesh as their first priority
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Iraq investigating reports Islamic State chief wounded in raid
Iraq's security forces say Iraqi warplanes had struck Baghdadi's convoy as it was heading to an IS leadership meeting
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Iraqis claim to have hit Islamic State chief Baghdadi's convoy in air raid
Security forces say Iraqi air force carried out heroic operation targeting convoy of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
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Toyota willing to help probe over Islamic State truck fleet
Toyota has a strict policy to not sell to potential purchasers who may use or modify them for terrorist activities
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US defence chief warns Russia has 'losing strategy' in Syria
Pentagon says Russian jets are targeting rebel groups in order to support the regime of President Bashar al-Assad
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Murders underline rise of Bangladesh militants
Experts believe hardliners who have been shut out of political mainstream are opting for desperate measures