Terrorism deaths fall in 2015: annual global index
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Terrorism deaths fell last year thanks to a weakening of the Islamic State group…
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IS tightens grip in Syria bastion Raqa as assault nears
by Rouba El Husseini BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Internet cafes closed down, travel bans and new checkpoints: residents say jihadists…
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Iraqi Kurds seize IS-held town near Mosul
BASHIQA, Iraq (AFP) - by Maya Gebeily with Delil Souleiman in Ain Issa, Syria Iraqi Kurdish forces have seized the town…
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Offensive on IS ‘capital’ Raqa more complex than Mosul
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) - by Laurent Barthelemy with Cecile Feuillatre in Paris As Iraqi forces backed by a US-led coalition…
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Iraq forces make gains against IS near Mosul
NAWARAN, Iraq (AFP) - by Wilson Fache with W.G. Dunlop in Qayyarah Elite Iraqi forces Thursday retook a town on…
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Syria rebels capture emblematic IS stronghold Dabiq
DABIQ, Syria (AFP) -- Turkish-backed rebels capture the emblematic northern Syrian town of Dabiq from the Islamic State group, dealing…
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Operation to retake Mosul from IS has begun: Iraq PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Operations to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State group have begun, Prime…
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US to send about 600 more troops to Iraq for Mosul offensive
ALBUQUERQUE, United States (AFP) - by Thomas WATKINS The United States is sending about 600 extra troops to Iraq to train…
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Iraq forces launch push on IS-held town
KIRKUK, Iraq (AFP) - by Hassan al-Obeidi Iraqi forces launched an operation on Tuesday to retake a northern town from the…
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U.S.-led forces strike Syrian troops, prompting emergency U.N. meeting
(REUTERS) U.S.-led coalition air strikes reportedly killed dozens of Syrian soldiers on Saturday, endangering a U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire and…
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Deadly blasts rock Syria as US, Russia talks stall
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) - by Rim Haddad Bombings claimed by the Islamic State group killed dozens in mainly government-controlled areas…
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Iraq forces retake key town south of Mosul
QAYYARAH, Iraq (AFP) - by Abdelhamid Zebari Iraqi forces on Thursday pushed the Islamic State group from Qayyarah, a northern town…
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