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Trump approves plan to deploy 1,500 more US troops to counter Iran in the Persian Gulf

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France: ‘Package bomb’ explosion on Lyon street injures at least 8

At least seven people were injured in a suspected package bomb explosion on a pedestrian street in the heart of Lyon, southeast France
May 24, 2019

Trump approves plan to deploy 1,500 more US troops to counter Iran in the Persian Gulf
May 24, 2019

Pakistan: Explosion in Quetta mosque kills 2
May 24, 2019

Indian forces kill Zakir Musa, Kashmir militant linked to Al-Qaeda
May 23, 2019

Afghanistan airstrikes kill 14 civilians in 3 days, UNAMA says
May 23, 2019

Australia, Japan, South Korea and US kick off inaugural Pacific Vanguard naval exercise near Guam
May 23, 2019

Nigeria: Islamic State claims Gubio military base attack, releases ISWAP propaganda video

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Fergus Kelly May 23, 2019
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Nigeria: Islamic State claims Gubio military base attack, releases ISWAP propaganda video

ISIS claimed ISWAP militants stormed a Nigerian military base in Gubio, Borno state, and released a video of attacks and the execution of nine people

Islamic State join-the-dots AK-47

May 8, 2019

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An education in Islamic State extremism

French flag outside the Hyper Cacher kosher market in Paris, France

May 3, 2019

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Foreign fighter returnees in prison: Meting out justice or building up ISIS cadres?

Islamic State Central Africa Province militants in DR Congo

April 30, 2019

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Islamic State recognizes new Central Africa Province, deepening ties with DR Congo militants

Sri Lanka bombers pledge allegiance to ISIS leader

April 26, 2019

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Sri Lanka police find explosives at ISIS video location

Bombing at bombing at St. Sebastian's Church in Sri Lanka on Easter

April 21, 2019

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Series of explosions in Sri Lanka churches and hotels kills dozens

YPJ fighter replaces the ISIS flag

April 14, 2019

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ISIS brands global attacks as ‘Vengeance for Sham’

Boko Haram - Islamic State West Africa Province

April 13, 2019

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Climate change: an increasingly dangerous recruiting sergeant for insurgent groups

SDF fighters in Baghuz, Syria

March 29, 2019

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ISIS’s ‘caliphate’ was crushed. Now Syria’s Kurd-led alliance faces bigger battles

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Indian forces kill Zakir Musa, Kashmir militant linked to Al-Qaeda

Government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir killed top militant Zakir Musa, the leader of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind who pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda
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May 23, 2019

Afghanistan airstrikes kill 14 civilians in 3 days, UNAMA says
May 23, 2019

Nigeria: Islamic State claims Gubio military base attack, releases ISWAP propaganda video
May 22, 2019

Ghazni vehicle blast kills 3, Afghanistan interior ministry says
May 22, 2019

Somalia: Al-Shabaab claims car bomb that exploded near Mogadishu checkpoint
May 20, 2019

Mali police killed in attack in Koury near Burkina Faso border
May 19, 2019

Peacekeeper killed in attacks on Nigeria and Chad troops in Mali

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Nigeria: Islamic State claims Gubio military base attack, releases ISWAP propaganda video

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Pakistan: Explosion in Quetta mosque kills 2

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Trump approves plan to deploy 1,500 more US troops to counter Iran in the Persian Gulf

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France: ‘Package bomb’ explosion on Lyon street injures at least 8

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US military must fully disclose civilian casualties in lethal airstrikes

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May 3, 2019

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Foreign fighter returnees in prison: Meting out justice or building up ISIS cadres?

Amal Clooney, Nadia Murad Basee Taha and Denis Mukwege

April 29, 2019

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Weak UN resolution exposes conflict between sexual violence survivors’ needs and political ideology

Missing Chibok girls

April 14, 2019

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Boko Haram and the Chibok Abductions: #FiveYearsTooLong

Rafael Protector unmanned surface vehicle

April 9, 2019

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The US-Israel ‘special relationship’ subsidizes American military industry and Israeli colonialism

Russian S-400 Triumf air defense missile system

April 2, 2019

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S-400: A symbol of disobedience in the Middle East

People surrender in ISIS-held Baghuz

April 1, 2019

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From Caliphate to International Criminal Tribunal? ISIS detainees raise complicated questions under international law

Women and children from ISIS-held areas

March 25, 2019

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Challenges after the elimination of ISIS

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Sikorsky to build 12 US Marines CH-53K helicopters under $1.13 billion contract modification

Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky was awarded a $1 billion contract modification to build 12 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the US Marine Corps
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May 15, 2019

US threatens EU with trade war over weapons
May 10, 2019

Qatar cleared for $3 billion purchase of 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters
May 8, 2019

France will send new arms shipment to Saudi Arabia, Parly says
May 7, 2019

Czech Republic cleared to buy UH-60M Black Hawk or AH-1Z Viper helicopters

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India test-fires BrahMos high-speed cruise missile from Su-30 fighter jet

India said its BrahMos cruise missile passed another key test when it hit a land target after being fired from an Su-30 fighter jet
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May 16, 2019

US Marine Corps F-35 suffers over $2 million in damage after bird strike in Japan
March 4, 2019

US deploys THAAD missile defense system to Israel
February 22, 2019

First RAF Typhoon use of Brimstone missile destroys ISIS boat in Syria
February 7, 2019

Iran unveils new Dezful ballistic missile

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May 22, 2019

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Trump nominates former Aerospace Corporation chair to head US Air Force

EU PESCO pact signing

May 15, 2019

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US threatens EU with trade war over weapons

Peshmerga soldiers disassemble a Milan anti- tank missile system

May 15, 2019

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Germany pauses Iraq training but says no ‘concrete threat’ to military personnel

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May 15, 2019

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US orders non-emergency personnel to leave Baghdad and Erbil missions

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US President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks to troops at Yokota Air Base in Japan

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Trump approves plan to deploy 1,500 more US troops to counter Iran in the Persian Gulf

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Nigeria: Islamic State claims Gubio military base attack, releases ISWAP propaganda video

Mike Pompeo

May 15, 2019

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US orders non-emergency personnel to leave Baghdad and Erbil missions

Abandoned building in Raqqa, Syria

May 8, 2019

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US military must fully disclose civilian casualties in lethal airstrikes

Islamic State join-the-dots AK-47

May 8, 2019

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An education in Islamic State extremism

French flag outside the Hyper Cacher kosher market in Paris, France

May 3, 2019

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Foreign fighter returnees in prison: Meting out justice or building up ISIS cadres?

Islamic State Central Africa Province militants in DR Congo

April 30, 2019

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Islamic State recognizes new Central Africa Province, deepening ties with DR Congo militants

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

April 29, 2019

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ISIS leader al-Baghdadi appears in first video since declaring caliphate in 2014