Islamic State
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Aug- 2020 -21 AugustAmericas
Trump Meets Iraq PM, Says US Troops to Exit ‘At Some Point’
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that American troops would leave Iraq but gave no timetable for the withdrawal, as he met the country's prime minister for the first time in Washington.
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19 AugustMiddle East
3 Killed in Earlier Rocket Attack in Kabul: Ministry
A rocket attack that struck Kabul this week on Afghanistan's independence day killed at least three people, including two members of President Ghani's honor guard.
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3 AugustMiddle East
At Least 20 Dead in Afghan Prison Raid Claimed by IS: Officials
At least 20 people have been killed in fighting between security forces and Islamic State gunmen raiding an Afghan jail, officials said Monday, after the jihadist group claimed the ongoing attack.
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Jul- 2020 -23 JulyMiddle East
US General Sees Iraq Troop Drawdown as IS Threat Dims
A feared resurgence of the Islamic State has not so far materialized in Iraq, paving the way for a further coalition troop drawdown, a US commander said Wednesday.
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22 JulyAfrica
US Says Airstrike Killed Seven Jihadists in Somalia
A US airstrike targeting the Islamic State group in Somalia killed seven jihadists, the American military said Wednesday.
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22 JulyAfrica
Egypt Kills 18 Islamist Militants in Sinai Operation: Army
Egypt's military said it killed 18 suspected Islamist militants in aerial and ground operations in the restive North Sinai region on Tuesday.
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21 JulyTerrorism
Mawla the ‘Destroyer,’ Brutal New Head of IS Group
The Islamic State group's new head, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi or Mawla, has a reputation for brutality but otherwise remains largely an enigma.
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19 JulyMiddle East
Car Blast Kills 7 Near Syria-Turkey Border Post
At least seven people were killed and scores wounded on Sunday when a car bomb exploded in northern Syria near a Turkish border crossing, a war monitor said.
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16 JulyMiddle East
French FM Urges Iraq to Keep Away from Regional Tensions
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian urged Baghdad on Thursday to "dissociate" itself from boiling regional tensions.
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9 JulyCommentary
How Islamic State Could Utilize COVID-19 Woes as Catalyst for African Resurgence
Islamic State appears to have rebounded from its defeat in the Levant and is utilizing security and economic gaps caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to launch a resurgence in Africa.
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