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An ISIS defector just revealed how the group could start to fracture
Disputes between different groups of foreign fighters could undermine ISIS, according to a defector from the group who was interviewed by The Daily Beast.The ISIS defector, who goes by the pseudonym...
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Ben Carson's campaign slams bombshell New York Times report as 'affront to...
One of Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson's foreign-policy advisers questioned the candidate's grasp of Middle East events in an interview with The New York Times, prompting a quick rebuke from...
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US refugee advocates urge governors not to 'panic' about Syria
BOSTON (Reuters) - The heads of several U.S. refugee advocacy and resettlement agencies on Tuesday called on the nation's governors to back down from efforts to close their states to new refugees from...
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Clinton calls Republican anti-refugee sentiment 'a new low'
Former Secretary of State and Democratic 2016 frontrunner Hillary Clinton weighed in Tuesday on the talk among Republicans to ban Syrian refugees, and specifically Muslim refugees. On Twitter, she...
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France can't put enough boots on the ground by itself to beat ISIS
In the immediate aftermath of Friday's attacks across Paris, French President François Hollande announced that France is "at war" with the Islamic State and will see to its destruction. The problem is...
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This is how the Syrian refugee screening process actually works
Republican governors, lawmakers and presidential candidates are calling for a halt to federal program that resettles Syrian refugees in the U.S.In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, many in the GOP...
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BREMMER: The Paris attacks put Russia and Iran ‘in a stronger position'
France has declared war on the Islamic State, and it is looking for partners."We must combine our forces to achieve a result that is already too late in coming," French President Francois Hollande said...
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Donald Trump is spreading dangerous lies about Syrian refugees
"Our President wants to take in 250,000 from Syria," says Donald Trump, falsely."Think of it, 250,000 people. And we all have heart, and we all want people taken care of and all of that, but with the...
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Russia deployed 25 long range strategic bombers to Syria for the first time
It looks like Moscow stepped up its military effort in Syria even before the intention to intensify the air strikes was announced by Putin on Nov. 17.As initially reported by Reuters, a US official has...
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The bitter rift between Obama and Putin is giving way to a common cause
MOSCOW (AP) — In a striking shift, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin are embarking on a tentative path toward closer ties and possible military cooperation, as the bitter rift...
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Suspected planner of Paris attacks boasted of crossing borders and mounting...
BRUSSELS, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Abdelhamid Abaaoud, suspected planner of the Paris attacks, mocked European frontier controls and boasted of the ease with which he could move between Syria to his Belgian...
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ISIS claims to execute Norwegian and Chinese captives
Islamic State said in its magazine on Wednesday that it had killed a Chinese and a Norwegian captive, showing what appeared to be pictures of the dead men with a banner reading "executed."In its...
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An ISIS defector explained a key reason people continue joining the group
Despite ISIS's claims of ruling over a Islamic "caliphate" in line with Sharia law, a large number of the group's fighters joined for reasons having little to do with religion, according to a defector...
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Honduran police detained 5 Syrians heading for US with stolen Greek passports
Honduran authorities have detained five Syrian nationals who were trying to reach the United States using stolen Greek passports, but there are no signs of any links to last week's attacks in Paris,...
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Mohammad Abd Rabboh fled Syria with his wife and two daughters in 2012 — right as the nation's civil war was heating up.The refugee family spent the next three years in Jordan trying to get into the...
View ArticleHere's the gargantuan aircraft carrier France sent to fight ISIS
France just dispatched the European Union's largest aircraft carrier to bolster efforts to destroy the Islamic State's operations.The Charles de Gaulle — roughly the length of three football fields —...
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Intense video shows Russian warplanes carpet bombing in Syria
Beginning on Nov. 17, the Russian Air Force has started pounding ground targets across Syria using its heavy bombers: Tu-95MS, Tu-160 and Tu-22M.During the first wave, 5 x Tu-160 Blackjack, 6 x Tu-95MS...
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Syrian government to announce a cesefire with the rebels in a strategic...
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday a local 15-day ceasefire between Syrian rebels and government forces in the Eastern Ghouta area near Damascus would be announced "in the coming...
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Ted Cruz responds to Obama’s attack: ‘Come back and insult me to my face’
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) addressed President Obama directly while speaking to reporters Wednesday, telling him to "come back and insult me to my face."Cruz was responding to Obama's recent criticism of...
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Syria's murderous dictator could be the big winner in the West's attack on ISIS
The tide of global rage against the Islamic State group lends greater urgency to ending the jihadis' ability to operate at will from a base in war-torn Syria. That momentum could also force a...
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