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This Is What A US Airstrike On ISIS Looks Like
US Military Central Command released declassified footage of a US airstrike against the jihadist group Islamic State (also known as ISIS and ISIL).In a statement sent to reporters along with the clip,...
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Here's How ISIS Keeps Selling So Much Oil Even While Being Bombed And Banned...
AMMAN (Reuters) - Islamic State is still extracting and selling oil in Syria and has adapted its trading techniques despite a month of strikes by U.S.-led forces aimed at cutting off this major source...
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Obama Is Getting Slammed For His 'Goldilocks Approach' To ISIS And Syria
The Obama administration is coming under increasing criticism for what critics say is a "half-hearted,""Goldilocks" approach toward defeating the extremist group ISIS in Syria.The US military has begun...
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Obama Is Doing Little To Counter Iran's 'Divine Victories' Throughout The...
In the name of fighting terrorism, and while the international coalition strikes ISIS, Iran has been achieving “divine victories” across the region. The most obvious one is in Yemen, but more discrete...
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Here's ISIS's Plan To Destroy American Apache Helicopters
An ISIS-made guide for downing American military helicopters briefly hit Twitter last month, before the responsible account was suspended.A US-led coalition of western and regional players has been...
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ISIS Reportedly Beheaded The 'Poster Child' For Kurdish Female Fighters
On October 27, rumors began to spread on social media that a Kurdish female fighter known by the pseudonym Rehana may have been beheaded by Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Kobani.Dubbed the "poster...
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A Mysterious Jihadist Group Just Announced Its Existence In Egypt — And Is...
Recent statements by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, and an alleged new group called the “Soldiers of the Caliphate in the Land of Egypt” has given rise to...
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All Of The Reasons Obama's Current ISIS Plan Is Doomed To Fail
The moderate rebel force currently envisioned by Washington would take far too long to arrive on the battlefield and could be easy prey for ISIS and Assad.As the Obama administration's plans for...
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Ex-Administration Official Sums Up The Obama Administration's Insularity In...
Politico Magazine editor Michael Hirsh asked on Monday whether the Obama administration was full of a "team of bumblers" on the foreign policy and national security sides.At the heart of the criticism...
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ISIS Forced A Kidnapped Journalist To Make A Chilling, TV News-Style...
The Islamic State has released a video featuring John Cantlie, a British war reporter who has been held hostage since 2012 in what is claimed to be the Syrian border town of Kobane.The US and its...
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The American Fighting Against ISIS In Syria Is Trying To Recruit More US...
The 28-year-old former US soldier who joined a Kurdish militia to fight against militants of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS) is urging more military veterans to join the fight.Through his own...
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US Airstrikes Just Destroyed An ISIS 'Command Node' In Syria
A series of US airstrikes against ISIS-held targets in the beleaguered Syrian border town of Kobani destroyed a "command and control node," the US military said Wednesday.The US-led coalition conducted...
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The Assad Regime Is Losing Ground To The Rebels Around Damascus
Rebel gains in southern Syria and efforts to sever regime supply routes north and south of Damascus indicate that the regime has lost momentum in the capital region.Rebel alliances show greater...
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The 'Volcano Of The Euphrates' Is The Key To Reversing The US's Failed...
Syria is on fire. As Michael Weiss and Faysal Itani have observed, America's containment strategy in Syria has failed. Absent the introduction of heavy arms — rumored to include anti-tank weapons —...
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Syrian Helicopters Dropped Crude Barrel Bombs On A Refugee Camp
A Syrian army helicopter dropped two barrel bombs on a displaced persons camp in the northern province of Idlib, camp residents said on Wednesday, and video footage appeared to show charred and...
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The US Is Hammering ISIS Near Kobane
The Syrian border city of Kobane has been under siege from ISIS for nearly two months. At one point, the jihadist group had the city encircled, and was flying its black flag on hills that were clearly...
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See The Child Soldiers Of ISIS
This week, Islamic State (IS) group social-media accounts circulated an image of a young boy of perhaps 12 or 13 years old. Clad in a black balaclava with the phrase "la ilaha illallah" (there is no...
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How ISIS Became One Of The World's Most Dangerous Terrorist Groups
When the US withdrew its last troops from Iraq in 2011, Al Qaeda in Iraq had been defeated and one of the Middle East's most troubled countries had the chance to carve out a normal existence for...
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US-Led Air Strikes Are Paving The Way For Heavily Armed Peshmerga To Fight...
SURUC Turkey (Reuters) - U.S.-led air strikes hit Islamic State positions around the Syrian border town of Kobani on Friday in an apparent bid to pave the way for heavily-armed Kurdish peshmerga forces...
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The 25 Most Powerful Photos From October
A lot happened in October. Conflict raged in Ukraine, Iraq, and Syria. Government protests continued in Hong Kong. Ebola freaked everybody out. Atlantic City fell apart. Comic-Con had some really...
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