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Officials told media outlets the historic structures were watched by surveillance cameras and guards.
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Fallujah Refugees Say Islamic State Uses Food To Enlist Fighters
The ultra-hardline Sunni fighters have kept a close guard on food storage in the besieged city near Baghdad that they captured in January 2014.
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Amid tensions in the South China Sea and the continuing fight against ISIS, the U.S. has deployed four aircraft-carrier strike groups.
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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said ISIS began hunting for suspects after the death of a militant commander in an airstrike in March.
US Fighter Jets Bomb 16 More ISIS Targets In Syria, Iraq: US Admiral
Now in their fourth day, the strikes from the Mediterranean have opened a new front in the U.S. air campaign against the militant group.
American Journalist, Translator Killed In Afghanistan
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Refugee Crisis 2016: Amid Syrian War, Displaced Population Reaches 60M
Escalating conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa have contributed to the spike in asylum-seekers worldwide.
Turkish Warplanes Target Kurdish Militants, At Least 27 Killed: Army
More than 1,000 people, mostly Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants, were killed in three months of clashes in the conflict-torn areas.
Shiite Militia Says It Will Storm Iraq’s Fallujah When Families Leave
But Sunni politicians have voiced concern that the presence of Shiite militias alongside the army could spark sectarian violence.
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Terrorist groups are planning to carry out strikes where the nation’s citizens congregate in shopping areas, the U.S. embassy said Saturday.
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The city of Raqqa, ISIS’ de facto capital in Syria, is the ultimate target of those seeking to destroy the terrorist group’s self-declared caliphate.
US Jet Strikes Target Islamic State From Mediterranean
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What The Olympic Refugee Team 2016 Tells Us About Global Conflicts In South Sudan, The DRC, Syria And Ethiopia
The Olympic refugee team highlights long-running conflicts in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Slams ‘Big Enemies’ US And UK, Rules Out Cooperation On Regional Issues
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US-Backed Fighters Advance To Cut Off Islamic State, Win Tacit Turkish Support
The assault aims to cut off Islamic State’s last stretch of the Syrian-Turkish frontier by seizing territory in northern Syria west of the Euphrates River.
Obama Air Force Commencement Speech Live Stream: President To Address Academy Graduates In Colorado Springs
The address is expected to strike an optimistic tone while also talking with the graduates about security challenges facing the U.S.
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The group is made of self-described Muslims. BBC’s religion chief says people need to recognize that.
German Parliament Votes To Recognize Armenian Genocide Despite Warnings From Turkey
Nearly 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Ottomans in 1915-1916 — a massacre most historians now term genocide.
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