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Islamic State '100%' defeated in Syria - Trump
Donald Trump made the comment as he showed reporters maps of the region, one showing the large areas once held by the group and a second that showed the situation on Friday with no presence.
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Malaysia deports six Egyptians despite concerns over torture, rights abuses
The suspects include five people who allegedly confessed to being part of Egypt’s banned Muslim Brotherhood, Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun said in a statement on Sunday.
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Baby of Islamic State teenager in UK furor dies
Shamima Begum, whose first two children also died, was stripped of her British citizenship last month on security grounds after she was discovered in a detention camp in Syria.
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IS teenager Shamima Begum will not be allowed into Bangladesh
Shamima Begum, 19, left to join IS when she was 15 but now wants to return. Her British citizenship was revoked on security grounds.
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Timeline - The rise and fall of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
This timeline chronicles Islamic State's lightning rise, cruel reign and stubborn fall.
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US pullout from Syria to be done in 'prudent' way: Trump
The president has come under withering pressure both at home and in allied capitals after previous statements indicating that he considered the IS group vanquished and that he wanted US troops out of Syria imminently.
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UK says still more to do against IS after US Syria pullout
Currently, about 2,000 US forces are in Syria, most of them on a train-and-advise mission to support local forces fighting IS.
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Thousands flee bombs and hunger in eastern Syria
His family was part of a group of around 200 civilians who managed to escape from a pocket of territory in Deir Ezzor province that is still held by the jihadists.
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Anti-IS coalition raids kill 36 civilians in east Syria - monitor
Seventeen children were among the family members killed in Abu Hassan village of Deir Ezzor province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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At least 12 dead in Mali attack near Nigeria: sources
About 200 people, many of them civilians from the Fulani and Tuareg tribes, have been killed in the area this year as militants claiming allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) clash with local groups backing a French security force and the Malian army.
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What we can learn from Isis about using the internet to counter terrorism
The fame of the so-called Islamic State (Isis) would not have been possible without the internet and the reach of broadband connectivity, even in bombed-out cities and towns.
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Coalition attacks on Syria's Raqqa may have broken law: Amnesty
During its campaign to recapture the group’s Syrian capital, the coalition did not take enough account of civilians or take the precautions necessary to minimize harm to them, Amnesty said in a report.
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Iraqi court sentences to death German woman who joined Islamic State
The German national was captured by Iraqi forces during the battle for Mosul last year, the spokesman said, declining to identify her.
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Isis claims responsibility for Nigeria attack
It is the first time the group will take responsibility for an attack in Nigeria.
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[WATCH] Isis: The next battleground
CNN takes a look at the next Syrian battleground in the war against Isis.
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Turkish police kill five in raid on Islamic State cell
Special forces police launched the operation at the house in the Meram district of the city at 5:15am because they believed the militant cell was planning an attack, the private Dogan news agency said.
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Southern Philippines rebels free three Indonesian hostages
Abu Sayyaf rebels linked to Islamic State freed three more Indonesian captives on Sunday.
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US: Air strikes kill 18 Islamic State ‘leaders’ in last month
Earlier this week, the Pentagon announced that the US would send around 600 new troops to Iraq.
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[FROM THE ARCHIVES] British sniper kills Isis executioner
The marksman reportedly fired a single shot from 1,500m as the terrorist was about to use a flame thrower.
