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Obama says fight against Islamic State not America's alone
US officials have said persistent strikes will continue, although the pace and timing will vary.
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Airstrikes launched at ISIS targets
The US and five Arab states have launched airstrikes against ISIS targets in the City of Raqqa, Syria.
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ISIS urges more attacks on Egyptian security forces
Egypt has faced Islamist insurgents since the army toppled President Mohamed Morsi.
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UN summit to tackle multiple crises
On the sidelines, US officials plan to lobby allies for assistance to help defeat Islamic State.
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Wife of Alan Henning, Briton held by Islamic State, pleads for his release
Henning was captured by IS while taking medical supplies to a hospital in northwest Syria.
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Kurds issue new call to arms against Islamic State in Syria
About 70,000 Syrian Kurds have fled into Turkey since Friday as Islamic State fighters close in.
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France launches first air strikes in Iraq
A statement said the target in northeast Iraq was totally destroyed.
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Hundreds of Syrian Kurds flee Islamic State attacks
Close to a 1,000 Syrian Kurds gathered on the border seeking to cross into Turkey on Friday.
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Netherlands may offer fighter planes to counter ISIS
An unspecified number of planes may take part in air strikes against insurgent targets.
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Australian police raids follow threat of beheading
More than 800 police were involved in the pre-dawn security operation in Sydney and Brisbane.
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Iran leader spurns US overture to fight ISIS
World powers meeting in Paris on Monday gave public backing to military action to fight ISIS,
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France echoes calls to help fight ISIS
Francois Hollande called for united international action to tackle the threat from Islamic State militants.
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President Obama condemns Islamic State killing of British aid worker
ISIS released a video purporting to show the beheading of the aid worker.
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Kerry in Iraq backs government, says Baghdad a partner against Islamic State
The US endorsed Haider al-Abadi’s plans to mend Baghdad’s relations with Sunnis and Kurds.
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Obama briefs Congress on Islamic State strategy
The president will deliver a speech that may herald expanded operations against the group.
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UN Security Council plans to suppress foreign extremist fighters
A draft resolution targets foreign extremist fighters travelling to conflicts anywhere in world.
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UN rights boss warns of 'house of blood' in Iraq, Syria
Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein has called on the international community to end the conflict in the two countries.
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IS launch gunboat attack on riverside town
The source said the attack on Dhuluiya was carried out before dawn and continued for two hours.
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Strategy against Islamic State in hand, Obama now must make it work
Obama has embarked on building what is the third major US-backed international coalition in 23 years.
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US forms core coalition to counter Iraq militants
President Barack Obama sought to use a NATO summit to enlist allied support to fight Islamist State militants.
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Syrian raids kill IS foreign jihadists
Sources report that top Islamic State leaders were among the foreign fighters killed.
