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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.
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Scores killed as Boko Haram overrun Nigerian town
According to several security sources, there are heavy casualties on both sides.
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Britain to strip Islamist fighters of passports
The proposals come days after Cameron raised Britain’s terror alert to its second-highest level.
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UN: Islamic State, Syria committing war crimes
The 45-page UN report is based on 480 interviews and documentary evidence gathered by its team.
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ISIS militants storm Syrian air base
ISIS stormed Tabqa air base near Raqqa city on Sunday after days of fighting with the army.
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Boko Haram declares 'Islamic state' in Nigeria
The group's leader said his fighters were now ruling the captured town of Gwoza by 'Islamic law'.
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Syria: Kidnapped US journalist released
The UN has confirmed Peter Theo Curtis was released to its peacekeeping force.
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Britain close to identifying beheading suspect
Britain is close to identifying a suspected British national shown beheading journalist James Foley.
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US military failed in rescue attempt for journalist Foley
The military earlier this summer carried out an attempt to rescue Foley and other hostages held in Syria.
