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ISIS leader in Afghanistan killed in airstrike, US says
The head of ISIS in Afghanistan, Abu Sayed Orakzai, also known as Sad Arhabi, and 10 other ISIS fighters were killed Saturday night in an airstrike in Nangarhar province, according to provincial spokesman Attaullah Khogyani. The strike was carried out by Afghan and coalition forces after receiving intelligence from Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security, Khogyani said.
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U.S. Hired Cambridge Analytica's Parent Company to Undermine Terrorist Recruiters Online
New details have emerged regarding the no-bid State Department contract awarded last year to SCL Group, the parent company of the now-defunct data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica. Recently obtained documents show the controversial firm, known primarily today for acquiring data on millions of Facebook users without their consent, was paid nearly $500,000 to design an influence campaign intended to thwart ISIS recruitment propaganda.
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Suspected ISIS member arrested in Sacramento County, allegedly committed ‘most heinous crimes’
Federal agents in Sacramento arrested a suspected ISIS member Wednesday on charges that he killed an Iraqi police officer in 2014 in the Rawah District of Al-Anbar province as fighters were taking over the town. Omar Abdulsattar Ameen, 45, was arrested in a raid at an Eastern Avenue apartment complex in Sacramento County and appeared in federal court Wednesday afternoon as part of extradition proceedings to return him to Iraq to face trial on a charge of premeditated murder.
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Murdered by ISIS, round-the-world cyclist couple who wrote of 'kind, lovely people' in travel blog
Two American cyclists who were among four killed by Islamic State terrorists in Tajikistan had quit their jobs to ride around the world, their families revealed today. Lauren Geoghegan and Jay Austin, both 29, were a year into their dream adventure when they were run over by men in a car and then stabbed to death in the Central Asian country. Mr Austin had earlier written in a blog that the journey had taught him that humans were “generous and wonderful and kind”.
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Sweida province: Isis knocked on doors then slaughtered families
Karam Monther’s mother placed the ammunition box in her youngest son’s car, holding back her tears as he drove off in the dawn light to the frontline. News had come that Islamic State militants were storming homes on the eastern edges of his home province, Sweida, in southern Syria. Monther joined two dozen other young men who had picked up arms and together they battled through to the edge of the nearby town of Rami. Fallen fighters lay strewn in the streets – the remains of the Isis militants in pieces after they detonated suicide vests.
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The Mystery of ISIS' Toyota Army
The question remains: why is the US Treasury carrying on with this transparent charade about how ISIS was equipped with hundreds of Toyota vehicles?
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Iraqi PM orders immediate execution of 'all convicted terrorists'
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday ordered the immediate execution of all convicted "terrorists" of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group, on death row, in swift retaliation for the group's execution of eight captives. Abadi "ordered the immediate execution of terrorists condemned to death whose sentences have passed the decisive stage", his office said, referring to convicts whose appeals have been exhausted.
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Who is behind the creation of ISIS? Iran thinks it has the answer
A senior aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has claimed that the U.S. was behind the creation of ISIS and other extremist groups in Syria. Speaking to reporters in Tehran, Ali Akbar Velayati also warned that America’s involvement in the country could prove bloody, the official state Fars news agency said.
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Germany thwarted biological attack: police
German authorities confirmed Wednesday that a man arrested last week for possession of toxic substances intended to produce a biological weapon and was plotting an attack. The suspect, a 29-year-old man of Tunisian origin arrested in Cologne last Tuesday, was found to be in possession of a deadly poison known as ricin as well as other bomb-making materials, the national police chief said Wednesday.
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Brazil charges 11 people with attempting to establish Isis cell
Brazilian federal prosecutors have charged 11 people with planning to establish an Islamic State cell in Brazil and trying to recruit jihadists to send to Syria, according to a court filing. Police tracked the alleged Isis militants through their social media messages after Spain’s Guardia Civil provided telephone numbers found on a Brazilian arrested in Spain for belonging to a jihadist group there.
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Calls for death penalty for Islamic cleric 'behind Indonesia attacks'
Indonesian prosecutors today demanded the death penalty for a radical Islamic cleric who is accused of ordering attacks across the country. Aman Abdurrahman, who police believe is a key ideologue for Islamic State militants in Indonesia, is accused of orchestrating a January 2016 suicide bombing and gun attack in the capital Jakarta that killed four civilians and four attackers.
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Syrian and Russian forces launch large-scale attack on Palestinian refugee camp controlled by Isil
Syrian and Russian forces have launched a large-scale attack on a Palestinian refugee camp under the control of Islamic State, as the regime closed in on the last rebel-held territory in the Syrian capital. Pro-government troops fired a barrage of air strikes and surface-to-surface missiles into Yarmouk camp in southeast Damascus on Wednesday morning, as they looked to rid the areas of holdout jihadists.
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'Most wanted' ISIS commanders captured in cross-border sting operation
Iraq captured five Islamic State commanders after its intelligence services lured them into crossing from neighboring Syria, Iraqi state TV reported Wednesday. It described the five as "some of the most wanted" leaders of ISIS. They were named as Saddam al-Jammel, Mohamed al-Qadeer, Ismail al-Eithawi, Omar al-Karbouli and Essam al-Zawbai and were shown in yellow prisoner uniforms. The New York Times reported that the group were captured as part of a sting operation carried out in coordination with U.S. intelligence. NBC News was note immediately able to verify that report.
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Woman gives ISIS salute after being found guilty of not standing for judge
The wife of a convicted Islamic State recruiter gave the terrorist organisation's salute as she left court in Sydney after being found guilty of refusing to stand for a judge. Moutiaa El-Zahed, 50, was charged with nine counts of engaging in disrespectful behaviour in court, an offence that was introduced in New South Wales in 2016.
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Two Islamic State wives return to Germany with their children
The women and their three children were allowed to return from northern Iraq and will not be arrested. German federal prosecutors say their request for a warrant was denied by the Federal Supreme Court.
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ISIS servers seized in Canada as countries launch coordinated takedown of propaganda network
The ISIS-branded al-Bayan radio and Nashir News were also targets.
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Islamic State declares all voters as targets in Iraqi elections
Islamic State said it would attack polling stations in Iraq during parliamentary election next month and that anyone who participated in the vote would be considered an infidel. In an audio message released late on Sunday, the militant group's spokesman accused Iraq's government of being a proxy of Iran and warned that anyone who runs or votes in the 12 May election would be targeted.
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39 Indian hostages held by ISIL killed in Mosul: FM Swaraj says
Thirty-nine missing Indian workers, who were taken hostage by ISIL in the Iraqi city of Mosul, have been killed, India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday. The minister told Rajya Sabha - the upper house of parliament - the government had received confirmation on Monday that the DNA of 38 bodies found in a mass grave had been definitively identified as matching the missing Indians.
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Teenager jailed for life for planned terror attack on Justin Bieber gig
A teenager who planned an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack on a pop concert a month after the Manchester Arena bombing has been jailed for life and told he will serve at least 11 years in prison before being considered for parole. Lloyd Gunton, 17, researched security for a Justin Bieber gig in Cardiff and wrote a “martyrdom letter”.
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen charged over Isis tweets
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been charged over tweets depicting Isis propaganda and violence. The charges were issued against the National Front leader on Thursday for “distribution of violent images”, the prosecutor’s office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre said. If the case reaches trial and she is convicted, the 49-year-old could face three years in prison and 75,000 euro (£66,000) fine.
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