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US launches first strikes in Syria, kill, wound tens of IS fighters
The United States and its partners carried out at least 50 air strikes
on Islamic State targets in the Syrian provinces of Raqqa and Deir
al-Zor on Tuesday.
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Al-Qaida-Affiliated Group Was in 'Final Stages' of Planning Attacks Against the West
The United States Central Command said Tuesday morning that American
forces hit the Khorasan Group near Aleppo to stop "imminent
attack-planning against the United States and Western interests."
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ISIS Spokesman: 'We Will Burn Your Crosses and Enslave Your Women'
The Islamic State released an audio recording of spokesman Abu Muhammad
al-Adnani encouraging Muslims in America, Canada, France, and Australia
to murder non-believers.
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Expert: ISIS Changing the Entire Middle East
Islamic State (IS or ISIS) is changing the Middle East, Middle Eastern
affairs expert Dr. Eldad Pardo told Arutz Sheva Tuesday - and the Arab
world's response to it will ripple into Israeli foreign relations as
well.
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Israel downs Syrian fighter jet over Golan Heights
A Syrian fighter jet which apparently strayed into Israeli-controlled
airspace over the occupied Golan Heights has been shot down by Israel.
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IS strikes: Not America's fight alone - Obama
President Obama has hailed the support of Arab nations in air strikes on
Islamic State (IS) militants, saying: "This is not America's fight
alone."
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'Israel the Only Place in Middle East Where Christians are Safe'
Greek Orthodox priest Father Gabriel Nadaf, a leader of the Aramaean
Christian minority in Israel, spoke before the UN Human Rights Council
(UNHRC) on Tuesday in a strong show of support for the Jewish state.
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Americans Have Returned After Joining Islamists, US Admits
The White House believes some Americans who have fought for Islamic
State in Iraq and Syria (IS or ISIS) and other groups have returned to
the US, an unnamed Obama administration official admitted for the first
time Monday.
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Obama will meet with Netanyahu, Sisi and Abadi
US President Barack Obama will meet with Iraq's new prime minister,
Haider al-Abadi, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during the
United Nations General Assembly in New York this week.
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Abbas to propose new Mideast peace talks timetable at UN
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas vowed Monday to present a
new timetable for peace talks with Israel when he addresses world
leaders at the United Nations this week.