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U.S., Qatar committed to defeating IS: Obama

​The United States and Qatar have a very strong security relationship and both are committed to defeating the Islamic State (IS) group, U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday.

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IS remains tough U.S. foe despite recent battlefield loss in Syria

​A major Islamic State (IS) loss on the battlefield earlier this week in Kobani, Syria underscores the terrorist force's limits, but the group remains a tough adversary for the U.S. and its allies, U.S. experts said.

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Terrorism risks high from immigration to Italy: FM

​Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Thursday the risk of acts of terrorism from illegal immigration to Italy was high amid reports that several suspected foreign nationals have been expelled from the country in recent days.

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Australian state police sectors raise terrorist threat levels

​State police sectors throughout Australia raised their terror warnings from medium to high on Tuesday following recent terror-related incidents in Sydney, Canada and France.

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U.S.-led strikes against IS in Syria "ineffective"

​The strikes of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS), also locally known as Daesh, in Syria are "ineffective" in halting the progress of the terror group, Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi has said.

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Pakistan to prepare national anti-terror plan, says PM

​Pakistan will prepare a national anti-terror plan in a week, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday a day after a group of Taliban militants attacked an army school and killed 141 people including 132 children.

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Egypt court labels Islamist Daesh group as terror organization

A Cairo Court for Urgent Matters designated on Sunday Islamic State (IS) organization, also known as Daesh, as a terror group, official news agency MENA reported.

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London brothers jailed for attending "terrorist training camp" in Syria

​Two brothers from London became the first Britons to be jailed for alleged conspiracy to attend "terrorist training" in Syria, as Britain unveiled its toughest counter-terror legislation on Wednesday.

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Attacks in U.S., Canada underscore danger of home-grown terror

A spate of recent terror attacks in the United States and Canada underscore the danger of so-called "lone wolf" terror attack

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Modi talks tough on terror with visiting Pakistani PM

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday held talks with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on a five-point agenda, including cross-border terrorism, a day after he was sworn into office in presence of leaders of all seven South Asian nations as well as Mauritius.

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Kenya says retrieved bodies from Westgate mall belong to terrorists

The four bodies recovered from the ongoing forensic investigations after the Sept. 21 terrorist attack on Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall belong to the terrorists, the Kenyan government said on Sunday.

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Suspect detained in terror attacks in Buddhist temple in eastern India

The Indian authorities said Monday they have detained a suspect in the multiple terror attacks that rocked a world famous Buddhist temple in the eastern state of Bihar Sunday, injuring at least five people, including two Tibetan monks.

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Israeli ministers approve controversial bill to increase punishments for terror

An Israeli government panel voted Sunday to increase the punishments for individuals suspected of aiding militant organizations operating here and abroad or convicted of carrying out terror attacks.

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Russia foils terror attack

Russian special services eliminated two gunmen suspected of masterminding a terror attack in Moscow and arrested another, the National Anti-terrorism Committee (NAC) said Monday.

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Triple explosions at Boston kill 3, triggering fears of terror in U.S.

Three explosions rocked the U.S. city of Boston on Monday afternoon, killing 3 and injuring at least 138, turning the traditional local marathon festivity into a scene of blood and terror.