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U.S. drone strike killes three al-Qaida operatives in Yemen

​Three members of the Yemen-based Al-Qaida branch were killed when a U.S. drone strike pounded their car in southeastern Shabwa province late on Friday, a tribal leader told Xinhua.

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IS militants execute 40 people in Iraq's Anbar province

​The Islamic State (IS) militants Tuesday executed over 40 people, many were security members, in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a provincial security source said.

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Al-Qaida rebels down Syrian helicopter over Idlib province

​A Syrian helicopter was reportedly downed by the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front over a military base in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib on Monday, a monitoring group reported.

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Syria says not to tolerate foreign troops on its soil in IS fight

​Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Monday that his country doesn't need foreign troops to fight Islamic State (IS) militants on its soil.

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UN chief condemns IS killing of Jordanian pilot

​UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday condemned the killing of a Jordanian pilot held captive by the Islamic States (IS), saying the terrorist organization has "no regard for human life."

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Four al-Qaida operatives killed in US drone strike in Yemen

​Four al-Qaida militants branch were killed in a U.S. drone bombing in Yemen's southeastern province of al-Bayda on Monday, a military official told Xinhua.

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IS issues calls for more attacks

The Islamic State (IS) militant group on Monday called on the Muslims to commit more attacks in Europe.

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20 rebels get killed in Syria's Aleppo while preparing car bomb: report

​Over 20 rebels were killed Wednesday while booby-trapping a car in Syria's northern province of Aleppo, the pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported.

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Palestinian Salafists protest in Gaza over Charlie Hebdo cartoons

​Dozens of Palestinians belonging to a radical Salafi group demonstrated in Gaza on Monday against the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo cartoons satirical of Prophet Muhammad of Islam.

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14 Islamic State fighters killed in Syria's Deir al-Zour

​Pro-government militants killed 14 Islamic State (IS) fighters in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Tuesday, a pro-government Syrian TV said.

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AL and Egypt's top Muslim body condemn Paris terror attack

​Al Azhar, Egypt's top Muslim body and the world's center of Sunni Muslim learning, condemned Wednesday's deadly shooting attack on French newspaper Charlie Hebdo that left at least 12 people dead and 10 injured.

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Syrian troops battling to seize key rebel stronghold in east Damascus

​A Syrian lawmaker said on Friday that Syrian army has taken control of most parts of a tense eastern Damascus neighborhood, the pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported.

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Syrian troops foil IS attack in Deir al-Zour province

​Many fighters of the Islamic State (IS) militants were killed Saturday when the Syrian troops foiled their attack against government-controlled areas in the province of Deir al-Zour, the pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported.

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Mass grave with 70 bodies found in Syria's Deir al-Zour

​A mass grave with the remains of 70 people, who had been killed by the Islamic State (IS) militants at an earlier time, was uncovered Monday in the country's eastern province of Deir al-Zour, the state news agency SANA reported.

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Humanitarian efforts make headway in Syria amid intense clashes

​Clashes between the Syrian troops and the Islamic State (IS) militants raged Tuesday in the province of al-Hasakah amid renewed humanitarian efforts to deliver medical aid to afflicted Syrian areas, reports said.

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Syrian troops kill 60 IS fighters in Deir al-Zour

The Syrian troops killed over 60 of the Islamic State (IS) militants in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Tuesday, the state news agency SANA said.

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Egypt cuts curfew hours in parts of North Sinai

​Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi ordered the night curfew in Sinai Peninsula to be cut by three hours, state-run al-Ahram daily reported on Tuesday.