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Islamic State seizes large areas of Syrian town despite air strikes

YoopyaOct 9, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – Islamic State fighters seized more than a third of the Syrian border town of Kobani, a monitoring group said on Thursday, as U.S.-led

Islamic State closes in on Syrian town, refugees flood into Turkey

YoopyaSep 22, 2014July 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Islamic State militants tightened their noose on a northern Syrian border town on Sunday as the United Nations said the number of Syrian

France says it launches first air strikes in Iraq

YoopyaSep 19, 2014July 16, 20230

PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Friday its jets had launched strikes inside Iraq for the first time since the country promised to join military

Islamic State video purports to show beheading of U.S. journalist

YoopyaAug 20, 2014July 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Islamic State insurgents posted a video on Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley and images of another U.S. journalist