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Number of Canadians joining extremist groups on rise: Report
Aug 26, 2016 06:56The number of Canadian citizens who have traveled overseas to join extremist organizations such as the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group has grown over the past months, a new government report says.
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Iraqi forces close in on Qayyarah in lead-up to Mosul operation
Aug 24, 2016 16:32Iraqi forces have closed in on the center of Qayyarah as part of their action to purge the town of Takfiri Daesh terrorists in the lead-up to a wider operation in the nearby city of Mosul.
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Over 6000 killed in US-led coalition raids in Syria
Aug 24, 2016 11:43Airstrikes by the so-called US-led anti-Daesh coalition have killed more than 6000 people in Syria since the beginning of the aerial military in late 2014, a monitoring group says.
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US provides air cover for Turkey’s operation against Daesh
Aug 24, 2016 10:08The United States says it will provide air cover for what Turkey calls operation against Daesh in Syria, according to Reuters.
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US delaying tactic in Syria failed: Shamkhani
Aug 23, 2016 15:50A senior Iranian official says the US delaying tactic in Syria has failed to achieve any success due to close cooperation among Iran, Russia and Syria in the campaign against terrorists.
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Iraq launches operation to retake Qayyarah near Mosul
Aug 23, 2016 11:51Iraqi special forces have launched an operation to liberate the town of Qayyarah, used by terrorists as a key base to attack the nearby northern city of Mosul.
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Projectiles from Syria hit Turkey, Ankara fires back
Aug 23, 2016 11:46Projectiles have reportedly been fired from inside Syrian territory onto Turkey, prompting Turkish troops to respond in kind.
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Nigeria warplanes kill Boko Haram terrorists, fatally injure leader
Aug 23, 2016 11:43Nigeria says its warplanes have launched an airstrike against positions of Boko Haram terrorists in the northeast, killing several senior terrorists and fatally injuring the Daesh-affiliated group’s disputed leader.
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Kurdish forces breach truce with government in Syria’s Hasakah
Aug 22, 2016 09:43Kurdish forces in the Syrian city of Hasakah have violated a ceasefire agreement they had struck with Syrian army forces hours earlier.
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EXCLUSIVE: Iraqi army wins back 75 percent of Nineveh's Al-Qayyara
Aug 21, 2016 13:20Iraq's joint military forces managed to seize back most of the Daesh-controlled city of al-Qayyara, south of Mosul, in Nineveh Province.