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Jan 29 2015
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ISIS Hostage Deadline Has Passed
Jordan have asked for proof of life before agreeing a prisoner swap with ISIS. The terror group's sunset deadline has now passed without news of a deal. An audio message attributed to Japanese hostage Kenji Goto Jogo emerged overnight demanding that Jordan surrender terrorist Sajida al-Rishawi at the Turkish border by sunset Thursday, or Jordanian pilot Muadh al Kasabeh would be executed “
Daily BeastJul 19 2021
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1st Guantanamo detainee sent to home country in policy shift
The Biden administration on Monday transferred a Guantánamo Bay detainee to his home country for the first time, a policy shift from the Trump presidency that repatriated a Moroccan man years after he was recommended for discharge.
The prisoner, Abdullatif Nasser, who’s in his mid-50s, was cleared for repatriation by a review board in July 2016 but remained at Guantánamo under President
Associated Press Fact CheckOct 01 2015
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Russian Airstrike in Syria Targeted CIA-Backed Rebels, U.S. Officials Say
Russia launched airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday, catching U.S. and Western officials off guard and drawing new condemnation as evidence suggested Moscow wasn’t targeting extremist group Islamic State, but rather other opponents of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 12 2014
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Militants Make Gains In Iraq Amid Report U.S. Rebuffed Calls For Help
Al-Qaida-linked fighters have taken Mosul and Tikrit while Kurdish fighters have seized Kirkuk. Meanwhile, a news report says the U.S. rejected Iraqi calls for an airstrike against the militants.
NPR (Online News)Mar 16 2015
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Syria's Assad Dismisses Kerry Remarks on Negotiations
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad dismissed on Monday remarks made by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that Assad should be included in negotiations to reach a political transition, saying "declarations from outside do not concern us."
TownhallMay 29 2012
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Secret ‘Kill List’ Proves a Test of Obama’s Principles and Will
This was the enemy, served up in the latest chart from the intelligence agencies: 15 Qaeda suspects in Yemen with Western ties. The mug shots and brief biographies resembled a high school yearbook layout. Several were Americans. Two were teenagers, including a girl who looked even younger than her 17 years.
President Obama, overseeing the regular Tuesday counterterrorism meeting of two
New York Times (News)May 30 2013
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Assad Says Syria Has Received Advanced Missiles From Russia
President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview to be broadcast Thursday that Russia had delivered the air defense missiles which Israel has said present a threat to its security.
New York Times (News)Aug 26 2014
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Obama Authorizes Air Surveillance of ISIS in Syria
President Obama has authorized surveillance flights over Syria, a precursor to potential airstrikes there, but a mounting concern for the White House is how to target the Sunni extremists without helping President Bashar al-Assad.
New York Times (News)Sep 12 2013
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Syrian rebel commander after U.S. delay: 'The revolution is dead.'
With a U.S. attack on Syria on hold, Western-backed rebels said they feared they had lost their best chance of promptly ousting President Bashar al-Assad and sidelining Islamist extremists.
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 11 2019
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New York Times deletes tweet saying ‘airplanes took aim’ at towers on 9/11`
The New York Times has deleted a tweet saying “airplanes took aim” at the Twin Towers on 9/11 after getting flack for not mentioning that Al Queda terrorists had hijacked the planes that brought down the towers, killing close to 3,000 people.
The original tweet read: “18 years have passed since airplanes took aim and brought down the World Trade Center. Today families will once again
New York Post (News)