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Aug 18 2014
News
‘Not over yet’? Iraqi, Kurdish fighters battle for control of Mosul Dam with US backing
U.S. airstrikes again pounded Islamic militant positions Monday in support of Iraqi security forces and Kurdish peshmerga fighters battling to wrest control of the vital Mosul Dam, amid conflicting claims over whether the structure was back in government hands.
Fox News (Online News)Nov 23 2012
Opinion
For Israel, Gaza Conflict Is Test for an IranConfrontation
One view is that Israel was using the Gaza battle to learn the missile capabilities of both Hamas and Islamic Jihad †the group with the closest ties to Iran †with intent to disrupt those links.
New York Times (News)May 21 2015
News
Obama: 'I don't think we're losing' fight against ISIL
The United States is not losing its fight against the Islamic State, President Barack Obama said in an interview published Thursday. “No, I don’t think we’re losing,” Obama said in an interview with The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg, referencing IS
PoliticoMar 23 2017
Headline Roundup
More on London Attack
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack through its Aamaq News Agency and called the assailant, who was shot dead by police, a "soldier of the Islamic State." The claim couldn't immediately be verified.
Fox News (Online News) Los Angeles Times USA TODAYFeb 18 2015
News
O'Reilly Enlists American Clerics In His "Holy War"
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly boosted his idea that the U.S. is in a holy war against the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL), demanding the Obama administration "take the holy war seriously" and urging American clerics to lead the fight.
Media MattersMay 02 2019
News
Facebook bans Louis Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWars and others from its platforms as 'dangerous'
New York (CNN Business)Facebook announced Thursday afternoon that it had designated some high-profile people, including Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who's notorious for using anti-Semitic language, and right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, as "dangerous" and said it will be purging them from its platforms.
Jones and his media outlet InfoWars had previously been banned
CNN (Online News)Aug 20 2021
News
Biden administration considering airstrikes in Afghanistan targeting American-made equipment: report
The Biden administration is reportedly considering launching airstrikes against American-made aircraft and other large equipment provided to the Afghan army that has now been seized by the Taliban following their capture of the country.
The military option – which has not yet been ruled out – comes amid concerns that the aircraft, vehicles and weaponry could be used to kill Afghan
Fox News (Online News)Jan 28 2015
News
Jordan Agrees to Release Terrorist in Exchange for Pilot Held by ISIS
The Jordanian government agreed on Wednesday to release a convicted terrorist in exchange for the freeing of an air force pilot captured by Islamic State militants in Syria a month ago, according to a statement released on Jordanian state television just before a deadline set by the extremists.
New York Times (News)Dec 22 2015
News
OPINION: Hillary Clinton campaign trolls GOP by boosting Donald Trump
Donald Trump continues to rage against Hillary Clinton over her suggestion during the Democratic debate that Trump has become “ISIS’s best recruiter.” Clinton argued that terrorists are using videos of Trump insulting Islam to “recruit more radical jihadists,” and Trump has demanded an apology.
Guest Writer - LeftAug 18 2021
News
Taliban violently disperse rare protest; 1 killed, 6 wounded
The Taliban violently broke up a protest in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least one person as they quashed a rare public show of dissent. The militant group meanwhile met with former officials from the toppled Western-backed government.
The insurgents’ every action in their sudden sweep to power is being watched closely. They insist they have changed and won’t impose the
Associated Press