NewsBeat SocialTag: daesh
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United States, Jordan Unite to Condemn Killing of Captive Pilot
02/04/15 4:44 PM PST
King Abdullah II of Jordan met with President Obama to discuss their nations' continued efforts to fight the Islamic State following the brutal murder of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kassasbeh
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Kurdish Forces Advance on ISIS-Held Sinjar Mountain
12/22/14 3:03 PM PST
Kurdish Peshmurga fighters have helped free hundreds of people trapped on Mount Sinjar since an Islamic State takeover in August
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German Journalist Warns ISIS Is Stronger than West Believes
12/22/14 2:05 PM PST
A German anti-war activist who spent 10 days in ISIS-controlled Mosul, Iraq says the Islamic State is much stronger, and more organized, than the West estimates
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Iraqi PM Asks U.S. for More Airstrikes, Heavy Weapons
12/10/14 8:43 AM PST
During U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's visit to Baghdad, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi urged him to bring the message to Washington, D.C. that more airstrikes and heavy weapons would help maintain the 'descent' of the Islamic State
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American Aid Worker Killed in Syria by Islamic State
11/17/14 4:31 PM PST
American Army Veteran and founder of an emergency humanitarian medical organization, Peter Kassig was killed in Syria by the Islamic State
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Iraqi Defense Minister Claims Baiji is Back in Iraqi Hands
11/12/14 5:06 PM PST
The Islamic State captured the Sunni city of 200,000 people in northern Iraq in June, but pro-government forces have held its nearby refinery - once Iraq's largest source of oil
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UN Envoy to Syria Sees Signs of Truce
11/12/14 11:00 AM PST
United Nations Envoy for Peace in Syria Staffan de Mistura said Syrian President Bashar Assad expressed "constructive interest" in a local truce in Aleppo
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Coalition Warplanes Reportedly Strike ISIS Near Kobane
10/07/14 1:55 PM PST
Warplanes from the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State reportedly struck ISIS positions surrounding the northern Syrian city of Kobane
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ISIS Flag Flies Over Syria-Turkey Border Town
10/06/14 3:46 PM PST
Islamic State militants raised a black flag over a contested area of Kobane on October 6, as the Kurdish militia continues to fight them off and request international assistance
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France Launches First Airstrike on Islamic State
09/19/14 10:52 AM PST
France is now the first of Washington’s allies to strike Islamic State targets in Iraq