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Pentagon Says ISIS Received Airdropped Weapons
10/24/14 4:03 PM PST
A Pentagon spokesman confirmed that Islamic State soldiers did in fact receive one of the packages of arms and ammunition intended for Kurdish fighters in Kobane
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ISIS Becomes Wealthiest Terrorist Group in History
10/24/14 3:35 PM PST
Seizing oil refineries and ransoming Europeans, ISIS has become the wealthiest terrorist organization the U.S. has ever confronted
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Iraqi Students Return to School After 1-Month Delay
10/23/14 3:38 PM PST
Iraq's Education Ministry has finally started school after finding alternative places for students to study after housing nearly 1.8 million displaced refugees
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ISIS Video Claims Militants Received Airdropped U.S. Weapons
10/22/14 1:33 PM PST
A new video from the Islamic State shows ISIS soldiers opening boxes of grenades and rockets that they claim came from the recent U.S. airdrop of supplies to Kurdish fighters in Kobani
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U.K. to Send Spy Drones to Syria
10/21/14 3:33 PM PST
Downing Street has announced, that for the first time, it will be sending armed spy drones to monitor ISIS movements in Syria
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Australia to Deploy 200 Special Forces Soldiers to Train Iraqi Troops
10/21/14 1:39 PM PST
After a month-long delay, Australia has been given approval to deploy 200 special forces soldiers to Iraq to help train local troops
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Iraqi Parliament Votes in Controversially-Aligned Interior Minister
10/21/14 12:30 PM PST
Badr Organization Interior Minister Mohammed Ghabban is connected to a leader with a history of brutal sectarianism
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Iraqi Kurds, Turkey Come to Kobane's Rescue
10/21/14 10:42 AM PST
Turkey announced it will help Syrian Kurds fighting against ISIS forces for control of Kobani, and will allow Iraqi Kurds to cross through Turkey to join the fight
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Witnesses Report Islamic State Pilots Flying Near Aleppo
10/20/14 9:39 AM PST
The Islamic State may be flying captured Syrian fighter jets from the al-Jarrah airport it controls east of Aleppo
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Pentagon Announces Name of ISIS Campaign
10/17/14 4:10 PM PST
“Operation Inherent Resolve” will test the United States’, coalition allies’ patience as President Obama warns the mission to “degrade and destroy” the Islamic State will be a “long campaign”
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Iraq Imposes Curfew on Ramadi
10/17/14 1:38 PM PST
The Iraqi government has imposed a curfew on the western city of Ramadi over fears that Islamic State militants might advance on the city
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Oil-Producing Countries Concerned, Oil Prices Hit Low of the Year
10/16/14 3:44 PM PST
Global oil prices have dropped to the lowest per barrel price of the year and oil producing countries, such as those in OPEC, are feeling strain on their budgets