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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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Airstrikes in Syria Have Killed 550 Islamist Fighters
10/23/14 4:42 PM PST
In 231 attacks, US and coalition-led airstrikes have killed 550 islamist fighters and 32 civilians
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U.S.-Trained Syrian Soldiers Will Not Go on Offensive
10/23/14 3:06 PM PST
Top defense officials report that they are skeptical that the U.S. trained Syrian opposition soldiers - recruited from refugee camps - will be able to win a war against a well-trained opponent, and advise them for defensive roles
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U.S. Veteran Takes up Arms against ISIS
10/22/14 4:12 PM PST
United States Army veteran James Woodward has joined Kurdish fighters in Syria as they battle the Islamic State
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ISIS Kidnapping Attempt in Turkey Shows Militants Long Reach
10/22/14 3:54 PM PST
The Islamic State reportedly hired Turkish gangsters to kidnap a Syrian rebel leader exiled in Turkey
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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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3 American Teens Suspected of Attempting to Join ISIS
10/22/14 10:23 AM PST
Germany detains three American teenage girls who reportedly tried to go to Syria to join ISIS militants
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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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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”