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Possible Push to Elevate US Cyber Command in Fight vs IS
06 апреля, 2016
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Possible Push to Elevate US Cyber Command in Fight vs IS

Washington's top cyber warrior said Tuesday that the time has come to elevate the status of U.S. Cyber Command, arguing the move would make efforts more effective against a variety of threats, including the Islamic State (IS) terror group. "A combatant commander designation would allow us to be faster, which would...

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Islamic State in Mosul seemingly shaken up by offensive, airstrikes
29 марта, 2016
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Islamic State in Mosul seemingly shaken up by offensive, airstrikes

As the Iraqi offensive prepares to launch a full-scale assault to retake the city of Mosul, the Islamic State has reacted by executing members and removing local leaders from power. Dozens of IS militants, including leaders, have fled from the militant Islamist organization and from Mosul, ARA News reported. The Islamic State...

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US, Turkey Look to Expand Fight Against IS
29 марта, 2016
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US, Turkey Look to Expand Fight Against IS

The U.S. and Turkey are discussing plans to expand cooperation in order to put greater pressure on Islamic State (IS) militants, said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday during a meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. "We all have an interest in taking out Daesh, Nusra terrorist...

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US House Votes to Declare IS Genocide against Christians, Yazidis
15 марта, 2016
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US House Votes to Declare IS Genocide against Christians, Yazidis

CAPITOL HILL—The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed, by a 383-to-0 vote, a bipartisan resolution declaring that systemic violence committed by Islamic State (IS) against Christians, Yazidis, Kurds and other ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria constitutes genocide. The resolution calls on...

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Top IS commander targeted in US strike
09 марта, 2016
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Top IS commander targeted in US strike

The US military says it targeted a top commander of so-called Islamic State in an air strike in Syria last week. An initial assessment suggested Tarkhan Batirashvili, also known as Omar Shishani, was likely killed along with 12 other militants, officials said. The strike took place on Friday near the north-eastern town of...

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