Articles filed under Terrorism
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Obama asks fresh war powers, says IS group 'going to lose'Feb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Vowing that Islamic State forces are "going to lose," President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to authorize military action against terrorist...
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Germany charges 22-year-old with membership in Islamic StateFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - BERLIN (AP) - Federal German prosecutors say they've charged a 22-year-old man with membership in a terrorist organization on allegations that he trained and fought with...
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Were 3 slain for their religion or their parking space?Feb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Police are trying to determine whether hate played any role in the killing of three Muslims, a crime they said was sparked by a neighbor's long-...
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Some potential 2016 candidates fault Obama war powers planFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - Some Republicans who want to succeed President Barack Obama in the White House are voicing concern that his request to Congress for a limited authorization to use milita...
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Court: Islamic group was terror organizationFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - A radical Islamic group that recruited youngsters to fight in Syria was a terrorist organization that wanted to overthrow democracy and impose sh...
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US intel: IS militants drawing steady stream of recruitsFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. bombing campaign in Iraq and Syria has failed to slow the pace of foreign fighters flocking to join the Islamic State and other extremist grou...
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Amid political instability, US closes its embassy in YemenFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department has closed the U.S. Embassy in Yemen and evacuated its staff because of the political crisis and security concerns following the t...
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Gitmo prison closure hampered by freed detainee's turn to ISFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - During six years behind bars at Guantanamo Bay, Abdul Rauf insisted he was a lowly Taliban foot soldier who delivered bread and tea to combatants, even...
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Twin bomb attack in Albania, no injuriesFeb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - TIRANA, Albania (AP) - Two powerful explosions in Albania's capital Tirana have gutted a business owned by the family of the country's interior minister and damaged the ...
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AP Exclusive: 20,000 foreign fighters flock to Syria, IraqFeb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Foreign fighters are streaming into Syria and Iraq in unprecedented numbers to join the Islamic State or other extremist groups, including at least 3,4...