Articles filed under Terrorism
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Delay in case against Bolingbrook man who planned to join ISISDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - The federal case against a Bolingbrook teen who pleaded guilty to attempting to fly to Turkey to join the Islamic State is facing a minor delay as federal investigators ...
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Pope flying into African hotspotNov 28, 2015 12:00 am - BANGUI, Central African Republic - Pope Francis is scheduled to visit this war-torn capital today, the first time in recent memory a pope has flown into an armed conflic...
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Editorial: 'Fear leads to hatred, hatred to anger'Nov 20, 2015 12:00 am - In Paris, a Muslim man wearing a blindfold, asks for hugs from those around him near a memorial site to last week's victims. “I'm a Muslim, but I'm told that I'm a terro...
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18 bodies found after jihadists attack Malian hotelNov 20, 2015 12:00 am - BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Malian national television reported that no more hostages were being held at a luxury hotel after a day-long siege by Islamic militants. National bro...
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Chicago Bears tighten Soldier Field security for Sunday's gameNov 19, 2015 10:00 pm - The Bears will have heightened security at Soldier Field on Sunday in the wake of the Paris attacks, and are telling fans to plan accordingly. Gates open at 10 a.m., and...
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Guest View: Why we should not label terrorists 'radical Islam'Nov 19, 2015 5:00 am - By Keith Peterson Democratic candidates and the Obama administration have come under fire for their reluctance to use the term "radical Islam" to describe the brutal adv...
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Imam at COD: ISIS terrorists are monsters, not IslamicNov 18, 2015 12:00 am - Azam Akram wants to clarify a few things. Speaking as part of Stop the CrISIS, a campaign to dispel rumors pertaining to Islam, the imam of one of Chicago's oldest mosq...
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Islamic State releases picture of bomb it says downed Russian planeNov 18, 2015 12:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - The Islamic State group has released a photo of the bomb it says was used to bring down a Russian passenger plane in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula last month, kil...
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'Massive' French airstrikes destroy jihadi sitesNov 15, 2015 12:00 am - PARIS — A French defense official says the country has launched a “massive” series of airstrikes on the Islamic State group's de facto capital in Syria, destroying a jih...
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Eiffel Tower goes dark, rest of world shows France's colorsNov 14, 2015 12:00 am - PARIS - The Eiffel Tower stood dark in a symbol of mourning Saturday night as France struggled to absorb the deadliest violence on its soil since World War II: coordinat...