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Iraqi Suicide Bomber Was ex-Gitmo Detainee
The bomber, who attacked a military base in Iraq this week, was released in 2004…
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Iraqi refugee alleges anti-Muslim culture the norm at Boston Whole Foods
BOSTON — An Iraqi refugee who had held a job as an overnight stocker at a city Whole Foods grocery store has taken…
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Is the U.S. military strategy doing more harm or good in the Middle East?
Editor's note: This article is part of our collaboration with Point Taken, a new program from WGBH that will next…
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Obama widens US Afghan role during final months in office
WASHINGTON (AP) — Far from ending the two wars he inherited from the Bush administration, Barack Obama is wrestling with an expanded set…
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Iran rejects US as ally as US names it lead terrorism sponsor
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top leader on Friday ruled out any formal cooperation with America against the Islamic State, their…
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Islamic State uses 20,000 kids as shields in Iraq’s Fallujah
The U.N. children's fund on Wednesday issued a stark warning to Iraqi troops and Islamic State militants in the battle for Fallujah to spare the children
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Iraqi commandos press attack on Islamic State in Fallujah
CAMP TARIQ, Iraq (AP) — Elite Iraqi special forces began their push Monday into Fallujah, expecting to encounter the stiffest resistance yet in…
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Syrian refugee admissions soar, but none are Christian
(CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration has admitted 499 Syrian refugees so far this month, with no Christians among them. Of the 499…
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World Vision president: Treat refugees as guests
Rich Stearns, head of World Vision, the evangelical relief and development group, says Christians should follow a model pioneered by Chaldean churches…
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US grapples with renewed show of force by IS in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is grappling with a renewed show of force by Islamic State militants as they advanced again toward…
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Islamic State oil revenue cut in half, U.S. says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Air strikes, a drop in the price of oil, and counter-smuggling efforts by neighboring countries have combined to cut…
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Navy SEAL killed in Iraq was part of rescue team
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy SEAL killed during a firefight in Iraq was part of a quick reaction force that moved in to…
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Islamic State fight ‘far from over,’ Carter says
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — The combat death of an American Navy SEAL in Iraq shows that despite recent gains against the Islamic State…
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Victims of Islamic State horrors appeal for intervention
NEW YORK – The Rev. Douglas Al-Bazi, a Chaldean Catholic Church parish priest from Erbil, Iraq, took the podium at the United…
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Islamic State fire kills US Navy SEAL in combat in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S Navy SEAL was killed Tuesday by fire from the Islamic State group outside the IS-held city…
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Obama boosts Islamic State fight, asks Europe to do more
HANNOVER, Germany (AP) — Evoking history and appealing for solidarity, President Barack Obama on Monday cast his decision to send 250 more troops…
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High Court clears claims against Iran over ’83 Beirut bombing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for families of victims of the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut…
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US escalates Iraq fight, send more troops, helicopters
BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. has agreed to deploy more than 200 additional troops to Iraq and to send eight Apache helicopters…
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‘You are not forgotten,’ Cardinal Dolan tells Iraq’s Christians and Yazidis
Dohuk, Iraq (CNA/EWTN News) — On his second full day in Iraq, Cardinal Timothy Dolan traveled three hours to Dohuk, the city…
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There’s a new way to measure global freedom
Alexis de Tocqueville once wrote, "He who seeks freedom for anything but freedom's self is made to be a…
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Obama will be asked to beef up U.S. military in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Friday it was moving to increase the number of American forces in Iraq and announced that U.…
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Moulton raises a storm with Trump, Hitler comments
BOSTON – Seth Moulton, the first-term congressman from the North Shore, dropped a bombshell Wednesday, comparing Donald Trump's rise to…
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Islamic State prepped 400 fighters to attack Europe
PARIS (AP) — The Islamic State terrorist group has trained at least 400 operatives to target Europe in deadly attacks, deploying interlocking cells…
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US Marines deploy to northern Iraq to provide protection
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has set up a small Marine artillery outpost in northern Iraq to protect a nearby Iraqi military…
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Putin orders Russian military to begin Syria pullout
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military to withdraw most of its forces from Syria, timing his move to coincide…
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American Islamic State fighter surrenders in Iraq
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A Palestinian-American member of the Islamic State group gave himself up to Iraqi Kurdish forces in the country&…
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Failing Libya harbors terrorists, top US general says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Libya is a failed state, according to the top U.S. general in Africa, who said that foreign fighters, weapons…
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WH: Captured ISIS leaders being handled case by case
(CNSNews.com) – At President Obama's direction, the U.S. military is sending expeditionary teams to capture and interrogate Islamic State…
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Osama bin Laden dedicated much of his fortune to jihad
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his handwritten will, al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden claimed he had about $29 million in personal wealth — the…
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Saudi troop offer seen as risky bow to U.S. call for help fighting Islamic State
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia's offer to send troops to fight Islamic State in Syria is as much…
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Paris attackers were among 90 who entered France, tipster says
PARIS (AP) — The Belgian who led the Nov. 13 attacks on Paris bragged that he slipped into France with a group of…
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Refugee issues aired by expert panel in Boston
BOSTON – Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton urged attendees ahead of a panel discussion on refugee resettlement in New England to resist…
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Refugee issues on tap for Moulton panel
BOSTON – Long-time refugee and immigration advocate Seth Moulton, the sixth district Democratic congressman from Salem, will open a discussion on the…
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Islamic State razing of Iraq monastery condemned
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Obama Administration and the Vatican condemned the Islamic State Wednesday for razing Iraq's oldest Christian monastery,…
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As sanctions are lifted, America’s allies fear the worst
JERUSALEM (AP) — As the nuclear deal with Tehran goes into effect, many Middle Eastern countries fear a newly emboldened Iran, flush with…
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Islamic State uses human shields to slow Iraqi assault
RAMADI, Iraq (AP) — Six times in the past harrowing month, Um Omar and her family got a knock on the door of…
