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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top leader on Friday ruled out any formal cooperation with America against the Islamic State, their common adversary in Iraq and Syria, insisting that the United States remains a prime enemy of Tehran, despite a landmark nuclear deal with word powers. Trusting the U.
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BAGHDAD (AP) — 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, the most vulnerable among tens of thousands of civilians trapped in the city west of Baghdad. Iraqi forces backed
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CAMP TARIQ, Iraq (AP) — Elite Iraqi special forces began their push Monday into Fallujah, expecting to encounter the stiffest resistance yet in the campaign to free territory from the Islamic State group. The city 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad has been under militant control longer than any other
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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man twice turned back from entering the U.K. because of his suspicious appearance faces charges in New York that he tried to assist the Islamic State terrorist group. Sajmir Alimehmeti, 22, of the Bronx, was arrested Tuesday and awaits an initial appearance in
Immigration
(CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration has admitted 499 Syrian refugees so far this month, with no Christians among them. Of the 499 admitted in May, 495 are Sunni Muslims and the remaining four are described simply as "Moslem" in State Department Refugee Processing Center data.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is grappling with a renewed show of force by Islamic State militants as they advanced again toward the ancient Syrian crossroads of Palmyra and exposed the Iraqi capital's frailty through a series of deadly car bomb attacks. American officials said Wednesday the U.
Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Air strikes, a drop in the price of oil, and counter-smuggling efforts by neighboring countries have combined to cut Islamic State's oil revenues in half to about $250 million per year, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Wednesday. A U.S.-led coalition has
Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy SEAL killed during a firefight in Iraq was part of a quick reaction force that moved in to rescue U.S. military advisers from an Islamic State attack, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The attack triggered a massive coalition air response that destroyed equipment, buildings and killed
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