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‘Freedom Run’ Commemorates American Journalist Killed By ISIS
James Foley was kidnapped by ISIS in Syria and then in August 2014 beheaded. The Freedom Run in Rochester, New Hampshire, organized…
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How the Islamic State recruits and coerces children
This week the world once again witnessed an Islamic State's use of at least one child bomber, perhaps two.…
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Trump vows to put ‘America first’ in foreign policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare formal policy speech, Republican front-runner Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to put American security "above all…
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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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Trump’s new Obama claims push into uncharted territory
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's latest accusation against President Barack Obama — that he's putting U.S. enemies ahead of…
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US tells allies it may rethink Afghan troop drawdown
BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has told NATO allies America will take a new look at its plans to…
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Trump blasts Obama’s ‘politically correct’ response to Orlando
MANCHESTER, N.H. – An emboldened Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his policy vow to put a temporary ban on immigration from…
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Baker decries Orlando shooting, says no tie to Marathon bombers
BOSTON – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker highlighted steps being taken by law enforcement to increase security around Massachusetts on Monday and downplayed any…
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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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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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Alleged Islamic State sympathizer faces terror charge in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man twice turned back from entering the U.K. because of his suspicious appearance faces charges…
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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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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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Trump: ‘Every move we made in the Middle East was wrong’
(CNSNews.com) — "Every move we made in the Middle East was wrong," Republican Donald Trump told "Fox News Sunday.…
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Stories of ISIS victims are emerging, and they’re unbelievably brutal
New York City, N.Y. (CNA) — (Editor's note: This article includes explicit descriptions of violence. Reader discretion is advised.) The…
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Airstrikes, shelling kill at least 60 in Syria’s Aleppo
BEIRUT (AP) — A wave of airstrikes and shelling killed more than 60 people in less than 24 hours in the northern Syrian…
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ISIS advances against rebels in north Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Militants from the Islamic State group seized five villages from Syrian rebels close to the Turkish border Wednesday, further weakening…
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2 men including USAID employee killed in Bangladesh
NEW DELHI (AP) — Unidentified assailants fatally stabbed two men in Bangladesh's capital Monday night, including a gay rights activist who…
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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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Obama adds 250 troops to fight against Islamic State in Syria
AERZEN, Germany (AP) — President Barack Obama declared he is sending 250 more military personnel to Syria to help local forces fighting the…
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Media ignore the big issues, focus on the trivial
This week, at a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Timothy Dolan at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City for Catholic…
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Syria’s Palmyra arch, destroyed by ISIS, recreated in London
LONDON (AP) — A 2,000-year-old triumphal arch destroyed by the Islamic State group in Syria has risen again — in replica…
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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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Saudi threat over 9/11 bill spurs uproar on eve of Obama visit
WASHINGTON – Ahead of President Barack Obama's jaunt to Saudi Arabia this week, the Persian Gulf nation laid down a threat…
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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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Do our leaders have the political will to fight ISIS?
President Obama is signaling his plans for an extensive effort aimed at getting Merrick Garland confirmed to the Supreme Court. A front-…
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After Brussels, leaders tackling threat of nuclear terrorism
WASHINGTON (AP) — Still reeling from attacks in Brussels and Paris, world leaders are wrestling this week with the chilling prospect of the…
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Syria: 150 mines removed so far in Palmyra’s ancient site
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian antiquities official says demining experts have so far removed 150 bombs planted by the Islamic State group…
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US teen describes surviving Boston and Belgium attacks
GHENT, Belgium (AP) — An American teenager wounded in the Brussels Airport attack is lucky to be alive. And he knows it. Mason…
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Syrian forces recapture ancient city of Palmyra from ISIS
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra on Sunday, scoring an important victory over Islamic State fighters…
