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KoC: U.S. must conclude there’s genocide against Mideast Christians

(CNSNews.com) – The Knights of Columbus, along with In Defense of Christians, released a comprehensive report Thursday documenting eyewitness accounts of Christians who have been killed, kidnapped, raped, or sold into slavery at the hands of ISIS. The report was presented to the State Department Wednesday.

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Islamic State fighters’ identity files are authentic, officials say

BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of files have surfaced with personal data on members of the Islamic State group — documents that might help authorities track down and prosecute foreign fighters who returned home after joining the extremists, or identify those who recruited them in the first place. Germany's federal criminal

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Iraqi officials: US captured top ISIS chemical arms engineer

BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. special forces captured the head of the Islamic State group's unit trying to develop chemical weapons in a raid last month in northern Iraq, two senior Iraqi intelligence officials told The Associated Press, the first known major success of Washington's more aggressive

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Tunisia battles extremists near Libyan border

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Exceptionally deadly clashes between Tunisian forces and extremist attackers left at least 53 people dead Monday near Tunisia's border with Libya, the government said, amid growing fears that violence from Libya could destabilize the whole region. Gunmen attacked the city of Ben Guerdane at dawn

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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 leaders in Iraq and Syria, but instead of sending them to Guantanamo Bay, these enemies of the United States are being handled on a case by case basis.

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ISIS briefly takes center of Libyan city, beheads 12

CAIRO (AP) — Islamic State affiliates in Libya briefly took over the security headquarters in the western city of Sabratha, killing and beheading 12 security officers before being driven out early Wednesday morning, two city security officials said. The incident highlighted the enduring presence and unpredictable striking power of the local

Russia

Syria cease-fire agreement reached by US, Russia

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The United States and Russia have agreed on a new cease-fire for Syria that will take effect Saturday, even as major questions over enforcing and responding to violations of the truce were left unresolved. Syria's warring government and rebels still need to accept the deal.

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Islamic State training camp takes direct hit, Pentagon says

WASHINGTON (AP) — American jets struck an Islamic State training camp in rural Libya near the Tunisian border Friday, killing dozens, probably including an operative considered responsible for deadly attacks in Tunisia last year, U.S. and local officials said. The strike did not appear to mark the beginning of a