Fleeing ISIS: Iraqis Tell Of Loss And Tragedy

By Sherine Tadros, Middle East Correspondent Dozens of Iraqi families who escaped the fighting in Mosul have made their way to a newly-built refugee camp in the northern area of Dohuk. They are homeless and have nowhere to go. "Ahmed" was an officer...

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Iraq: US Troops Deployed To Protect Embassy

The US is deploying armed troops to Iraq to safeguard American personnel in Baghdad as the government struggles to deal with Islamist insurgents. President Barack Obama informed Congress on Monday that up to 275 troops could be sent to Iraq to provide...

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Gunmen 'Kill Ten' In Second Kenya Attack

Islamist gunmen have killed ten people in a night-time raid on Kenya's coast just 24 hours after an attack left at least 50 dead, police have said. Somalia-based militant group Al Shebaab claimed responsibility claiming they killed as many as 20 people....

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Palestinian Speaker Held Over Missing Israelis

The speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council has been arrested as part of the hunt for three missing Israeli teenagers. The detention of Hamas member Aziz Dweik was among 40 arrests overnight in connection with the disappearance of 16-year-olds Naftali...

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Kenya Islamists 'Kill 48' As Hotels Set On Fire

Suspected Islamist insurgents in Kenya have raided a police station and set on fire at least three hotels and a petrol station, reportedly killing at least 34 people. The group of gunmen entered the western coastal town of Mpeketoni and started "shooting...

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US Condemns 'Bloodlust' Of Iraq Militants

The US has condemned the massacre of hundreds of Iraqi soldiers by Islamic militants after graphic pictures of their deaths were posted online. Tweets associated with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed the insurgents had killed 1,700...

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