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Canadian forces strike back against Daesh offensive in northern Iraq
Date: 2015-12-19 09:20:40 GMT - Canada - International - SN:7 - ID:3956341
A contingent of Canada's elite commandos were thrown into a day-long battle alongside Kurdish Peshmerga fighters as Daesh terrorists launched ther biggest offensive in Iraq since Western troops arrived in the region 18 months ago, the CBC News ....
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Rwanda vote allows Kagame to extend term in office
Date: 2015-12-19 07:24:33 GMT - Rwanda - International - SN:5 - ID:3955785
Rwandans have voted overwhelmingly to allow President Paul Kagame to extend his term in office, initial referendum results show, the BBC News reported. Some 98% of voters support changing the constitution to allow him to run again in 2017 after ....
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Obama signs into law tougher sanctions on Hezbollah -- WH
Date: 2015-12-19 07:09:00 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:3955729
US President Barack Obama signed into law on Friday afternoon legislation designed to tighten sanctions against the Iran-backed Lebanon-based Hezbollah organization, The Times of Israel said. The legislation, formally titled the Hezbollah ....
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Carter stresses US support to Iraq in war against Daesh
Date: 2015-12-16 15:15:38 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:12 - ID:3940997
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter stressed his country's support for Iraq to preserve its unity and sovereignty. He further congratulated the Iraqi government for its victories achieved against Daesh terrorist group. The remarks were made ....
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Congress cancels vote on bill to impose restrictions on Iraqi, Syrian refugees
Date: 2015-12-16 13:28:24 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:3940157
The US Congress decided on Wednesday not to vote on a bill to impose instant restrictions on the entry of Syrian and Iraqi refugees to the United States. The Congress added that it may not make major reforms to the Visa Waiver Program in response ....
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Pentagon warns Daesh offshoot growing in Afghanistan, 'operationally active'
Date: 2015-12-16 07:42:30 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:3936509
The Pentagon delivered a warning Tuesday about the growth of the Daesh offshoot in Afghanistan, saying the branch has become “more operationally active” there by carving out territory and openly fighting the Taliban, Fox News reported. The ....
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Denmark Charges first Syria fighter over joining Daesh
Date: 2015-12-16 07:17:03 GMT - Denmark - International - SN:3 - ID:3936401
A Danish man who traveled to Syria in 2013 to join Daesh militant group was on Tuesday charged with breaching Denmark's anti-terrorism laws, in the country's first case of its kind, the BBC reported. Danish lawmakers meanwhile passed new ....
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Russia opens commercial representation office in UAE
Date: 2015-12-15 16:28:59 GMT - Russia - International - SN:12 - ID:3934161
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev decided on Tuesday to open a commercial representation office in Abu Dhabi, the UAE. The office will be established this year, a statement by issued the Russian government said. ....
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French FM praises Syria opposition conference in Riyadh
Date: 2015-12-15 15:28:09 GMT - France - International - SN:11 - ID:3933737
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius praised Tuesday the Syrian opposition conference in Riyadh that ran for three days started on December 10. In a statement, Fabius said ceasefire in Syria became a necessity in a credible transition state in ....
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Italy interior minister says 1.6 million Muslims in Italy should not be dubbed supporters of terrorism
Date: 2015-12-15 14:28:53 GMT - Italy - International - SN:10 - ID:3933181
Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano has said that it would be foolish to consider 1.6 million Muslims living in Italy as supporters of terrorism. This would be like driving them to sympathize with the terrorist Daesh group, Alfano said in ....
