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US House of Representatives speaker calls for ground war on Daesh
Date: 2014-09-29 07:54:49 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:1033149
The US Republican speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner on Sunday ramped up the political rhetoric over Syria and Iraq by saying American forces will need to be put on the ground in the battle against Daesh. Boehner criticised ....
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UK defense min.: 'Nothing token' about Britain's Iraq mission
Date: 2014-09-28 13:38:21 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:34 - ID:1029821
UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has rejected claims Britain's role in the fight Daesh is a "token" gesture, as he confirmed RAF Tornados are now flying daily over northern Iraq. He told Sky's Murnaghan programme on Sunday the United States ....
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Lavrov appreciates Egypt’s role in settling conflicts in MidEast, Northern Africa
Date: 2014-09-28 11:21:50 GMT - USA - International - SN:23 - ID:1028533
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov praised Egypt’s increasing role in the settlement of conflicts in the Middle East and Northern Africa, Itar Tass reported quoting the Russian Foreign Ministry. Lavrov met his Egyptian counterpart Sameh ....
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Explosion in Kabul injures one person
Date: 2014-09-28 08:47:53 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:19 - ID:1027165
An explosion has been reported in the vicinity of Wazir Akbar Khan and Shahr-e-Naw area in capital Kabul, Khaama Press reported. A security official said the blast took place due to a magnetic improvised explosive device (IED) in Zanbaq ....
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White House welcomes decision by Britain, Belgium to join air raids against Daesh
Date: 2014-09-28 08:26:53 GMT - USA - International - SN:16 - ID:1026977
The United States welcomed decisions in the parliaments of the United Kingdom and Belgium to authorize the use of military force against ISIL in Iraq, the White House said in a statement. The air forces of these two countries will now join those ....
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Israel PM to fly to New York to counter 'slander and lies' after Abbas, Rouhani UN speeches
Date: 2014-09-28 08:16:58 GMT - Israel - International - SN:12 - ID:1026801
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu heads to the United States on Sunday to battle Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and Palestinian unilateralism, when he addresses the UN General Assembly in New York and meets with US President Barack Obama in ....
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Commander: Iran will attack aggressive terrorist groups before reaching Its borders
Date: 2014-09-27 13:49:21 GMT - Iran - International - SN:55 - ID:1023821
Iranian Ground Force Commander Lieutenant General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan assured the nation that the country's Armed Forces are ready to give crushing response to the terrorist groups which dare to attack Iran, FARS news agency reported. "As a ....
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Top S. Korean, Iranian diplomats discuss closer ties
Date: 2014-09-27 12:33:50 GMT - south korea - International - SN:47 - ID:1023161
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se has held a meeting with his Iranian counterpart in New York and discussed ways to boost bilateral relations, Yonhap news agency reported quoting the foreign ministry as having said on Saturday. Yun met ....
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President calls for cutting ISIL financial resources
Date: 2014-09-27 12:32:51 GMT - USA - International - SN:46 - ID:1023145
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for cut off of financial resources of the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as Daesh). He made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of the 69th annual ....
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Moscow warns citizens of CIS countries join Daesh militants
Date: 2014-09-27 07:44:46 GMT - Russia - International - SN:15 - ID:1020897
The head of Russia's Security Council said there could be as many as 50,000 insurgents fighting for Daesh militant group in Syria and Iraq, Itar-Tass News Agency reported. Nikolai Patrushev said at a meeting of the Security Council chiefs of the ....