Tag: Islamic state

Turkey ready for anti-IS strikes: Pentagon

Turkish officials have said they are now ready to fully participate in…

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UN Security Council discusses Islamic State violence against gays

The UN Security Council has discussed violence against gays committed by the…

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‘Islamic State’s’ destruction of Palmyra temple ‘war crime’: UNESCO

The UN's cultural agency UNESCO has called the destruction of a famed…

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‘Islamic State’ blows up Baal Shamin temple in Syria’s Palmyra

'Islamic State' (IS) militants have blown up the temple of Baal Shamin…

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3 arrested for Facebook posts under new terrorism law

Detainees may face minimum of five years imprisonment for online pro-ISIS activities

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Saudi Arabia and Iran: Volatile political geography of oil and minorities

The fact that dissatisfied minorities populate the oil-rich regions of Iran and…

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IS no. 2 killed in US airstrike: White House

The senior deputy to the leader of 'Islamic State' has died in…

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US: Tests of ‘IS’ shells ‘showed’ traces of mustard gas

Fragment from mortar shells fired by the "IS" have tested positive for…

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How the IS is waging war on Syrian culture

The IS brutally murdered Syria's top archeologist. DW's Kersten Knipp explains why…

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How the IS is waging war on Syrian culture

When the terrorist organisation "Islamic State" (IS) took over Syria's ancient desert…

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