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'Jihadi John' identified as Mohammed Emwazi, was known to British intel for 5 years
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe world knows him as "Jihadi John," the masked, knife-wielding militant in videos showing Western hostages being beheaded by the Islamic State group.
NY man accused in Islamic State group plot was about to quit job, say employer
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe employer of one of three men charged with plotting to help the Islamic State group says the suspect was about to quit his restaurant job.
US government failed us, say parents of slain journalist James Foley
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe parents of the US journalist James Foley killed by Islamic State militants say the US government failed them during their son's long capture.
New Zealand to send troops to Iraq to train local forces
Fp Archives • 11 years agoNew Zealand will send a small number of troops to Iraq to help train local forces in their battle against the Islamic State group, Prime Minister John Key announced Tuesday.
Libya to UN Security Council: Lift arms embargo to help fight against IS
Fp Archives • 11 years agoLibya's foreign minister on Wednesday demanded that the UN Security Council lift an arms embargo so his country can fight the Islamic State group.
Foreign fighters joining ISIS has become a menace for global peace: US
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe US has said there is an unprecedented flow of foreign fighters to war-torn Syria and Iraq from across the globe including India, as this 'dangerous menace' threatens global peace.
Islamic State is gaining ground in Libya, says senior official
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe Islamic State group is gaining ground in Libya and a new international approach is needed to address the growing threat, a senior Libyan official said Thursday.
'Hating is not the role of humans': Slain Japanese journalist's tweet goes viral
Fp Archives • 11 years agoA poignant tweet by murdered journalist Kenji Goto on the virtue of being calm was spreading rapidly on social media Tuesday, days after he was apparently beheaded by Islamist militants.
Victory for Kurdish forces as IS fighters admit defeat in Syria's Kobani
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe Islamic State group has acknowledged for the first time that its fighters have been defeated in the Syrian town of Kobani and vowed to attack the town again.
With incidents rising, intel agencies want law to deal with Indians trying to join Islamic State
Fp Staff • 11 years agoNine people, who wanted to join IS, have been released in Bengaluru after they were deported from Turkey for trying to join IS by entering Syria.