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| Oct.2 |
 Turkey |
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Turkish lawmakers OK military action against ISIS The Turkish Parliament voted 298-98 to authorize military force in Syria and Iraq, joining a growing international coalition against the mil...
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Palestinians push UN resolution demanding broad Israeli withdrawal |
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Australia |
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Australia approves strikes against IS in Iraq |
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| Oct.3 |
 Northern Syria |
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ISIS video claims to show beheading of Alan Henning| A short video shows the apparent beheading of British aid worker, with the executioner blaming the death on the United Kingdom | |
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Aleppo |
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ISIS and Kurds battle for Syrian city of Kobani |
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Northern Syria |
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Peter Kassig: US aid worker threatened in IS video |
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| Oct.4 |
 Libya |
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Briton held hostage in Libya freed 
British teacher David Bolam has been released after being held hostage by militants in Libya since May
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Tribal Areas |
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Pakistan Taliban vow support for IS in Syria and Iraq |
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| Oct.5 |
 Somalia |
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Al-Shabab: Somali troops 'surround key port town' 
Somali government troops and African Union (AU) forces say they have surrounded the last coastal stronghold of the al-Shabab Islamist group
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| Oct.6 |
Northern Syria |
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Border town 'may fall soon to IS'
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Northern Syria |
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Kobane: Civilians flee IS street-to-street fighting Map of Kobane Syria Islamic State militants have entered the key border town of Kobane and are engaged in street-to-street fighting with Syrian Kurd defenders
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Northern Syria |
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Street battles as IS enters border town
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| Oct.7 |
Aleppo |
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Airstrikes target ISIS near Kobani 5 airstrikes near that city targeted groups of ISIS fighters, U.S. Central Command said. There were another 4 strikes elsewhere in Syria and...
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Aleppo |
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Air strikes help Syria town curb IS Map of Kobane Syria| The US-led coalition has carried out its most sustained air attacks so far on Islamic State fighters attacking Kobane | |
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| Oct.8 |
Aleppo |
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Intense fight for Syrian border town |
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Northern Syria |
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Kobane: New IS push amid US warning on air strikes |
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Washington |
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Air strikes 'will not save Kobane'
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| Oct.9 |
Aleppo |
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Air strikes 'stall IS Syria advance' US-led forces have continued air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants near the besieged Syrian Kurdish border town of Kobane
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Yemen |
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Blast kills 47 at Houthi protest in Yemen, officials say
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| Oct.10 |
Aleppo |
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Hundreds trapped in Kobane - UN |
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Baghdad |
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Iraq appeals for help in Anbar
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| Oct.11 |
Aleppo |
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Islamic State battles to encircle Syrian Kurds
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Aleppo |
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Syria: Kobane siege death toll 'passes 500'
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Libya |
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UN chief in Libya to make peace plea |
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Aleppo |
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Syria: Kobane situation remains 'dangerous' says US |
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| Oct.12 |
 Baghdad |
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Despite airstrikes, ISIS forces nearer to Baghdad Islamic State militants are in a position to wreak havoc on Baghdad after making gains in nearby territories, adding to the sense of siege
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Cairo |
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Donors pledge millions in Gaza aid
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Arab Countries |
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ISIS justified the enslavement of women
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| Oct.13 |
Egypt |
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Egypt minibus collision kills 30 near Edfu in Aswan
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Iraq |
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Shia militias 'killing Iraqi Sunnis'
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Algeria |
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Algerian military plane crash kills 2
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| Oct.14 |
Aleppo |
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US steps up air strikes in Kobane
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| Oct.15 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr 'sentenced to death'
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Aleppo |
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IS 'retreating' in key Syria town
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| Oct.16 |
Northern Syria |
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ISIS pushed back with help of U.S. airstrikes in Kobani Map of Kobani Syria Kurdish fighters have pushed back ISIS militants in a number of locations as U.S. airstrikes on ISIS positions continue in and around the city
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| Oct.17 |
Iraq |
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Former Iraqi pilots training ISIS fighters to fly captured Syrian jets ISIS could be soon taking its terror fight to the sky, after a report that Iraqi ex-pilots are training militants to fly captured Syrian war...
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| Oct.18 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq MPs complete unity government Iraqi MPs have approved new defence and interior ministers, completing a unity government that is battling the spread of Islamic State milit...
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| Oct.19 |
Baghdad |
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Deadly attack on Baghdad mosque A suicide attacker has killed at least 18 people at a Shia mosque in Iraq, the latest in a spate of similar bombings
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Northern Syria |
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At least 70 ISIS bodies dropped off at Syrian hospital
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Aleppo |
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Kobane: US drops arms and aid to Kurds battling IS US military aircraft have dropped weapons, ammunition and medical supplies to Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State (IS) militants in the key...
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| Oct.20 |
Northern Syria |
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Turkey to let Iraqi Kurds use its territory to reinforce Kobani Map of Kobani Syria| Turkey's foreign minister announced his country would let Kurdish Peshmerga from Iraq use Turkish territory to enter Syria and reinforce fighters | |
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| Oct.21 |
Northern Syria |
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US probes 'stray Syria air drop'
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| Oct.22 |
Washington |
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Four guilty of Blackwater killings
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| Oct.24 |
 Sinai |
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Egypt: Sinai bomb kills 26 troops Map of El Arish Egypt| A suspected jihadist car bomb attack has killed at least 26 Egyptian soldiers at a checkpoint in the north of the restive peninsula | |
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Turkey |
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Turkey: 200 Peshmerga will join Syrian Kurds' fight for Kobani A deal has been reached for 200 Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces to pass through Turkey to help Syrian Kurdish fighters in the besieged town
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Sinai |
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State of emergency imposed in Sinai
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| Oct.25 |
Cairo |
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Attacks 'threaten Egypt's existence' President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi says the country is facing a threat to its existence from jihadists after the attacks in Sinai
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Northern Iraq |
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IS forces 'pushed back' in Iraq
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| Oct.26 |
Egypt |
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Egypt activists jailed for 3 years for 'illegal protest'
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Northern Lebanon |
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Lebanon army steps up Tripoli battle
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Northern Syria |
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Women on front lines in Syria, Iraq against IS Among fighters are thousands of women, an unusual phenomenon in the Muslim world in which warfare is often associated with manhoo
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Qatar |
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Qatar dismisses IS funding claims
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| Oct.27 |
Northern Syria |
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Syria rebels launch major attack Map of Idlib Syria Al-Qaeda-affiliated militants Nusra Front and other groups have attacked the government-held city of Idlib, briefly seizing several official buildings
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Iraq |
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Car bombings in Iraq kill at least 38
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| Oct.28 |
Turkey |
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Peshmerga fighters head to Turkey
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| Oct.29 |
Northern Syria |
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Syrian rebels enter Kobani from Turkey border crossing Map of Kobani Syria| A small group of Syrian rebels entered the embattled border town from Turkey to help Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State extremists in Syria | |
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Western Iraq |
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Islamic State 'kills 30 Sunni tribesmen' in Iraq Map of Hit Anbar Iraq Islamic State (IS) militants have shot dead 30 Sunni Arab tribesmen in a town west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, local officials say
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Tunisia |
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Secularist Nidaa Tounes party wins Tunisia election
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| Oct.30 |
 Jerusalem |
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Israel closed access to Temple Mount Map of Temple Mount Israel Tensions between Palestinians and Israelis spiked in Jerusalem as a move Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called a 'declaration of war'
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| Oct.31 |
Aleppo |
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Syria IS: Iraq Peshmerga fighters 'cross into Kobane'
Arab Countries
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