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U.S. Expands Missions Against Islamic State in Afghanistan

The United States has reportedly conducted nearly a dozen operations in the past three weeks against jihadists linked to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) branch in Afghanistan known as the Khorasan Province (ISIL-K), a testament to the U.S. military’s ongoing combat mission in the country.

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Australia Raids Homes Of ‘Doctor In Islamic State Video’

(AFP) – Police have raided two Melbourne homes in counter-terrorism operations, with reports Friday linking them to an Australian man who appeared in a slick Islamic State propaganda video last year. The properties in the northern Melbourne suburbs of Craigieburn

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Bangladesh Faces Wave of ISIS-Linked Terror Attacks

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a series of brutal terrorist attacks in Bangladesh, and is said to be intensifying its effort to recruit from the country’s huge Sunni Muslim population. Despite these developments, the Bangladeshi government continues to insist ISIS has no significant presence in their country.

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UAE Puts Self-Proclaimed Emir of Local ISIS Group on Trial

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has accused an Emirati man, who claims to be the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in the UAE, of plotting an assassination and bomb attacks on various targets inside the Gulf nation, including Abu Dhabi’s Formula 1 circuit, according to multiple news outlets.

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Islamic State India Branch Targets Politicians, Foreigners

Fourteen individuals were arrested and charged in India with having links to jihadi terrorist organizations. They later told interrogators that they had orders to go after “political targets, foreigners, vital installations, and government machinery,” as opposed to committing mass casualty attacks.

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