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Claim: Islamic State Murdered Italian Aid Worker In Bangladesh

Islamic State (IS) terrorists have claimed responsibility for the execution of an Italian citizen on a street in Dhaka, the Bangladesh capital. According to an intelligence group monitoring jihadi threats,  Cesare Tavella, 50, was shot three times by assailants on a

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Report: Obama’s Top Russia Official to Resign

A Pentagon official revealed that Evelyn Farkas, deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Russia, will depart at the end of October. The news comes during the UN General Assembly, where President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin had what was described as a “candid” meeting regarding their relationship.

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Australians Rushing To Fight For Islamic State

The Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq has doubled its recruits from Australia in the past 12 months but the figure is expected to level off soon, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has revealed. Australia has been increasingly concerned about the ability

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Pentagon Confirms: U.S.-Trained Syrian Rebels Gave Arms to Al-Qaeda

After several dispatches from Syria reported that the few remaining American-backed rebel fighters have been compromised by the al-Nusra Front, an offshoot of al-Qaeda, U.S. Central Command released a statement late Friday confirming that the U.S.-armed New Syrian Forces had delivered equipment and vehicles to the jihadi outfit.