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Canadians involved in US reporters kidnaping in Syria

Thu Sep 4, 2014 13:58:33

Three Canadians were directly involved in the kidnapping of two American journalists by militant groups in Syria, Agence France-Presse reported Thursday, referring to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Bosnia arrests 16 terrorism suspects in face of ISIL threat

Thu Sep 4, 2014 11:27:07

Bosnian police said Wednesday they have detained 16 people suspected of having fought in Syria and Iraq or of recruiting and funding other Balkan men to join the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists there.

Obama vows to build coaliltion to destroy ISIL

Wed Sep 3, 2014 22:18:01

US President Barack Obama has asserted that Washington will not be intimidated by ISIL terrorists following the beheading of a second American journalist and will build a coalition to "degrade and destroy" the group.

Syria, Hezbollah forces kill Nusra Front commander

Wed Sep 3, 2014 21:43:46

Syrian government troops backed by Hezbollah resistance forces have ambushed a convoy belonging to the al-Qaeda-backed al-Nusra Front terrorist group, killing the commander believed responsible for kidnapping of Syrian Christian nuns in 2013.

British PM hints military action on ISIL terrorists

Wed Sep 3, 2014 19:02:51

British Prime Minister David Cameron has hinted possible UK’s involvement in military action against ISIL Takfiri terror group after release of the latest video showing the beheading of another US journalist, followed by a pledge that a Briton will be next.

Syrian forces escalate airstrikes on militants in Jobar

Wed Sep 3, 2014 12:23:00

Syrian forces have carried out their fiercest assault on the militant stronghold of Jobar in Damascus since the start of the three-year war, conducting at least 27 air strikes.

Australia PM: 'Extreme force' justified against ISIL

Tue Sep 2, 2014 19:10:17

Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday said "extreme force" was justified in battling Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants as he played down reports that an Australian plane delivering humanitarian aid in Iraq came under fire.

Skepticism raised over British PM’s anti-ISIL measures

Tue Sep 2, 2014 16:43:31

British media on Tuesday voiced skepticism over "vague" plans announced by Prime Minister David Cameron to counter the threat of extremists travelling to Iraq and Syria to join so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists.

Army kills large number of militants across Syria

Tue Sep 2, 2014 07:45:15

Syrian army troops have inflicted heavy losses on foreign-backed militants in operations across the country, military sources say.

HRW: ISIL radicals use cluster bombs in Syria

Mon Sep 1, 2014 16:23:52

Militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group waging an extremist-marked war in Syria and Irag have used cluster bombs in their battles, killing people indiscriminately, Human Rights Watch says.

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