Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) – Page 58

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Angered at Trump’s Visit, Some Iraqi Lawmakers Want U.S. Troops Out

December 27, 2018FALIH HASSAN and RICK GLADSTONEComments Off

A range of Iraqi politicians criticized President Trump over his surprise visit as an affront. The most strident critics were affiliated with Moktada al-Sadr, a nationalist Shiite cleric.

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Militants Storm Afghan Offices in Kabul, Killing Dozens

December 24, 2018December 24, 2018MUJIB MASHAL and FATIMA FAIZIComments Off

Militants entered Afghan government offices after setting off a car bomb, fighting for hours as elite police forces struggled to clear them.

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Splitting With Trump Over Syria, American Leading ISIS Fight Steps Down

December 22, 2018December 22, 2018RUKMINI CALLIMACHI and ERIC SCHMITTComments Off

In an email announcing his accelerated resignation, Brett McGurk criticized President Trump’s recent decision to pull troops out of Syria.

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French Official Says Strasbourg Attacker Pledge Allegiance to ISIS

December 22, 2018The Associated PressComments Off

The attacker died in a shootout with police two days after targeting Strasbourg’s popular Christmas market.

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Video of Tourist’s Killing in Morocco Is Most Likely Real, Norway Says

December 22, 2018HENRIK PRYSER LIBELL, MARTIN SELSOE SORENSEN and AIDA ALAMIComments Off

Nine more people have been detained in connection with the killings of Maren Ueland, 28, of Norway and Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, of Denmark.

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Erdogan Says Turkey Will Delay Assault on Kurds and ISIS in Syria

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑAComments Off

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that President Trump, who declared victory against the Islamic State, had asked him to finish off the group in Syria.