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ISIS launches chemical weapons attack on Syria's airbase in Deir Ez-zor - report - RT News - 0 views

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    "Poisonous substances" are believed to have been used by ISIS during an attack on a village in Taza. This village, located in northern Iraq, had more than 40 people suffer partial choking and skin irritation.
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Into the heart of terror: behind Isis lines | World news | The Guardian - 0 views

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    This article reveals some chilling facts about ISIS and what is going on behind the lines thanks to the western journalist that was able to enter. They were also believed to have been led by Jihadi John.
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As Iraqi forces close in on Mosul, ISIS lashes out - CBS News - 0 views

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    Forces in Iraq are making progress towards fighting back against ISIS. The extremists are however, fighting back with numbers of suicide bombers.
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Isis supporters threaten the UK with terror attacks in new propaganda video | Home News... - 0 views

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    ISIS has released a video of the looming attack that has been repeatedly threatened by the extremists to be in the near future. The footage calls for infidels to be killed wherever they are found.
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ISIS Pulls Out Of Palmyra, Leaves Destruction In Its Wake : The Two-Way : NPR - 0 views

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    Progress has been made in Syria with the recapture of the central city of Palmyra. ISIS seized the city in May of last year and has now left it in a wake of destruction.
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ISIS reportedly planning attack targeting Jewish children in Turkey | Fox News - 0 views

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    ISIS has now threatened the lives of children in Turkey. The caliphate took the lives of Christian children in Pakistan and now it threatens to kill Jewish children in Turkey. They will be targeting kindergartens, schools and youth centres.
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ISIS pledge to BLOW UP Eiffel Tower and invade London | UK | News | Daily Express - 0 views

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    With the bombing in Brussels taking place earlier this week, ISIS has pushed forward to make further threats to the rest of the world. France has been threatened and now London has been threatened to have their streets left with blood filling them.
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ISIS carries out Good Friday crucifixion of Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnalil in Yemen | D... - 0 views

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    An Indian Priest was captured three weeks ago by ISIS gunmen in Yemen. Father Thomas was then used as a message to the rest of the world from ISIS when the group crucified him on Easter Sunday
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Brussels Terror: Belgian Police Find Bomb-Making Factory, ISIS Flag - NBC News - 0 views

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    Belgian police have been moving rapidly in the past couple of days as they have been searching for any information regarding what happened during the bombings. They have found a bomb making factory that housed chemicals, nails and bolts.
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Brussels Attacks: Manhunt Underway as ISIS Claims Responsibility - ABC News - 0 views

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    ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks that took place in Belgium this Tuesday. The manhunt has begun as authorities look for the people who are responsible for the attacks. At least 31 were killed and 250 injured including 9 Americans who were hurt.
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Footage shows suspects in Brussels attack - CNN.com - 0 views

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    This footage provides evidence that could explain what happened in the airport at Belgium. At least one of the bombings was a suicide bombing.
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ISIS has sent 400 fighters to attack Europe, officials say | Fox News - 0 views

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    ISIS is preparing to make a move on Europe with 400 fighters that they have trained for attacks. The caliphate has already shown its willingness to bomb Europe with its attack in Belgium.
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U.S. Attacks ISIS Chemical Weapons Program - The Daily Beast - 0 views

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    The United States has seen increases in movement towards chemical weapon use by ISIS members in their attacks. Military forces were able to take out two key facilities that were being used by ISIS to create chemical weapons.
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How ISIS Spread in Syria and Iraq-and How to Stop It - The Atlantic - 0 views

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    This article approaches understanding ISIS by looking at it from the root cause rather than trying to understand based on their current movements and attacks. The movement has spread so easily because it is fighting for the noble cause, to so many people, of making the world a better place and moving towards the end of the world.
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What ISIS Really Wants - The Atlantic - 1 views

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    The issue with America fighting ISIS is that the United States and the rest of the world do not understand what we are dealing with in the battle against ISIS. This caliphate is more than just a bunch of radicals who want to run the world, it is a group of religious people fighting for what they believe is a pure Islam.
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ISIS Detainee Tells U.S. of Militants' Plan to Use Mustard Gas - The New York Times - 0 views

  • The Islamic State’s use of chemical weapons in Iraq and Syria has been known, but Mr. Afari’s capture has provided the United States with the opportunity to learn detailed information about the group’s secretive program, including where chemical agents were being stored and produced.
  • Mr. al-Afari was captured last month by a new Special Operations force made up primarily of Delta Force commandos shortly after they arrived in Iraq. They are the first major American combat force on the ground there since the United States pulled out of the country at the end of 2011.
  • Until recently, the United States has largely targeted Islamic State fighters with airstrikes. But the 200-member Special Operations team has been assigned to both kill and capture Islamic State operatives, the latter for use in gathering intelligence. Military officials said the team had set up safe houses and worked with Iraqi and Kurdish forces to establish informant networks and conduct raids on Islamic State leaders and other important militants.
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  • Under interrogation, Mr. Afari, told his captors how the group had weaponized sulfur mustard and loaded it into artillery shells, the officials said.
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    US special forces were able to take an ISIS member into custody. Through questioning, the military men were able to learn that ISIS is now beginning to make plans to use mustard gas as a chemical weapon. The Red Cross has been identified because of the possible use of chemical weapons.
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What You Need To Know About Syrian Refugees Who Have 'Positive' Views Of ISIS - 0 views

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    This article provides a counter argument to statements that US military officials are making about ISIS "spreading like cancer" through the Syrian refugees. Maybe the reason they seem to support ISIS is because all the US is doing is making enemies.
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Nato commander: Isis 'spreading like cancer' among refugees | World news | The Guardian - 0 views

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    US general Philip Breedlove is worried that the Syrian Refugees who are being dispersed throughout Europe and to the United States are causing the terror group of ISIS to "spread like cancer". He blames the Russian bombing in the name of Assad for causing this because civilians are forced to leave their land and are further pushed toward no other choice but joining ISIS.
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Bin Laden warned about savage ISIS violence, concerned about climate change & wife - RT... - 0 views

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    Before the deadly raid of his home by the US Special Forces team, Osama Bin Laden was reported to have been notified of the early movements of our present day ISIS. The group was separating itself from Al-Qaeda and murdering Muslims who were not waging jihad.
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ISIS Eats Its Own, Torturing and Executing Dutch Jihadists. Or Did It? - The Daily Beast - 0 views

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    Rumors are beginning to stir among anti-ISIS groups that the terror group is beginning to experience unrest and a stir in the ranks. Dutch ISIS members were said to be slaughtered by local ISIS command in Iraq. The story is said to be untrue but the question remains as to why did this story surface in the fist place.
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