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Seattle Man Arrested Trying to Join Islamic State Terror Group
Mother tells FBI that suspect had been kicked off social media for his pro-IS posts and that she cut off the internet service at their home
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Former South African President Zuma Pleads Not Guilty to Corruption Charges/
Zuma faces multiple charges linked to a 1999 $2 billion arms deal when he was deputy president
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US Man Charged With Attempting to Provide Support to IS
The Florida man's arrest came after a lengthy FBI investigation
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Michigan Man Pleads Guilty in Plot to Kidnap Governor
Ty Garbin, 25, is expected to cooperate with federal prosecutors in exchange for a lighter sentence
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Kurdish Families Pay Islamic State Ransom to Free Loved Ones
The Islamic State terror group has released two young Kurdish security guards after their families paid ransom
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Afghan Man Pleads Not Guilty to 2008 Kidnapping of American Journalist
Haji Najibullah faces charges including kidnapping, hostage taking, conspiracy, and using a machine gun to further violent crimes. Each count carries
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Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to US Federal Criminal Charges
Purdue is the maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin that experts say helped fuel the deadly opioid epidemic in the US
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Islamic State Families to Be Cleared from al-Hol Camp
Officials with the Kurdish-led autonomous administration in northeastern Syria say they will be releasing more than 24,000 Syrians, many connected to
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American IS Follower Pleads Guilty to Terror Charges
Dallas native, brought back to US last year, admitted pledging allegiance to terror group, fixing communications equipment for frontline fighters in S
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Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to Islamic State
Zachary Clark faces a 20-year sentence for encouraging attacks in New York City and distributing bomb-making instructions, according to federal author
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US Woman Arrested, Accused of Trying to Provide Support to Al-Qaida
Jill Marie Jones of Chandler, Arizona, was arrested Wednesday at Phoenix airport before she could travel to join al-Qaida, an official statement said
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UN Warns of Failure to Address Islamic/State/Women
New analysis indicates too few IS-affiliated women are facing justice or getting adequate rehabilitation
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US Efforts to Deal Islamic State Enduring Defeat' on Hold
Officials say ramped-up operations by partner forces in Syria, Iraq are aimed at keeping terror group's insurgency on the defensive, while a top US co
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US Warns No End to Fight Against Islamic State
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promises anti-IS coalition members US will continue to provide 'military backbone' against terror group
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Pushed to the Brink Again, Islamic State's Afghan Affiliate Claims Deadly Attacks
IS-Khorasan has been beaten back by Afghan, coalition and Taliban forces, but counterterror officials warn it would be a mistake to underestimate the
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US Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Part in Fake Islamic State Plot
FBI approached him after his social media activity drew attention
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Man in Washington State 1st in US to Die from Coronavirus
Spokesperson for EvergreenHealth Medical Center, Kayse Dahl, said the person died in the facility in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, but gave no other
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Actor Jussie Smollett Pleads Not Guilty to Restored Charges
Charges accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself last year in Chicago and then falsely reporting to that the phony attack was
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Iraqi Forces Trying to Keep Pressure on Islamic State
Iraqi operations against the terror group will push ahead, officials say, despite the lack of critical support