Sunni Militant
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Iraq officials: huge truck bomb in Baghdad market kills 54
World | Aug 13, 2015, 12:08 PM ISTBaghdad: Iraqi police officials say a massive truck bomb has ripped through a popular Baghdad food market in the early morning hours, killing at least 54 people.The two police officials say the truck detonated in
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ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may have been killed
World | Jul 06, 2014, 08:05 AM ISTNew Delhi: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Sunni militant outfit Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis), is said to have been killed in the raging battle. According to a report in
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Jihadists declare 'caliphate', claim world leadership
National | Jun 30, 2014, 07:09 PM ISTBaghdad: Ruthless jihadists spearheading a Sunni militant offensive in Iraq have declared an “Islamic caliphate” and ordered Muslims worldwide to pledge allegiance to their chief, in a spectacular bid to extend their authority.The Islamic State
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Iraq PM warns against exploiting militant offensive
National | Jun 26, 2014, 12:05 PM ISTBaghdad: Beleaguered Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki warned rivals today against exploiting a Sunni militant onslaught for political gain and insisted that any new government must be based on an election he won. His remarks came