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  Massive push against IS in Mosul likely in April

  World | February 20, 2015 14:05 IST

  Washington: A massive ground offensive involving 20,000 to 25,000 troops may be launched by the Iraqi forces as early as April to retake Iraq's second largest city of Mosul from the Sunni radical group Islamic

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  Obama rules out huge funding for anti-IS battle

  World | December 30, 2014 8:31 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama acknowledged the 'real' threat posed by the Sunni radical group Islamic State (IS) in an interview aired on Monday, but ruled out another trillion dollars in aid in the efforts

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  Indian-origin IS member's sister urges him to return home

  World | December 03, 2014 12:35 IST

  London: The sister of an Indian-origin man who skipped bail in Britain to join the Sunni radical group Islamic State (IS) in Syria has urged him to return to the country.Abu Rumaysah, 31, born Siddhartha

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  Two IS militants from Norway killed in Syria

  World | November 19, 2014 12:10 IST

  Oslo: Two Norwegian citizens fighting for the Islamic State (IS) Sunni radical group have been killed in recent battles in Syria, media reported.Of the two killed who traveled to Syria from Norway, one was a