This military dog chased the Islamic State leader down a tunnel and is being called a hero.
The Australian Defence Forces use dogs for many purposes, including sniffing out explosive devices, detecting narcotics, locating the wounded, and patrolling and protecting missions and bases.
Trump makes a statement at the White House following reports that U.S. forces attacked Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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After a foreign policy win, presidents usually enjoy a short-term poll boost. But that’s often followed by a long-term decline.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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From US captive to head of Islamic State, the life of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who died in Syria.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may not be irreplaceable, but in many respects he was uniquely suited to the times in which he led.
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How much the leader’s death might hinder the reemergence of IS greatly depends on how quickly its next leaders can be tracked down and dealt with.
Turkey recently launched an offensive in north eastern Syria after the US withdrew troops supporting Kurdish fighters.
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We cannot underestimate the capacity for reinvention, resilience and the enduring appeal of IS.
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Iraq’s 2005 constitution created a flawed political system built on sectarianism.
Kurdish fighters in the Syrian Democratic Forces get ready for the Turkish offensive.
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Russia left as the main power broker as the Turkish invasion of northeastern Syria continues.
Syrian wives of IS fighters being deported from al-Hol camp in Syria in June 2019.
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Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria may force Western states to finally address what to do with adherents of Islamic State. Here are the options.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces at al-Omar oil field in Deir Al Zor, Syria, at the announcement that they had ended the Islamic State’s control of land in eastern Syria, March 23, 2019.
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Kurdish women have fought on the front lines of military battles since the 19th century. A scholar explains the origins of Kurdistan’s relative gender equality in a mostly conservative Muslim region.
An Islamic State tank beneath a statue of a Kurdish fighter in Kobanî, northern Syria.
Elise Marie Boyle Espinosa
The Turkish offensive in northern Syria not only threatens international security, but destroys hope for a democratic alternative in the Middle East.
Anger on the streets: protesters in al-Tayaran square in central Baghdad on October 4.
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Why young Iraqis to took the streets in protests that left more than 100 people dead after a brutal suppression.
Life on the border: Kurdish men in Kobani, Syria.
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After years of tensions over northern Syria, the US and Turkey have agreed to establish safe zones. Why now?
Jack Letts has been in a jail in Syria since 2017. The British government just stripped him of his citizenship, but he has Canadian citizenship due to his father’s birth here.
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The decision by the British government to revoke citizenship of a U.K.-born man puts Canada in a conundrum and raises serious questions about the practice of stripping citizenship.
Jack Letts was told by ITV News that he had been stripped of his British citizenship.
'Jihadi Jack' learns from ITV News he's no longer a British citizen via YouTube
The UK needs all the friends it can get after Brexit – angering Canada isn’t a good move.
Jack Letts: no longer a British citizen.
'Jihadi Jack' makes appeal to come home via SkyNews on YouTube
Why do people readily accept potentially unjust decisions by their government?
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton is pushing to have new security laws passed by parliament as quickly as possible.
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Allowing our citizens to be somebody else’s problem, out of sight and out of mind, does not actually make the security risk to Australians go away.
The New IRA apologized for killing investigative journalist Lyra McKee during a riot in Derry.
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Organizations try to hide mistakes and evade responsibility, studies show. But two scholars analyzing militant and terrorist groups say they are willing to acknowledge their mistakes – sometimes.
This term ‘jihad’ can include various forms of nonviolent struggles: for instance, the struggle to become a better person.
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Violent radicals are often described as jihadists. A scholar explains what the word means and why those using the word to justify terrorism are often misrepresenting their sources.
Brain scans from three 'radicals'. © Nafees Hamid and Clara Pretus
The process of radicalisation is a complex system that cannot be reduced to the brain, behaviour, or environment. It exists at the intersection of all these elements.
A Buddhist monk claiming to be the president of the self-styled ‘Protect Sri Lanka’ organisation argues with police personnel barricading the road leading to the president’s official residence in Colombo.
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The bombings have been framed as part of ongoing internal conflict, but Sri Lanka was just the stage for a play that could have been performed anywhere in the world.