All news on the topic: Islamic State

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Iraq’s dollar auction: the ‘monster’ channeling billions to fraudsters and militants via the U.S. Federal Reserve
A system set up to channel dollars from Iraqi oil sales to importers has been exploited by money launderers and militant groups for years. An OCCRP investigation shows how the fraud works in practice.
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US and Iraq launch joint raid, killing 15 Islamic State militants
Seven American troops injured during battle in Anbar desert, says central command
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Knife-wielding Russian convicts take prison staff hostage, killing one guard
Security services reportedly ready to storm jail in Volgograd region after hostage-takers claim Islamic State affiliation
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Russian forces kill six Islamic State-linked hostage takers at Rostov detention centre, freeing prison guards
Russian special forces stormed a detention centre in southern Russia, freeing two prison guards and shooting dead six inmates linked to the Islamic State militant group.
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UK should ’absolutely’ be concerned about threat of Islamic State after Moscow terror attack
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said European countries must “remain vigilant” after 137 were killed in an assault that suggests the jihadist group still maintains the capacity for major atrocities