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The Russian region of Dagestan is holding a day of mourning
The Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan is not behind the March 11 attacks in Derbent, Dagestan and Makhachkala, according to the Institute for the Study of War (IWW). This comes after IWW said that the Vilayat Kavkaz branch of the Islamic State group is likely to have been behind the attack. IWW added that the…
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The death toll from the Moscow concert hall attack has risen to 133
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the Moscow attack is not being used against the Islamic State (ISIS) group in its home territory. He added that Russia has arrested all four of the gunmen directly involved in the attack as well as seven other people with suspected ties to it. At least 133 people…
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The U.S. says that the Moscow Concert Hall attack was caused by the Islamic State
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the terror attack in Moscow that killed at least seven people and injured over 20 others, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday. The attack took place on the messaging service Telegram. The attack comes two weeks after the US had warned Iran about the…
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In the first report, the U.S. conducts assaults on Iraqis and union wins in 2023
The US has carried out airstrikes against militants in Iraq as part of its campaign against Islamic State, the Pentagon said. It added that the strikes are aimed at stopping the movement of fighters into Iraq from Syria. The US has carried out over 1,400 airstrikes in Iraq since 2014, according to the Johns Hopkins…
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Pakistan holds funerals as the government tries to find those responsible for the bombing
The death toll from a suicide bombing that targeted a pro-Taliban rally in Pakistan on Sunday climbed to at least 45 as the government vowed to hunt down those behind the attack. The initial investigation suggests the Islamic State’s regional affiliate could be behind the attack, said the police. No one immediately claimed responsibility for…
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Police kill inmates and hostages in a jail rampage
Philippine Police killed three prisoners linked to the Islamic State after they tried to escape from a maximum security facility in the country’s capital Manila on Sunday. A police officer in a sentry tower warning shots, and then shot and killed two of the prisoners, including Abu Sayyaf commander Idang Susukan, when they refused to…
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The Supreme Court cases this week could destroy the internet
The US Supreme Court will decide whether Google and YouTube are liable for the way it organises content from Islamic State (ISIS). Social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook have been sued for helping ISIS by hosting user content expressing support for the group. The court will also determine whether firms can be sued for…
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What researchers think about Musk’s takeover
The US Supreme Court has ruled that Google doesn’t owe immunity from lawsuits under a federal law that protects tech platforms from being sued for failing to remove “third-party content” such as videos by the Islamic State (ISIS). The Gonzalez family had filed a lawsuit against Google in 2015 alleging that its algorithms were responsible…