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Turkish military mounts coup attempt; outcome unclear
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Turkey army group announces takeover on TV
An army group in Turkey says it has taken control of the country, with bridges closed in Istanbul and aircraft flying low over Ankara.
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Turkish military in attempted coup, says Prime Minister
THE Turkish military on Friday said that it had assumed power over Turkey, in what the prime minister has termed an illegal act.
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Islamic State confirms key commander Omar Shishani dead
A news agency linked to so-called Islamic State has confirmed the death of key leader Omar Shishani, who the US said it killed in March.
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ADVERTISEMENT Hundreds forcibly disappeared in Egypt crackdown, says Amnesty
Egypt's security services have forcibly disappeared and tortured hundreds of people in the past year in an effort to wipe out dissent, a rights group says.
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Palestinian posts make Facebook a 'monster,' Israeli minister says
Social media giant accused of not doing enough to remove posts that Israel says incite violence
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Bombings in Baghdad kill more than 90
Most of the victims were inside a multi-storey shopping mall
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1 Istanbul attacker was Russian
Authorities have now detained 22 people in connection with the Ataturk Airport attack, a Turkish official told CNN on Thursday.
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Istanbul attack: Turkey's vengeance will be like 'rain from hell'
It's also the hub of Turkish Airlines, the country's only known international brand and the gateway to doing business in Istanbul.
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'I hope Istanbul attack becomes a turning point for united fight against terrorism' – Erdogan
In the wake of the deadly Istanbul attack, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has made a written statement, condemning the violence and hoping that the bombing becomes “a turning point” for the whole world to unite against terrorism.
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Explosions, gun shots hit Istanbul’s Ataturk airport: report
AT least 10 people have died in a horrific suicide attack at the international terminal of Istanbul’s Ataturk airport.
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Paris court charges Assad uncle with corruption
Prosecutors in Paris charged Rifaat al-Assad, the uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, with corruption earlier this month, an anti-corruption group said Tuesday.
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Israel, Turkey reach agreement to normalize ties – Israeli officia
Israel and Turkey have reached an agreement to normalize ties, a senior Israeli official told reporters, according to Reuters. This will end bitter rift over the Israeli Navy’s killing of nine Turkish citizens during a Gaza flotilla raid in 2010.
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Iraqi commander: Fallujah ‘fully liberated’ from IS
Iraqi troops have entered the northwestern al-Julan neighborhood, the last area of Fallujah to remain under IS control, the head of the counterterrorism forces in the operation, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi, told The Associated Press.
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U.S.-backed Syrian forces clash with Islamic State inside Manbij: monitor
If successful it could cut the militants' main access route to the outside world, paving the way for an assault on their Syrian capital Raqqa.
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Baghdad Bombings Kill 25 And Wound Dozens More
The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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Palestinian gunmen kill 4 Israelis in Tel Aviv, 5 wounded
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement he was shocked that Hamas leaders "chose to welcome this attack."
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Mass grave unearthed in Fallujah
A MASS grave containing the remains of around 400 people has been found near the Islamic State-controlled city of Fallujah, whe-re government forces are pressing on with an offensive to retake it f-rom the extremist militia, military sources say.
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ISIL capital: Syrian army 'crosses into Raqqa province'
Government troops backed by Russian air strikes approach group's de facto capital for the first time since August 2014.
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