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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, prime minister of United Arab Emirates, wears traditional dress as he listens to an Emirati employee while visiting al-Maktoum International Airport in Dubai.

Emirates Advises Citizens Not To Wear Traditional Dress While Traveling

3:52pm July 03, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The new guidance, meant to "preserve their safety," comes after an Emirati man was mistaken for an ISIS member and handcuffed by police in Ohio. He then fainted and was hospitalized.

Iraq's Counterterrorism Service released an image showing a destroyed militant vehicle after Coalition and Iraqi security forces targeted Islamic State fighters on Wednesday.

VIDEO: Airstrikes Hit ISIS Convoy Fleeing Fallujah

5:21pm June 30, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Iraq's Ministry of Defense released dramatic aerial footage apparently showing airstrikes hitting an ISIS convoy on Tuesday. Hundreds of the group's vehicles were reported destroyed in two operations.

Bullet impacts are pictured at Istanbul's Ataturk airport on Wednesday, a day after a suicide bombing and gun attack killed more than 40 people.

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3 Suicide Bombers In Istanbul Attack Were Reportedly Russian, Uzbek, Kyrgyz

1:02pm June 30, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

A senior Turkish official identified the attackers' nationalities, according to the Dogan News Agency. Police have carried out raids looking for suspects in the attack that killed more than 40 people.

Displaced Iraqis from the Fallujah area wait to fill jerrycans with water at a camp on June 22, 2016.

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Iraqi Forces Claim Victory Over ISIS In Fallujah

1:11pm June 26, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Iraqi forces say they have wrested control of Fallujah from Islamic State militants after nearly 5 weeks of intense fighting. The militant group has controlled the city for the past 2 ½ years.

Iraqi security forces advance their positions during heavy fighting against Islamic State group militants in Fallujah, Iraq, on Tuesday.

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Iraqi Forces Say They've Pushed ISIS Out Of Key Compound In Fallujah

1:02pm June 17, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

After days of fierce fighting, Iraqi forces say they've wrested control of Fallujah's main government building from ISIS militants. ISIS has controlled the city for the past 2 1/2 years.

A view of buildings ravaged by fighting in Sirte, Libya, in 2011.

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New Report Details The Horrors Of Life Under ISIS In Sirte, Libya

5:53pm May 18, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Human Rights Watch interviewed 45 Sirte residents for its report, which paints a vivid picture of how ISIS controls every aspect of life. ISIS has benefited from the chaos in Libya.

U.S. Navy air wing captains pause on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt last September. Every day, the steam-powered catapult aboard this massive ship flings American fighter jets into the sky, on missions to target the extremi

U.S. Army Captain Is Suing Obama Over Legality Of The War Against ISIS

1:29pm May 05, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Capt. Nathan Michael Smith, who is currently on active duty in Kuwait, says he is concerned that an "illegal" war "forces him to violate his oath to 'preserve, protect and defend' the Constitution."

A Tunisian woman waves her national flag as international activists gather for the World Social Forum in Tunis on March 25, 2015.

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Young Arabs Reject ISIS, Worry About Lack Of Jobs, Poll Finds

1:55pm April 12, 2016

A survey of 3,500 Arab youths in the Middle East and North Africa found that most say ISIS is the biggest obstacle facing the Middle East. The threat of terrorism and cost of living are also concerns.

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ISIS Reportedly Carries Out Mass Kidnapping Of Factory Workers In Syria

7:40pm April 07, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

There are conflicting stories about how many people were kidnapped from a cement factory near Damascus. A rights group says 170 people were taken, but state media puts that number at more than 300.

A photo of the Temple of Bel taken on March 14, 2014, in front of the remains of the historic temple as seen on Thursday.

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In Palmyra, Islamic State Left Behind Mass Grave, Destroyed Monuments

10:33am April 02, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Syrian soldiers took the ancient city back from ISIS last week. A mass grave with the bodies of 40 people, 23 of them women and children, was found in the area, according to Syrian media.

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