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An Afghan protester screams near the scene of a suicide attack that targeted crowds of minority Shiite Hazaras during a demonstration in Kabul on Saturday.

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Dozens Killed In Attack On Protest March Of Minority Hazara Community In Kabul

4:41pm July 23, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Afghan authorities say that at least 80 people were killed and 231 were injured in the attack. The Islamic State claimed responsibility, saying it was targeting a "gathering of Shiites."

People gather at a makeshift memorial to honor the victims of an attack on Friday, near the area where a truck mowed through revelers in Nice, France.

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Latest On Nice, France: ISIS Says One Of Its 'Soldiers' Carried Out Attack

9:23am July 16, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

It's a claim we need to take with caution, because French authorities have not yet found any links between the suspect and any militant organizations. They've taken five people into custody.

An Iraqi woman mourns at the site of a July 3 attack, claimed by Islamic State, which killed at least 292 people. Baghdad's security chief has since been fired, but outrage at the government remains high.

Iraqi PM Sacks Baghdad Security Chief After Deadly Bombing

7:44pm July 08, 2016

by Jason Slotkin

Iraq's prime minister fired Baghdad's security chief amid outrage over last Sunday's bombing that killed 292 people.

Family members and friends of the victims of the Istanbul attack paid tribute at a memorial service Thursday at Ataturk Airport. Turkish authorities say the evidence points to three Russian-speaking suicide bombers who were part of the Islamic State.

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Istanbul Bombing: Investigators Focus On Russian-Speaking Bombers

6:40am July 04, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

Turkish authorities believe the Istanbul bombing points to ISIS and a cell of Russian speakers, a contingent that makes up a large portion of the terrorist group.

Iraqi firefighters and civilians evacuate bodies of victims killed from a bomb at a commercial area on Sunday in Karada neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq.

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At Least 121 Killed In Islamic State-Claimed Bombing In Baghdad

12:45pm July 03, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

It exploded early Sunday on a busy street in the Karada neighborhood, where people were gathering to shop and socialize during a lively Ramadan night. People had just finished watching a soccer match.

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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.

Passengers leave Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey's largest airport, after a suicide bomb attack Tuesday killed at least 42 people and wounded more than 230 people.

U.S. Envoy: 'We're Taking Out' About 1 ISIS Leader Every 3 Days

8:23pm June 29, 2016

by NPR Staff

NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews Brett McGurk, special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, about the fight against ISIS in the wake of the Istanbul airport attack.

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Workers clean the debris from yesterday's blasts at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul on Wednesday.

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Istanbul International Airport Open Again After Attack Kills At Least 42

4:57pm June 29, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

More than 230 people were injured on Tuesday in an attack by three suicide bombers, Turkish authorities say. Less than a day later, flights have resumed at Europe's third-busiest airport.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks on Monday at the presidential palace in Ankara. Turkey is now embroiled in conflicts with Syria's President Bashar Assad, the Islamic State and the Kurdish separatists.

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Turkey's Debilitating Conflicts On Three Separate Fronts

3:49pm June 29, 2016

Turkey is currently battling Syrian President Bashar Assad, the Islamic State and Kurdish separatists in southeast Turkey. All the battles are draining the country, and none is going well.

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.