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Turkey opens gates into Europe as migrants gather on border
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country's borders with Europe are open. Mr Erdogan's announcement delivered on his long-standing threat to let refugees into the continent as thousands of migrants gathered at
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IS bride Lisa Smith arrested after arriving back in Ireland from Syria
A former member of the Irish military who became a so-called Islamic State bride in Syria has been arrested on suspicion of terror offences as she arrived back in Ireland. Lisa Smith, 38, once accompanied an ex-president and leader of Ireland on
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Briton who helped found White Helmets organisation found dead in Istanbul
A former British army officer who helped found the White Helmets volunteer organisation in Syria has been found dead in Istanbul, Turkish officials said. James Le Mesurier's body was found near his home in the Beyoglu district by worshippers
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โWorst of the worstโ British IS terror suspects moved to US custody
Two suspected Islamic State (IS) terrorists originally from Britain โ dubbed The Beatles because of their accents โ have been taken from Syria into American custody. Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, dubbed "the
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Turkey begins offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria
Turkey has launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in north-eastern Syria after US forces withdrew from the area. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of the campaign, which followed an announcement on Sunday
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Islamic State leader appears in video for first time in five years
The leader of the Islamic State (IS) group has appeared for the first time in five years in a video released by the extremist group's propaganda arm. The video released by Al-Furqan on Monday shows Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appearing with a bushy
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I would not take decision to leave anyone stateless - Sajid Javid
Home Secretary Sajid Javid said he would not take a decision that would leave anyone stateless, after Bangladesh said it would not accept a teenager stripped of her British citizenship after joining the Islamic State group. The fate of Shamima
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