Islamic State can thrive despite checks in Iraq, Syria

Islamic State group fighters yesterday expelled rival factions from the city of Deir al-Zour,...

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Ivory Coast slow reconciliation mars growth outlook

The Ivorian government on July 7 commenced the sale of its first post-war offering of eurobonds,...

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The opposition has warned that a 'Russian Maidan' is inevitable, but there is little evidence...

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The leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, made what is thought to be his first...

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Crude prices fell back close to their pre-crisis levels today, as market concern over fighting...

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The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), a Central Asian militant group, claimed involvement in...

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Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) would accept a Kurdish state in northern...

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Government helicopters attacked Sunni insurgents in Tikrit, north of Baghdad, today. The collapse...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Kurdish leaders to stand by the federal government during...

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The Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) yesterday repealed a June 13 decree which imposed harsh...

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