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Egypt police kill leading ISIS militant in Cairo: statement

Egyptian police said Monday they killed a top ISIS operative in the capital implicated in a string of attacks including the murders of a Croat and an American. An interior ministry statement said Ashraf Ali Ali Hassanein al-Gharabli was shot dead in an exchange of fire after police tried to...

UN prepares for refugee exodus when Iraqi forces attack Mosul

The United Nations is expecting huge numbers of civilians to flee when Iraqi forces mount an offensive to retake the city of Mosul from ISIS militants. It is not clear when Iraqi forces will be ready to attack the northern city. The much anticipated counter-offensive has been repeatedly...