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How should Islamic State militants be tackled?
Egypt’s Ambassador to Britain, Nasser Kamel, tells Channel 4 News airstrikes on Libya marks a “new beginning” against Islamic State, while the former Nato chief says “boots are needed on the ground.”
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Dara: the tale of two Islams hits the stage
The epic tale of the 17th-century prince Dara Shikoh and his brother and Aurangzeb, whose dispute played a key role in shaping the history of modern-day India and Pakistan, makes its theatre debut.
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Noam Chomsky on Islamic State and Ukraine
The political scientist and philosopher Noam Chomsky tells Channel 4 News that the ceasefire agreement in Ukraine is “a glimmer of hope… but we’ll have to wait and see.”
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Jordan’s revenge: 60 airstrikes target Islamic State
Jordan carries out a third day of airstrikes against Islamic State targets as it “avenges” the murder of a Jordanian pilot who was burned to death by the jihadist group.
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US hostage killed in Jordanian air strike – Islamic State
The Islamic State group claims that Kayla Mueller, a US woman aid worker who was taken hostage, has been killed in a Jordanian air strike in Syria.
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Female jihadis guide to life under Islamic State
Female jihadis publish a “manifesto” on women’s life under the Islamic State group, stating that girls can marry from age nine and labelling western education as “strange”.
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Is Britain doing enough to tackle Islamic State militants?
Britain needs to play a greater role in the fight in Iraq against Islamic State militants, according to a report published by MPs.
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Pegida anti-Islamists in UK: are the media hyping it up?
UK news outlets are reporting Britain is to host its first Pegida anti-Islam protest this month – but is media hype feeding a fringe Facebook event?
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Austria sees first ‘anti-Islamisation’ Pegida march
Pegida holds its first march in Austria against the “Islamisation of the west”, echoing demonstrations in Germany, as protestors clash with police and anti-racism campaigners.
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Jordanian pilot ‘burned alive by Islamic State’
The Islamic State group releases a video which claims to show the murder of Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasasbeh. Jordanian TV says the pilot was killed a month ago on 3 January.
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Islamic State’s ‘exceedingly dangerous’ new tactics
The killing of at least 30 security personnel in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula could be more than just jihadist violence – but an indication of new and dangerous tactics from the Islamic State group.
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Islamic State’s Egypt wing claims deadly Sinai attack
Three attacks by suspected Islamic State militants kill 27 people in Egypt’s northern Sinai province, medical and security sources say.
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Kurds ‘take full control’ of Kobani from Islamic State
Kurdish forces are reported to have defeated Islamic State fighters to take full control of the symbolic Syrian town of Kobani, in what could be seen as vindication of US-led coalition airstrikes.
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Thousands turn out for anti-Islam rally in Dresden
Thousands of protesters turn out in the German city of Dresden in support of the right-wing Pegida movement, demonstrating against what they describe as “the Islamisation of the West”.
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Where next for the fight against Islamic State?
Senior figures from the US-led coalition fighting the militant Islamic State group have all gathered in London, debating how soon Iraqi forces can mount a sustained attack from the ground.