Europol to battle Islamic State social media propaganda
By MIKE CORDER A new unit at the European Union’s Europol police agency will start fighting Islamic State group propaganda and recruiters in cyberspace next month in a crackdown on…
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IS revamps recruitment, with savvy, professional broadcasts
After a selection of tunes, the presenter with an American accent offers “a glimpse at our main headlines.” IS militants have just seized three Iraqi cities. A bomb blows up…
Islamic State hostage’s family hopeful she’s still alive
By FELICIA FONSECA and BRIAN SKOLOFF The parents of a 26-year-old American who Islamic State extremists say was killed in an airstrike in Syria said in a statement addressed to…
Kurds celebrate ousting Islamic State fighters from Kobani
By ZEINA KARAM Jubilant Kurdish fighters ousted Islamic State militants from the key Syrian border town of Kobani on Monday after a four-month battle — a significant victory for both…