Articles by Jeryes S. Khalil

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Obama: ISIL still has ability to inspire attacks

5 August 2016
WASHINGTON — President Obama said Thursday that the Islamic State appears to be shifting its tactics to “high profile” attacks on tourists in cities around the world as it loses ground in its homeland of Iraq and Syria. “None of ISIL’s leaders are safe,” Obama […]

A cocaína também embarca para o Rio

4 August 2016
Polícia Nacional do Peru registra aumento no número de ‘mulas’ com destino ao Brasil No dia 26 de julho, no bairro carioca da Lapa, a polícia brasileira confiscou 93 envelopes de cocaína com o símbolo dos Jogos Olímpicos do Rio e o aviso de “use […]
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Libyan unity forces fight IS in Sirte

4 August 2016
National Unity (GNA) fired rockets targeting Islamic State group positions in Sirte, in July 2016 (AFP Photo/Mahmud Turkia) Sirte (Libya) (AFP) – Libyan pro-government forces battled to retake territory in the Islamic State group stronghold Sirte on Wednesday, but faced fierce resistance from jihadist snipers […]
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IS group announces new Boko Haram leader in Nigeria

4 August 2016
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamic extremists have a new leader who is threatening to bomb churches and kill Christians while ending attacks on mosques and markets used by ordinary Muslims, according to an interview published Wednesday by the Islamic State group. He […]
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Syrian refugee crowned German ‘wine queen’

4 August 2016
Being crowned by her predecessor, 26-year-old former Syrian refugee Ninorta Bahno is crowned, becoming the first former refugee in Germany to be crowned Wine Queen of Trier, in the town of Trier, southern Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. Ninorta Bahno was a Syrian refugee who […]