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FRANCE24 LIVE INTERVIEW ON RAMADI OPERATION

Live Interview with France24 on Iraqi government’s offensive on Ramadi – December 22nd 2015 An update on the Iraqi government’s ground offensive to re-take the city of Ramadi from ISIS militants. Contributor Owen Holdaway interview at 13:00. http://www.france24.com/en/20151222-iraq-army-offensive-recapture-centre-ramadi-islamic-state-group?ns_campaign=reseaux_sociaux&ns_source=twitter&ns_mchannel=social&ns_linkname=editorial&aef_campaign_ref=partage_user&aef_campaign_date=2015-12-22

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DOZENS OF ISIS SEX SLAVES HAVE KILLED THEMSELVES TO ESCAPE RAPE AND TORTURE, REVEALS ‘SMUGGLER’ WHO’S DEVOTED HER LIFE TO RESCUING GIRLS ‘SOLD LIKE ANIMALS’

Dozens of ISIS sex slaves have killed themselves to escape rape and torture, reveals ‘smuggler’ who’s devoted her life to rescuing girls ‘sold like animals’ Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3269246/Dozens-ISIS-sex-slaves-killed-escape-rape-torture-reveals-smuggler-s-devoted-life-rescuing-girls-sold-like-animals.html#ixzz3oRzArvCh Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

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ISIS SINKS TO A NEW LOW: YAZIDI WIDOW REVEALS HOW TERROR GROUP’S DOCTORS MURDERED HER WOUNDED HUSBAND IN HOSPITAL WITH A LETHAL INJECTION

ISIS sinks to a new low: Yazidi widow reveals how terror group’s doctors murdered her wounded husband in hospital with a lethal injection – and 30 others suffered the same sick fate Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3266540/ISIS-sinks-new-low-Yazidi-widow-reveals-terror-group-s-doctors-murdered-wounded-husband-hospital-lethal-injection-30-suffered-sick-fate.html#ixzz3oMMAzZxq Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter […]

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HEARTBROKEN YAZIDI WHOSE THREE GRANDDAUGHTERS DROWNED IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

Heartbroken Yazidi whose THREE granddaughters drowned in the Mediterranean after fleeing ISIS warns other families not to go on smuggler boats   Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3261647/Heartbroken-Yazidi-THREE-granddaughters-drowned-Mediterranean-fleeing-ISIS-warns-families-not-smuggler-boats.html#ixzz3nnOofUnm Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

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EXCLUSIVE: YAZIDI MOTHER REVEALS HOW DAUGHTER, 9, CLUNG TO HER HUSBAND’S HEADLESS BODY AFTER HE WAS EXECUTED BY ISIS SNIPER

EXCLUSIVE: Yazidi mother reveals how daughter, 9, clung to her husband’s headless body after he was executed by ISIS sniper… as her other girl was taken away as a sex slave   Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3253925/Yazidi-mother-reveals-daughter-9-clung-husband-s-headless-body-executed-ISIS-sniper-girl-taken-away-sex-slave.html#ixzz3nnAER55y Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter […]

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THIS IS REVENGE FOR THE YAZIDI GIRLS’: HOW THREE BRAVE FEMALE FIGHTERS KILLED 10 ISIS JIHADIS A DAY ON THE FRONTLINE IN IRAQ

‘This is revenge for the Yazidi girls’: How three brave female fighters killed 10 ISIS jihadis a day on the frontline in Iraq       Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3244795/This-revenge-Yazidi-girls-three-brave-female-fighters-killing-10-ISIS-brutes-day-frontline-Iraq.html#ixzz3mzKv2rkF Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

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AYLAN KURDI’S GRIEVING FATHER VOWS TO HUNT DOWN TRAFFICKER WHO LED SON TO HIS DEATH TO DEBUNK CLAIMS HE WAS DRIVING BOAT

I’ll prove I’m not a people smuggler: Aylan Kurdi’s grieving father vows to hunt down trafficker who led son to his death to debunk claims he was driving boat   Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3238049/I-ll-prove-m-not-people-smuggler-Aylan-Kurdi-s-grieving-father-vows-hunt-trafficker-led-son-death-debunk-claims-driving-boat.html#ixzz3mSxgbRar Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail […]

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INSIDE THE ONLY SAS AND DELTA FORCE RAID ON AN ISIS LEADER

Inside the only SAS and Delta Force raid on an ISIS leader: How Baghdadi deputy was shot twice in the chest as he grabbed gun and his wife pretended to be a Yazidi sex slave in cowardly bid to evade […]

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U.S. HOSTAGE KAYLA MUELLER HAD HER FINGERNAILS PULLED OUT BEFORE BEING REPEATEDLY RAPED BY ISIS LEADER

U.S. hostage Kayla Mueller had her fingernails pulled out before being repeatedly raped by ISIS leader: Yazidi sex slave reveals torment of aid worker’s harrowing final months as the secret wife of al-Baghdadi     Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3227607/U-S-hostage-Kayla-Mueller-fingernails-pulled-repeatedly-raped-ISIS-leader-Yazidi-sex-slave-reveals-torment-aid-worker-s-harrowing-final-months-forced-secret-wife-Al-Baghdadi.html#ixzz3lGh53AtF Follow us: […]

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BOY, 14, WHO FEATURED IN ISIS PROPAGANDA VIDEO REVEALS HOW HE WAS TAUGHT HOW TO KILL AND TO HATE

EXCLUSIVE – ‘They said grab the head, pull it back and cut from the neck’: Boy, 14, who featured in ISIS propaganda video reveals how he was taught how to kill and to hate at ‘Cubs of Caliphate’ terror camp […]

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