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Officials: Wife of IS leader detained in Lebanon
Nation World
BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press 
December 2, 2014
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities detained a wife and suspected son of the leader of the Islamic State group several days ago, and she is being quest...
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Islamic State group attacks Kobani from Turkey
Nation World
BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press 
November 30, 2014
BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group launched an attack Saturday on the Syrian border town of Kobani from Turkey, a Kurdish official and activists sa...
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Rebels push forward in southern Syria
Nation World
BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press 
November 28, 2014
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels backed by the United States are making their biggest gains yet south of the capital Damascus, capturing a string of towns ...
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Syrian voters scuffle with Lebanese troops
Nation World
BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press 
May 28, 2014
YARZE, Lebanon (AP) — Hundreds of Syrians desperate to vote for President Bashar Assad tried to rush their embassy near Beirut on Wednesday, scuffling...
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