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World

ISIS executioner 'Jihadi John' identified as man from London

February 26, 2015 12:00 AM
CAGE research director Asim Qureshi talks during a press conference. He said the hooded executioner known as 'Jihadi John' bears strong resemblance to Londoner Mohammed Emwazi. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Nation

Obama on ISIS: Encourages more education

By Sydney Walton
February 19, 2015 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama addressed the nation Feb. 18 on issues regarding ISIS. Obama explained that the United States will not go to war with Islam but stated that 'we are at war with people who have perverted Islam.' He said that specific people, not religion, are to blame for violent terrorist acts.
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Local

Utah community, national, international voices condemn ISIS

By Ashley Robinson
February 16, 2015 12:00 AM
A Jordanian air force pilot writes a message to Islamic State militants on a missile at Mowafak Al-Salti airbase in Azraq, Jordan. King Abdullah II has thrust Jordan to the center of the war against the Islamic State group with his pledge of relentless retaliation for the killing of one of his pilots. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Obama on war powers request: Islamic State is going to lose

By Sarah Burchett
February 11, 2015 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that the U.S.-led military coalition will succeed in destroying the Islamic State group as he asked Congress for fresh war powers.
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Campus

BYU professor questions 'stateness' of ISIS in Washington Post editorial

By Sean Robison
February 10, 2015 12:00 AM
What makes ISIS so different from other militant groups that it has been successful in acquiring territory and establishing a new system of governance?
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World

Jordan says ISIS can be defeated as uproar over burn video continues

February 10, 2015 12:00 AM
Jordan called Wednesday for a decisive battle against the Islamic State group, declaring 'this evil can and should be defeated,' after the militants burned a Jordanian pilot to death in a cage and gleefully broadcast the horrific images on outdoor screens in their stronghold.
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Nation

Obama State of the Union: Crisis has passed

By Ashley Robinson
January 21, 2015 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama talks about the importance of bipartisanship at his 2015 State of the Union address. (YouTube)
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