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The Latest Breaking News from IS

Death of a terrorist: On the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi

Geopolitical and sectarian faultlines in Iraq and Syria enhance the threat from the IS

The Hindu

'Dad, look what I've done now': The hunt for the people who poisoned the mind of the Manchester Arena bomber

His parents, brothers and Islamist associates - at least six of whom are convicted terrorists - are alleged to have been potential radicalisers

Manchester Evening News

UNICEF team visits children in Syria prison after IS attack

The U.N. children's agency says officials from the group have visited a prison in northeast Syria that witnessed 10 days of fighting between U.S.-backed fighters and Islamic State group militants

The Independent UK

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AP News Digest 6 p.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

The Independent UK

Islamic State claims responsibility for eastern Congo jail break

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for freeing about 20 prisoners during an attack in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province this week, according to a statement published on Friday by the SITE Intelligence Group.

Reuters

Top News Advisory for Friday, Feb. 4

Here are the latest Top News stories from The Canadian Press. All times are Eastern unless otherwise stated. Coverage plans are included when available. Entries are subject to change as news develops.

The Canadian Press

‘We are still shocked’: the Syrians who discovered Islamic State’s leader was their neighbour

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi had been an unseen phantom in a safehouse in the town of Atme until his violent end on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

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Stung by prison battle, Kurds say they need help against IS

The battle with Islamic State group militants over a prison in Syria is finished, but the impact continues to reverberate

The Independent UK

Watchdog says 100s of boys missing from Kurdish Syria prison

An international human rights group says hundreds of boys are missing from a Syrian Kurdish prison that held members of the Islamic State group and their families, after the U.S.-backed Kurdish forces fought IS militants for 10 days to retake the facility

The Independent UK

Death of IS chief: what we know

Beirut (AFP) - A day after the death of Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi during a US raid in Syria, many questions remain on the operation and the jihadist group's future.

AFP

Convoy stalemate and Olympic opening ceremonies: In The News for Feb. 4

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 4 ...

The Canadian Press

AP News Digest 3:15 a.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

The Independent UK

The Loop: The PM's slip of the tongue, experts say IS leader's death won't have long-term effects and why the price of donkeys is skyrocketing

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ABC News

As economy collapses, some young Lebanese turn to militancy

Dozens of young men from Lebanon's impoverished north have disappeared in recent months, often re-emerging with the Islamic State group in Iraq

The Independent UK

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Lethal US raid on IS encounters a doll, crib, bomb, bullets

When helicopters carrying some 50 U.S. commandos landed in Syria an hour after midnight, the raiders confronted a houseful of extremists and children

The Hindu

Morning Digest | At least 6 killed in Pune building collapse; Islamic State chief blows himself up amid U.S. raid, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day

AFP

'Incredibly complex': the US raid that killed IS chief

Washington (AFP) - By early December US intelligence was certain: the man occupying the top floor of a nondescript house in Atme, northern Syria -- who never left the premises, emerging only to bathe on the roof -- was the head of the Islamic State group.

The Conversation

Islamic State leader killed in US raid – where does this leave the terrorist group?

An overnight raid conducted by U.S. special forces in Syria has resulted in the death of the leader of the terrorist Islamic State group.

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ABC News

The Loop: IS leader dead, Novak Djokovic to tell his story, BAFTA nominations out

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AFP

From Kansas school teacher to Islamic State battalion leader

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - On a scale of one to 10 of jihadist radicalization, an American woman alleged to have led an all-female Islamic State battalion in Syria was described by someone who knew her there as an "11 or a 12."

AFP

'Incredibly complex': the raid that killed IS chief

Washington (AFP) - By early December, US intelligence was certain of it: the man occupying the top floor of a nondescript house in Atme, northern Syria -- who never left the premises, emerging only to bathe on the roof -- was the head of the Islamic State group.

AFP

US raid on IS leader boosts Biden's foreign policy stature

Washington (AFP) - The daring US helicopter raid deep in Syria that ended in the death of one of the world's most wanted men gives Joe Biden the kind of dramatic military win presidents crave -- and one the Democrat particularly needed.

AFP

Biden says IS leader killed, removing 'major terrorist' threat

Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden said Thursday that a "terrorist threat to the world" was removed when the head of the Islamic State blew himself up, as US special forces swooped on his Syrian hideout in an "incredibly challenging" nighttime helicopter raid.

The Guardian - UK

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi: who was the Iraqi killed by US forces?

Before leading IS, Qurayshi played a key role in the Yazidi genocide and spent time in a US-run prison

France 24

US raid targets IS group leader in Syria: Atmeh resident recounts helicopter attack

The early morning hours of February 3, American special forces carried out a helicopter attack in the northeastern Syrian town of Atmeh. Islamic State (IS) group leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi died during the attack. At least 13 people died in the strikes, according to the Syrian Civil Defense, including…

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