Several officers are injured in the early-morning operation, which an official says targeted Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected leader of Friday’s terror attacks.
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House Speaker Paul Ryan calls for ‘pause’ in accepting Syrian refugees
Republicans said the chairmen of national security-focused committees are working on legislation dealing with Syrian refugees that the House could vote on as early as Thursday.
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France seeks EU security aid, launches new airstrikes on Islamic State
France invokes a never-before-used article of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty obliging members o give ‘aid and assistance’ to a member country that is ‘the victim of armed aggression on its territory.’
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France identifies Belgian who fought for Islamic State as man behind Paris attacks
Abdelhamid Abaaoud reportedly recommended a concert as an ideal target for inflicting maximum casualties.
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As world mourns Paris victims, what about those in Beirut, Baghdad?
Islamic State killings elsewhere get little attention, leading to complaints of a double standard on social media.
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Islamic State’s seemingly irrational strategy may have roots in an apocalyptic vision
The terrorists are angering powers that had been reluctant to enter an all-out war, but a final battle in Syria with the world’s unbelievers is their ultimate goal, some analysts say.
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Suspected ‘guru’ behind Paris attacks linked to previous plots
Officials piece together a network of attackers with ties leading back to Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a 27-year-old Belgian called ‘a barbaric man.’
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Ryan under pressure to block Obama’s plan to admit more Syrian refugees
In the wake of the Paris attacks, the new house speaker responds to opposition from GOP presidential candidates and some state governors to resettle up to 10,000 Syrians in the U.S.
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LePage now ‘adamantly opposes’ accepting Syrian refugees
In the wake of terrorist attacks in Paris, Republican governors – and one Democrat – are attempting to close their states’ doors even though they don’t have legal right to do so.
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LePage apologizes for saying Mainer possibly among dead in Paris
Gov. Paul LePage said he had heard ‘through the grapevine’ that a Mainer was killed in the terrorist attacks, but his office later says ‘sorry for the misunderstanding.’