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7 is the magic number. Catch up on all of today’s top news every night at 7pm on TheLiberal.ie #1 Mishap: Two Ryanair aircraft collide on the tarmac of Dublin airport. The incident happened this …
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ISIS: Fighting rages around the city of Kobani
A day after the black IS flag was raised within the city of Kobani near the Turkish border, fresh coalition airstrikes pound IS positions from the air. Fierce fighting raged around Kobani over the weekend. …
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Enjoy your coffee break by catching up on all of the morning’s top news, every morning at 10:30am on TheLiberal. ie #1 Alan Henning: Reactions to Alan Henning’s cold-blooded murder at the hands of an …
Breaking News: British hostage Alan Henning murdered by IS
A video has been released purporting to shown the beheading of British hostage Alan Henning by an IS militant. The video shows the militant, nicknamed ‘Jihadi John’, addressing the camera by saying: ‘Blood is in …
Retreating IS forces blow up key bridge
Islamic State militants fighting a rear guard action blew up a key bridge to cover their retreat, it has been reported. Zerga bridge, which stood near the town of Tikrit (hometown of former Iraqi president …
UK warship joins fight against Islamic State
HMS Defender, a Portsmouth-based Type-45 destroyer, was deployed to the Gulf in June 2014 with the objective of maintaining maritime security in the area, and as far south as the Somalian coast, where piracy activity …
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Enjoy your coffee break by catching up on all the morning’s top news, every morning at 10:30am on TheLiberal.ie #1 Seanad: John McNulty thanks supporters, as it emerges that he may take up the vacant …
Cypriots concerned about RAF missions launched from their country against Islamic State targets
Security in and around the island nation of Cyprus has been noticeably stepped up after RAF warplanes began flying combat missions from RAF Akrotiri. The island of Cyprus is located less than 100 miles from …
British jets have completed third mission over Iraqi skies
British Tornado jets have completed a third aerial sortie over Iraqi territory. No munitions have been used thus far. Earlier in the week, the British government voted in favor of RAF airstrikes against IS targets …