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Thursday 26 November 2020
The so-called Islamic State takes the subject of propaganda very seriously.
French citizens are among the biggest contingent of overseas fighters who have joined the so-called Islamic State.
Raqqa was the Islamic State’s main centre.
Raqqa was the Islamic State’s main centre.
Sally Jones used social media to recruit women to Islamic State and offered practical advice on how to travel to Syria.
Russia carried out an attack on a meeting of IS leaders.
US-backed forces are advancing on Raqqa – a stronghold of the so-called Islamic State.
Operation “Wrath of the Euphrates” involves some 30,000 fighters and began on Saturday night.
The city of Sirte, in Libya, has been earmarked as a potential fallback option for Islamic State.
Many Syrians who join the so-called Islamic State do so because they are starving according to one defector.
Some 20 bombs are reported to have been dropped, and an ISIS command centre and training camp destroyed.
David Cameron has confirmed the death of Reyaad Khan this week, although his death was initially reported in July.
The Islamic State is building a country.
Under the Arab League plan, Syria’s government agreed to pull tanks and armored vehicles out of cities, release political prisoners and allow journalists and rights groups into the country.
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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