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Shock as Irish troops being pulled out of peacekeeping mission in Syria due...

IRISH troops are being pulled out of a peacekeeping mission in Syria after 10 years of action because our Defence Forces no longer have enough soldiers to keep up with our overseas missions.Tanaiste...

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Irish soldiers threatened with Russian ‘flying tanks’ in Middle East as TD...

IRISH soldiers are being threatened with fearsome Russian “flying tanks” in the Middle East.The Irish Sun has learned a Russian KA-52 Alligator helicopter carried out a fly-over at the Irish UN camp in...

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Emotional scenes as last-ever Irish soldiers return home from Golan Heights...

SOLDIER Conor Byrne arrived home with the last 133 Irish troops to ever serve in Syria to be greeted by his mum and adoring girlfriend.The return of the 68th Infantry Group from six months in the Golan...

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‘I don’t want my children to live in a tent’– Heartbreaking exhibition to...

A HEARTBREAKING new exhibition that aims to tell the stories of people living through 13 years of conflict in Syria opens this week.‘Voices from Syria: Thirteen Years in the Shadow of Conflict’ will be...

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Egypt’s most powerful pharaoh discovered 3,000 years after death in...

THE resting place of Egypt’s most powerful pharaoh has been discovered 3,000 years after his death in a secret tomb underneath a monastery.The resting place of Ramesses II was revealed by...

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I was married to the ISIS leader – he said he was taking our sons...

SEX slaves, no phones, and armed men at home are just a glimpse into the terror life of the woman married to the leader of ISIS.Umm Hudaifa, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s first wife, gave chilling details of...

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I was CIA chief who took down Bin Laden – here’s why ISIS will make a...

THE West could face a repeat of 9/11 if leaders don’t act now to fight an ISIS resurgence, the former head of the CIA has warned.Michael Morell, former director of the intelligence agency, believes the...

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Israel braced for ‘ring of fire’ revenge strike in 24 HOURS with one thousand...

A ROCKET onslaught could blast into Israel within hours as the region braces for Iran’s axis of evil to launch a huge revenge strike.Israel took out two top Iranian proxy commanders last week and it’s...

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ISIS bride Shamima Begum’s final bid to get UK citizenship back REFUSED as...

ISIS bride Shamima Begum’s final bid to get UK citizenship back has been REFUSED.Three Supreme Court judges have ruled “the grounds of appeal do not raise an arguable point in law”.PAShamima Begum will...

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Freed ISIS sex slave describes horror ordeal at hands of captors who dragged...

A FREED ISIS sex slave has laid bare the horrors of being raped daily – from when she was just 14 years old.Kovan, 24, was targeted because she practises the minority religion Yazidi, and has now...

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Fears grow for Irish IS bride Lisa Smith and her daughter as riot breaks out...

FEARS are growing for the welfare of Irish Islamic State mum Lisa Smith and her young daughter after their camp was put on lockdown yesterday.The Al Hawl facility in northern Syria was closed off by...

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Man who recruited Irish suicide bomber Khalid Kelly was ‘in touch’ with Lisa...

A DEPORTED Jordanian who recruited Islamic State prisoner Alexandr Bekmirzaev and suicide bomber Khalid Kelly is believed to have been in touch with Lisa Smith before she went to Syria.The recruiter...

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Six Belgian jihadi brides use human traffickers to flee Syrian camp where...

ISLAMIC State brides used human traffickers to escape the desert camps housing Army veteran Lisa Smith, it’s feared.Six Belgian Jihadi brides are reported to have fled Al Hol camp in northern Syria...

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Lisa Smith doesn’t believe she’s radicalised and ‘not out to kill anyone’ as...

JIHADI bride Lisa Smith has said she doesn’t believe she’s radicalised and is “not out to kill anyone”. The Dundalk woman denies committing any acts of violence during her time in Syria as well as...

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Irish IS bride Lisa Smith believes she will never return to Ireland – and...

IRISH IS bride Lisa Smith has said she doesn’t believe she will ever return to Ireland – and claims officials are trying to make an example of her.The Dundalk native – who is currently being held in a...

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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says he wants Irish IS bride Lisa Smith to come home...

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar has said that he wants IS bride Lisa Smith to come home to Ireland.The Taoiseach said he would like her young daughter to return as he would never separate a child from their...

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Irish IS Bride Lisa Smith says ‘maybe the Islamic State will try and rise up...

IRISH IS bride Lisa Smith has said that ‘Maybe the Islamic state will try and rise up again’ and take her if she is not taken back to Ireland.The former Defence Forces member – who is currently being...

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FBI probe IS bride Lisa Smith’s links to prominent US jihadi John Georgelas –...

THE FBI are trying to learn the nature of IS bride Lisa Smith’s contact with prominent American jihadi John Georgelas.Smith, who maintains she was only married once in Syria to British teacher Sajid...

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Turkish forces attack Syrian town holding Irish ISIS bride Lisa Smith and...

TURKISH forces have attacked Ayn Issa – a town in Northern Syria holding ISIS bride Lisa Smith.Smith and her three-year-old daughter Rakaya were being held in a camp near the town with other ISIS...

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Hundreds escape from Ain Issa camp where Irish IS bride Lisa Smith held

HUNDREDS of people – mainly women affiliated with Islamic State and their children – have escaped from the Ain Issa camp where Irish ISIS bride and her child had been held in Syria.Kurdish authorities...

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Lisa Smith unlikely to see inside of Irish prison despite Gardai admitting IS...

IRISH Islamic State bride Lisa Smith may be among hundreds who yesterday escaped a Syrian prison camp after a fresh attack on Kurdish forces.Around 800 terror-linked foreigners fled the huge Ain Issa...

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President Michael D Higgins expresses ‘deep concern’ at Turkey’s ‘unilateral’...

PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins has expressed “deep concern” at Turkey’s military interventions in northern Syria.The President of Ireland, who made the comments today during his three-day state visit to...

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Father of IS bride Lisa Smith issues emotional plea for government to find...

LISA Smith’s dad has issued an emotional plea for the government to find his daughter and granddaughter.George Martin has appealed to the government to locate his daughter who missing from Ain Issa...

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Lisa Smith’s former friend says ‘selfish’ IS bride should be prosecuted if...

A FORMER friend of IS bride Lisa Smith says she should be prosecuted if she returns to Ireland from war-torn Syria.Smith, 38, is missing after she, her daughter and hundreds of ISIS members fled the...

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Department of Foreign Affairs to issue IS bride Lisa Smith with emergency...

THE Irish Department of Foreign Affairs will issue IS bride Lisa Smith with emergency travel documents to enable her deportation back to Ireland.Ireland has limited legislation to try Smith and...

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Irish officials request urgent meeting with ISIS bride Lisa Smith’s reps...

IRISH officials have requested an urgent meeting with representatives for Lisa Smith after it emerged she fled from a detention camp in Syria.The Department of ­Foreign Affairs called for talks as...

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Lisa Smith tells family ‘I’m OK, we’re fine’ after IS bride and daughter, 2,...

IS bride Lisa Smith has told her family “I’m OK, we’re fine” after the Irishwoman and her two-year old-daughter were detained by Turkish militants in Syria.Smith, who joined IS in September 2015, is...

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Donald Trump baffles internet with bizarre Photoshopped pic of him giving...

DONALD Trump has tweeted a bizarre Photoshopped pic of him donning a medal on hero military dog Conan – superimposed on a real-life Vietnam hero.The US president sparked outrage as retired Army medic...

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UN human rights experts urge Turkish and Irish governments to ‘ensure safety...

UN HUMAN rights experts have urged the Turkish and Irish governments to “ensure the safety and security” of Lisa Smith and her child.They were transferred to Turkish custody after the bombing of the...

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Muslim scholar claims Lisa Smith’s return is ’rare opportunity’ to learn...

A MUSLIM scholar claims Lisa Smith’s return is a “rare opportunity” to learn secrets for fighting Islamic State.Dr Ali Selim said he welcomes the IS bride’s return — expected today — and believes it’ll...

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Who is Lisa Smith, what is her background and when did she become an ISIS...

LISA Smith has today arrived back in Dublin – three years after leaving the country to join the Islamic State.The 38-year-old was arrested shortly after touching down in Dublin Airport on a Turkish...

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Lisa Smith has emotional reunion with father in undisclosed Dublin location...

LISA Smith was in Garda custody last night on suspicion of terror offences as investigators quizzed her on evidence which extends back to 2012.The IS bride, who returned with her two-year-old girl...

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Gardai to receive intel from global probe into terror group Islamic State and...

GARDAI are set to receive intel from a global probe into terror group Islamic State and jihadi brides like Lisa Smith, we can reveal.Officers have asked for files — featuring interviews between Smith...

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Lisa Smith could face up to 10 years in prison as she appears in court...

FORMER Defence Forces soldier Lisa Smith was refused bail after she was charged with membership of Islamic State.The 38-year-old, who was in custody for the previous three days, was brought before...

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Members of the Irish Defence Forces send their Christmas wishes home to...

MEMBERS of the Irish Defence Forces have sent their Christmas wishes home to their family and friends.There are currently 595 defence forces personnel serving overseas who won’t be home for the festive...

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Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan welcomes over 50 Syrian refugees as they...

JUSTICE Minister Charlie Flanagan welcomed over 50 Syrian refugees yesterday as they arrived in Ireland from a UN Refugee Agency camp in Lebanon.The 50 refugees make up eleven Syrian families who have...

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Rugby legend Donncha O’Callaghan reveals he never felt prouder than seeing...

RUGBY legend Donncha O’Callaghan has told how he’s never felt prouder than watching Irish humanitarian workers helping Syrian refugees.The former lock enjoyed a glittering career, winning the Six...

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Six million children born into war in Syria have borne the brunt of the...

TODAY marks the ten-year anniversary since the Syrian War began.The fighting has upended the lives of millions, pummelled the economy, and ravaged key infrastructure.Times Newspapers LtdAuthor and...

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Soldier Gerard McMahon, 24, who drowned in pool while in Spain with pals had...

A SOLDIER who tragically drowned while holidaying with pals in Spain had just returned from a six month tour of Syria.Gerard McMahon, 24, passed away just days after returning from a peacekeeping...

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Lawyers for alleged Islamic State member Lisa Smith to ask court to dismiss...

A FORMER member of the Defence Forces is seeking to have charges of being a member of so-called Islamic State (IS) and financing terrorism dropped at the Special Criminal Court.Lawyers for Louth woman...

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Lisa Smith ‘enveloped herself in black flag’ of so-called Islamic State,...

FORMER Defence Forces soldier Lisa Smith “enveloped herself in the black flag” of the so-called Islamic State, the Special Criminal Court has heard.The Co Louth woman, 39, pleaded not guilty today to...

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TD blasts UN for making Irish troops in Syria suffer by cutting night-time...

A TD blasted the UN for making Irish troops in Syria suffer by cutting night-time electricity.Independent Cathal Berry called the energy-saving move “unacceptable”.Cathal Berry TD has blasted the UN...

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Lisa Smith found GUILTY of membership of terror organisation ISIS by Special...

LISA Smith has been found guilty of membership of the terrorist organisation Isis by the Special Criminal Court.Mum-of-one Smith wept as Mr Justice Tony Hunt revealed the verdict of the three-judge,...

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Former soldier Lisa Smith should not be jailed because of her young child and...

FORMER soldier Lisa Smith should not be jailed and instead the Special Criminal Court should consider her young child and the “appalling” conditions they suffered while in Syria, her lawyers have...

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Lisa Smith in tears as judge jails her for joining ISIS and remaining with...

FORMER Irish soldier Lisa Smith who travelled to Syria to join Isis in 2014, has been jailed for 15 months by the Special Criminal Court.She is the first person to be convicted in an Irish court of an...

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Donegal man’s incredible gesture for orphans in crisis zones as he bikes his...

A DONEGAL man is just hours away from returning home after making a 10,000km trek from Dubai through 11 countries including Iran and Turkey to raise money for children in disaster zones.Evan Bourke...

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Army medic reveals Irish troops overseas helped man shot in head as 130...

AN ARMY medic has told how Irish troops on duty overseas helped save a man shot in the head as 130 soldiers prepare to head to Syria on the latest UN peacekeeping mission.Soldiers from 19 counties...

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Man, 20, with constant runny nose discovers his brain was poking out and...

DEALING with a runny nose can feel relentless.No matter how many tissues you go through, sometimes it just keeps on coming.Journal of Medical Case ReportsAn MRI scan reveals brain tissue (on the left)...

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ISIS sex slave who was kidnapped at 11 reveals she was fed cooked babies...

STARVATION started to set in four days after 11-year-old Fawzia Amin Saydo was brutally kidnapped by ISIS fighters.Handed plates of meat, she and dozens of other desperate women and children realised...

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We live in ‘worst’ seaside town ranked alongside North Korea – haters brand...

AlamyLOCALS who live in one of the “worst” seaside towns which was ranked alongside North Korea as a “pile of dirt” say it’s not their fault.Skegness, on the Lincolnshire coast, is one of the UK’s most...

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