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  Islamic State seizes capital of Iraq’s largest province Iraqi government forces are fighting back against an Islamic State advance that began overnight. Witnesses say the militant group raised its black flag over a government compound in the city center on Friday. (Reuters) By Hugh Naylor and Mustafa Salim May 15 at 2:12 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/isis-gains-control-of-major-iraqi-city/2015/05/15/68a8036c-fb0c-11e4-a47c-e56f4db884ed_story.html   BAGHDAD —Islamic State fighters took control of key sites Friday in the heart of Ramadi, capital of Iraq’s largest province, in what appeared to mark a significant blow to a U.S.-backed military campaign to retake territory from the militants. The Islamic State offensive — which began with ambush-style attacks after sundown Thursday — touched off panicked attempts to flee the city and avoid the militant’s tightening noose on routes to safety. “It was just like scenes of carnage in a World War II movie with ...

#WeWillBurnUSAgain: Islamic State Threatens to Unleash 9/11-Like Terror Islamic State radicals and their supporters started a Twitter campaign against Americans under the "WeWillBurnUSAgain" hashtag by Sputnik | April 11, 2015 Islamic State radicals and their supporters have launched a Twitter campaign against Americans under the “WeWillBurnUSAgain” hashtag, referring to the 9/11 attacks, the SITE service, which monitors the online activity of extremist groups, warns. “In a time of lone wolf attacks, and Americans and other Westerners pledging to the Islamic State, this kind of campaign should not be taken lightly,” SITE Director Rita Katz stressed on Friday. According to SITE, about 10 Americans were indicted for attempts to act on behalf of the ISIL in recent weeks and many more are propagating the extremists’ values on Twitter. “This Twitter campaign, along with other ones like it in the past, shows the Islamic State’s skill in forcing itself into Western conversa...