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Despite Troop Withdrawal Plans, U.S. Dedicated To 'Permanent Destruction' Of Islamic State

Russian air strikes result in massive casualties and destruction - Islamic state video purports

Islamic State posts photographs said to show destruction of Palmyra temple

Islamic State group 'Beatle' arrives for pre-trial hearing at London court

A prison van believed to be carrying Aine Davis arrives at the Old Bailey, London's Central Criminal Court, as the alleged British member of the Islamic State group attends a pre-trial hearing accused of terror offences. Davis was part of a group of four known as the Beatles because of their British accents, which murdered hostages while fighting with jihadists in Syria. IMAGES

James Foley's mother welcomes life sentence for Islamic State 'Beatles' member

The mother of slain journalist James Foley, Diane Foley, says the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation welcomes the life sentence for El Shafee Elsheikh after the member of the notorious Islamic State kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles" was sentenced to life in prison by a US court for the deaths of four American hostages in Syria. "With today's verdict we finally have a bit of justice," she says outside the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia. SOUNDBITE