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More than 200 Iraqi peshmerga and Free Syrian Army soldiers carrying heavy weapons head for the town to join battle
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About 50 men from Free Syrian Army cross border as Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga troops travel towards town
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He tells of prolonged torture in his Syrian cell
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Council bosses, mosque leaders and police chiefs says they are united against extremists wanting to radicalise young Muslims
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New counter-terrorism bill builds on foreign fighters bill that passed the Senate on Wednesday and legislation increasing intelligence-gathering powers
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A real counterweight to US power is a global necessity