At least 44 people were killed in a brutal assault by a group loyal to the Islamic State, officials said. The area is a hot spot of the growing Ebola outbreak.

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The government designated the protest group as a terrorist organization last year, prompting criticism. The country’s Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to the ban on Wednesday.

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The attacker, a minor, appeared to be a supporter of the Islamic State, the government said. Authorities have described it as a terrorist attack.

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The airstrikes late Monday, which a Syrian agency said killed at least seven civilians, were in retaliation for an attack on a Jordanian church, Jordan said.

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Nine people were killed and dozens were wounded in the attack last week on a Greek Orthodox Church in southern Jordan.

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