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American Jihadist Killed in Syria 美国圣战分子在叙利亚被杀
Details are being gathered about the first American known to be killed fighting for Islamic State militants1 in Syria. Douglas McCain was 33 years old when he died Sunday. He was raised in Minnesota and had worked as a caregiver in California.
On Tuesday, the U.S. National Security Council confirmed Douglas McCain's death. The State Department said U.S. officials had communicated with his family.
Mr. McCain reportedly left the U.S. for Turkey and later traveled into territory controlled by the Islamic State militants. Over the weekend, he took part in an attack near Aleppo against another opposition2 group, called the Free Syrian Army, NBC News reported.
The Free Syrian Army killed McCain. It also executed six others Islamic State militants posted their photos on Facebook.
U.S. officials have recently expressed concern about American citizens who join extremists groups like Islamic State. They fear one or more might return home to carry out terrorist3 acts on American territory.
Pro-Russian Separatists Capture Key Southeast Town
Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian continued to battle for control of Ukraine’s coast Wednesday. The separatists captured an important town in the southeast.
The separatists entered Novoazovsk after three days of shelling. About 40,000 people live in the town, a popular vacation place along the Sea of Azov. The town is on a road that links Russia to the Ukrainian port of Mariupol and Crimea on the Black Sea.
The fighting happened as Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed a possible peace plan.
First Patient to Receive Spine4 Part Made from 3-D Printer
A Chinese boy with bone cancer has become the first patient with a spinal5 part from a three-dimensional printer.
Twelve-year-old Qin has Ewing’s sarcoma. The sometimes deadly bone cancer usually attacks children and young adults, causing severe pain.
Doctors at Beijing University removed a small part of Qin’s backbone6 and replaced it with a 3-D printer copy. The part is made of titanium.
Doctors say Qin will soon regain7 normal movement of his body.
1 militants | |
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 ) | |
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2 opposition | |
n.反对,敌对 | |
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3 terrorist | |
n.恐怖主义者,恐怖分子 | |
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4 spine | |
n.脊柱,脊椎;(动植物的)刺;书脊 | |
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adj.针的,尖刺的,尖刺状突起的;adj.脊骨的,脊髓的 | |
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n.脊骨,脊柱,骨干;刚毅,骨气 | |
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vt.重新获得,收复,恢复 | |
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