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No imminent Islamic State group threat to US homeland: White House

White House calls on Israel, Lebanon to put 'utmost importance' on restoring calm
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The United States does not see an imminent threat from the Islamic State group to the homeland, the White House said Monday, after the jihadists claimed a deadly attack in Russia.

“We don’t see an imminent, credible threat by ISIS to the homeland,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told journalists, using an acronym for the jihadist group.

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