July 6, 2017 US airstrikes top 1,000 against ISIS in Iraq and Syria One after another, fighter jets catapult from the flight deck of the USS Eisenhower, a thousand-foot American aircraft carrier, afterburners glowing amber above the blue Persian Gulf, on their way northwest to join the fight in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State.
July 6, 2017 Iraqi troops search for suicide car bombs in eastern Mosul Iraqi troops fighting Islamic State militants in the eastern outskirts of Mosul regrouped on Monday in neighborhoods they recently retook from the extremist group, conducting house-to-house searches and looking for would-be suicide car bombs, a top Iraqi commander said.
July 6, 2017 Iraqi forces continue to advance against ISIS in Mosul Iraqi troops advanced against Islamic State fighters toward the center of Mosul on Sunday, but were slowed down by sniper fire and suicide bombings as well as concern over the safety of civilians in a city that is home to more than 1 million people.
July 6, 2017 During Mosul offensive, Kurdish fighters clear Arab village, demolish homes Before dawn on Oct. 21, as Iraqi forces pressed their offensive against Islamic State in nearby Mosul, more than a dozen militants from the group entered this mostly Arab village in Kirkuk province and claimed control in a message blared through the mosque’s loudspeaker, say eyewitnesses. Hours later, Kurdish fighters who intervened to liberate the village expelled its residents and began demolishing their homes.
July 6, 2017 Iraq says ISIS driven from town near famed ancient ruins The Iraqi army said Sunday that troops have driven Islamic State militants out of the town of Nimrud, south of Mosul, near the site of famed ancient Assyrian ruins that were reportedly destroyed by the extremists.
July 6, 2017 Suspected coordinator of Paris, Brussels terror attacks identified French investigators have identified the alleged ISIS “coordinator” of the Paris and Brussels terror attacks.
July 6, 2017 Five ISIS suspects arrested in Germany German authorities arrested five men Tuesday on allegations they aided the Islamic State group in Germany by recruiting members and providing financial and logistical help.
July 6, 2017 Iraqis investigate decapitated bodies in mass grave near ISIS-held Mosul Iraqi investigators were probing a mass grave on Tuesday discovered by troops advancing on the Islamic State-held city of Mosul, where soldiers have captured a sliver of land but later halted their advance.
July 6, 2017 Iraqi Kurdish forces advance on ISIS-held town east of Mosul Iraqi Kurdish fighters exchanged heavy fire with militants early on Monday as they advanced from two directions into a town held by the Islamic State group east of the city of Mosul.
July 6, 2017 ISIS-linked terror suspect arrested, 'out of circulation,' Germany says Germany's top security official is praising the detention of a suspected extremist in Berlin, saying it shows authorities are being vigilant and doing "everything to avoid terrorist attacks in Germany."