January 23, 2017 Boy, 12, questioned in hunt for ISIS suspect in Austria Austrian police urged Vienna residents Monday to be on heightened alert for suspicious objects and activities as they hunted for possible associates of a suspected Islamic radical who they say might have been planning a bomb attack.
January 20, 2017 Islamic State increases oil and gas sales to Assad, officials say Islamic State has ramped up sales of oil and gas to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, U.S. and European officials said, providing vital fuel to the government in return for desperately needed cash.
January 18, 2017 Iraq military: Troops have 'full control' of eastern Mosul U.S.-backed Iraqi government troops announced on Wednesday they were in "full control" of eastern Mosul, after routing Islamic State militants from that part of the northern city almost exactly three months since the major operation started.
January 17, 2017 Islamic State gains in Syria province Islamic State forces cut in half the last Syrian government enclave in an oil-rich eastern province, pro-government media and opposition activists said Tuesday, putting new pressure on the regime after the terror group suffered setbacks elsewhere.
January 16, 2017 Istanbul nightclub attack suspect reportedly nabbed after two-week manhunt The suspect in the deadly New Year's terror attack at an Istanbul nightclub was arrested Monday after a manhunt lasting more than two weeks, Turkish media reported.
January 15, 2017 Mosul University fully liberated by Iraqi troops, military says U.S.-backed Iraqi government troops on Sunday fully liberated the sprawling complex of Mosul University, an Iraqi military spokesman said, a major step in the massive operation to retake the Islamic State group-held city of Mosul.
January 13, 2017 Iraqi forces enter Mosul University, tactical achievement in ISIS battle Iraqi special forces entered Mosul University on Friday in their latest advance along the eastern front as they battle Islamic State militants for control of the city, according to senior Iraqi officers.
January 13, 2017 ISIS fanatic behind Paris massacre says he gets love letters in prison The chief suspect in the deadly ISIS attacks which killed 130 people in Paris has described being hailed an “idol” and “star” in letters from fans.
January 12, 2017 US airstrike destroys second site of ISIS cash reserves U.S. warplanes destroyed a large Islamic State bank in Mosul late Monday night – the second time in the last week the military has targeted an ISIS finance center holding significant cash reserves, a senior defense official tells ӣƵ.
January 12, 2017 Hopes hinge on perilous and long-awaited Mosul assault The early stages of the campaign to liberate Mosul are revealing exactly why it took so long to seize the city from the bloody grip of ISIS.