October 30, 2016 Shiite militias join Mosul push as bombs rock Baghdad Iraq's state-sanctioned Shiite militias said Sunday that some 5,000 fighters have joined their push to encircle the country's second-largest city of Mosul and cut off Islamic State fighters there, as bombers killed at least 17 people in residential Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad.
October 30, 2016 ISIS claims responsibility for Germany stabbing that killed teen The Islamic State terror network on Saturday claimed responsibility for a deadly stabbing attack earlier this month in Germany that left one teen dead and another undergoing psychiatric treatment.
October 30, 2016 Saudi Arabia claims it dismantled 2 terror plots Saudi Arabia says it has broken up two militant plots, one targeting police officers and the other a plan to bomb a soccer match between the kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.
October 30, 2016 Kurds, Iraqis benefits from vast network of spies within ISIS' ranks As a powerful coalition of forces converges on Mosul in what promises to be a fierce battle to retake ISIS’ Iraqi stronghold, some players inside the black-clad jihadist army are delivering many of the most damaging blows.
October 29, 2016 Iraqi forces keep up push toward Mosul as Shiite militas join battle Iraqi forces pushed into a town south of Mosul on Saturday after Islamic State (ISIS) fighters fled with civilians used as human shields, as state-sanctioned Shiite militias joined the offensive by opening up a new front to the west.
October 29, 2016 Ex-ISIS member says he was told to shoot women, children who tried to flee A former ISIS fighter has told Sky News the group is shooting women and children fleeing areas under their control to deter others from escaping.
October 28, 2016 Gens. Flynn, Kellogg: The truth about what's happening in Mosul (hint: Trump's right) Donald Trump recently said that “the attack on Mosul is turning out to be a total disaster.”
October 27, 2016 Guard stabbed outside US Embassy in Kenya; suspect shot dead A man was shot dead after stabbing a policeman guarding the perimeter wall of the US Embassy in Nairobi and trying to take his gun, a Kenyan police official said Thursday.
October 27, 2016 2 Yazidi women who escaped Islamic State group win human rights prize Two Yazidi women who escaped sexual enslavement by the Islamic State group and went on to become advocates for others have won the European Union's Sakharov Prize for human rights.
October 27, 2016 ISIS finance chief reportedly vanishes from Mosul with millions of dollars The terrorist in charge of the Islamic State's finances in Mosul escaped the war-torn Iraqi city stealing millions of dollars from the jihadi network, local media reported Thursday.