October 19, 2016 US concerned ISIS may deploy chemical weapons as forces advance on Mosul US officials expect the Islamic State to use crude chemical weapons as it tries to defend Mosul from an assault from Iraqi and Kurdish forces, though the terror group’s ability to develop such weapons is limited.
October 19, 2016 Officials: Turkish police shot and killed suspected ISIS bomber in raid Turkish police on Wednesday fatally shot a suspected Islamic State group militant who was believed to be planning a suicide bomb attack in the capital.
October 18, 2016 ISIS preparing for protracted fight in Mosul, US officials say ISIS is preparing for a protracted fight in Mosul, with many of its foreign fighters remaining in the Iraqi city, US officials told ӣƵ on Tuesday.
October 18, 2016 Capture of Mosul could cause terror surge in Europe, top official warns Liberating Mosul from Islamic State (ISIS) could cause a surge of IIS fighters into Europe, it has been warned.
October 18, 2016 In Mosul, residents report new terrors by ISIS as Iraqi forces near On the eerily quiet streets of Mosul, fighters from the Islamic State group are killing suspected spies, blocking roads and planting bombs ahead of a showdown with Iraqi forces.
October 18, 2016 US airstrikes against ISIS in Libya doubled in less than a month The U.S. military has ramped up airstrikes against the Islamic State in Libya--doubling the number of strikes there in less than a month--according to the latest statistics provided by the U.S. military's Africa Command, which leads the operation.
October 18, 2016 Islamic State flag free to fly in Sweden, prosecutor rules A Swedish prosecutor may have set a dangerous precedent last week in regards to the Islamic State flag.
October 17, 2016 Pentagon: Some US forces on the outskirts of Mosul Some US forces are currently located on the outskirts of Mosul and in “harm’s way,” but would remain behind the front lines with the Iraqis in the lead, according to a Pentagon spokesman during a briefing with reporters Monday.
October 16, 2016 Iraqi PM announces start of military offensive to retake Mosul from ISIS Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced late Sunday the start of a military offensive to retake Mosul, the country's second largest city, from the Islamic State group.
October 16, 2016 Syrian rebel fighters capture symbolic town of Dabiq from ISIS Syrian opposition fighters backed by Turkey said Sunday that they had captured the northern Syrian town of Dabiq from ISIS.