June 7, 2016 ISIS defectors asking Western governments for help returning home Disenchanted Islamic State (ISIS) members recruited from the West have increasingly been contacting their governments and asking for help in getting home, according to diplomats and a Syrian network that aids defectors.
June 6, 2016 ISIS kills dozens of its own in hunt for spies In March, a senior commander with the Islamic State group was driving through northern Syria on orders to lead militants in the fighting there when a drone blasted his vehicle to oblivion.
June 6, 2016 Aid group says ISIS shooting Fallujah residents attempting to flee fighting The Islamic State group (ISIS) has been shooting at civilians as they try to flee the fighting between Iraqi government forces and ISIS militants in the city of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, an international aid organization says.
June 5, 2016 Iraqi forces secure southern edge of ISIS-held Fallujah Iraqi forces secured the southern edge of the Islamic State group stronghold of Fallujah on Sunday, two weeks after the launch of an operation to recapture the city, the Iraqi special forces commander overseeing the operation said.
June 5, 2016 Syrian troops reach edge of Raqqa, Islamic State fighting on 4 fronts Syrian troops reached the edge of the northern province of Raqqa on Saturday, home to the de facto capital of the Islamic State group's self-styled caliphate, in a push that leaves the extremists fighting fierce battles on four fronts in Syria and neighboring Iraq.
June 3, 2016 Islamic State increasingly focused on committing global terror attacks, UN says The Islamic State group is entering a new phase with an increased emphasis on attacking international civilian targets, according to a United Nations report circulated Thursday.
June 1, 2016 Battle to retake Fallujah from ISIS stalled by fierce fighting, civilian concerns The Iraqi military's advance into Fallujah was stalled Wednesday by fierce resistance from Islamic State fighters and concerns over protecting tens of thousands of civilians still trapped inside the strategic city, officials said.
June 1, 2016 UN says 20,000 children trapped in Fallujah as Iraqi forces, ISIS battle for control The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned of a potenial humanitarian disaster in Fallujah, Iraq Wednesday, estimating that 20,000 children were trapped with their families inside the ISIS-held city.
May 31, 2016 Pentagon reports 1st American wounded in Syria campaign The Pentagon announced Tuesday that for the first time since the U.S. sent special operations forces into Syria last year, an Islamic State attack wounded an American service member there.
May 30, 2016 Bombings in and around Baghdad kill at least 20 people Militants unleashed a wave of bombings targeting commercial areas in and around Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 20 people, officials said as Iraqi troops poised to recapture the Islamic State-held city of Fallujah, west of Iraq's capital.