Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

ISIL suspect detained in Turkey's east over Ankara bombing

Hurriyet Daily News - ‎Apr 8, 2016‎
Bitlis counter-terrorism police officers detained Mehmedin Baraç, who is known by the code name Ömer Hattap, in an operation early on April 8, marking the second such detainment in a week targeting ISIL suspects with alleged links to the deadly terror ...
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Mumbai terror attack suspect defected to Isil and 'posed as refugee to plan attack in Europe'

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎18 hours ago‎
The suspect is one of two men arrested in Salzburg posing as refugees on suspicion of planning attacks for Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isil). The 34-year-old man, who has not previously been identified, was named as Muhammad Ghani Usman by ...
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US Government declares cyber war on Islamic State

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎Apr 7, 2016‎
The US Government has announced that it is launching a cyber warfare campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil). This is the first instance of the US publicly using cyber attacks as a tool in warfare. "I have given Cyber Command ...
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Coalition Strikes Target ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq

Department of Defense - ‎19 hours ago‎
SOUTHWEST ASIA, April 10, 2016 - U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today ...
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No Plan Yet to Retake Raqqa: US Military

Military.com - ‎Apr 7, 2016‎
As a result, there is a much less developed plan for Raqqa," the self-proclaimed capital of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Warren said.

ISIL-linked Ankara bombing suspect arrested

Hurriyet Daily News - ‎Apr 7, 2016‎
A suspect with alleged links to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) who was detained in the southeastern province of Gaziantep on April 6 over his alleged involvement in the deadly Ankara bombing on Oct. 10, 2015, was arrested on April 7.
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MIDEAST >Turkish military shells ISIL after projectiles hit southeastern province

Hurriyet Daily News - ‎Apr 7, 2016‎
Two Katyusha projectiles, which were believed to be fired from the ISIL-controlled Bab region, hit two neighborhoods of central Kilis around 8:45 a.m.

A New ISIS Offensive Could Be Imminent, And Coalition Forces Are Spread Dangerously Thin

Daily Caller - ‎17 hours ago‎
Not to be out-done by the SDF in Syria, the ISF has also brought the fight to ISIS in Iraq. ISF forces, backed by U.S. air strikes and support, were able to retake the city of Ramadi in December of last year.
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B-52 Stratofortress joins coalition team

Air Force Link - ‎Apr 9, 2016‎
U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., arrived at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 9, 2016, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the ...

MEHMET Y. YILMAZ >The reason the scale of justice is skewed in Turkey

Hurriyet Daily News - ‎Mar 29, 2016‎
In the ongoing Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) case being heard in Istanbul, the suspect code named “Ebu Hanzala” - alleged to be one of the top leaders of the group in Turkey - and one of the six people tried along with him, were released ...

The US is dropping bombs quicker than it can make them

PRI - ‎9 hours ago‎
Operation Inherent Resolve, the US-led military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant flies bombing missions in Syria and Iraq.
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Mississippi Woman Guilty of Conspiring with Boyfriend to Aid Islamic State

Breitbart News - ‎Mar 30, 2016‎
An investigation by the FBI and a division of the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) has led to two individuals in Mississippi pleading guilty to conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), an organization ...

DoD Says Operations Against ISIL Costing Average of $11.4M Per Day

CNSNews.com - ‎Apr 4, 2016‎
(CNSNews.com) - A special report posted on the Department of Defense website about the ongoing fight against the Islamic State terrorist group in Iraq and Syria says that the operations have cost an average of $11.4 million per day since they started ...
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UN food aid reaches besieged Syrian city of Deir Ezzor by air

UN News Centre - ‎17 hours ago‎
... humanitarian efforts in Syria, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today delivered aid by air for hungry people trapped in the besieged eastern city of Deir Ezzor, an area controlled by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh).

More fallen veterans slated to be honored

TBO.com - ‎16 hours ago‎
Also included, Operation Iraqi Freedom and on through Operation New Dawn, in Iraq; Operation Freedom's Sentinel, in Afghanistan; and Operation Inherent Resolve, for the U.S.

British Libya plan 'risks becoming new Afghanistan'

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎10 hours ago‎
Plans to join an Italian-led training force to bolster Libyan forces to against Islamic State militants could be prone to similar mission creep that saw international troops become bogged down after the fall of the Taliban.
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Surrounded by positives, young Minn. Somali chose Islamic State

Stars and Stripes - ‎Apr 9, 2016‎
Standing in jail-issue clothing before a federal judge in Minneapolis earlier this year, the tall young man, who is now 21, hung his head as he admitted to secretly planning with friends in 2014 to go to Syria to fight with the Islamic State group. He ...
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15 ISIL suspects detained in Turkey's İzmir

Hurriyet Daily News - ‎Apr 1, 2016‎
Counter-terrorism and intelligence police units across Turkey have been on alert following a tip-off that three ISIL militants, including Yıldız (codenamed Ebu Cihat), were recently ordered to conduct attacks across Turkey in crowded places, especially ...

Insurgency In Southern Thailand: What Does ISIL's Black Flag Of Pattani Portend? – Analysis

Eurasia Review - ‎2 hours ago‎
A post in Facebook last weekend depicting the trademark black flag symbol of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL), also known as ISIS, superimposed on much of the Isthmus of Kra suggests that the militant group has found resonance with the ...

Iraq and the Mosul Offensive

AINA (press release) - ‎13 hours ago‎
Until recently civilians could travel freely with only those leaving subject to strict security checks to prevent ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) members from sneaking out. Supplies are still allowed in, but these are also subject to more ...
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