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Turkish army resumes airstrikes in Syria after two weeks of suspension

Hurriyet Daily News - ‎17 hours ago‎
Turkish warplanes hit Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets in west of Salva town in Syria late on Nov. 11, resuming its flights in Syrian airspace after more than two weeks of suspension.

Turkish army resumes anti-ISIL air strikes in Syria after talks with Russia, US

Hurriyet Daily News - ‎16 hours ago‎
Turkish warplanes hit Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets in west of Salva town in Syria late on Nov. 11, resuming its flights in Syrian airspace after more than two weeks of suspension.
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Attack on Shah Noorani shrine in Pakistan kills dozens

Aljazeera.com - ‎7 hours ago‎
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as ISIS, said in a statement via its Amaq news site that it carried out Saturday's bombing.
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Street battles rage in Mosul as ISIL counterattacks

Aljazeera.com - ‎12 hours ago‎
The nearly four-week campaign that began on October 17 to drive Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant out of the biggest city under its control is also backed by thousands of Western personnel on the ground and US-led air power, including fighter jets ...
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Military Strikes Target ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq

Department of Defense - ‎13 hours ago‎
SOUTHWEST ASIA, Nov. 12, 2016 - U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported ...
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5 ISIS Recruiters Arrested in Germany

KTLA - ‎Nov 9, 2016‎
In September three suspected Syrian Islamic State operatives were arrested in Schleswig-Holstein. They arrived in Germany in November last year after posing as Syrian refugees.
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Pentagon Spokesman: Iraqi Troops Force Defensive Choices for ISIL

Department of Defense - ‎Nov 10, 2016‎
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2016 - Iraqi security forces continue to apply pressure on multiple fronts in the operation to retake the country's second-largest city of Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter ...

'We've hidden our treasures from Isil, only a handful know the secret location', says Syria's antiquities chief

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎8 hours ago‎
So afraid was Syria's general director of antiquities and museums that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) militants would come to loot and destroy the country's history, he sent every last piece off to a secret location.

Baghdad proposes Ankara handover of Bashiqa camp to Iraq

Hurriyet Daily News - ‎13 hours ago‎
Baghdad has suggested that Turkey hand over control of the Bashiqa military camp in Mosul to Iraq's central government, rejecting Turkey's proposal to run the camp under the auspices of the coalition forces fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the ...
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Rocker Sting reopens Bataclan year after Paris attacks

Aljazeera.com - ‎8 hours ago‎
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the bloodbath - the worst of its kind in the history of France.

A deserted sanctuary near Mosul's frontlines - Al Jazeera English

Aljazeera.com - ‎21 hours ago‎
Saint Hormizd Monastery overlooks the Ninevah plains, where Iraqi forces are locked in battle with ISIL.

Coalition airstrike demonstrates synergy among nations

Air Force Link - ‎Nov 7, 2016‎
The U.S.-led Coalition tasked with degrading and defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant successfully executed a large scale, multinational strike on a weapons facility in Al Hadithah, Iraq, Oct. 31.
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Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq

Department of Defense - ‎Nov 9, 2016‎
The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, and the wider international community. The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq ...
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UN rights chief issues call to action over Islamic State victims' rights

JURIST - ‎Nov 11, 2016‎
As the Iraqi Army moves closer to recapturing Mosul from IS, sometimes referred to as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), there are more reports about atrocities being committed against civilians. Zeid ...

Strikes Target ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq

Department of Defense - ‎Nov 5, 2016‎
SOUTHWEST ASIA, Nov. 5, 2016 - U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.

Military Strikes Target ISIL in Syria, Iraq

Department of Defense - ‎Nov 4, 2016‎
The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, and the wider international community. The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq ...
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Inherent Resolve Strikes Target ISIL in Syria, Iraq

Department of Defense - ‎Oct 31, 2016‎
SOUTHWEST ASIA, Oct. 31, 2016 - U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today ...

All eyes on Minnesota federal judge before sentencing in nation's biggest ISIL recruitment case

Minneapolis Star Tribune - ‎6 hours ago‎
This week Davis will turn that spotlight to the fates of nine young Somali-Americans - defendants who were caught in the FBI's probe of terrorist recruiting in Minnesota and convicted of plotting to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL ...

Senior ISIS Commander Received Military Training In US THREE TIMES

Daily Caller - ‎Nov 11, 2016‎
A fighter of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) holds an ISIL flag and a weapon on a street in the city of Mosul, June 23, 2014.
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