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On the Ground News report about the situation with regards to the unofficial IS-affiliate "Liwa al-Aqsa", Syria.

Pro-IS Telegram Channel Publishes Manuals on Encrypted Chat Applications

US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress somewhere over Iraq/Syria

Video claim Liwa Al Aqsa convoy leave (central Syria) toward Raqqa to join IS

Fighters of Liwa al-Aqsa will leave Morek and Khan Sheykun Hama to the areas controlled by the IS at the East Syria

Iraqi forces impose curfew in AlBaghdadi, Hit and Kubaysa after multiple ISIL assaults in Anbar province.

Video: Counter Terrorism Units have arrived to west Mosul. Iraq

Photo: Smoke rises from clashes during a battle with ISIS militants in south of Mosul

Destroyed Daesh technical as the Syrian Army advances in Southeastern Homs Countryside towards Palmyra today

New FSA picture from Tadef roundabout

ISIS affiliate Jaysh Khalid ibn al-Walid shows captured weapons, ammo, BMP, T-55 after recent advances vs Syrian rebels.

IS linked Khalid bin Walid retreating from villages captured west Dara after robbed everything they found in local stores

SDF cut the Raqqa- Muqmun road by capturing Tal Shaer

FSA Moutassen Brigade combing apartments used by ISIS in South-West part of Al-Bab.

Iraq joint operations officially announce Stage 1 of Phase 3 for Mosul operations is complete after forces reached the airport.

Mosul: Footage that shows SVBIED exploding nearby

Liwa al-Aqsa to leave Morek and Khan Sheykhoun for IS-held east Hama following reported body/prisoner exchange deal

Syria: Street battle in Al Bab

Iraqi and Western SOF during next phase of #MosulOffensive

FSA seized Zamzam mosque in alBab

FSA Mustafa regiment clearing Qalat Sheikh Aqil district from ISIS.

[email protected]: "NATO's continued leadership is also necessary in the fight against radical Islamic terrorism."

CJTFOIR - 8 strikes near Raqqa and 1 near AlBab in support of #WrathOfEuphrates & #EuphratesShield forces against IS

Iraq's elite Counter-Terrorism Service mustering south of Mosul, set to take ISIS out.

At least 8 civilians were killed and dozens wounded in an airstrike in Raqqah

IS drone attack on ISF CP in Saladin Governorate and outside of Baiji Iraq

Ongoing operations by Rebels trying to seize back some positions lost to ISIS-linked Jaish Khalid Ibn Walid.

IS has claimed 4 SVBIED against the Iraqi army in Tal Kaysum SW of Mosul, announcing the destruction of 2 tanks and an HQ. Iraq

Iraqi police storm Ghazlani military base near the Mosul airport, southern ISIS-held city.

Mattis: The fight against ISIL will take more time.

Mattis: Iraqi army needs the US military presence for longer time.

Two more Isis suicide bombers in Tel Kaysoum village in southwest Mosul: one Kurdish Omar al-Kurdi and the other Abu Hajar al-Iraqi, Isis media

Graphic. Motorbike in the foreground, dead IS fighter to the left, and at the rear. Looks like an airstrike. Possibly cannon fire.

4 Russian soldiers killed, 2 wounded in a vehicle explosion by remote-controlled IED on the way from T4 AFB to Homs, Syria

Iraqi forces launched an assault on Ghazlani military camp near Mosul airport

More photos from Albu Saif village south to Mosul

Reports that Euphrates Shield for now controls 60% of Al Bab city

Ahrar al Sham claim now repelled IS from Hayt village

Iraq's defense minister meets with US Secretary of Defense James Mattis in Baghdad.

Iraqi forces plan to use Ghazlani base as staging area for later attacks into Mosul. Fed Police and ERD gathering now to attack base.

Iraqi forces buildup S of Ghazlani military base S of Mosul after taking Bosiif village adjacent to base

Violent clashes in Al Bab city center as FSA with the help of TAF moving onto IS positions

ERD tank facing Albu Saif, Mosul in the background.

Convoy of UN backed Unity Gov. head Al-Sarraj came under heavy gunfire in an assassination attempt in Tripoli, he wasn't hurt

Iraqi Security Forces recaptures Al-Buseif with the support of Iraqi and IC aircraft

Iraqi forces are in Albu Sayf village, South to Mosul

Fierce clashes between Iraqi forces and ISIS South to Mosul

ERD moving into Albu Saif village. They report, IS fighters seen moving across rooftops

JaziraOps General Qassim al-Mohamedi: "The Iraqi army and Sunni Tribal Forces foiled a Daesh attack in the area of Kabaisa west of Ramadi"

#WrathOfEuphrates SDF cut Mekman-Raqqa road,besieged TilShar,Bîr Qûrat and Mexe ,took Qassar village in 3rd front

Iraqi forces liberate key village from ISIS control, south of Mosul airport

SDF captured the village of Kesar, on third and newly opened front to the east of Raqqa

#EuphratesShield forces advancing into S. district of Zamzam, reportedly (at least mostly) taken from ISIS.

SDF have captured 2 villages: Sabahul Xeyr and El-Ferar from ISIS. Raqqa

10 killed in grenade attack in Laghman

Images shows Mosul international hotel completely destroyed by ISIS. Iraq

Bombardment of Albu Sayf by International coalition

SDF-YPG captured strategic village Sebah Al Xer

Iraq's federal police are now attacking the IS held town of Abu Saif. Mosul airport lies just two miles beyond.

ISIS reporting that International coalition mistakenly hit Iraqi army positions South to Mosul causing damage and casualties

Two rockets were fired from the Sinai peninsula Egypt into Israel, no injuries or damages reported, landed in open area

Israeli army: Early today rockets were fired at Israel from Sinai, hitting a field near Eshkol. (No siren cause they weren't going to a populated area)

In very large numbers Iraq Counter Terrorism units continue to make their way to west Mosul.

Turkish warplanes bombarding PKK bases near Amedi, northeastern Duhok.

Jaysh Khalid Ibn al-Walid (related to IS) infiltrates the villages of Tasil, Hayt, Sahm Jolan, Adwan and capture Tal al-Jamou. Daraa Syria

IS publishes a video of the chaos caused by the air raids of the Coalition targeted the Western part of Mosul, yesterday. Iraq

US special forces and Peshmerga killed ISIS health minister & 30 other commanders in a special operations raid in Mosul. Iraq

Heavy fighting as Euphrates Shield forces continue advance in Al-Bab

Kurdistan24 are streaming live from south of Mosul as Iraqi troops continue to clear the city from IS

Coalition artillery and aircrafts constantly bombing Abu Saif village and airport area of Mosul

Euphrates Shield forces seized a school inside Al Bab city

Iraq Federal Police units broke ISIS defense lines outside Al-Ghazlani military base south Mosul.

IS publish video of violent bombardment of West Mosul by coalitions forces

FSA advanced in al-Bab town -took a school and second circle

French ISIS fighter Jonathan Geffroy has been captured alive by rebels in North Aleppo

U.S. Senator Bob Corker scheduled to meet Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani in Erbil city, Kurdistan region.

We are not in Iraq to control the country's oil, says US Secretary of Defense

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrives in Baghdad for discussions on defeating Islamic State group

#EuphratesShield rebels pushed further into AlBab. They captured the Sports Center and the roundabout

ISIS launched an offensive against Rebels in the SW Countryside of Dara'a last night, unconfirmed reports they captured several villages.

Iraqi forces secured 15 villages in start of operation to capture West bank of Mosul

Al-Bab operation in the morning, fighting in Zamzam district

Images for Iraq Counter Terrorism Units around west Mosul moments ago.

Reports of Iraqi armed forces enter western bank of Mosul city. Iraq

Iraq Counter Terrorism Units have arrived to west Mosul.

Iraq army and the Hashd al-Shaabi jointly forced out ISIS militants from Tal Kaisum village, southwest of Mosul city yesterday.

U.S surface-surface missiles launching out of Alqayyara base outside of Mosul hitting isis locations in west coast of Mosul hours ago

Iraqi forces face an army of 1800 ISIS militants, 200 suicide bombers in West Mosul according to Brigadier General Yahya Rasul

The second day of the Mosul offensive by Iraqi forces against ISIS group has started

Helicopter above the village taken yesterday from IS by Iraqi federal police special forces

Citizens in Shikarpur catch young suicide bomber and save lives

Ongoing operation by Euphrates Shield forces inside al-Bab. There are reports a large-scale assault is expected to be launched on al-Bab later as Syrian rebels backed by Turkey have gathered their forces in the area, Aleppo Governorate, Syria.

The arrival of FSA Authenticity and Development Front to participate in the operation of al-Bab from ISIS

#WrathOfEuphrates SDF took Nûfel and Ezîz village from ISIS (Makman front),encircled Terfawî village,from Bîr Hebîb

Way to Palmyra "1 soviet volunteer storm battalion" flag

SDF kicked Daesh out of Fatatish and BirShamary towns East Raqqa

SDF progressed today in clashes against Daesh and arrived to Shnina bridge. Clashes are clearly to hear inside Raqqa city

RuAF raid destroyed a bridge at Zaaraya town by DerHafer E Aleppo (controlled by Daesh)

Footage of Iraq's Air Force carrying out airstrikes vs. Da'ish targets in the western side of Mosul.

An IS drone downed by Kata'ib Hezbollah near Tell Afar

SDF captured 2 additional villages: Nûfel and Aziz from ISIS. SDF are now advancing & have already besieged the village of Terfawi. Raqqa

PMU Katiab Hizbollah drones show aftermath of ISIS attack on west Tal Afar Mosul, ISIS vehicles burning and bodies fill the desert. Iraq

Liwa al-Quds confirms that Tarah Sharqiyah village was captured today by the Syrian Army and its allies from IS, west Palmyra, eastern Homs countryside, Syria.

Sources are reporting that SAA captured Tarfah Sharqiyah in Biyarat area East Homs

Village of 'Athbah recaptured by Iraq's Federal Police earlier today, south of Mosul.

Iraqi military seize key power station that supplies electricity to the entire western Mosul, Cdr. said

Iraq's Federal Police retook a number of villages south of Mosul, incl: Lazakah, 'Athbah, Albu Juwari, Al-Jamasah, Kafoor, Kuneitra.

Arizona Senator @SenJohnMcCain made a brief stop today in Iraq and met with @CJTFOIR's Lt. Gen. Townsend.

Airstrike on Daesh during Mosul operation

CJTFOIR: 10 strikes near Raqqa and 3 near AlBab in support of #WrathOfEuphrates and #EuphratesShield forces against IS

Tour inside south-west areas of al-Bab controlled by Euphrates Shield forces: Hakima Hospital, the Wedding Hall and the Fuel Station are still under Euphrates Shield control, Aleppo Governorate, Syria.

Yarallah: 9th Division captured the villages of al-Hosseinia, al-Sheikh Younis and al-Haraqiat west of Mosul

Thousands of leaflets were dropped on Mosul

Iraqi forces say they have captured Ibrahimiyah village, south west of Mosul

TOS-1 and other artillery of Iraqi Federal Police

Egypt: 8 fighters arrested, 3 houses that was used to manufacture IEDs discovered in Central Sinai - operation still ongoing.

SDF footage from the same front shows preparations before the offensive began on the two villages. Raqqa

9th armored division captured villages of Al Husayniya and Al Sheikh Yunis on the west coast

More photos from the Mosul frontlines ,Iraq

Last night, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham had stopped Jaysh al-Islam at Bab al-Hawa border crossing from moving their heavy weapons to Azaz. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham have insisted that the heavy weapons are needed and vital for some upcoming operations. There were some minor skirmishes as a result. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham also took control over several old and abandoned Free Syrian Army Harakat Hazzm buildings near Bab al-Hawa border. Turkey had closed Atmah border crossing temporarily after all this and had even threatened to close Bab al-Hawa, Syria.

Kurdish President @Masoud_Barzani meets with Turkey's Prime Minister @TC_Basbakan in Munich, Germany.

Iraqi CTService says it will begin West Mosul ops in a few days, now still searching East Mosul for ISIS hold outs

Intensive bombardment of Abu Sayaf village by Iraqi and coalition forces

Footage: Palestinians answering a question that asks who they support in the Syrian conflict.

Liwa al-Aqsa had executed 11 commanders, 56 fighters and 3 media activists from Free Syrian Army Jaysh Al-Nasr. Officially confirmed by [email protected]_rasheed, a journalist and an official in the media office for Jaysh al-Nasr, Syria.

Footage: A house booby-trapped by IS in al-Bab region being blown up by Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army forces, Aleppo Governorate, Syria.

Turkish airforce hit 11 ISIS targets, Coalition 1, Artillery and tanks - 41 targets in Al Bab area

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu: If Sunni Arab people of Raqqa had to choose between the YPG and Daesh, they would most probably choose Daesh.

YPG-SDF are in Shweihan, North-East Raqqa

Iraqi air force pounding ISIS targets in West of Mosul

Iraqi forces have taken Azba village on the Mosul-Baghdad road and Alzaka village in the Hammam al-Alil area

Air attack against IS-held village, south of Mosul

Iraqi army helicopters are supporting the operating to retake western Mosul

Mosul: Helicopters now flying low and strafing IS held village.

Afghanistan: IS claimed they sniped a policeman in Gurgoray, Afghanistan

One of the intelligence and security leaders in ISIS, Haqi Ismail Awid, was killed in an airstrike on his car on the western bank of Mosul.

Iraqi police: 5 enemy (ISIS) defensive positions destroyed, 3 snipers neutralized

For now federal police (with elite unit support) out front. 3rd Division working up the Tigris road, 5th Division from Abtah further west.

Suicide car bomb targets Saidati Jamila Round in Az-Zuhur neighborhood - eastern Mosul. Casualties reported. Iraq

Iraqi forces are progressing from the south of Mosul, along the Tigris River

Iraqi army recapture 3 villages south of Mosul today. Iraq

The RPG on the left is for IS carbombs. Reports of them nearby.

Iraqi police special forces make it to their first village - taking small arms fire

West Mosul: All across the landscape here, Iraq forces, advancing

Iraq Baghdad - IED explosion near a cattle market in the al-Sayyed Abdullah neighborhood: 1 killed, 4 injured.

Iraqi forces retake Bakhira village from the Islamic State (IS) located on the western side of Mosul. Iraq

Federal police forces moving in large numbers to villages south of western Mosul

U.S and French aircrafts bombing West of Mosul

Mosul: The operation is (for now) a two-pronged offensive, from Atbah and from Hamam Alil toward Mosul airport. Two villages captured so far

Iraq Mosul - Iraqi federal police and army already recaptured 2 villages sw of Mosul: Bakhira and Azba & retook the Lazakah power station

Haider al-Abadi has officially announced the beginning of operations aimed at capturing the Western neighborhoods of Mosul. Iraq

Iraqi jets drop millions of leaflets on Mosul, calling civilians to help Iraqi troops and ask ISIS forces to drop their weapons

Abu Ibrahim al-Faransi, an emir of IS, has been captured by the Turkish-rebels rebels during battles near al-Bab. Syria

US-backed Iraqi forces begin assault to capture western Mosul from ISIS just in time for US to issue new order banning Iraqis from the US.

Now finding the airdropped leaflets warning people to stay in their homes.

US and French artilleries are participating in the ongoing offensive to retake west Mosul

Reassuring. plenty of medics. Not pictured, but here, the men of @NYCMedics too

Music blaring the ERD head to engage IS south of Mosul

S-W Mosul: Helicopters and drones overhead

Iraq's Emergency Response division troops on their way to IS positions

Villages to the south under attack

Iraqi television: progress as Iraqi army and coalition launched offensive on Western Mosul