Turkey-Syria: Turkish police detained 14 people with suspected links to IS in Gaziantep near the border with Syria. They found weapons and IS propaganda material.

SecDef Mattis testified yday about Feb 7 attack that killed hundreds of Russian fighters in Syria: "The Russian high command in Syria assured us it was not their people, and my direction to the Chairman was for the force, then, to be destroyed. And it was."

Islamic State claims the destruction of a 4x4 and the death of 3 Iraqi #ISF federal police officers using a hand-made mine near the village of Nawafal west of Rashad in the province of Kirkuk Iraq

Egypt- Amaq report on 2 ISIS IED attacks targeting a bulldozer and an APC near Rafah and al-Arish, North Sinai

Iraqi 15th Division says it has killed 7 ISIS in Badush area west of Mosul. Iraqi helicopters supported 15th Division in attacks on ISIS tunnels. In East Mosul, police arrest 12 suspected militants.

General Hassan Yusuf Mohamed is the first high ranking officer to be killed on S. Damascus front. Was from Jadida Hazur, a hamlet in Tartus province.

FSB detained 4 ISIS members in Moscow, foiled terror attacks

Aamaq video dated 27.04 of an IED against the army at Sinai Egypt

A source in the Damascus police headquarters: 1 killed and 4 wounded by a shell fired by militants from Al Hajar Al Aswad on Bayader Nader of Damascus

SAA advance on several axis in al-Joura, al-'Asali and 30th street in Hajar al-Aswad and reach edge of al-al-Sotari street between Oroubah and Yalda in the direction of al-Zein neighbourhood. S Damascus

Iraqi PMU (Hashd) 43rd Brigade kills suicide bomber in Balad district, Saladin province.

Europol: European and American police are succeeding in paralyzing the propaganda agencies affiliated with ISIS on the Internet

Islamic State Claims Destroying 2 Federal Police Bulldozers and A Vehicle In Hawija Of Kirkuk.

S. Damascus front this morning as intense bombardment resumed after yesterday's heavy rainfall.

12 suspected terrorist killed in a major nation-wide operation (14 more captured). Operation took place in Dagestan, Tatarstan, Stavropol region, Omsk (.) and Ulyanovsk (.) regions. Russia has a major terrorist threat all across the county, but the "enemy" is still the West

Artillery bombardment on South Damascus

Aviation bombards Al Hajar Al Aswad and Al Qadam district in South Damascus

Factory seized from ISIS is geolocated in SW. outskirts of Hajr Aswad

#Afghanistan 10 new recruits of IS at Camp Mohamad Bin Mouslima al-Ansari

Two Iraqi police officers killed in ISIS attack south of Kirkuk

Asked at Senate hearing about withdrawing from Syria, Defense Sec Mattis said there will be a "re-energized" fight in the Middle Euphrates River Valley against ISIS

ISIS claims murder of 3 soldiers in South Damascus battle

Gunmen attack a church in Nigeria, killing at least seven, Xinhua reports, citing local media

ISIS attack on Iraqi Federal Police barracks in Daquq district in south Kirkuk province leaves 2 police dead and 3 injured.

S. Damascus: deployment of Tiger Forces and T-90s started on 8th day of Offensive vs HTS and ISIS in attempt to speed up advances which were so far very slow and costly.

Pakistan army says a soldier and 3 militants died after militants fire raided Pakistani border post in Mohmand Agency from across the border. "Pakistani troops effectively responded," an army statement said

[email protected] Hutchison: In Syria, we're trying to work with Turkey in a way that will continue momentum in fight against ISIS

SOHR: Syria govt wants to exert more pressure on ISIL in southern Damascus; ordered rebel groups in neighboring suburbs of Babila, Beit Sahm and Yalda to hand over frontline positions with ISIL or face bombardment

Syria state media - govt forces pushed into Hajar al Aswad, a Damascus neighborhood held by ISIL from different directions and captured buildings on several streets and tunnels. Dozens of ISIL fighters killed in the battles

Pompeo expected to travel to Israel next week as a new secretary of state.