1 week agoKurdish-led SDF captured ISIS armaments in Shafa, Notable among the capture armaments is an ISIS-produced rocket launcher which was used in the battle of Mosul city.
Despite ISIS being reduced to only a few towns in Syria, US aircraft dropped 1,424 bombs/missiles on ISIS targets in Iraq/Syria in NOV, the highest number of munitions used since OCT 2017. The number of munitions dropped by aircraft in Afghanistan was 841 according to @USAFCENT
1 week agoU.S weapons in the international road going towards Manbij
Daesh launched an attack on the SDF positions in Ash Shafah town east of Deir ez-Zur.
4 ISIS Wilayat al-Qawkaz (Caucasus Province) militants were killed by security forces under an hour ago after unsuccessfully attacking a police post.
1 week agoISIS - ISWA used 100 fighters to storm Nigerian army barracks in Baga, killing up and wounding up to 20 troops, seizing 3 light tanks, 4 artillery pieces, 2 MRLS, and loads of weapons and ammo.
SDF has made new progress in the operation "Defeat Terrorism", freed 400 civilians from IS and sent them to safe areas, and seized large quantities of weapons during the combing of captured areas
1 week agoForeign IS fighters arrested in Deir ar Zour: Omro Ozon Oghlo, Turkish nationality (name probably spelled differently in Turkish) Abdul- Raquf Torany, Afghani nationality. Muhammad Jawad Khan and Osmat Atayef, hold Russian nationality.
3 suspected militants were killed in counter-terrorism operation in Dagestan
1 week agoFrance is less forthcoming - declaring 2 airstrikes in support of the SDF in Syria and 12 'destructive' artillery strikes on ISIS targets for January 2nd-8th.
1 week agoAnother four foreign IS fighters arrested in Deir ar Zour: one Afghan, two Russians and one Turkish ISIS fighter
Egypt- ISIS claim dual IED attack targeting Humvee and M113 APC, sniper attack with AMR (likely Iranian AM50) targeting Humvee near Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai
According to security source, (11) militant belonged to the Sinai province group were killed, vehicle and two motorcycles were destroyed in air strikes for the EAF targeted their hideouts near Bir El-Abd city.
1 week agoA newly formed anarchist group made up of foreign volunteers in Northern Syria is apparently fighting on the frontline against ISIS in Deir ez-Zur.
1 week agoPro-ISIS graffiti around the Srinagar area of India-held Kashmir. Photos from this week.
Saudi Arabia condemns and condemns the bombing of a car bomb that occurred in the province of al-Qaim in Anbar province
1 week agoExplosion in Qaim, Anbar: At least one dead, over a dozen wounded. Police say at least three dead.
Coalition military spokesman @OIRSpox: The US military "has begun the process of our decapture withdrawal from Syria. Out of concern for operational security, we will not discuss specific timelines, locations or troops movements."
Arrest of two 18- and 24-year-old Germans in Egypt on suspicion of joining Wilayat Sinai, Egyptian branch of ISIS
1 week agoHeavy destruction of Ash Sha'fah as SDF moves against last ISIS strongholds in Deir Ez Zor provice of Syria. Imagery from Sentinel-2 EU @CopernicusEU / @sentinel_hub
ISIS in statement still claims its presence in Shafah SE Deir ez-Zur
1 week agoThe @RoyalAirForce continues to demonstrate its air capability in the @coalition campaign against Daesh's last major territory, with 10 successful air strikes in 19 days over the Christmas period.
Video of captured weapons in Shafah.
Gavin Williamson declares the UK's F35 "combat ready" and says there is a plan for them to deploy soon.
ISIS claims umpteenth targeted assassination of a Somali policeman in Mogadishu
Pompeo: Millions in Iraq and Syria are living normal lives with ISIS decline
Pompeo: Trump has succeeded through his policies to defeat ISIS
Pompeo in Cairo: We have learned that any withdrawal of the United States is followed by chaos in the region
Pompeo: ISIS has arrived in Iraq because of the reluctance of the United States
Sec of State Pompeo: "President Trump's decision to withdraw our troops has been made. We will do that". Pompeo said the fight against ISIS will continue "differently" in Syria.
