Islamic State expands its 'state':
Although many leaders dismissed IS as vainglorious when it declared its cross-border caliphate in eastern Syria and western Iraq last summer, in its cohesion and purpose it is now seen by some - particularly Iraq's minority Sunnis - as more of a state than the Iraqi government it is fighting. Ref. Source 7u
ISIS claims they are close to buy nuclear weapon from Pakistan:
It claims ISIS has billions of dollars in the bank and describes a 'hypothetical operation' which involves it buying a nuclear bomb 'through weapons dealers with links to corrupt officials' in Pakistan. Ref. Source 9n
300 ISIS militants killed, 40 armored vehicles destroyed in air raid western Anbar:
"hundreds of ISIS elements have been killed in an extensive air raid by the Iraqi army aviation against the largest ISIS shelters between al-Romana area and Bagoz district (350 km west of Ramadi)," Noting that, "The militants were coming from Syria to support the terrorists in Anbar". Ref. Source 8i