Military troops kill over 80 IS fighters across Syria:
Syrian troops on Wednesday killed as many as 81 fighters of the Islamic State (IS) militants in the country's northern province of al-Hasakah and the eastern province of Deir al-Zour, the state news agency SANA reported. Ref. Source 7
After more than three months of air attacks against ISIS forces in Iraq
and Syria, U.S. Intelligence and defense officials say minimal progress has been made toward President Barack Obama's stated goal to "Degrade and destroy" The Islamic terror group. Ref. Source 7
ISIS Has Killed An Iranian General In Iraq:
A sniper killed an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander who was training Iraqi troops and Shi'ite militia fighting Islamic State (ISIS, IS, or ISIL) militants in the Iraqi city of Samarra, official Iranian media reported Sunday. Ref. Source 7
Unknown aircrafts drop weapons to ISIS southeast of Tikrit:
"This is not the first time ; an unknown aircraft dropped weapons and munitions to ISIS in Yathrib area south of Tikrit, several areas in Salahuddin, and in Mosul," Adding that, "We do not know to which source those aircrafts belong yet." Ref. Source 2
ISIS reportedly kidnaps 170 men in Iraq after local residents burn flags:
Islamic State militants kidnapped 170 men from two villages in Iraq's Kirkuk province on Friday after two of the group's flags were burned in the area, AFP reported. Ref. Source 6