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ISIS militants on the defensive in Syria and Iraq
Nervousness was evidenced by the recent public executions in the city's main square and a widespread clamp down on internet Middle East -
ISIS attacks Syrian hospital, declares state of emergency
US defense official says ISIS leader Abu Baker al-Baghdadi "remains extremely careful" about his personal security Middle East -
ISIS ‘locks women in cages’ for flouting strict dress code in Raqqa
Some other ‘women were forced to sleep overnight in a cemetery’ for not wearing what ISIS deems as appropriate Variety -
Heavy fighting, mounting casualties spell end of cease-fire in Syria
About 200 civilians have been killed in the past week, nearly half of them around Aleppo Features -
Destroying ISIS remains Obama’s ‘top priority’
Coalition forces must maintain pressure on the insurgents using diplomacy and intelligence as well as military operations Middle East -
ISIS executes 15 of its own near Raqqa, Syria
The killings followed the arrest of 35 members on Saturday in Raqqa, according to Britain-based Syrian Observatory Middle East -
ISIS commander killed in strike near Syria’s Raqqa
Abu al-Hija, a high-ranking Tunisian ISIS commander, was killed in a strike by a likely US-led coalition drone Middle East -
Syria and the Islamic Military Alliance
Five years into the Syrian debacle, there is new momentum for a real Sunni intervention Middle East -
Dozens killed in air strikes on Syria's Raqqa: monitor
Dozens of people were killed in a series of air strikes on the city of Raqqa in northern Syria Middle East -
First journalist who visited Raqqa: ‘ISIS’s initial target was Jordan’
Dairieh spent three weeks embedded alone with ISIS to produce a documentary for VICE News Digital -
Russia ready to cooperate with US-led coalition in fight for Syria’s Raqqa
Russia's foreign minister Lavrov said Russia will coordinate with US to free Raqqa Middle East -
Names of 22,000 ISIS members leaked to Sky News
Sky reported that a disillusioned former member had handed over the documents on a memory stick that had been stolen from the group Television & Radio -
US has no battlefield plans to storm ISIS ‘capital’
Senior generals said the US-led anti-ISIS coalition was working with local ground forces to isolate the group’s Syrian stronghold Middle East -
Denmark to expand anti-ISIS military mission
As many as 400 military personal may take part in the campaign against ISIS in Syria, the prime minister’s office said Middle East -
ISIS executes eight Dutch ‘deserters’ in Syria
According to the Dutch secret services, 200 people from the Netherlands including 50 women have joined ISIS in Syria and Iraq Middle East -
Anti-ISIS gains in Syria clear way for Raqqa assault: US
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said last week Middle East -
Mother who took toddler to Raqqa convicted by UK court
A mother who took her toddler to Syria to join ISIS is thought to be the first British woman to be convicted after returning home World News -
Baghdad wants anti-ISIS coalition to train police
Baghdad wants the coalition engaged in the fight against the ISIS group to train Iraqi police officers Middle East -
U.S. says troops ‘needed’ to retake ISIS-held cities
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carte said that the U.S.-led coalition will use ‘boots on the ground’ as part of its strategy to retake Mosul, Raqqa Middle East -
Airstrikes on Syria’s Raqqa killed 40 civilians Saturday: monitor
The Britain-based group said it was unclear if the strikes were carried out by regime or Russian planes Middle East -
ISIS abducts 400 civilians in Syria's Deir Ezzor
The bloodshed in Deir Ezzor came as regime forces battled ISIS in the northern province of Aleppo, killing at least 16 militants Middle East -
ISIS member executes his mother in Syria: monitor
The mother in her 40s had warned her son that a U.S.-backed alliance would wipe out ISIS and had encouraged him to leave Raqqa city Middle East -
ISIS threatens Britain in new executions video
An English-speaking ISIS fighter mocking British Prime Minister David Cameron for challenging ISIS, and calls him an ‘imbecile’ World News -
Arab-Kurd fighters kill 16 ISIS militants near Syria ‘capital’
The alliance, made up of units from YPG and Arab fighters, has carried out several major operations against ISIS Middle East -
Syria anti-ISIS documentary maker 'assassinated' in Turkey
Naji Jerf was also editor in chief of Hentah, a Syrian magazine that reports on the “daily lives of Syrian citizens” Middle East -
Evacuation of Syrian ISIS militants from Damascus delayed
It said the deal fell through after a top rebel commander, Zahran Alloush, was killed in an air strike on Friday Middle East -
ISIS lost 14 pct of its territory in 2015: report
However, ISIS has made some high-profile gains during the year Middle East -
Suspected Russia raids kill 46 civilians in north Syria
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said warplanes bombarded Raqa, Azaz and Al-Bab in Aleppo province Middle East -
Syria activists in hiding after ISIS killing
His family and colleagues say Ibrahim Abdelqader was killed by a secret operative from ISIS who befriended him before he struck Home Page -
ISIS eyeing oil targets ‘beyond’ Syria stronghold
The U.S. is examining who controlled oil fields, pipelines, trucking routes and other infrastructure in vulnerable areas Middle East