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Pentagon: Some US forces on the outskirts of Mosul 10/18/2016 Pentagon: Some US forces on the outskirts of Mosul
Some US forces are currently located on the outskirts of Mosul and in “harm’s way,” but would remain behind the front lines with the Iraqis in the lead, according to a Pentagon spokesman during a briefing with reporters Monday.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/10/17/pentagon-some-us-forces-on-outskirts-mosul.html

Battle for Mosul: Iraqi forces inflict 'heavy losses' on ISIS 10/17/2016 Battle for Mosul: Iraqi forces inflict 'heavy losses' on ISIS
Iraq's military says it has inflicted "heavy losses of life and equipment" on ISIS in a district southeast of Mosul, as Iraqi-led forces close in on the city in the long-awaited battle to recapture it from the terror group.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/17/middleeast/mosul-isis-operation-begins-iraq/index.html

21 abducted Chibok schoolgirls freed in talks, Nigeria says 10/13/2016 21 abducted Chibok schoolgirls freed in talks, Nigeria says
Twenty-one of Nigeria's Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram more than two years ago have been freed in a swap for detained leaders of the Islamic extremist group, the government and military said Thursday.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/10/13/21-abducted-chibok-schoolgirls-freed-in-talks-nigeria-says.html

ISIS, Hezbollah seen using weaponized drones, raising new fears in Syria 10/12/2016 ISIS, Hezbollah seen using weaponized drones, raising new fears in Syria
 Insurgent groups like Hezbollah and the Islamic State group have learned how to weaponize surveillance drones and use them against each other, adding a new twist to Syria's civil war, a U.S. military official and others say.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/10/12/isis-hezbollah-seen-using-weaponized-drones-raising-new-fears-in-syria.html

10/11/2016 ISIS suffers major land loss ahead of planned Mosul assault, report finds
U.S.-led coalition airstrikes and ground fighting have depleted the Islamic State’s territory in Iraq and Syria in a big way, reportedly by 16 percent over just 9 months, a new study has found.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/10/11/isis-suffers-major-land-loss-ahead-planned-mosul-assault-report-finds.html

Dozens of Afghan troops training in US have vanished from military bases 10/06/2016 Dozens of Afghan troops training in US have vanished from military bases
Nearly four dozen Afghan troops training in the U.S. have vanished in less than two years, officials confirmed Thursday.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/10/06/dozens-afghan-troops-training-in-us-have-reportedly-vanished-from-military-bases.html

Top Taliban leader in charge of Baghlan war killed by Afghan forces 10/05/2016 Top Taliban leader in charge of Baghlan war killed by Afghan forces
A top Taliban leader who was actively in charge of leading the group’s insurgency in northern Baghlan province was killed during clashes with the Afghan security forces.

Source: http://www.khaama.com/top-taliban-leader-in-charge-of-baghlan-war-killed-by-afghan-forces-02013

Suspect in Texas double homicide had been deported 3 times to Mexico 09/29/2016 Suspect in Texas double homicide had been deported 3 times to Mexico
A man who allegedly killed two people and kidnapped a third one over the weekend in the Dallas area was living in the United States illegally under a false name and had been deported three times to Mexico in the last two decades, immigration officials said on Wednesday.

Source: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2016/09/29/suspect-in-texas-double-homicide-had-been-deported-3-times-to-mexico/

Suspected US drone strike on Isis kills 18 people in Afghanistan 09/28/2016 Suspected US drone strike on Isis kills 18 people in Afghanistan
A suspected US drone strike against Islamic State in Afghanistan has killed 18 people, Afghan officials have said. 

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/28/suspected-us-drone-strike-isis-kills-18-people-afghanistan-nangarhar

09/27/2016 ISIS 'dead set' on using chemical weapons, US military official says
A Pentagon spokesman said Monday that Islamic State militants are “dead set” on using chemical weapons and will likely try to use them against Iraqi forces as they prepare its siege on Mosul.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/09/27/isis-dead-set-on-using-chemical-weapons-us-military-official-says.html


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