High ranking Turkish official said on Wednesday his country will press its military offensive in Syria until the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) terrorist group is driven from the town of al-Bab, despite a warning from forces allied to Syrian national military and a helicopter attack ...
Militants of the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) terrorist group were shaving their beards and changing hideouts in Mosul, residents said, as Iraqi forces moved ever closer to the city Wednesday and civilians fled in growing numbers. Residents and military officials said many ISIL gunmen had ...