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Iraqi forces launch fresh offensive on Islamic State, gain ground in Mosul's Old City
Fp Staff •Special forces have recaptured more of Mosul's historic heart as they press the final stages of an assault to drive the Islamic State group from the Old City
Philippine troops raise flag as bombs fall on Islamist-held Marawi city
•Embattled Philippine troops struggling to drive Islamist militants from a southern city raised the national flag for Independence Day on Monday, in a tearful ceremony dedicated to the scores killed during the conflict.
Islamic State claims killing Chinese hostages after Pakistan Army conducts operation in Balochistan
•The IS claim came a day after the Pakistan Army said that it had carried out an operation against IS in Balochistan, killing at least 12 militants
Islamic state claim 29 lives in central Iraq as major counter-terrorism operation happened in Mosul
Ians •At least 29 people were killed and dozens wounded in two suicide attacks by Islamic State in Karbala and Babylon regions of Iraq
Islamic State allegedly kills two Chinese nationals in Pakistan
Ians •Islamic State has claimed it killed two Chinese nationals who were abducted from Pakistan's Balochistan region in May, the media reported
Dozens dead after gunman torches Philippine casino; Islamic State claims responsibility
•A masked gunman set fire to a gaming room at a casino in the Philippine capital on Friday, igniting a toxic blaze claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group that killed 37 people
Islamic State media outlet 'Amaq' founder killed in US-led coalition airstrike in Syria
•An airstrike by the US-led coalition has killed the founder of the Islamic State propaganda media outlet Amaq in the eastern Syrian province of Deir al-Zor, his brother said in a Facebook post
Jakarta suicide bombings: IS claims responsibility for attack which killed three policemen
•Analysts described the claim as credible and said they believed Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), a local network of IS-linked militants, carried out the bombing.
Islamic State claims responsibility for Quetta attack, releases pictures of terrorists
•Militant group Islamic State said on Tuesday that fighters loyal to its movement attacked a police training college in Quetta in southwest Pakistan in a raid that officials said killed 59 people and wounded more than 100
Dhaka attack: Is Bangladesh paying the price for Al-Qaeda-IS turf war?
Sreemoy Talukdar •According to terror research firm SITE Intelligence Group, Dhaka has become victim to a competition between Ansar al-Islam, the Bangladesh division of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and ISIS.