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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 526

Stephen Townsend

A still from a propaganda video released on July 5, 2014, allegedly shows the leader of the Islamic State jihadist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, addressing Muslim worshipers at a mosque in the IS-held northern Iraqi city of Mosul. (AFP/HO/al-Furqan Media)
September 1, 2017, 8:34 am
US commander: IS leader al-Baghdadi probably still alive
Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend says there are ‘some indicators in intelligence channels’ that terror chief not killed by Russia, as claimed
By Robert Burns
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi delivering a sermon at Mosul's al-Nuri mosque in Iraq during his supposed first public appearance, July 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Militant video, File)
July 11, 2017, 9:59 pm
US can’t confirm al-Baghdadi death reports
Despite monitor group’s claim that Islamic State leader dead, US general heading fight says ‘I don’t have a clue’
By AFP
In this February 22, 2015, file photo, Turkish military vehicles and tanks drive in the Syrian town of Ayn al-Arab, also known as Kobani, Syria. (AP Photo/Mursel Coban, Depo Photos, File)
March 12, 2017, 3:24 am
Turkey’s determination against Kurds alienates US, Russia
Ankara’s move against Kurdish-held Manbij has brought rare agreement between Moscow and Washington – and led US troops into the fray
By Sarah El Deeb
In this frame grab provided by the Russian Defense Ministry press service, a Russian long range Tu-22M3 bomber carries out an air strike over Aleppo region of Syria on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP)
March 1, 2017, 10:32 pm
Russian jets accidentally bomb US-backed forces in Syria
Airstrikes targeting Islamic State jihadists quickly called off after American soldiers communicate error to Russians
By AFP
Iraqi army soldiers hold a flag from the Islamic State jihadist group up-side-down on November 23, 2016, near an Iraqi army base in the outskirts of Mosul. (AFP/Thomas Coex)
December 11, 2016, 8:50 pm
US commander: Over 2,000 jihadists killed, gravely wounded in Mosul fight
There are still an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 Islamic State fighters defending Iraqi city
By Robert Burns
Iraq's elite counterterrorism forces are deployed in the town of Bartella, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. (Khalid Mohammed)
October 24, 2016, 4:31 am
Iraqi forces advance near Mosul as IS attacks western town
Offensive near Bashiqa comes a week after long-awaited operation to retake city conquered by Islamic State in 2014
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Joseph Krauss
In this March 1, 2016 file photo, FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
September 9, 2016, 6:45 am
US officials: IS losses on battlefield won’t end threat
Nearly 4,500 US troops now in Iraq as American-led coalition prepares for assault on second-largest city Mosul
By Deb Riechmann
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