Islamic State Ongoing Updates - October 2016

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31 October 2016

• UPDATE (11-3-16): In city liberated from Islamic State, Iraqi bishop celebrates first Mass in over two years

30 October 2016

• UPDATE (11-3-16): 60 Minutes: American teen wanted to participate in ISIS executions
  
• UPDATE (11-3-16): IS claims responsibility for a knife attack in Germany that left a boy, 16, dead and his teenage girlfriend injured

29 October 2016

• UPDATE (11-3-16): The horror of ISIS' human shields: Terrified innocents of Mosul plead for their liberators to save, not shoot them as troops move in
• IS suicide bombing targeting Iraq Shiites kills 4

28 October 2016

• UPDATE (11-3-16): ISIS' bomb-making expertise leaves lethal legacy

27 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-29-16): US general says 800-900 ISIS fighters killed in Mosul offensive

26 October 2016

• UPDATE (11-3-16): Britain Terror Warning: ISIS jihadis 'will unleash attacks on Europe as payback for Mosul'
• UPDATE (10-29-16): U.S. Pushes Up Plan to Attack ISIS Capital to Stop Attacks in the West

25 October 2016

• Sunni Arabs forced to leave Kirkuk after Islamic State attack, residents say

24 October 2016

• Pope Francis denounces 'brutal acts of violence' being carried out by ISIS in Mosul
• Va. man pleads guilt to helping friend who wanted to join the Islamic State
• ISIS militants fleeing to Syria, says tribal leader
• Islamic State steps up counter-attacks as Mosul offensive enters second week

23 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-24-16): Christian girls who barely escaped ISIS credit Mary for their safety
• UPDATE (10-24-16): Turkey's Push to Join Battle for Mosul Inflames Tension with Iraq
• UPDATE (10-24-16): As battle for Mosul rages, Pope appeals for an end to violence in Iraq
• UPDATE (10-24-16): E.U. authorities brace for wave of Islamic State fighters after Mosul assault
• UPDATE (10-24-16): The Islamic State's Coming Rural Revival
• UPDATE (10-24-16): Turkish and Kurdish forces launch attacks on IS
• UPDATE (10-24-16): Iraqi airstrike on Tel Keppe kills ISIS Deputy Wali of Mosul
• UPDATE (10-24-16): ISIS militants storm Iraqi town of Rutba
• UPDATE (10-24-16): Barbaric ISIS brutally kills 250 children in dough kneader and burns others alive in oven

22 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-24-16): Iraq Forces Shaken by ISIS Resistance in Fight for Mosul
• UPDATE (10-24-16): Reframing Reversals: The Islamic State's media jihad
• UPDATE (10-24-16): ISIS Militants In Mosul Execute 284 Civilians, Including Children, As Offensive Intensifies: Report
• UPDATE (10-24-16): Iraqi army drives ISIS from Christian region near Mosul

21 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-24-16): ISIS in Asia: Islamic State's Abu Sayyaf Kidnaps South Korean Ship Captain and Crewmember in Philippines
• UPDATE (10-24-16): And now the bloody revenge for ISIS's crimes: Shocking videos appear to show Mosul civilians and even children being tortured with hammers by Western-backed Iraqi soldiers and militia
• UPDATE (10-24-16): Iraqi Christians celebrate after military take back ISIS territory

20 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-25-16): Man arrested at O'Hare admits to wanting to join ISIS
• UPDATE (10-25-16): How Islamic State Weaponized the Chat App to Direct Attacks on the West
• UPDATE (10-24-16): Arab-Israeli couple arrested for joining Islamic State in Iraq
• UPDATE (10-24-16): Inside the underground hide-out of an Islamic State leader
• UPDATE (10-24-16): Video shows joy of Christians freed from the oppression of ISIS
• UPDATE (10-22-16): 2 Indonesian Police Stabbed By Suspected Islamic Terrorists

19 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-24-16): The bloodbath begins: Mustard gas. Truck bombs. Trenches full of oil. And a million civilians being used as human shields. How ISIS will unleash hell in defense of their last Iraqi stronghold
• UPDATE (10-22-16): Anti-ISIS Iraqis marked and executed in Mosul
• UPDATE (10-22-16): Orange County Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Attempting to Aid ISIS
• UPDATE (10-22-16): Iraqi Christians rejoice over liberation of Qaraqosh

18 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-19-16):The battle for Mosul: Giant explosion rocks the battlefield as ISIS suicide car bomb detonates as it attempts to ram an Iraqi tank

17 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-22-16): Nelash Mohamed Das indicted on a charge of attempting to provide support to ISIS
• UPDATE (10-22-16): Iraqi refugee living in Houston pleads guilty to trying to help ISIS
• UPDATE (10-19-16): The ISIS apocalypse has been postponed but the militants might still believe in it

16 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-22-16): ISIS loses 'prophesied' town of Dabiq to Syrian rebels after short battle
• UPDATE (10-19-16): Iraqi forces begin assault to retake Mosul from Islamic State

15 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-22-16): Escambia Man Threatens ISIS Attacks on Schools, Beaches, Bases
• UPDATE (10-19-16): Cross-Channel ferries to get French armed guards to protect against ISIS attacks on holidaymakers
• UPDATE (10-19-16): Islamic State suicide bomber strikes funeral gathering in Iraq killing 35, wounding more than 60
• Two Suspected ISIS Recruits Traveling to Mexico Busted in Texas

 14 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-22-16): Milwaukee men charged with attempting to provide support to ISIS
• UPDATE (10-19-16): Islamic State crushes rebellion plot in Mosul as army closes in
• ISIS is using drones which are available for sale on Amazon as 'Trojan horses' to blow up its enemies in Iraq

13 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-15-16): Christians join the Battle for Mosul to win new province in northern Iraq

12 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-22-16): Islamic State threat to Kerala Christians worries leaders
  
• UPDATE (10-19-16): Report: ISIS is using exploding drones as battles for Iraq, Syria wear on

10 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-24-16): ISIS gunmen use machine guns to carry out mass executions in sickening new footage
• UPDATE (10-13-16): ISIS Crucifies 11 Christians Missionaries, Cuts Fingertips Off 12 Y-O in Front of Preacher-Father Before Killing Them
• UPDATE (10-11-16): ISIS Destroy Assyrian Church in Iraq

9 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-13-16): Christians in Syria Still Deprived of Their Homes Even as ISIS Loses Ground
• Former topless model held over Facebook terrorism links to Islamic State

8 October 2016

UPDATE (10-09-16): Almost 400 ISIS jihadis trained in Iraq and Syria are now at large on Britain's streets . . . as it's revealed just 14 fighters who have returned to the UK have been jailed

• UPDATE (10-09-16): Daesh retakes territory in Iraq
• UPDATE (10-09-16): UK airport terror fears as ISIS flag 'found stitched inside baggage handler's glove'

7 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-13-16): For the 'children of ISIS,' target practice starts at age 6. By their teens, they're ready to be suicide bombers

6 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-09-16): Islamic State recruits are above average when it comes to education, according to World Bank report
• IS bomb kills rebels at Turkey border crossing

5 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-13-16): 11 Christian Missionaries Crucified and Beheaded
• UPDATE (10-06-16): Rocket attack in Israel is delcared part of Islamic State's 'jihad against Jews'

4 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-09-16): ISIS Calls for Random Knife Attacks in Alleys, Forests, Beaches, 'Quiet Neighborhoods'
• UPDATE (10-07-16): ISIL releases posthumous report from Canadian who led terror attack on Dhaka restaurant
• UPDATE (10-07-16): ISIS fighters packing human bodies, kid's toys and fridges with bombs as they flee Iraq's towns and cities

3 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-09-16): India Arrests ISIS Cell Suspected of Plotting Attacks During Diwali
• UPDATE (10-09-16): Morocco says arrests 10 suspected female Islamic State militants
• UPDATE (10-09-16): Md. man charged with planning to kill US military member to support ISIS 

2 October 2016

• UPDATE (10-09-16): Suspected IS gunmen kill 6 police in Egypt's restless Sinai