At least 60 people were killed and over 100 hurt when gunmen in camouflage clothing opened fire with automatic weapons at a concert in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow, Russia.
ISIS commander was killed along with eight other militants in last week's strikeIslamic State's top commander in Iraq has been killed after Iraq i security forces launched punishing airstrikes on the terrorist outfit's stronghold in the Hamrin mountains, the prime minister declared this afternoon.
Since ISIS lost its last stronghold in Syria five years ago, the terror group has never been able re-exert itself as the regional power it was at its peak - when it ruled over 12 million people across the Middle East. Harrowing images were released by the terror group in 2014 that showed gunmen shooting men dead after forcing them to lie face down in a shallow ditch
The assault at Moscow's Crocus City Hall in April reverberated around Europe when ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack that left 137 people dead. Then in June, ISIS struck again, killing at least 20 people in southern Russia as black-clad militants stormed through Dagestan burning religious buildings and firing upon police and bystanders.
He said those operating out of Afghanistan, East Africa and West Africa have been 'particularly effective'. ISIS-K and the Taliban have been embroiled in a bloody conflict for nearly a decade, with bus bombings and suicide attacks rocking Afghanistan as recently as September 2. Millions have marched worldwide to bring attention to the tragic deaths of civilians during Israel's campaign in Gaza, mostly in peace. The UN, rights charities and aid groups have urged an end to the campaign, with millions of people displaced by the war and at risk of famine and disease.
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