Peshmerga forces in the Kurdistan region are warning about the rising number of Islamic State fighters taking refuge on Mount Qarachokh near Makhmour, southwest of Irbil
Residents in the northern Syria town of Kobani took to streets Friday, asking the U.S. to keep its forces in the region to prevent Turkish and Islamic State attacks
According to the CSIS report, compared with 2017, IS attacks against Iraqi government targets increased in 2018. The terror group has been carrying out an average of 78 attacks per month