Zhijun Hidayat (Rafaid): a Muslim with Iranian, Yemeni and Iraqi citizenship

Al-Kasadi (Mashalab): a female Yazidi militant from Syria

ISIS video from Baghdad to the world; here’s the original (via @AbuGhaffar)

ISIS has been trying to establish bases in Iraq and Syria. These are the places they may try to operate:

– Syria’s Latakia: The U.S. launched a new airstrike against ISIS’s capital, Raqqa, on December 30 to disrupt the group’s ability to operate around this area. This bombing comes on what could be an important day in the fight against ISIS.

– Raqqa, Syria: The U.S. launched a dozen strikes on ISIS’s Raqqa, Syria headquarters on December 30 to disrupt their ability to operate around this location. The airstrikes took out ISIS vehicles and vehicles. Two other major cities, Mosul and Jarabulus, have already been targeted during the strikes. This morning, there had been four bombings in three airstrikes in Raqqa and about 50 airstrikes against ISIS targets in Ramadi. There have also been six airstrikes and four special operations missions against “insurgents” in and around Dael. This comes on what could be a significant day in the run-up to ISIS’s attack on Raqqa proper, which is where they will make their main attack.

– Mosul: The U.S. conducted two airstrikes against ISIS’s headquarters in Hamdaniya, Iraq late on December 30. The strikes struck a building, killing one ISIS fighter, two ISIS vehicles, a weapons cache, and ISIS weapons. There has also been a recent attack in Mosul: The U.S. conducted two airstrikes into ISIS’s headquarters in the town of Umm Qasab and killed ISIS fighters. The U.S. estimates that over 300 casualties are currently believed to be in the battle. ISIS has been making a push to take over the city. If the battle is too intense for Iraqi troops, ISIS will likely try to take over the city itself.

– Raqqa: The U.S. conducted 12 strikes on ISIS headquarters in Raqqa on December 30. The strikes, launched at 9:30 a.m., targeted a number of ISIS vehicles and vehicles, and killed three ISIS fighters. Six strikes took place in the town of al-Bab and three in Deir Ezzor. One of those strikes