U.S.-Led Coalition Announces Results Of Assessments Of Civilian Casualties
The U.S.-led coalition fighting the IS group in Iraq and Syria has tweeted this response to a closed assessment of civilian casualties caused by its air strikes:
The U.S.-led coalition against the IS group says that its targeting of IS's financial infrastructure is having an effect on the group's ability to sustain themselves.
More photos of the fires today in oil storage tanks in Libya's Ras Lanuf oil terminal, which was attacked by the IS group yesterday.
Turkey Alarmed By Reports Of Russian Military Build-Up On Syrian Border
AFP has more on the reports that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed alarm at reports that Russia is building up forces in northern Syria near the Turkish border.
"We have said this from the beginning: we won't tolerate such formations (in northern Syria) along the area stretching from the Iraqi border up to the Mediterranean," Erdogan told reporters after Friday prayers in Istanbul.
IS Claims Responsibility For Cairo Attack That Killed Nine
The IS militant group has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack that killed nine people in Cairo.
In a statement on social media, it said its fighters carried out the operation that killed six policemen and three others during a raid on a booby-trapped home on January 21 near the site of Egypt's pyramids.
British Mom Fled Syria On Foot Clutching Her Toddler Son
A British mother accused of taking her toddler to Syria to join the IS group has told a court how she fled the country on foot, holding her son.
Tareena Shakil said that she escaped to Turkey after catching a bus and bribing a taxi driver before running for the border.
Shakil denies joining IS and says she went to Syria to live under Sharia law.
Two British Men Who Handed Out Pro-IS Leaflets Found Guilty Of Terrorism Offenses
A London court has found two men guilty of terrorism offenses after they handed out leaflets in a busy shopping street in the center of the city to garner support for the IS militant group.
Ibrahim Anderson, 38, and Shah Jahan Khan, 62, set up a stall on London's Oxford Street in August 2014 to distribute pro-IS literature.
30 Civilians Killed In Air Strike In Eastern Syria: Monitor
At least 30 civilians have been killed in air strikes in Deir al-Zor province in eastern Syria, according to the Britain Based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group.
It is not clear whether the raids were carried out by government or Russian war planes.
The IS group controls most of Deir al-Zor province and has been making advances in Deir al-Zor city, where is has besieged areas under government control.