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Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still alive and is likely to be hiding in the Euphrates Valley, said Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend who commands coalition forces against the jihadist group in Iraq and Syria.

James “Mad Dog” Mattis, has not and by the looks of never will forget what he has been doing for the last 30 or so years of his life. As a Marine of Patton’s fame he has set to prove that everything they have said about him is true. Just read on and you will understand why we say this:

The United States and its allies conducted 26 strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria on Jan. 2, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement on Jan. 3.

In Syria, one strike struck near Manbij, hitting an ISIL tactical unit and destroying four ISIL buildings and a vehicle, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Jan. 3. 

ISIL have destroyed an Armenian church in Deir ez-Zor, one of the destinations of the 1915 deportations

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or Islamic State (IS) with its new name, has taken 17 percent of Iraq’s oil reserves under its control according to the latest estimates.