ISIL

Turkish intelligence helped Iraq capture a senior ISIL leader who had been hiding out in northwestern Syria, three security sources said on Oct. 12, in an operation that points to closer cooperation against remnants of the jihadist group.

Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar discussed with his Italian counterpart on July 13, bilateral and regional security issues and the latest developments in Afghanistan, Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean, according to the Turkish National Defense Ministry.

The meeting between Akar and Lorenzo Guerini in Istanbul was constructive and positive, it said.

About 2,000 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants are estimated to remain in the Syrian city of Raqqa, fighting for their survival in the face of an offensive by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, a senior U.S. official said on Aug. 4.

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels and coalition air strikes have killed 12 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in northern Syria, the Turkish military said Nov. 8. 

Air strikes have killed several Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front members including its spokesman and regime forces have retaken a strategic town from the Islamic State and the Levant (ISIL) group in the latest setbacks for jihadists in Syria.
 

Air strikes have killed several Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front members including its spokesman and regime forces have retaken a strategic town from the Islamic State and the Levant (ISIL) group in the latest setbacks for jihadists in Syria.
 

At least 34 people were killed in bombing attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Brussels' airport and the metro in the Belgian capital on March 22, triggering security alerts across Europe and global expressions of support. 

Turkey's biggest investigation into the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL) organization in the country has been completed, with some 67 ISIL-linked suspects blacklisted.

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants have made more than $500 million trading oil with significant volumes sold to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and some finding its way to Turkey, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Dec. 10.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has taken aim at Moscow for "slandering" Ankara with "false accusations" over Turkey's any involvement in illegal oil trade with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), hours after renewed claims were made by the Russian authorities.