
Mass Islamic State fighters grave found in western Mosul. A mass grave of Islamic State members was found Monday at a district retaken by Iraqi security forces in western Mosul as operations to clear the region from militants reach their final stages. Ref. Source 2v.
U.S.-led coalition increased number of bombs dropped on ISIS by about 50% this year. The expansion of airstrikes "Can be attributed to the increased pace of operations in both Iraq and Syria as we target and destroy ISIS," Lt. Col. Damien Pickart, a spokesman for Air Forces Central Command, said Tuesday, using an acronym for the Islamic State. Ref. USAToday.