Loss of Sirte, would be a major blow to the jihadists at a time when they are under mounting pressure in Syria and Iraq
Daniel Glaser, the Treasury's assistant secretary for terrorist financing, said that ISIS needs money to survive
The assault will help clear the way for an eventual assault on the jihadists' stronghold of Raqa
Threat posed by IS and its associates remains high and continues to diversify and the inflow of arms is a serious concern
Attacks carried out by ISIS over the past six months have killed more than 500 individuals and injured hundreds more, he said
The forces and allied paramilitary Shia and Sunni units, entered Saqlawiyah and recaptured the central part of it
A rebel victory would inflict one of the largest strategic defeats on the IS group
They came up with the idea after the Pakistani-born intelligence officer with the British Army said that Bollywood tunes would annoy ISIS
Both were arrested from the vicinity of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province where the ISIS loyalists are active
The bombings by IS are seen as an attempt to distract the security forces' attention away from the front lines
Fallujah is one of just two major urban centres in Iraq still held by ISIS. They also hold second city Mosul
The attack happened despite the bomber's picture being put up at checkpoints all over town after his mother tipped off the security services
The arrests are part of a government offensive against ISIS and Al-Qaeda, which have claimed a wave of deadly attacks in recent months
Russia's top military brass had also accused the Turkish President and his family of personally profiting from oil trade with ISIS
Nirmal Singh had written a post called 'We All Support ISIS'; his employment from Aerocare was terminated for breach of social media policy
The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council agreed with Canada that there was a need to "dry up" sources of finance for jihadists
The jihadist bastion has been out of government control for nearly two and a half years
58-year-old doctor Sanaur Rahman was killed on Friday
'They are killing us (Muslims), sometimes in name of cow. Our women are not safe. They want to convert us to Hindus,' said one of the Jihadis in the video
The video is part of terror group propaganda campaign on foreign fighters in their ranks