The Global Coalition against Daesh conducted airstrikes against a Daesh “infested” island in Iraq on Tuesday in order to deny what had become a safe haven for the terror group, ABC news reported. U.S. F-15 and F-35 aircraft dropped 80,000 pounds of munitions on Qanus Island to disrupt Daesh fighters’ “ability to hide in the thick vegetation,” the Coalition said in a statement.

According to the Independent, the 16th mass grave was found in Raqqa since Daesh terrorists were driven out in the summer of 2017. Even as Raqqa’s people gradually rebuild, the graves found in houses, parks, and destroyed buildings are a grim reminder of the horrors perpetrated by the militants and the massive violence inflicted on the city to remove them.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the Daesh extremist group remains resilient in Afghanistan despite “a high pace” of operations against it by government and international forces – and is urging all armed groups not to interfere in the upcoming presidential election, reported Alarabiya. His comments are contained in a report to the Security Council.

The Iraq Interior Ministry declared that one of the biggest Daesh-affiliated terror networks had been dismantled. Composed of 75 members, the cell had allegedly intended to carry out terrorist operations. Asharq Al-Awsat reported that a security expert confirmed the take down of the terror cell, saying that it was arrested in a “qualitative pre-emptive operation”.

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Four black and white cubes stacked asymmetrically, sitting in central Ramadi. “The first cube bares the names of each Iraqi governorate in Kufi script,” says 24-year-old Anbar University student Sruor. “The second, the names of the old civilizations, and the third, the symbols of Iraq’s diverse religious groups. The last cube is printed with letters in cuneiform script, alongside the iconic image of the dove of peace,” reported UNDP Iraq.