Operation "Euphrates Shield" against Daesh(01 of27)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - OCTOBER 11: Members of Free Syrian Army attack Daesh terrorists during the \'Operation Euphrates Shield\' in Dabiq town, the south of Al-Rai (Cobanbey) District of Aleppo, Syria on October 11, 2016. The anti-Daesh operation called Euphrates Shield, which was launched on August 24, aims at improving security, supporting coalition forces, supporting Syrias territorial integrity and eliminating the terror threat along Turkeys border through Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters backed by Turkish armor, artillery, and jets. (Photo by Huseyin Nasir/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Operation "Euphrates Shield" against Deash(02 of27)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - OCTOBER 15: Members of Free Syrian Army (FSA), Turkish artillery units and coalition air forces on their way during the \'Operation Euphrates Shield\' which is carried out against Deash terrorists located in Dabiq town in Aleppo, Syria on October 15, 2016. (Photo by Mohammed Osman/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Operation "Euphrates Shield" against Deash(03 of27)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - OCTOBER 15: Members of Free Syrian Army (FSA), Turkish artillery units and coalition air forces on their way during the \'Operation Euphrates Shield\' which is carried out against Deash terrorists located in Dabiq town in Aleppo, Syria on October 15, 2016. (Photo by Mohammed Osman/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Operation "Euphrates Shield" against Deash(04 of27)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - OCTOBER 15: Members of Free Syrian Army (FSA), Turkish artillery units and coalition air forces on their way during the \'Operation Euphrates Shield\' which is carried out against Deash terrorists located in Dabiq town in Aleppo, Syria on October 15, 2016. (Photo by Mohammed Osman/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Operation "Euphrates Shield" against Deash(05 of27)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - OCTOBER 15: Members of Free Syrian Army (FSA), Turkish artillery units and coalition air forces on their way during the \'Operation Euphrates Shield\' which is carried out against Deash terrorists located in Dabiq town in Aleppo, Syria on October 15, 2016. (Photo by Mohammed Osman/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ALEPPO(06 of27)
Open Image ModalFighters from the Free Syrian Army fight against the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists on the outskirts of the northern Syrian town of Dabiq, on October 15, 2016.\nTurkish-backed Syrian rebels captured the northern town of Dabiq from the Islamic State group on October 16, a monitoring group and rebels said. Dabiq holds crucial ideological importance for IS because of a Sunni prophecy that states it will be the site of an end-of-times battle between Christian forces and Muslims.\n\n / AFP / Nazeer al-Khatib (Photo credit should read NAZEER AL-KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:NAZEER AL-KHATIB via Getty Images)
Free Syrian forces drive Daesh from Ihtemelat village(07 of27)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - OCTOBER 16: A convoy belonging to the Members of Free Syrian Army (FSA), enters Dabiq village of Aleppo after drove Deash terrorists from the village in Aleppo, Syria on October 16, 2016. The villages were cleared as part of Turkeys Operation Euphrates Shield. Dabiq has a symbolic importance for Daesh, as the group believes it will be the site of an end-times battle with non-Muslims. (Photo by Yasir Al Ahmed/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT(08 of27)
Open Image ModalRebel fighters celebrate their capturing of the town of Dabiq in the streets of the northern Syrian town of Marea, on October 16, 2016. / AFP / Nazeer al-Khatib (Photo credit should read NAZEER AL-KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:NAZEER AL-KHATIB via Getty Images)
Free Syrian forces drive Daesh from Ihtemelat village(09 of27)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - OCTOBER 16: A convoy belonging to the Members of Free Syrian Army (FSA), enters Dabiq village of Aleppo after drove Deash terrorists from the village in Aleppo, Syria on October 16, 2016. The villages were cleared as part of Turkeys Operation Euphrates Shield. Dabiq has a symbolic importance for Daesh, as the group believes it will be the site of an end-times battle with non-Muslims. (Photo by Yasir Al Ahmed/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Free Syrian forces drive Daesh from Dabiq village(10 of27)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - OCTOBER 16: A convoy belonging to the Members of Free Syrian Army (FSA), enters Dabiq village of Aleppo after drove Deash terrorists from the village in Aleppo, Syria on October 16, 2016. The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has taken control of two northern Syrian villages of Dabiq and Soran from Daesh, including one symbolically important to the terrorist group. \n\n\n\n (Photo by Yasir Al Ahmed/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Free Syrian forces drive Daesh from Dabiq village(11 of27)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - OCTOBER 16: A convoy belonging to the Members of Free Syrian Army (FSA), enters Dabiq village of Aleppo after drove Deash terrorists from the village in Aleppo, Syria on October 16, 2016. The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has taken control of two northern Syrian villages of Dabiq and Soran from Daesh, including one symbolically important to the terrorist group. \n\n\n\n (Photo by Yasir Al Ahmed/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Free Syrian forces drive Daesh from Dabiq village(12 of27)
Open Image ModalALEPPO, SYRIA - OCTOBER 16: A convoy belonging to the Members of Free Syrian Army (FSA), enters Dabiq village of Aleppo after drove Deash terrorists from the village in Aleppo, Syria on October 16, 2016. The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has taken control of two northern Syrian villages of Dabiq and Soran from Daesh, including one symbolically important to the terrorist group. \n\n\n\n (Photo by Yasir Al Ahmed/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT(13 of27)
Open Image ModalA rebel fighter gestures as he sits atop an armoured vehicle as they enter the village of Tilalayn on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian town of Dabiq, on October 16, 2016. / AFP / Nazeer al-Khatib (Photo credit should read NAZEER AL-KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:NAZEER AL-KHATIB via Getty Images)
Mideast Syria(14 of27)
Open Image ModalIn this image made from video posted online by Qasioun News Agency, Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces, one carrying a Turkish flag, patrol in Dabiq, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces have captured the symbolically significant town of Dabiq from the Islamic State group, the factions said Sunday morning. A commander of the Syrian opposition Hamza Brigade said Islamic State fighters put up \"minimal\" resistance to defend the northern Syrian town before withdrawing in the direction of the much larger IS-held town of al-Bab to the south. (Qasioun News Agency via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Syria(15 of27)
Open Image ModalIn this image made from video posted online by Qasioun News Agency, Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces allow a man to pass after being searched, in Dabiq, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces have captured the symbolically significant town of Dabiq from the Islamic State group, the factions said Sunday morning. A commander of the Syrian opposition Hamza Brigade said Islamic State fighters put up \"minimal\" resistance to defend the northern Syrian town before withdrawing in the direction of the much larger IS-held town of al-Bab to the south. (Qasioun News Agency via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Syria(16 of27)
Open Image ModalIn this image made from video posted online by Qasioun News Agency, Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces patrol in Dabiq, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces have captured the symbolically significant town of Dabiq from the Islamic State group, the factions said Sunday morning. A commander of the Syrian opposition Hamza Brigade said Islamic State fighters put up \"minimal\" resistance to defend the northern Syrian town before withdrawing in the direction of the much larger IS-held town of al-Bab to the south. (Qasioun News Agency via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Syria(17 of27)
Open Image ModalIn this image made from video posted online by Qasioun News Agency, a member of a Turkish-backed Syrian opposition force exits a mosque in Dabiq, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces have captured the symbolically significant town of Dabiq from the Islamic State group, the factions said Sunday morning. A commander of the Syrian opposition Hamza Brigade said Islamic State fighters put up \"minimal\" resistance to defend the northern Syrian town before withdrawing in the direction of the much larger IS-held town of al-Bab to the south. The Islamic State group took control of the town, which had a prewar population of about 3,000 people, in August 2014. (Qasioun News Agency via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Syria(18 of27)
Open Image ModalIn this image made from video posted online by Qasioun News Agency, members of a Turkish-backed Syrian opposition force patrol in Dabiq, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces have captured the symbolically significant town of Dabiq from the Islamic State group, the factions said Sunday morning. A commander of the Syrian opposition Hamza Brigade said Islamic State fighters put up \"minimal\" resistance to defend the northern Syrian town before withdrawing in the direction of the much larger IS-held town of al-Bab to the south. The Islamic State group took control of the town, which had a prewar population of about 3,000 people, in August 2014. (Qasioun News Agency via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Syria(19 of27)
Open Image ModalIn this image made from video posted online by Qasioun News Agency, a member of a Turkish-backed Syrian opposition force patrols in Dabiq, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces have captured the symbolically significant town of Dabiq from the Islamic State group, the factions said Sunday morning. A commander of the Syrian opposition Hamza Brigade said Islamic State fighters put up \"minimal\" resistance to defend the northern Syrian town before withdrawing in the direction of the much larger IS-held town of al-Bab to the south. The Islamic State group took control of the town, which had a prewar population of about 3,000 people, in August 2014. (Qasioun News Agency via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
FRANCE-SHOOTING/ORGANISER(20 of27)
Open Image ModalAn undated photograph of a man described as Abdelhamid Abaaoud that was published in the Islamic State\'s online magazine Dabiq and posted on a social media website. A Belgian national currently in Syria and believed to be one of Islamic State\'s most active operators is suspected of being behind Friday\'s attacks in Paris, acccording to a source close to the French investigation. \"He appears to be the brains behind several planned attacks in Europe,\" the source told Reuters of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, adding he was investigators\' best lead as the person likely behind the killing of at least 129 people in Paris on Friday. According to RTL Radio, Abaaoud is a 27-year-old from the Molenbeek suburb of Brussels, home to other members of the militant Islamist cell suspected of having carried out the attacks. REUTERS/Social Media Website via Reuters TVATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. (credit:Handout . / Reuters)
FRANCE-SHOOTING/ORGANISER(21 of27)
Open Image ModalAn undated photograph of a man described as Abdelhamid Abaaoud that was published in the Islamic State\'s online magazine Dabiq and posted on a social media website. A Belgian national currently in Syria and believed to be one of Islamic State\'s most active operators is suspected of being behind Friday\'s attacks in Paris, acccording to a source close to the French investigation. \"He appears to be the brains behind several planned attacks in Europe,\" the source told Reuters of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, adding he was investigators\' best lead as the person likely behind the killing of at least 129 people in Paris on Friday. According to RTL Radio, Abaaoud is a 27-year-old from the Molenbeek suburb of Brussels, home to other members of the militant Islamist cell suspected of having carried out the attacks. REUTERS/Social Media Website via Reuters TVATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. (credit:Handout . / Reuters)
Mideast Syria(22 of27)
Open Image ModalIn this image made from video posted online by Qasioun News Agency, a woman carries her child in Dabiq, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces have captured the symbolically significant town of Dabiq from the Islamic State group, the factions said Sunday morning. A commander of the Syrian opposition Hamza Brigade said Islamic State fighters put up \"minimal\" resistance to defend the northern Syrian town before withdrawing in the direction of the much larger IS-held town of al-Bab to the south. The Islamic State group took control of the town, which had a prewar population of about 3,000 people, in August 2014. (Qasioun News Agency via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-DABIQ(23 of27)
Open Image ModalA rebel fighter takes away a flag that belonged to Islamic State militants in Akhtarin village, after rebel fighters advanced in the area, in northern Aleppo Governorate, Syria, October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (credit:Khalil Ashawi / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-DABIQ(24 of27)
Open Image ModalA view shows an office that was used by Islamic State militants in Turkman Bareh village, after rebel fighters advanced in the area, in northern Aleppo Governorate, Syria, October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (credit:Khalil Ashawi / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA(25 of27)
Open Image ModalRebel fighters take a selfie near a road sign in Dabiq town, northern Aleppo countryside, Syria October 16, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (credit:Khalil Ashawi / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA(26 of27)
Open Image ModalResidents driving a motorcycle gesture towards a fighter in Dabiq town, northern Aleppo countryside, Syria October 16, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (credit:Khalil Ashawi / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA(27 of27)
Open Image ModalRebel fighters near Islamic State calligraphy and drawings on a wall in Dabiq town, northern Aleppo countryside, Syria October 16, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (credit:Khalil Ashawi / Reuters)