And protestors in hong kong refuse to disspurs despite calls for them to stop their campaigning immediately. Well, its been a day of mixed fortunes for the Islamic State or isil. Two group has. Losing territory, but making gains inside syria in iraq Government Forces are saying that they are pushing isil back in the east, and to the north of the country. Now the army has retaken parts of the province, clearing 16 villages of isil fighters. Al jazeera reports. He calls call this area the triangle of death. The triangle consistents of three towns. And thats where the fiercest fighting against isil took place. But now, iraqs army and the kurdish say they are in charge, and they have taken back 16 villages in the province, and they are largely under their control. Here the army says it stopped several attacks like these, still, villages remain nervous. They are regular roadside bombs across the town, not to mention a sticky bomb underneath one of the cars that exploded recently, we call on