Iraqi Kurds cut ISIS supply line
SINJAR, Iraq – Supported by U.S.-led airstrikes, Kurdish Iraqi troops on Thursday seized part of a highway that is used as a vital supply line by the Islamic State group, a key initial step in a major...
View ArticleIraqi Kurds cut IS supply line
SINJAR, Iraq – Supported by U.S.-led airstrikes, Kurdish Iraqi troops on Thursday seized part of a highway that is used as a vital supply line by the Islamic State group, a key initial step in a major...
View ArticleRussian airstrikes in Syria do little to aid Assad regime
CAIRO - More than six weeks of Russian airstrikes on rebel-held areas of Syria have failed to weaken the country's insurgency, even as the military intervention has intensified international diplomatic...
View ArticleFrom Iraqi Jails to the Paris Carnage: Islamic State Timeline
Attacks in Paris on Nov. 13 claimed by Islamic State left at least 129 people dead and scores more wounded in the worst terrorist assault in Europe for a decade. Below is a timeline of seminal events...
View ArticleAmid offensive, Iraqi Kurds cut Islamic State supply line
Supported by US-led airstrikes, Kurdish Iraqi troops on Thursday seized part of a highway that is used as a vital supply line by the Islamic State group, a key initial step in a major offensive to...
View ArticleInside Iran’s Secret War in Syria
The Revolutionary Guards reach deep in their fight to save Assad. Iran’s covert operations chief Qassem Soleimani is back in Syria and beaming for the cameras according to photos of the selfie-prone...
View ArticleA Serious War Calls for a Serious Strategy
On the very day that President Obama declared ISIS to be “contained,” it reached hundreds of miles outside the borders of its so-called caliphate and struck the heart of Paris. The dead and wounded are...
View ArticleHistory of the Islamic State group as 'Jihadi John' targeted
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) U.S. officials said a drone strike targeted Islamic State fighter "Jihadi John," known for taking part in beheading videos, though it's unclear whether the strike...
View ArticleSinjar battle could give momentum to Obama's Islamic State strategy
By Jonathan Landay and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.-backed drive by Iraqi Kurds to wrest the northern town of Sinjar and a slice of strategic highway from Islamic State could give new...
View ArticleKurdish forces retake towns in Iraq, Syria
SINJAR, Iraq - Dealing a double blow Friday to the Islamic State group, Iraqi Kurdish forces pushed into the strategic town of Sinjar in northern Iraq, and a coalition of Arab, Christian, and Kurdish...
View ArticleKurdish forces recapture key towns in Iraq, Syria
SINJAR, Iraq (AP) – Dealing a double blow Friday to the Islamic State group, Iraqi Kurdish forces pushed into the strategic town of Sinjar in northern Iraq, and a coalition of Arab, Christian and...
View ArticleKurdish forces recapture militant-held towns in Iraq, Syria
SINJAR, Iraq (AP) -- Dealing a double blow Friday to the Islamic State group, Iraqi Kurdish forces pushed into the strategic town of Sinjar in northern Iraq, and a coalition of Arab, Christian and...
View Article'Tyranny has gone': Kurds and Yazidis celebrate recapture of Sinjar from Isis
Dealing a double blow Friday to the Islamic State group, Iraqi Kurdish forces pushed into the strategic town of Sinjar in northern Iraq, and a coalition of Arab, Christian and Kurdish rebel factions...
View ArticleKurds and Yazidis celebrate recapture of Sinjar from Isis
Dealing a double blow Friday to the Islamic State group, Iraqi Kurdish forces pushed into the strategic town of Sinjar in northern Iraq, and a coalition of Arab, Christian and Kurdish rebel factions...
View ArticleGround Forces Can Only Wipe Out Islamic State
By Manish Rai Islamic State again has proved its striking capability beyond Iraq and. Recently the so-called soldiers of the caliphate appear to have demonstrated a chilling reach, with terrorist...
View ArticleHell Comes to Paris
Years spent depicting head chopping fanatics as rebels, moderates, and revolutionaries in an effort to effect the toppling of yet another secular government in the Middle East. Years spent cultivating...
View ArticleIn the wake of Paris attacks, G20 leaders gather in Turkey
US President Barack Obama and other world leaders arrived in Turkey on Sunday for a summit that has taken on new urgency after attacks in Paris pushed the fight against Islamic State militants to the...
View ArticleObama: U.S., Allies Will Redouble Efforts in Wake of ISIL Attacks (US...
(Source: US Department of Defense) WASHINGTON, November 16, 2015 - The G-20 meeting in Antalya, Turkey, that ended today was supposed to address the economy. But the Nov. 13 terrorist attack on Paris...
View ArticlePentagon confirms US airstrike against Islamic State leader in Libya
STUTTGART, Germany — The U.S. military conducted a rare airstrike in Libya on Friday, the Pentagon announced, targeting the top Islamic State leader in a country where the group has made gains during...
View ArticleObama: U.S., allies will redouble efforts in wake of ISIL attacks (USAF -...
(Source: USAF - United States Air Force) WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The G-20 meeting in Antalya, Turkey, that ended Nov. 16 was supposed to address the economy. But the Nov. 13 terrorist attack on Paris...
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