Posts Tagged: ISIS Kurdish fighters
US Coalition: Slow Progress in Islamic State Syria Pocket
Kurdish-led fighters battling to capture Islamic State's last major stronghold in Syria are making "slow and methodical" progress, the US-led coalition that backs them said...
US Blocks Attempts by Arab Allies to Deliver Weapons to Kurds Fighting ISIS
The United States has blocked attempts by its Middle East allies to fly heavy weapons directly to the Kurds fighting Islamic State jihadists in Iraq,...
Israeli Journalist ‘Horrified’ After Interviewing ISIS Fighters About Bloodthirsty Terror Tactics
Israeli journalist Itai Anghel said in a radio interview last week that it was "horrifying" to hear about terrorist tactics and their graphic details described...
Iraqi Kurds Drive IS From Sinjar, Rescuing Hundreds of Yazidis From Siege
Wall Street Journal - Iraqi Kurdish fighters drove Islamic State militants from the center of the northern city of Sinjar, rescuing hundreds of members of...
ISIS Army Numbers Over 200,000, Senior Kurdish Leader Says
The Independent - The Islamic State (Isis) has recruited an army hundreds of thousands strong, far larger than previous estimates by the CIA, according to...
Kurd Officials Say U.S. Airstrikes Pushed ISIS Back From Syrian Border Town Kobani
Reuters - U.S.-led air strikes on Wednesday pushed Islamic State fighters back to the edges of the Syrian Kurdish border town of Kobani, which they...
ISIS Sends ‘Message in Blood’ to Kurdish Fighters in New Beheading Video
Sky News - Islamic State militants have released a video which appears to show a Kurdish man being beheaded in Iraq. The six-minute video is titled...
