Posts Tagged: ISIS Iraq conflict
Advanced ISIS Tunnels Complicate Battle for Kurdish Peshmerga Forces in Iraq
The battle for the village of Mufti, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, would have been simpler if it were not for Islamic State’s sophisticated...
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,...
U.S. Launches New Airstrikes Against Islamic State Militants in Iraq
Washington Post - Backed by U.S. airstrikes that began in Iraq late Saturday, Iraqi special forces, allied tribesmen and local police launched a ground offensive...
Man Hangs Islamic State Flag Outside New Jersey Home, Raises Community Concern
PIX 11 - A New Jersey man has raised a flag that is causing concern among his neighbors. The man recently hung what some neighbors called...
Iraqi Prime Minister Amasses Troops in Protest to Ousting
JNS.org - Iraq's president Fouad Masoum has ousted Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who has been in power for eight years, by naming a new...
To the Weekend Protesters
This weekend, there have been large protests on the streets of London, Cape Town, and Santiago, and smaller demonstrations in Paris and New York. Were they...
Living With War in an Age of Perpetual Conflict
A broad consensus has emerged that Israel's withdrawal from Gaza, and the dismantling of Gush Katif, was a catastrophe that led to three Hamas wars....
Report: Iraqi Warplanes Likely Sent From Iran to Help Fight ISIS
Fox News - Iraq appears to be getting some help with its war on ISIS, in the form of some familiar planes from an old...
