Islamic State
Iraqi Kurds fight ISIS with aged weapons
Tag Archives: Iraq
Egypt
US envoy Allen arrives in Iraq, to visit Jordan, Egypt, Turkey
Iraq
Pope Convenes Mideast Envoys Amid Islamic State Threat
Iraq
Pamphlet argues Baghdadi’s legitimacy as head of caliphate
Iraq
Panetta unloads on White House for pulling US forces out of Iraq
Australia
Tony Abbott ready for Australia to join fight against Islamic State despite measured response
Christians
Inside Islamic State: Sex slaves, child fighters, mass executions
Chechen unit from Islamic State reportedly fighting at Kobane
Omar al Shishani’s Al Aqsa Brigade is often spearheading the Islamic State’s advance in key areas of Syria.
Islamic State seizes Hit, assaults Iraqi military headquarters in Anbar
The Islamic State raised the black flag of jihad in Hit and attacked military headquarters in Ramadi and at Al Asad Airbase in the latest phase of its offensive to consolidate control of Anbar province.
Iraq
Islamic State committing ‘staggering’ crimes in Iraq: UN report
CIA
US civilian casualty standard eased in Iraq, Syria
Iraq
Border crisis: Refugees leave everything behind to flee the Islamic State
Iraq
Political temperature rises in Baghdad amid Islamic State threat
Afghanistan
EU antiterrorism chief Gilles de Kerchove on IS threat
Iraq
Islamic State selling Iraq’s artifacts in black market: UNESCO
Iraq
The Islamic State destroyed an Iraqi armored column and took control of a police station in Albu Aytha north of Ramadi. The US military launched 11 airstrikes against the Islamic State near the Mosul Dam, Fallujah, and northwest of Baghdad. The Islamic State killed eight people in bombings in Babil and eight more in Karbala. […]
Iraq
Special Report: Islamic State uses grain to tighten grip in Iraq
Islamic State photos detail rout of Iraqi Army at Camp Saqlawiya
The Islamic State seized or destroyed at least one M1 Abrams tank, four M113 armored personnel carriers, 15 Iraqi Army Humvees, a BMP infantry fighting vehicle, and other trucks.
Syria
What’s in a name: Obama’s anonymous war against the Islamic State in Iraq, Syria
Islamic State ambushes Iraqi military column near Ramadi
The Islamic State was able to destroy an Iraqi armored column near Ramadi in Anbar province, as well as take over an Iraqi police checkpoint.
Al Nusrah Front
US-led Raids Hit Jihadist Oil, Command Posts in Syria
Iraq
Officials claimed that the US killed 18 Islamic State fighters in airstrike in Mosul. The military said it killed 25 Islamic State fighters in Dhuliyah, and a “judge” and six fighters in Fallujah. The Islamic State killed six policemen in Sharqat and four men in Mosul.
Iraq
Islamic State targeted air strikes could be extended to Syria, Britain’s PM hints
Al Nusrah Front
Syria’s Qaeda chief warns West against continued strikes
Al Nusrah Front
Al Qaeda Leader Warns of Revenge for Airstrikes
Iraq
Obama: US underestimated rise of ISIS in Iraq and Syria
Iraq
Obama Says US Underestimated the Rise of ISIS
Iraq
PKK commander threatens to resume war
Iraq
The fake sheikh: Why the media repeats Ali Hatem’s false ‘claim’
Iraq
The US destroyed four Islamic State armed vehicles and a fighting position in airstrikes in Irbil. The Islamic State killed 11 civilans and two soldiers in bombings in Mahmudiyah, Mishada, and Tuz Khurmatu.