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U.S. slams ‘abhorrent’ ISIS slavery of Yazidis
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry slammed the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group for “abhorrent” abuses on Tuesday after the militants boasted of selling captured women and girls as slaves. ISIS militants said abducted Yazidi women and
U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ about Kobane: Obama
President Barack Obama on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the plight of the Syrian town of Kobane under attack by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants, and said a U.S.-led coalition would keep up bombing raids there and in
Anti-ISIS coalition military chiefs to thrash out plans
President Barack Obama will hash out a strategy to counter Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Tuesday with military leaders from some 20 countries including Turkey and Saudi Arabia amid growing pressure for the U.S.-led coalition to do
Kerry: Iraqis will have to fight ISIS to win back country
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday it was ultimately up to Iraqis to fight back against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group advancing in Iraq despite U.S.-led airstrikes. “Over time we believe that the strategy
Turkey okays U.S. use of airbase to fight ISIS
Turkey has granted the United States access to its airbases for the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), including the Incirlik airfield in the country’s south, a senior U.S. defense official said Sunday, according to Agence
Anti-ISIS coalition to meet in Washington
A meeting that is set to begin in Washington on Monday will bring together the top military commanders from 20 countries that are part of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group. The
ISIS rallies ‘10,000 militants’ at gates of Baghdad
An Iraqi senior government official claimed that up to 10,000 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters are on the outskirts of Baghdad ready to attack the capital, the Telegraph newspaper reported on Saturday. As Iraqi officials continue to
Hagel confirms ‘long-term’ fight against ISIS
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday that the embattled Syrian city of Kobane was a very difficult problem but added that air strikes had made some progress in driving back Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants.
ISIS ‘misleads’ Iraqi jets with smokescreens
Militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have recently adopted a tactic that involves burning dozens of old tires in order to create a smokescreen to “mislead” warplanes targeting their positions, a military official told Al Arabiya News.
Syrian Kurdish fighters struggle to maintain Kobane
Syrian Kurdish fighters engaged in fierce fighting with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants on Saturday in an effort to maintain the Syrian border town of Kobane under their control, the Associated Press reported. Despite airstrikes by U.S.-led
U.S. warns higher chance of ISIS reprisal attacks
The United States updated its “Worldwide Caution” advisory on Friday, warning of possible reprisal attacks against it and its partners in the coalition to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The State Department said that ISIS has
EU calls for global push against ISIS in Kobane
The European Union called on Friday for greater international cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group after the militants seized the headquarters of Kurdish fighters defending the Syrian border town of Kobane. “We
U.S. seeks bigger Turkish role in fight against ISIS
The United States would like to have access of Turkey’s air base at Incirlik and an agreement to help train and equip the moderate Syrian forces, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday, the Associated Press reported. Hagel said U.S.
Three Saudis killed in Kobani, 1 in Iraq
Three Saudis of the so-called Islamic State terrorist group have been reportedly killed in the bloody fighting between the IS militants and the Kurds defending the Syrian border town of Kobani. Another Saudi was killed in a suicide attack in
U.S. airstrikes target ISIS near embattled Kobane
The United States launched nine air strikes on Thursday on Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants advancing in the northern Syrian town of Kobane, U.S. Central Command said. Six airstrikes south of Kobane struck a large ISIS unit
ISIS supporters mourn death of ‘youngest fighter’
Supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militant group have recently circulated pictures of the “Cub of Baghdadi,” who they say is the youngest ISIS “martyr” from the Arabian Peninsula to have been killed in Syria. On “The
Australia launches first anti-ISIS airstrike in Iraq
An Australian jet fighter has made the country’s first airstrike against an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group’s target in Iraq since the Australian government committed its air force to combat missions, defense officials said on Thursday. The Australian
Canada votes to join anti-ISIS air strikes in Iraq
Canadian lawmakers voted Tuesday to join the international coalition launching air strikes on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in Iraq. Parliamentarians led by Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper carried the vote, 157 to 134, in favor
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