Iraq
US arms Kobani defenders —heightening contradictions
The US has started to air-drop weapons to Kurdish forces defending Kobani against ISIS—opening a new set of contradictions for the Rojava autonomous zone.
Tag: Iraq
Iraq
Kurdish fighters turning the tide at Kobani
Kurdish fighters at Kobani are starting to gain ground against ISIS forces, days after the jihadists penetrated the besieged town in northern Syria.
Iraq
Iraq militias committing war crimes: Amnesty
Iraqi government-backed Shi'ite militia have been committing war crimes and abducting and murdering "scores" of Sunni men, Amnesty International finds.
Iraq
PFLP: solidarity with Kurdish struggle against ISIS
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine issued a statement calling for solidarity with the Kurdish resistance against ISIS and its "imperialist supporters."
Iraq
Iraq: ISIS near ‘complete control’ of Anbar
The Anbar Tribal Council warns that the western Iraqi governorate is 80% under control of ISIS, and remaining tribal fighters could be routed without urgent intervention.
Iraq
Will world betray Kobani?
As the PKK continues its desperate resistance against ISIS at Kobani, Turkish troops gather on the nearby border—to prevent Kurdish fighters from coming to the town's aid.
Iraq
New York Kurds stand with Kobani
A group of local Kurdish Americans gathered in New York's Union Square to show their support for Kobani, the Kurdish town in northern Syria now besieged by ISIS.
Iraq
Turkey prepares military action in Syria
The Turkish government submitted a motion to parliament to expand authorization for military action in Syria. Over 160,000 refugees have fled ISIS into Turkey in recent weeks.
Iraq
ISIS advances on Kobani —and Baghdad
Turkish troops opened fire on Kurdish refugees attempting to flee the tightening ISIS siege of Kobani in northern Syria, as ISIS forces advanced within 40 kilometers of Baghdad.
Iraq
Syria: first US air-strikes on ISIS at Kobani
The US-led coalition launched its first air-strikes targeting ISIS positions outside the besieged Kurdish town of Kobani, where PKK fighters are holding out against the jihadists.
Iraq
US air-strikes fueling growth of ISIS?
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that ISIS has recruited more than 6,000 new fighters since the US-led air-strikes began.
Iraq
First US air-strikes on ISIS targets in Syria
Warplanes flying from the USS George HW Bush carried out the first US air-strikes against ISIS targets in Syria, with planes from five Arab countries also participating in the raids.