Posts Tagged: Kurdish fighters
Turkish Military Says It Has Encircled Syrian Town of Afrin
Turkey's military and its rebel allies have encircled the northern Syrian town of Afrin, the Turkish armed forces said on Tuesday, a substantial advance in...
State Media: Pro-Assad Militias to Enter Syria’s Afrin Region
Militias allied to the Syrian government will enter the Afrin region, Syrian media reported on Monday, after a Kurdish official said a deal had been...
Turkey Says Campaign Against US-Backed Kurdish Force in Syria Will be Swift
Turkey shelled targets in northern Syria on Monday and said it would swiftly crush the US-backed Kurdish YPG fighters who control the Afrin region, amid...
Kurds Flee Homes in Northern Iraq as Iraqi Forces Take Control
Thousands of Kurdish civilians fled their homes in northern Iraq on Wednesday, fearing harassment by government forces and Shiite militias who have taken control of a...
Iraqi, Kurdish Forces Launch New Offensive Near Mosul as Part of Massive Anti-ISIS Operation
Iraqi and Kurdish forces have launched a new offensive on a town near Mosul as part of a massive operation aimed at retaking the country's...
Turkey Expands Military Offensive Against Kurdish Fighters in Syria
Turkey escalated its offensive Thursday against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, pounding them with airstrikes and artillery, and complicating the battle against the Islamic State...
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 Seizes Iraqi Monastery and Expels Monks
JNS.org - After forcing Christians in the city of Mosul to convert, die or leave, jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater...
