Posts Tagged: Kurdish peshmerga fighters
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...
Iraq’s Assyrian Christians Form Militia to Fight Islamic State
JNS.org - Iraqi Assyrian Christians have formed the country's first Christian militia to defend their ancient villages and to fight the Islamic State terror...
Opinion: Destroy the ‘Islamic State’
The recent military successes of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS and ISIL, and the ongoing disintegration of Iraq's "central" government have created a...
U.S. Starts Arming Kurdish Forces Fighting Islamic State Militants in Iraq
Daily Mail - The Obama administration has begun directly providing weapons to Kurdish forces who have started to make gains against Islamic militants in northern...
