Posts Tagged: Kurdish Peshmerga
Rockets Land Near Erbil Airport, Three Wounded, Say Iraqi Kurdish Security Sources
At least three rockets landed near Erbil International Airport in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq, wounding three people, Kurdish Peshmerga sources said on Monday. A...
Iraq Court Sentences 16 Turkish Women to Death for Joining Islamic State
An Iraqi court has sentenced 16 Turkish women to death by hanging for joining Islamic State, a judiciary spokesman said on Sunday. Iraq is conducting the...
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...
Who Are the Assyrians and What Are the Nineveh Plains?
The current Iraq conflict has been covered by much of the world's media, and frequently the Assyrians are mentioned alongside the Kurd and Arab populations....
Lebanese Military Requests U.S. Aircraft to Combat Islamic State Jihadists
JNS.org - The Lebanese military issued a request to the United States for military assistance to help combat jihadist groups, including the Islamic State. Lebanon...
