ABC News | Syria Activists Say Kobani Death Toll Passes 800 ABC News The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll includes 21 Kurdish civilians and 302 fighters with the main Kurdish force known as the Peoples Protection Units, or YPG. It said 481 fighters with the Islamic State group have ... Kurds 'repulse ISIL push' in Syria's Kobane Women fight on front lines of battle against ISIS in Syria, Iraq Kobani Death Toll Passes 800 According To Syria Activists |
The Guardian | Brother of British jihadi killed in Syria charged under Terrorism Act The Guardian The brother of a British man who was killed while fighting in Syria with Islamic State has been charged with preparing terrorist acts. Mustakim Jaman, 23, from Portsmouth and the brother of Ifthekar Jaman, was charged under the Terrorism Act on Sunday, ... Brother of British jihadi who died in Syria is charged with preparing to carry ... |
Fox News | Local Fighters Help Push Back ISIS in Syria, Iraq NBCNews.com Iraqi forces seized four villages back from ISIS fighters on Sunday, after gaining ground with Shi'ite militias in a strategic town near Baghdad, according to security officials. Meanwhile, Kurdish fighters were able to push back ISIS fighters trying ... Did ISIS Use Chlorine Gas in Iraq and Syria? ISIS News Update: Kurds Retake Iraqi Town On Islamic State Supply Route ... Report: ISIS Used Chemical Weapons Against Iraqi Forces |
BBC News | Fourth Portsmouth man Mehdi Hassan killed in Syria BBC News A fourth man from Portsmouth who went to fight in Syria for Islamic State (IS) is believed to have been killed. Mehdi Hassan, 19, travelled to the country with a group of four other men in October 2013. A photo of his body emerged on Twitter on Friday ... Fourth jihadist from Portsmouth killed in Syria Portsmouth private school jihadi killed in Syria Brit killed in Syria wanted to come home but was scared of backlash |
Politico (blog) | Rep. Mike Rogers: We need US Special Forces soldiers in Iraq, Syria CBS News House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Michigan, said Sunday that the U.S. fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, also known as ISIL) still lacks a coherent strategy, which will allow the conflict to drag out for decades. Rogers: Can't rule out boots on the ground in Syria |
New York Post | US must take sides in Syria to avoid an end worse than ISIS New York Post In Syria, however, a vacuum could turn into black holes sucking the rest of the region into infernal instability. With help from smaller terrorist groups, Daesh now controls almost 40 percent of what the French during their rule called “Useful Syria ... Geopolitics of the war against Syria and against the Daesh Turkey, Syria: Complexity Increases |
The Guardian | Death in Syria: a man on a mission of mercy The Guardian The last texts of Kamran ul-Haque to his elder brother tell a story of a young man fearful yet thrilled by the prospect of war in Syria. “I might be going on a mad mission very soon. There's a place that has been heavily attacked and bombarded,” he wrote. Indian takeaway driver killed in Syria not a terrorist, say family |
BBC News | Islamic State crisis: US-led Syria strikes 'kill 553' BBC News US-led air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria have killed 553 people since September, UK-based activists say. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 464 IS fighters, 57 other militants and 32 civilians have died. Meanwhile, the ... The death toll in US airstrikes in Syria, broken down US airstrikes have killed 464 ISIS fighters and 57 others in Syria, report claims U.S.-led strikes have killed 500 militants in Syria, pro-rebel group says |
US: Rebel force in Syria to be built from scratch USA TODAY MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Building an opposition force in Syria capable of mounting offensive operations against Islamic State militants will take at least a year and require sustained U.S. support once the force is deployed, U.S. defense ... Syrians to be trained to defend territory, not take ground from jihadists ... Fighting IS: Majority of British public back military intervention in Syria |
ABC News | Women on Front Lines in Syria, Iraq Against IS ABC News Just over a year ago, Afshin Kobani was a teacher. Now, the Kurdish Syrian woman has traded the classroom for the front lines in the battle for Kobani, a town besieged by fighters from the Islamic State extremist group. The 28-year-old Kurdish fighter ... |