Tag: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
ISIS suffers huge losses in Syria’s Kobane
THE Islamic State group was taking heavy losses in the Syrian battleground of Kobane on Sunday as Iraqi forces fought the jihadists buoyed by US backing for top government security appointments.
Iraqi Christians are caught in the middle and hitting the road
Most of the other Iraqis on the road are very poor, while Lilian an her family are middle class. Most of the other Iraqis fleeing now are doing so because they couldn't afford to before. Lilian and her family are fleeing now because the violence finally hit too close to home.
Crisis in Iraq threatens Middle East stability
Now, there’s word that the United States is considering teaming up with Iran (Shiite) against the ISIS (Sunni) advance. It is an extreme move.