Alleged ISIS member questioned in Iraq over New Orleans terror attack U.S. officials say they have not established a direct link between the suspect in Iraq and the man who carried out the New Year's attack on Bourbon Street that killed 14 people. ...
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) continuedits consolidation of power on the Iraq-Syria borderover the weekend, but U.S. officials and experts warn that the Sunni Islamic militants may not end its quest for power even if ittakes over Iraq. The group's name also translates to th...
ISIS stands for Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. It is referred as a terrorist group by the United States, whereas ISIS considers themselves to be an army instead. ISIS has been responsible for many gruesome attacks all over the world one of them being the execution of Jordanian pilot Moaz...
U.S.-backed forces declare "victory" over ISIS in Raqqa 11月3日:同一天内,伊拉克政府军攻克西部边境城市al-Qaim,叙利亚政府军光复东部城市Deir al-Zour Big losses for IS in Syria and Iraq reuters.com/article/us- Syria's army retakes Deir Az Zor city from ISIL 11月9日:叙利亚政府宣布胜利,对...
The controversy over whether the United States should take stronger military action against ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) has been discussed the past few months. The public opinion has grown more favorable to taking stronger action; however, there is a minority of people that still beli...
Shireen Khero, a Yazidi from Iraq, was abducted by Isis in 2014 but luckily escaped three years later. She is in Ireland to mark the 10th anniversary of Isis atrocities against the Yazidi community
ISIS-KP, ISKP or IS-K, it began operating in Afghanistan as far back as November 2014, though at that time was limited to indigenous fighters likely disenchanted with al-Qaida or the Taliban who became inspired by the violent rise of the Islamic State group at that time in Iraq and ...
July 2014 - ISIS takes control of Syria’s largest oilfield and seizes a gas field in the Homs Province, storming the facility and killing dozens of workers. Militants conquer a 90-mile stretch of Syrian towns, from Deir Ezzor to the Iraq border. In Mosul, they blow up Jonah’s tomb,...
The ZU-23 weighs over 2,000 pounds, takes six men to operate, and is accurate up to 2.5 km. Katyusha Rocket Launchers Varying reports are coming out of Iraq regarding which types of rocket launchers are on the ground. Some sources report ISIS has taken control of Katyusha rocket launcher...
While Dempsey vowed he will recommend to Obama “what it takes to destroy ISIL,” he said the best mix of ground forces to defeat the extremist groups will be drawn from Iraqis, Kurds and moderate Syrian rebels. Some support has begun flowing to Iraq and Kurdish forces, including equipment ...