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| Iraq |
| Kurdish forces seize back two towns from IS militants |
| 2014-08-11 |
| [ARABNEWS] Kurdish forces, supported by US air strikes, took back two towns in northern Iraq from Islamic State holy warriors but it will take time to turn the tide of the conflict, a senior Kurdish official told Rooters. Hoshiyar Zebari said the Kurds had recaptured the towns of Guwair and Makhmur. Asked how long the United States would have to continue US President Barack Obama My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join with me as we try to change it... said on Saturday that it would take some time to tackle Islamic State fighters whose latest push through northern Iraq has rattled the Baghdad government and its Western allies. The US Defense Department confirmed that a new round of US Central Command says the strikes destroyed armed vehicles, including one that was firing on Kurdish forces in the approaches to the city of Irbil, and a mortar position. The military says the It was the fourth round of |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 The battles between the Peshmerga + ISIS for these towns remain in seesaw, wid one side capturing one or more of same today + then losing it the next. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-08-11 22:11 |
| #1 Four ISIS trucks were destroyed in a massive U. S. airstrike today. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2014-08-11 07:32 |