Former White House spokesman Robert Weiner and policy analyst Joseph Abay assert that centuries of ethnic strife and religious divisions, no loyalty, and drug funding have made “training” against ISIS and throughout the Middle East a “myth” and an unrealistic strategy goal, despite recent emphasis on “training opposition” to ISIS in recent White House speeches, […]
With the aid of airstrikes from the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, the town of Jurf al-Sakhar, south of the capitol of Baghdad, was retaken by Iraqi ground forces, dealing a huge blow to the Islamic State. In the north, Iraqi Kurds also dealt a blow to ISIS, re-took the town of Zumar in a fierce […]
The outspoken hope coming from Kurdish fighters on Friday was met with the stark reality that the fighting for the city of Kobani has yet to reach its end as ISIS re-surged in their attack on the city with ground forces and increased mortar attacks.. The fiercest and most intense fighting in weeks broke out […]
The increased airstrikes and the tenacity of the Kurdish fighters on the ground in the Syrian city of Kobani has driven the ISIS fighters from the city according to reports coming out of that country this morning. ISIS fighters fled the city overnight and are now miles from the town where intense fighting between Kurdish […]