Nickolay Mladenov, the UN secreteray-general special representative to Iraq has urged the international community to take action before a "possible massacre" unfolds in the northern town of Amerli. Amerli has been under siege by ISIS (the Islamic State Militants) for the last 2 months. At the moment, the city has no electricity, and food supplies are running low. Medicine supplies are also … [Read more...]
United States Considering Military Intervention In Syria
After the killing of an U.S. journalist and the clear escalation of the situation in Iraq, the Obama administration is carefully weighing its options and considering a military intervention in Syria that could even include U.S. airstrikes. In spite of the fact that President Barack Obama has clearly expressed his desire to not involve the United States into Syria’s bloody civil war, the recent … [Read more...]
Captors of American Journalist James Foley Demanded Ransom of $132.5 Million
The captors of American journalist James Foley apparently demanded an initial ransom of $132.5 million. According to Philip Balboni, the president and chief executive of GlobalPost, the sum was asked from both Foley's family and GlobalPost. Foley was abducted in northern Syria while covering that country's civil war and had not been heard from since. But on Tuesday, Islamic State, the … [Read more...]
United States Launch New Airstrikes to Retake Iraqi Dam
On Saturday, the U.S. launched new airstrikes directed at the Islamic State in order to retake the country’s largest dam that is currently under their control near Irbil. The IS captured the Dam at Mosul last month during its swift and deadly attacks across the northern part of the country. This new series of U.S. –led airstrikes had a mix of American fighter aircrafts and remotely-piloted … [Read more...]
Yazidi Men at the Mercy of Islamic State Fighters
Saturday marked a horrific day when countless Yazidi men were shot by Islamic State extremists after they were lined up in groups. Islamic State fighters opened fire on the Yazidi men and killed them with assault rifles, only to abduct their wives and children later. The mass killings in Kocho were a testimony to the fact that the Iraqi people are still at risk in spite of the U.S. and Iraqi … [Read more...]
Kurdish Forces Ask for International Help in Fighting off IS Militants
The situation in Iraq is constantly escalating and Kurdish forces have urged allies to help in their battle of defending their country from the advances of Islamic State militants. The Kurds have explained that they are outgunned and that it’s precisely because of their lack of weapons that IS militants are taking control of large areas of Iraq. After having defeated Iraqi troops that abandoned … [Read more...]
European Union Considering a Scale Up in Iraq Involvement
In the light of recent events taking place in Iraq and the quick measures that the U.S. military has undertaken to ensure that Sinjar refugees are helped, the E.U. is also considering scaling up its involvement in Iraq. On Friday, an emergency meeting is planned so that foreign ministers can analyze the crisis and decide on a course of action. France has already announced its decision to ship … [Read more...]
Yazidi Rescue from Mt. Sinjar Could Require U.S. Troop Involvement
The U.S. dispatched 130 special advisers to Iraq so that they could assess the situation in which the religious minorities on Mt. Sinjar find themselves and develop a rescue plan that would have them seen to safety. Ben Rhodes, National Security Council spokesman, explained that the Obama administration is concerned with the safety of the Iraqis that have been trapped on the mountain. As such, … [Read more...]
Islamic State Fighter’s Son Struggles to Hold up a Human Head in a Picture Posted on Twitter
A shocking photograph posted on Twitter by a terrorist with the words “That’s my boy!” made a big fuss among the political divide after being published in The Australian today. The boy, wearing a cap, checked pants and a blue shirt, struggles with both arms to hold up a human head in the picture posted on the Twitter account. The Australian man who posted it is reportedly an Islamic State … [Read more...]
20,000 Yazidi Iraqis Rescued by U.S. Military
After another series of airstrikes conducted by the U.S. Military against ISIS targets, 20,000 Iraqis that had been trapped on mount Sinjar were brought to the Syrian-Iraqi border. According to the Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights, the thousands of stranded Yazidis were brought to trucks which drove them to the Syrian border after Kurdish forces broke the siege and could come to their aid. … [Read more...]
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