Tag: Islamic State
Kurdish women fighters battle Islamic State with machineguns and songs
Iraq, November 4, 2016:Â When Islamic State insurgents fired mortar bombs at Iranian Kurdish women fighters holding a desert position in northern Iraq, the women...
Commander linked to Islamic State killed in Afghanistan: officials
Kandahar, Afghanistan,9 Feb 2015 (AFP): A NATO drone strike in Afghanistan on Monday killed a former Taliban commander and Guantanamo detainee who was suspected...
Kerry urges flexibility in U.S. war powers against Islamic State
WASHINGTON, December 10 2014: Any congressional authorization of U.S. military force against Islamic State should be flexible and not limit the fight to Iraq and Syria,...
For Obama and Xi, fight against Islamic State a brief moment...
BEIJING/WASHINGTON, November 2 2014: When the United States and China discuss cooperating against Islamic State later this month, the most prominent outcome is likely...
U.S. Congress to revisit Islamic State war debate after election
WASHINGTON, 1 November 2014: When lawmakers return to Washington after Tuesday’s congressional elections they will resume a debate they began with some reluctance last month...
