Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), having had supply lines cut by Kurdish forces in Syria as well as forces in Iraq, is now resorting to strapping explosives to chickens, reports say. Iraqi officials reported on July 20 that a major ISIL supply line between Ramadi and Fallujah was severd by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is reportedly using chemical agents in bombs and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) against Kurdish forces and civilians in Syria and Iraq. Two U.K.-based groups, Conflict Armament Research (CAR) and Sahan Research, reported ISIL’s use of chlorine and other chemicals on at least three occasions in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Kurdish YPG fighters along with allies from the Free Syrian Army seized the border town of Tal Abyad from Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) on June 16. The victory was a significant one for the Kurds as Tal Abyad, on the Turkish border, was a key cog in ISIL’s supply […]
Special to WorldTribune.com American Keith Broomfield was killed last week while fighting alongside Kurdish forces in Syria against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). A Kurdish militant group reported Broomfield’s death on June 10, and it was confirmed by the U.S. State Department. Broomfield, a 36-year-old from Massachusetts, is believed to be the first […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has employed chemical weapons in the battle for the Kurdish enclave in northern Syria, a report said. The Gloria Center asserted that ISIL, also known as ISIS, was believed to have used CW in its raid on Kobane. The Israeli think tank […]