by WorldTribune Staff, July 14, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is exploiting the weakness in President Barack Obama’s counter-terror strategy, retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said. “The strategy they (ISIL) have assumed is a global strategy,” Flynn said at The Heritage Foundation on July 13. “And the strategy that we have […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 24, 2016 After suffering losses in Syria, Iraq and Libya, Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has launched counteroffensives that have pushed back government and U.S.-backed forces in all three countries. In Syria, ISIL jihadists dealt an embarrassing setback to the government army near the terror group’s de facto capital […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty An estimated 4,000 more Iraqis have escaped from the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL or IS)-held city of Fallujah after government troops opened a corridor upon retaking a key road. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), which works with internally displaced Iraqis, said on June […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 3, 2016 Syrian forces, backed by Russian airstrikes, have launched their largest offensive against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) since retaking the historic city of Palmyra in March. The new front was opened on June 3 in ISIL-held territory in eastern Hama province, near the boundary with Raqqa province. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 24, 2016 A force of 50,000 Kurdish and Arab fighters have launched a major offensive aimed at driving Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) from its de facto “capital” of Raqqa, Syria. An alliance led and dominated by the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) along with fighters from the Syrian Democratic […]
