
Observers have known Islamic State terrorists have managed to get their hands on Iraqi equipment, but on Sunday, the Iraqi Prime Minister revealed the stunning numbers. “In the collapse of Mosul, we lost a lot of weapons… We lost 2,300 Humvees in Mosul alone,” Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told Iraqi state television.
by Michael Lucchese2 Jun 2015, 8:54 PM PST0

Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) are joining to introduce bipartisan legislation that would provide temporary, emergency authorization of defense services and training to the Kurdistan Regional Government.
by Alex Swoyer5 May 2015, 3:16 PM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Syria killed 54 Kurdish civilians, including 35 women and children, as they celebrated the Kurdish new year’s eve, a monitor group reports.
by Edwin Mora23 Mar 2015, 9:33 AM PST0

Sen. Rand Paul proposes a bold foreign policy move: arming the Kurds and allowing them to establish their own nation.
by Matthew Boyle10 Mar 2015, 12:27 PM PST0

While the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq have managed to hold back the Islamic State (ISIS) from key areas, including the stronghold of Erbil, Sunni Arabs displaced by ISIS attacks are protesting that the Kurdish army is not allowing them to return home following the pushback.
by Frances Martel26 Feb 2015, 9:27 AM PST0

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters repelled a “major attack” by Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL) terrorists near Erbil in northern Iraq, various news outlets report.
by Edwin Mora18 Feb 2015, 5:30 PM PST0

Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL) jihadists executed two alleged spies and crucified another to a road sign in Syria, the Daily Mail reports.
by Edwin Mora15 Feb 2015, 9:08 PM PST0

Kurdish peshmerga fighters fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL) are facing a shortage of military supplies, according to media reports.
by Edwin Mora10 Feb 2015, 7:10 PM PST0

Americans, including a former U.S. soldier, and other Westerners have joined Kurdish forces battling Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL) jihadists on the ground in Iraq.
by Edwin Mora6 Feb 2015, 6:49 AM PST0

MSNBC Military Analyst Gen. Barry McCaffrey (Ret.) said that the US’ support of Jordan was “probably inadequate” on Thursday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports.” “I do think we’ve made gestures on too many of these fronts. We clearly need to up the
by Ian Hanchett5 Feb 2015, 10:14 AM PST0

Islamic State jihadists are accusing Kurdish Peshmerga forces of using “poisonous gas” to execute civilians in Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul.
by Edwin Mora26 Jan 2015, 2:23 PM PST0

Kurdish forces backed by U.S.-led airstrikes drove Islamic State jihadists out of the strategic Syrian town of Kobani along the Turkish border, after months of fighting.
by Edwin Mora26 Jan 2015, 1:18 PM PST0

On Saturday, the Fox News Channel’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” host Judge Jeanine Pirro argued that the United States should arm Muslims fighting against extremists “to the teeth.” “After this week’s brutal terror attacks in France, hopefully everybody now gets
by Ian Hanchett10 Jan 2015, 7:03 PM PST0

The government of the Czech Republic has sent 5,000 anti-tank missiles to Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters waging a fierce battle against Islamic State jihadists on the ground, Kurdish news agency Bas News reports. Peshmerga forces, with the help of U.S.-led airstrikes, won
by Edwin Mora22 Dec 2014, 12:01 PM PST0