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Washington Says Use of Mustard Gas by Islamic State 'Plausible'
A US official deemed it "plausible" Thursday that the Islamic State group used mustard gas against Iraqi Kurd fighters this week.
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From Brides to Battlefield, New Roles for Women With Islamic State
Women travelling to join Islamic State militants are no longer just seeking to become "jihadi brides" but are taking on new roles, on the frontline in logistics and intelligence and as medics, according to military and expert sources.
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Battle With Islamic State Kills Senior Kurdish General, 8 of His Troops
Clashes with Islamic State militants killed a senior Kurdish military commander and eight of his fighters just outside the disputed northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk today, officials said.
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Iraqi Kurds Liberate Besieged Sinjar Mountain, Freeing Hundreds
Kurdish peshmerga fighters have fought their way to Iraq's Sinjar mountain and freed hundreds of people trapped there by Islamic State fighters, a Kurdish leader said on Thursday.
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More Than 700 Iraqi Kurd Fighters Killed Since June Islamic State Offensive
Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region said Wednesday that 727 of its fighters have been killed in the conflict against the Islamic State group since the jihadists launched their offensive in June.
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Britain Sending More Troops to Train Iraqis
Five years after Britain ended its combat mission in Iraq, the Ministry of Defense says it is sending more troops to train Iraqi and Kurdish fighters battling the IS militants.
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Iraqi Kurdish Forces Enter Syria to Fight Islamic State
A first group of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters entered the besieged Syrian town of Kobane on Thursday to help push back Islamic State militants who have defied U.S. air strikes and threatened to massacre its Kurdish defenders.
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Kurdish Convoy Heads to Syria to Take on Islamic State
A convoy of Iraqi peshmerga fighters and weaponry made its way across southeastern Turkey on Wednesday en route for the Syrian town of Kobane to try to help fellow Kurds break an Islamic State siege which has defied U.S.-led air strikes.
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Iraqi Peshmerga Fighters Head for Syria to Fight Islamic State
Iraqi peshmerga fighters headed for the Syrian town of Kobane on Tuesday to help fellow Kurds repel an Islamic State advance that has defied US-led air strikes and become an important test of the coalition's ability to combat the Sunni insurgents.
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Turkey's Erdogan Says 200 Iraqi Kurdish Fighters to Enter Kobane
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he had been informed that agreement was reached for 200 Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters to pass through Turkey to help defend the Syrian border town of Kobani against Islamic State militants.
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Iraq Supplies Kurds With Ammunition in Unprecedented Move, Says US
The Iraqi government provided a planeload of ammunition to Peshmerga fighters from Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish region on Friday, a US official said, in an unprecedented act of military cooperation between Kurdish and Iraqi forces brought on by an acute militant threat.
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Washington Says Use of Mustard Gas by Islamic State 'Plausible'
A US official deemed it "plausible" Thursday that the Islamic State group used mustard gas against Iraqi Kurd fighters this week.
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From Brides to Battlefield, New Roles for Women With Islamic State
Women travelling to join Islamic State militants are no longer just seeking to become "jihadi brides" but are taking on new roles, on the frontline in logistics and intelligence and as medics, according to military and expert sources.
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Battle With Islamic State Kills Senior Kurdish General, 8 of His Troops
Clashes with Islamic State militants killed a senior Kurdish military commander and eight of his fighters just outside the disputed northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk today, officials said.
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Iraqi Kurds Liberate Besieged Sinjar Mountain, Freeing Hundreds
Kurdish peshmerga fighters have fought their way to Iraq's Sinjar mountain and freed hundreds of people trapped there by Islamic State fighters, a Kurdish leader said on Thursday.
-
More Than 700 Iraqi Kurd Fighters Killed Since June Islamic State Offensive
Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region said Wednesday that 727 of its fighters have been killed in the conflict against the Islamic State group since the jihadists launched their offensive in June.
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Britain Sending More Troops to Train Iraqis
Five years after Britain ended its combat mission in Iraq, the Ministry of Defense says it is sending more troops to train Iraqi and Kurdish fighters battling the IS militants.
-
Iraqi Kurdish Forces Enter Syria to Fight Islamic State
A first group of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters entered the besieged Syrian town of Kobane on Thursday to help push back Islamic State militants who have defied U.S. air strikes and threatened to massacre its Kurdish defenders.
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Kurdish Convoy Heads to Syria to Take on Islamic State
A convoy of Iraqi peshmerga fighters and weaponry made its way across southeastern Turkey on Wednesday en route for the Syrian town of Kobane to try to help fellow Kurds break an Islamic State siege which has defied U.S.-led air strikes.
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Iraqi Peshmerga Fighters Head for Syria to Fight Islamic State
Iraqi peshmerga fighters headed for the Syrian town of Kobane on Tuesday to help fellow Kurds repel an Islamic State advance that has defied US-led air strikes and become an important test of the coalition's ability to combat the Sunni insurgents.
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Turkey's Erdogan Says 200 Iraqi Kurdish Fighters to Enter Kobane
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he had been informed that agreement was reached for 200 Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters to pass through Turkey to help defend the Syrian border town of Kobani against Islamic State militants.
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Iraq Supplies Kurds With Ammunition in Unprecedented Move, Says US
The Iraqi government provided a planeload of ammunition to Peshmerga fighters from Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish region on Friday, a US official said, in an unprecedented act of military cooperation between Kurdish and Iraqi forces brought on by an acute militant threat.
