kurdish people’s protection units
Turkey's President Erdogan Denies Helping Islamic State Massacre Civilians in Kobane
It is as yet unclear how so many IS militants were able to infiltrate Kobane, even under disguise, and avoid the many YPG checkpoints on its fringes.
Kurdish Fighters Recapture Strategic Syrian Town From the Islamic State
Kurdish forces have reportedly ousted the Islamic State from the town of Tal Hamis, which has been a militant stronghold in northeastern Syria for much of the past year.
A Group of Veterans Is Equipping Western Fighters Heading to Battle the Islamic State
Hundreds of vigilantes from Canada, the US, and Britain have applied to receive mental, physical and logistical support before joining Kurdish forces fighting militants in the Middle East.
The US Has Reluctantly Started Bombing Iraq Again
US jets bombed two Islamic State targets near Erbil — a first effort to stop what President Obama called the "genocide" of Iraqi minorities.
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