Islamic State militants storm Syrian airbase
Sunday 24 August 2014 15.44 An rebel fighter defends a position in a rebel-held suburb of Damascus in Syria Islamic State militants have stormed an air base in northeast Syria, capturing parts of it...
View ArticleObama has ‘authorisation’ for Islamic State fight
1 of 2 Barack Obama met with congressional leaders in the Oval Office John Kerry said Washington would stand “shoulder to shoulder” with the Iraqis US President Barack Obama has told congressional...
View ArticleUS to target Islamic State militants in Syria
President Obama Obama says he will allow no ‘safe haven’ for Islamic State militants “wherever they exist” President Obama has said he is prepared to order air strikes on Syrian territory as part of an...
View ArticleIslamic State ‘advances on besieged Kurdish town’
1 of 2 US AV-8B Harrier jet launches to fight jihadists in Syria US missile cruiser launches a cruise missile against Islamic State targets in Syria The Islamic State group has reinforced fighters who...
View ArticleIslamic State tightens siege on Syria town
Islamic State fighters have tightened their siege of a town on Syria’s border with Turkey on Friday despite US-led air strikes aimed at defeating the militants in both Syria and Iraq, in a coalition...
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