Search Results for: ISIS in Iraq

Isis in Iraq: All-female Yazidi fighters want revenge on Daesh

When Islamic State (Isis) swept into the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar in 2014, a few young Yazidi women took up arms against the militants attacking women and girls from their community. Haseba Nauzad, the units 24-year-old commander, lost her marriage. She was living with her husband in Turkey when IS (Daesh) swept through northern Iraq and announced its so-called caliphate over areas that included traditional Kurdish lands. May 4, 2016

GoPro footage reveals horrific reality of what its like to fight for Isis

Footage found on a GoPro camera mounted to the helmet of a dead Islamic State (Isis) fighter, revealed an intense first person perspective of an IS (Daesh) fighter during a chaotic and seemingly unorganised battle with Kurdish forces in northern Iraq. Kurdish Peshmerga forces released the footage and said the camera was found after a battle with IS militants, which they identified the fighters as. Apr 29, 2016
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