Search Results for: ISIS in Iraq

Life of Isis: Secret network of tunnels discovered in Sinjar

Amid the wreckage of the town of Sinjar in Iraq, Kurdish peshmerga forces, which recaptured the town from Islamic State (IS) in November, have discovered a network of tunnels buried deep underground. Hidden from sight beneath the streets and shattered buildings, IS militants dug the tunnels, wired with electricity and fortified with sandbags, to protect themselves from coalition air strikes and prepare defences against the Kurdish onslaught. Dec 3, 2015

War on Isis: Watch first RAF Tornados take off to bomb jihadists in Syria

British fighter jets took off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus early on Thursday (3 December) shortly after Britains parliament voted to bomb Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria. Four jets left in pairs within about an hour of each other from the airbase. Their exact destination was not immediately clear and there was no comment from British authorities. Dec 3, 2015
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