Turkish army warns it will treat brits fighting isis as terrorists. Filmed by three former soldiers, this documentary follows british me. Fighting isis with mercenaries is bad idea, says private military expert 21 feb, 2017 14. The german government wants to send over 100 troops to train kurds fighting against the islamic state in northern iraq. Fight to the death for mosul by patrick cockburn i fled mosul when isis threatened to conscript my brother as one of its fighters, though he is under 18 years of age, says ali hussein. German woman, 19, killed fighting isis in syria cbs news. Report from the frontline where syrian troops fighting. Inside the first day of fighting against isis more on the morning of october 17, iraqi and kurdish forces launched an attack on the city of mosul. Dead isis fighters headcam video shows chaos at frontline. Sep 02, 2016 turkish army warns it will treat brits fighting isis as terrorists. Iraqs prime minister says his forces, backed by coalition airpower, have taken complete control of eastern portion of mosul. But fierce fighting continues as iraqi soldiers continue their push. On the kurdish front line in the fight against isis youtube.
How the fight against isis is a battle on two fronts. The islamic state, or isis, is the first terrorist group to hold both physical and digital territory. Graeme wood, what isis really wants, the atlantic, march 2015. This installment of vice news puts viewers on the front lines of mosul, where kurdish soldiers known as peshmerga are the only remaining ground forces fighting against the islamic state is in northern iraq. Report from the frontline where syrian troops fighting isis. Nov 28, 2016 watch brits battling isis documentary frontline fighting the brits battling isis chaos documentary on dailymotion. German police say muslim extremists stormed a restaurant in the german town of. British fighters battling isis in syria hailed as heroes daily express. The number of soldiers in the army has dropped significantly, due to casualties and desertions, and it is increasingly using loyalist militias to add fighting strength, including foreign shia fighters from iran, lebanon, iraq, afghanistan and pakistan.
The united states has led an international coalition of more than 60 countries against isis. As iraqi forces attempt to retake mosul from isis, ghaith abdulahad joins their elite golden division on the frontline, speaking with civilians, soldiers and isis suspects. The peshmerga are not the only kurdish force fighting isis in iraq. Kurds vs isis the kurds holding the line in the fight against isis subscribe to journeyman for daily current affairs and science reports. What i want to understand is, why has the fight against isis taken so long. Although there are still some fringe terrorist groups in the western sahel or other rural areas that do not supplement their violence. A german woman fighting with kurdish militiamen was killed during heavy fighting with isis in. To set recordings for the show when it airs click the schedule new recording link above. British troops to return to iraq next month to fight isis. Jul 30, 2015 bashar alassads regime has struggled to maintain control of large portions of syria since the civil war began four years ago. A brit aged 20 who was killed battling isis in syria worked for his dads hog roast firm and catered at a wedding just days before jetting to the frontline. This is a great watch, and i suggest any of you that are interested especially veterans should contact the lions of rojava about travelling over. Jac holmes 18 january 1993 23 october 2017 was a british volunteer with the kurdish ypg militia who fought against isil in syria from january 2015 until his death in raqqa on 23 october 2017 while clearing mines from the city. Holmes was a former it worker and decorator from poole in dorset.
Turkish army warns it will treat brits fighting isis as. Britains policy against isis is shameful says city man who fought with kurds in syria. Whos fighting isil in northern syria al jazeera america. Kimberley taylor, 27, a former sandhurst trainee, has been fighting alongside the womens protection units ypj, an allfemale affiliate of the peoples protection units ypg, in syrian kurdistan. Dead isis fighters headcam video shows chaos and disorganisation on frontline. Nbcs ron allen reports on the reaction around france following the publication of the most recent issue of charlie hebdo, as isis releases a new video praising the attack on the magazine staff. British citizens have fought as members of the group, and there has been political debate on how to punish them. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the akas submission guide. There has been no greater need for turkey than in the fight against islamic state. Battling isis documentary tv movie 16 september 2015 the inside story of three untrained british volunteers with no family connections to the middle east who heed the call to take up arms with kurdish fighters to reclaim rojava from the. The group are the feature of a new documentary, frontline fighting. Isis militants stormed the air base in northeast syria on sunday, capturing most of it from government forces after days of fighting over the strategic location, a witness and a monitoring group said. The brits battling isis was a vivid reminder, following three men who had left comfortable lives in britain to join kurdish militia units fighting against isis. Iraqi forces map plan against isis, with strategic use of.
Oct, 2015 rts murad gazdiev has been to the area of hama where heavy fighting is taking place between isis and syrian troops. International and iraqi forces continue their push against isis militants in iraq and syria. W hy do some british citizens leave the safety of home to fight a foreign war. Russia recently jumped into the fray in syria under the guise of fighting isis.
Battling isis on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account. Us marines are deploying to fight isis in raqqa, syria. There is soo many targets out there right now on twitter, facebook, youtube, and sendvid all are flooded with isis users and propaganda. Levant isil or islamic state in iraq and syria isis. Germany wants to send more troops to help kurds fight isis. British fighters battling isis in syria hailed as heroes after dramatic documentary airs. Vice news said it had obtained the video from the helmetmounted. Sep 16, 2015 british fighters battling isis in syria hailed as heroes after dramatic documentary airs.
Now, he says hes helping iraqi christians fight isis. On the american front line against isis the new yorker. Watch brits battling isis documentary frontline fighting the brits battling isis chaos documentary on dailymotion. Jun 29, 2015 one year after isis declared a caliphate, the terrorist group controls wide swaths of territory in iraq and syria and is showing no signs of slowing down its offensive. From twitter to telegram, islamic state isis sympathizers continue to set up camp on social media platforms around the world. Taking down isis web sites is like shooting fish in a barrel.
First, they can play a front line role in the conflict as a fighter p2. For nearly a year before the peshmerga operation in sinjar, a rival faction had been battling isis largely independently in the. Rts murad gazdiev has been to the area of hama where heavy fighting is taking place between isis and syrian troops. Here are the latest developments on and off the battlefield. A german woman fighting with kurdish militiamen was killed during heavy fighting with isis in northwestern syria, officials said monday. The brits battling isis is on channel 4 at 10pm on wednesday. Im sure theres some humanity left in them, probably behind many layers of denial. Washington has continually overlooked erdogans growing list of political and strategic sins including jailing journalists at home and supporting extremists in syria in the hope that, when it really needed him, he would rise to the occasion. More spectacularly, ghostsec also claims to have thwarted a july 2015 jihadist attack on a tunisian market by passing information to a private. Iraqi forces map plan against isis, with strategic use of militias. On 26 september 2014, parliament voted to begin royal air force airstrikes against isil in northern iraq at the request of the iraqi government, which began four days. They are fighting for a totalitarian sect, and the only thing youd likely hear out of them is the same old daesh bullshit of which theres too many on the internet already. The range of platforms, the diffusion of sympathizers, and the sheer volume of content make it difficult for governments and private companies to contain the online isis. Fighting isis with mercenaries is bad idea, says private.
In the wake of a crushing defeat in the iraqi city of fallujah last month, isis supporters are anxious about the upcoming fight for mosul. Ghaith abdulahadthe guardianfrontline when isis came we saw them as liberators, i have to tell you. The small deployment, which fallon said will be in the small hundreds, is necessary because the war with isis has entered a new phase. We arent doing enough to fight islamic state, jerusalem online, 3 apr 2015. Reporter aris roussinos and his camera team join the peshmergan soldiers in this frightening look inside an active war zone. British fighters battling isis in syria hailed as heroes. Feb 09, 2017 french cameraman olivier sarbil spent 6 weeks embedded with an elite unit of the iraqi special forces as they struggled to recapture the city of mosul that had fallen to islamic state in just two. While isis is a menace which needs to be stopped, i believe we need to adequately supply regional militias and the iraqi government, as well as the kurds, to help defeat them. Mar 29, 2016 on the american front line against isis. When the revolution in libya took off, matthew vandyke picked up a weapon and joined the libyan rebels.
Germany and usa as they venture deeper into the heart of the ground war. The largescale offensive against the terrorists strongholds started after air support from russian bomber jets. Oct 08, 2015 more spectacularly, ghostsec also claims to have thwarted a july 2015 jihadist attack on a tunisian market by passing information to a private security company called kronos advisory, which then. While some of the outlets are farreaching and transparent, others are insular and protected. An update on the fight against isis nprs arun rath speaks with correspondent alice fordham in beirut about the iraqi armys push to retake territory from. One year after isis declared a caliphate, the terrorist group controls wide swaths of territory in iraq and syria and is showing no signs of slowing down its offensive. In first, us gives antiisis syria force armoured vehicles. Isis supporters rally in germany the investigative. The brits battling isis, which aired on channel 4 this evening. Crisis group will also publish reports within the next week on managing turkeys pkk conflict and the pkks choice in northern syria.
Sep 15, 2015 britains policy against isis is shameful says city man who fought with kurds in syria. It looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. Mar 25, 2015 iraqi forces map plan against isis, with strategic use of militias. Mar 08, 2015 an update on the fight against isis nprs arun rath speaks with correspondent alice fordham in beirut about the iraqi armys push to retake territory from the selfproclaimed islamic state and. Isis supporters fear the upcoming battle for mosul vocativ. This american foreign fighter says hes helping iraqi. Should the plan be approved by the parliament, it would require changes in the supreme law to reverse the strict military policy. Transcript for the frontline film confronting isis. Bashar alassads regime has struggled to maintain control of large portions of syria since the civil war began four years ago. The islamic state of iraq and the levant isil is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the united kingdom. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of frontline fighting. The inside story of three untrained british volunteers with no family connections to the middle east who heed the call to take up arms with kurdish fighters to reclaim rojava from the islamic state.
Former highlevel us officials outline 2 major problems in the fight against isis. Supporters of the genocidal islamic state, formerly isis, violently attacked kurdish yazidis living in the german state of north rhinewestphalia, according to soeren kern of the gatestone institute. Oct 11, 2016 the global fight against isis has been halting and complex since it began in late 2014. The inside story of three untrained british volunteers with no family connections to the middle east. And so isis just downloaded those textbooks and used them in isis schools. May 27, 2015 when the revolution in libya took off, matthew vandyke picked up a weapon and joined the libyan rebels. The brits battling isis channel 4 is supposed to answer the question, we arent offered. Jan 02, 2017 a brit aged 20 who was killed battling isis in syria worked for his dads hog roast firm and catered at a wedding just days before jetting to the frontline.
The united states has provided syrian fighters battling the islamic state group with armoured vehicles for the first time, a us official and a spokesman for the antijihadist force said tuesday. Battling isis is a tv show on australian national television from sbs one with an average rating of 3. Mar 09, 2015 german woman killed fighting with kurds against isis. From the accounts of villagers, it appears that the demolitions occurred after a short battle for almurra that lasted a few hours in early july 2015. In late 2015, the peshmerga quietly opened their base in makhmour, which is fifteen minutes from the front line, so.
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