US steps up air strikes in Kobane
The US increases air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syrian, the Pentagon says, as President Obama predicts “a long-term” fight. BBC News – Middle East
The US increases air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syrian, the Pentagon says, as President Obama predicts “a long-term” fight. BBC News – Middle East
As many as 180,000 people have fled after Islamic State militants overran the Iraqi city of Hit in western Anbar province, the UN says. BBC News – Middle East
The chief of police in Iraq’s Anbar province, the scene of an offensive by Islamic State, is killed in a roadside bomb attack, officials say. BBC News – Middle East
The UN special envoy to Syria says up to 700 people, mainly elderly, remain trapped in the Syrian border town of Kobane, besieged by IS militants. BBC News – Middle East
US-led air strikes on the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane seem to have stalled an IS advance, as reports say the militants have lost ground. BBC News – Middle East
Fighting continues in the Syrian border town of Kobane, with reports of Kurdish forces launching an operation against advancing Islamic State forces. BBC News – Middle East