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ISIS forces pushed back at Kobani

October 17, 2014 Fernando Sanchez 0

Intense US airstrikes at Kobani have helped Kurdish fighters on the ground to hold ISIS forces back, for now. Attack helicopters and strike jets hammered ISIS positions, including command posts, sniper nests, and staging areas.

ISIS: Anbar province largely overrun

October 15, 2014 Fernando Sanchez 103

Despite coalition airstrikes, ISIS forces have largely overrun the Anbar province. Its fighters surrounded Ein-Al-Assad, one of Iraq’s largest airbases, and are reportedly preparing to launch an attack into it. The airbase is located roughly

Last Stand: The Battle for Kobani

October 12, 2014 Fernando Sanchez 0

Kobani, or Ayn-al-Arab in Arabic, is a small town right on the Syrian-Turkish border. The vast majority of its population is of Kurdish ethnicity, with some Turks, Arabs, and Armenian peoples also living there. Up

Seven Speed Read News

October 9, 2014 Fernando Sanchez 0

      7 is the magic number. Catch up with the day’s main news, every night at 7pm on TheLiberal.ie #1 Irish Water: The Tanaiste Joan Burton questioned in the Dail today why most

Seven Speed Read News

October 6, 2014 Fernando Sanchez 0

7 is the magic number. Catch up on all of today’s top news every night at 7pm on TheLiberal.ie #1 Storm damage: ESB crews continue working on restoring power to more than 6,500 homes and