Friday, November 21, 2014

Islamic State War News Updates -- November 21, 2014



Islamic State Targeted In 30 Air Strikes By U.S., Allies -- Reuters

(Reuters) - The United States and its allies have staged 30 air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq since Wednesday, the U.S. Central Command said on Friday.

The 23 strikes in Iraq included six near Baiji that hit Islamic State buildings, vehicles and tactical units while buildings, vehicles, a guard post and two tactical units were destroyed near Sinjar in four air strikes, Central Command said. Similar targets were destroyed or damaged west of Kirkuk, near Mosul and Ramadi and in Tal Afar.

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More News On The War Against The Islamic State

U.S., Allied Planes Hit Islamic State Militants -- Radio Free Europe/AFP/Reuters
Militants, Iraqi Forces Battle for Ramadi -- VOA
ISIL launches fierce assault on Iraq's Ramadi -- Al Jazeera
Militants shoot at Iraqi government building in Ramadi: officials -- Reuters
Islamic State launches onslaught on Iraq's city of Ramadi -- AFP
IS launches assault on Iraq's Ramadi -- SKY News
ISIS Militants Attack Iraqi Provincial Capital Ramadi, Residents Urged To Fight -- IBTimes
Senior Islamic State figure killed in Mosul: sources -- Reuters
Islamic State group's drive for Kobani is blunted -- AP
Islamic State Casualties Mount in Kobani Amid War of Attrition -- Bloomberg
Iran Aiding Islamic State with Weapons -- Washington Free Beacon
U.S. Ramps Up Military Aid for Islamic State Fight -- Foreign Policy
Iraqi Kurds to U.S.: We need heavy weapons to defeat Islamic State -- Washington Times
Iraq says Islamic State stole 1 million tonnes of grain, took it to Syria -- Reuters
From Islamic State militant to Iraq informant -- AP
Ancient Prophecies Motivate Islamic State Militants -- WSJ
Watching Kobani -- Al-Monitor
'Kurdish Stalingrad' -- Is Islamic State Floundering In Kobani? -- Radio Free Europe
The bureaucracy of terror -- Deutsche Welle

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