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Senate votes to keep US troops in Syria amid Iran-backed attacks
The Senate voted down a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria amid dozens of attacks from Iran-backed proxies in the war-torn country.
US Abrams tanks sway the battle in Kirkuk
U.S.-supplied M1A1 Abrams tanks to the Iraqi Army provided an asymmetrical advantage over Kurdish Peshmerga and security forces during the battle of Kirkuk.
By Shawn Snow
Marine veteran crossed border into Iraq, still no communication
A Marine veteran temporarily detained by a U.S. backed anti-ISIS militia group crossed the border into Iraq.
By Shawn Snow
Kurds withdraw as Iraqi forces push into disputed Kirkuk
Kurdish forces were withdrawing from Kirkuk on Monday as Iraqi federal forces moved in to the disputed city and seized oil fields and other infrastructure amid soaring tensions over last month’s Kurdish vote for independence.
Iraqi Kurds claim victory in independence vote
The president of Iraq’s Kurdish region has claimed victory for the “yes” vote in the referendum on support for independence.
Iraqi Kurds vote in referendum on independence from Baghdad
Iraqi Kurds cast ballots on Monday in their autonomous region and in a wide sweep of captured territories on whether to seek independence from Baghdad, a historic vote that has also raised tensions and fears of instability.
Syrian Kurds vote as part of move toward federal system
Thousands were voting Friday in the predominantly Kurdish regions in northern Syria to elect heads of local communities as part of the minority Kurds’ efforts to move closer to a federal system within Syria.
US-backed Kurdish fighters claim 80 percent of Raqqa has been liberated
U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters known as the People’s Protection Unit or YPG, claim to have liberated nearly 80 percent of Raqqa, the de-facto capital of ISIS, according to a video press release by the militant group.
By Shawn Snow
Pentagon distances itself from allies of the U.S. partner force battling ISIS
The U.S.-backed allies in the fight against ISIS are a multiethnic mixed bag of Kurdish, Arab, Assyrian, Turkmen and other ethnic groups.
By Shawn Snow
U.S-backed Kurdish fighters control more than half of Raqqa
U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters have cleared more than 50 percent of ISIS’ self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa, according to Col. Ryan Dillon, a spokesperson for Operation Inherent Resolve.
By Shawn Snow