Sinjar, iraq — kurdish fighters launched an assault thursday aiming to retake the isis held strategic town of sinjar. isis overran sinjar last year in an onslaught that caused the flight of tens. Sinjar, iraq kurdish iraqi fighters backed by u.s. led airstrikes launched an assault thursday to retake the key town of sinjar, which islamic state of iraq and syria militants overran in august.
A major u.s. backed assault to break the link between islamic state’s strongholds in iraq and syria began thursday with kurdish forces seizing a stretch of highway and moving in on the pivotal. Backed by u.s. led coalition airstrikes, iraq’s kurdish special forces are battling to retake the northern iraqi town of sinjar from isis fighters. cnn’s nick paton walsh reports. Backed by u.s. led coalition airstrikes, iraq's kurdish special forces are battling to retake the northern iraqi town of sinjar from isis fighters. cnn's nic. Baghdad (ap) — kurdish iraqi fighters launched a long awaited offensive to retake the strategic town of sinjar from the islamic state group and in the first hours of the battle thursday seized control of one the extremist group's key supply lines into the town. here's a look at sinjar, which was overrun by the is last year, and the town's importance in the overall battle against the sunni.
Backed by u.s. led coalition airstrikes, iraq's kurdish special forces are battling to retake the northern iraqi town of sinjar from isis fighters. cnn's nic. Baghdad (ap) — kurdish iraqi fighters launched a long awaited offensive to retake the strategic town of sinjar from the islamic state group and in the first hours of the battle thursday seized control of one the extremist group's key supply lines into the town. here's a look at sinjar, which was overrun by the is last year, and the town's importance in the overall battle against the sunni. U.s. backed forces captured the strategic isis held town of sinjar on friday after a day of battling the extremists. "sinjar has been liberated," the president of iraqi kurdish region masoud. 12 november 2015. the bbc's jim muir joined kurdish forces on the front line before they entered sinjar. kurdish forces say they are making progress in a major offensive they have launched against.
U.s. backed forces captured the strategic isis held town of sinjar on friday after a day of battling the extremists. "sinjar has been liberated," the president of iraqi kurdish region masoud. 12 november 2015. the bbc's jim muir joined kurdish forces on the front line before they entered sinjar. kurdish forces say they are making progress in a major offensive they have launched against.
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