On Saturday the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), captured the Kurdish town of Zumar and two nearby oil fields. It was also reported that the previous day the Islamists had taken control of the town of Sinjar next to the border with Syria, 1news.az reports.
Iraq to help Kurds in their fight against Islamic State
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has ordered the Air Force to support the Kurdish militias in their fight against the Sunni insurgents in the north. On Saturday the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), captured the Kurdish town of Zumar and two nearby oil fields. It was also reported that the previous day the Islamists had taken control of the town of Sinjar next to the border with Syria, 1news.az reports. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has ordered the Air Force to support the Kurdish militias in their fight against the Sunni insurgents in the north.
On Saturday the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), captured the Kurdish town of Zumar and two nearby oil fields. It was also reported that the previous day the Islamists had taken control of the town of Sinjar next to the border with Syria, 1news.az reports.
On Saturday the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), captured the Kurdish town of Zumar and two nearby oil fields. It was also reported that the previous day the Islamists had taken control of the town of Sinjar next to the border with Syria, 1news.az reports.
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