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syyuge:
Isis offensive: Obama puts faith in allies with little proof of their worth
US president's partners in battle against militants in Iraq and Syria have previously failed to stand up when tested

After securing broad regional support for his coalition against Islamic State (Isis) Barack Obama is now turning to the second part of his strategy: empowering proxies on the ground who – in theory – will finish what air strikes started.

The US president's plan, though, invests immense faith in partners and would-be allies that have done little to display their worth in alliances that are, in many cases, at least a decade old. Of all the US-backed armies or rebel groups in the region, only a few have stood up when tested – and none of them recently.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/12/isis-offensive-obama-faith-unproven-allies

Whatever it is, but it is a consolation that it will further prolong the protracted war of the muslamic infighting.

syyuge:
With U.S. help, determined Kurds push back ISIS in fiery battle:

It began before dawn: One thousand troops taking up position.

The goal? Push ISIS fighters back toward Mosul and farther from Irbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdish region.

ISIS had already destroyed a bridge linking the two cities a month ago, hoping to prevent any opposing force from advancing on Mosul -- the country's second largest city.

But the Kurdish fighting force, known as the Peshmerga, found another way, taking a long route around, traveling on dirt roads through mountainous areas -- first north, then west, then back south, past the bridge.

There were two U.S. airstrikes northwest of Irbil, according to the U.S. military. That's the same area where the Peshmerga operation was underway.

The strikes targeted an armored vehicle and ISIS fighting position, according to the military.

The Peshmerga estimated it faced about 100 ISIS fighters, killing between 20 and 30 of them. Six or seven members of the Kurdish forces were killed in explosions, a commander said.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/16/world/meast/isis-threat/index.html?iref=obnetwork

syyuge:
Turkey opens border to 45,000 Kurds fleeing Isis militants in Syria:
Eight crossing points opened to allow in people fleeing Islamic State fighters who have seized control of 60 villages near border:

Tens of thousands of Syrian Kurds have fled across the border into Turkey in the last 24 hours to escape Islamic State (Isis) fighters, the Turkish government has said.

The country opened eight crossing points along a 20-mile (32km) stretch from Akcakale to Mursitpinar, allowing about 45,000 Kurds to escape from the Islamist extremists, the deputy prime minister, Numan Kurtulmus, said on Saturday.

The exodus began as Isis fighters seized control of 60 Kurdish villages near the border in a two-day campaign as they approach the town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab.

Kobane, in Aleppo province, is Syria's third-largest Kurdish town and would give Isis control of a long stretch of the country's northern border with Turkey, which fears that a further 100,000 Kurds could seek refuge as they flee possible reprisal attacks by the jihadists.

A spokesperson for the People's Protection Units, one of the Kurdish groups battling Isis, said his fighters' weapons were no match for the looted US arms the militants took from fleeing Iraqi soldiers in June.

"Isis has highly advanced and sophisticated American weapons. We need weapons too," said Redur Xelil. "Isis is now aiming to take over Kobane, as they aimed to take over Erbil."

Masoud Barzani, the Iraqi Kurdish leader, has called for international action to protect the Kobane region, saying the insurgents must be "hit and destroyed wherever they are".

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/20/turkey-opens-borders-45000-kurds-fleeing-isis-syria

The protracted war of muslamic infighting sharpening its intensity and widening its area.

syyuge:
U.S., Arab Coalition Attack ISIS in Syria:
Drones, bombers, fighters target Islamic State group while U.S. also begins strikes against a deadly al-Qaida offshoot.

The U.S. and a group of five Arab nations began airstrikes against Islamic extremist targets in Syria late Monday, following through on President Barack Obama’s promise to expand the war against the Islamic State group while also targeting a separate insurgent network there believed to be a direct threat to the U.S. homeland.

A mix of American fighters, bombers and drones, along with ships operating in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf bearing Tomahawk cruise missiles, began targeting key Islamic State group strongholds in Syria, including Raqqa, Dayr az Zawr, al Hasakah and Abu Kamal late Monday. In all, 14 strikes were conducted by aircraft from the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. The USS Arleigh Burke and USS Philippine Sea launched 47 Tomahawks.

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/09/23/us-arab-coalition-attack-isis-in-syria

The great infighting among the sunni muslamics as a part of the larger protracted war of the muslamic infighting begins.

syyuge:
Alliance from hell: Al Nusra fighters in Syria want to merge with ISIS – creating united army of fanatics

    Al Qaeda affiliate in Syria under pressure from members to merge with ISIS
    Demand for alliance comes after both groups were hit by U.S.-led air strikes
    But sources say it may not work without weaker Al Nusra merging with ISIS
    Groups share ideology but split during power struggle between 3 leaders

Al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria is facing mounting pressure from its members to form an ultra-alliance with the rival Islamic State to confront a common enemy after U.S.-led air strikes hit both groups this week.

Al Nusra, long one of the most effective forces fighting Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, was weakened this year by battles with Islamic State, an Al Qaeda splinter group that routinely employs ruthless methods such as beheadings and mass executions.

U.S.-led air and missile strikes, which have hit Al Nusra as well as Islamic State bases in Syria, have angered many Al Nusra members who say the West and its allies have joined forces in a 'crusader' campaign against Islam.

The two share the same ideology and rigid Islamic beliefs, but fell out during a power struggle that pitted Islamic State head Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi against Al Qaeda chief Ayman Zawahri and Al Nusra Front leader Abu Mohammad al-Golani.

But merging would require pledging loyalty to Islamic State, which has declared a caliphate in territory it controls in Iraq and Syria, which would effectively put an end to the Al Nusra Front, fighters in the group say.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2770833/Alliance-hell-Al-Nusra-fighters-Syria-want-merge-ISIS-creating-united-army-fanatics.html

Now sunni caliphate may gather more strength to fight against the sunni kingdoms and emirates to further consolidate the protracted war of the muslamic terrorist infighting.

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