Islamic State War News Updates -- November 27, 2014

Thursday, 27 November 2014





Syrian Regime Bombards Islamic State Stronghold -- Wall Street Journal



Many Civilians Killed, Say Activists and Residents



BEIRUT—Syrian warplanes pounded the northern city of Raqqa, a stronghold of extremist group Islamic State, killing dozens of people, according to residents and antigovernment activists.



The U.S.-led coalition conducting airstrikes on Islamic State in Syria and Iraq has also attacked Raqqa as recently as Monday, showing how Western interests are aligning with those of President Bashar al-Assad ’s regime on at least one front in the multisided Syrian civil war.



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Islamic State War News Updates -- November 27, 2014



Syria Bombs Islamic-State Held Raqqa, Killing at Least 95 -- Bloomberg

Syria regime raids on Islamic State 'capital' kill 95 -- AFP

Syria airstrikes kill 95 in ISIS stronghold, report says -- CNN

Video Shows Body Bags and Carnage in the Streets of Raqqa After Syrian Government Airstrikes -- VICE

Syria: Strikes on 'Islamic State' in Raqqa kill dozens -- Deutsche Welle

US 'Horrified' at Syrian Government Bombing Raids -- VOA

US ‘horrified’ by Syrian regime raids, slams Assad -- AFP



Islamic State targeted in 17 air strikes by U.S., allies -- Reuters

US air strikes in Syria driving anti-Assad groups to support Isis -- The Guardian

Iraqi forces battle Islamic State jihadists in Ramadi, Kirkuk -- AFP

Kurdish forces kill tens of ISIS foreign fighters near Mosul dam -- Rudaw

Kurdish forces cite U.S. support is defeat of ISIL forces in Mosul -- World Tribune



ISIS Kidnaps Iraqi Defence Minister’s Family, Executes Female Parliament Candidates -- IBTimes

Islamic State: With incentives and brute force, terror group subdues tribes -- Washington Times

Islamic State destroys historic church in Mosul -- Christian Today

Islamic State imposes a reign of fear in Iraqi hospitals -- Washington Post

Islamic State attacks Iraqi border crossing with Jordan -- Long War Journal



Muslim MP: 2000 Britons fighting for Islamic State -- The Telegraph

Islamic State has lured 550 Germans into fighting: spy agency -- Reuters

Christian militia fights Islamic State in northern Syria -- Deutsche Welle

Our flag shall fly over Jerusalem, Islamic State says -- i24



A-10s deployed to take on the Islamic State -- Stars and Stripes

The A-10 fighter jet will launch airstrikes against the Islamic State -- Washington Post

Pentagon ready to supply $1.6B in chemical warfare gear to Iraqi and Kurdish forces in fight vs. ISIS -- FOX News

US State Dep't Approves $800 Million Deal to Support Iraq Transport Planes -- Sputnik



There might be more than 200 female foreign militants in Syria. Are they victims or criminals? -- Washington Post

The Islamic State’s Stalled Offensive in Anbar Province -- Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, War On the Rocks

The Islamic State Reshapes the Middle East Political Map -- Value Walk

The Islamic State's Terrifying Strategy -- David Ignatius, Real Clear Politics

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