ISIS Taking More Ground

Shaun Keating Iraq, ISIS, News Feather Story 2014

Terror group closes on Baghdad

ISIS continues march through Iraq.

  1. The fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria is not going well.
  2. The US is conducting airstrikes but ISIS is still advancing.
  3. ISIS came within 15.5 miles (25 km) of Baghdad airport.
  4. Iraqi forces are threatening to flee unless US intervenes.
  5. But Iraq officials say they don’t want US ground forces.
  6. In Kobani, a key city on Syria/Turkish border, ISIS is winning.
  7. If it falls, ISIS will have 3 border crossings along Syria/Turkey.