ISIS Wins on 2 Fronts

Shaun Keating Iraq, ISIS, Islam, News Feather Story 2015, Syria

ISIS has won 2 major victories in the last week. Source article from CNN.com (opens in new tab) ISIS captured 2 cities this week: one in Iraq and one in Syria. In Iraq, ISIS took control of Ramadi, capital of Anbar province. Ramadi is just 75 miles east of Baghdad. In Syria, ISIS took the city of Palmyra on Thursday. …

ISIS Captures Ramadi

Shaun Keating Iraq, ISIS, Islam, News Feather Story 2015

Strategic city falls to ISIS after months of fighting. Ramadi is in central Iraq. It has a population of ~200,000. ISIS and Iraqi forces have been fighting over it for months. Thursday night, ISIS launched a massive offensive. It included suicide bombers in cars with explosives. The fighting continued through the night and into Friday. ISIS’s black flag has been …

Mid-East Update

Shaun Keating Iraq, Israel/Gaza, News Feather Story 2014

Israel, Gaza, and Iraq Iraq ISIS attempted to capture a strategic dam. In the past, ISIS has used dams to flood cities. Iraqi and Kurdish forces, aided by US, drove ISIS from dam. Israel and Gaza Israel/Hamas ceasefire ended abruptly on Tuesday. 3 rockets were fired into Israel this morning from Gaza. Hamas says they didn’t do it. Israel responded …

Violence in Palestine and Israel Continues

Shaun Keating News Feather Story 2014

An update on the violence   Israel and Palestine have been bombing each other for 2 weeks. On July 10, Israel Chief of Staff approved plans for ground strike in Gaza. Israeli air attacks also increased. 618 Palestinians have been killed and 3,750 wounded. The UN says that 70%-80% are civilians. 28 Israeli soldiers and 2 civilians have died. Israel …