Syria Needs Help Too

Shaun Keating News Feather Story 2014, Syria

ISIS takes key military air base in Syria Syria has been in a civil war since 2011. ISIS has grown rapidly in the chaos. ISIS has conquered large regions of northern Syria and Iraq. On Monday, ISIS took over an important military air base. Syria moved its military planes before ISIS took over. Syria says it is now ready for …

ISIS Beheads American

Shaun Keating ISIS, News Feather Story 2014

Video shows American journalist James Foley killed Foley was a journalist for GlobalPost and AFP. He was kidnapped in 2012 in Syria and never seen again. ISIS released a video on Tuesday showing Foley beheaded. It’s unknown when or where the video was recorded. US intelligence is determining the video’s authenticity. In the vid, ISIS demands the US cease military …

Iraq Is a Complete Mess

Shaun Keating News Feather Story 2014

New drama emerges in capital The president of Iraq has named a new Prime Minister. The old Prime Minister isn’t happy about being replaced. He ordered tanks and troops into Baghdad. The possibility of a military coup is very real. Meanwhile, in northern Iraq, tens-of-thousands of people have fled their homes to avoid slaughter by ISIL. The US is bombing …