01Mar/15 Islamic State under pressure as Kurds seize Syrian town March 1, 2015WarAsia, Assyrian people, Eastern al-Hasakah offensive, Fertile Crescent, Governorates of Syria, HAMIS, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Kobani, Kurdish language, Kurdish people, Kurdish protests in Iraq, Kurdish YPG militia, Kurds in Syria, Middle East, Politics, Politics of the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria, Rami Abdulrahman, Redur Xelil, Rojava–Islamist conflict, Suleima, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Tell Hamis, THOMSON REUTERS GROUP LIMITED, United States, War/Conflictsmbale Kurds push Islamic State back towards Iraqi border but fate of abducted Assyrian Christians unknown. Continue reading →