In battle for Sinjar, Iraqi Kurds block key IS supply line
MOUNT SINJAR, Iraq (AFP) — Iraqi Kurdish forces backed by US-led air
strikes blocked a key Islamic State group supply line with Syria
Thursday as they fought to retake the town of Sinjar from the jihadists.
A permanent cut in the supply line would hamper IS’s ability to move
fighters and supplies between northern Iraq and Syria, countries where
the jihadists hold significant territory and have declared a
“caliphate.” (READ MORE)