Battling isis in iraq helps prevent terror attacks at home. Fighting isis on the frontline with the ypj red pepper. All the planes i saw were american or french which is shaming for a british person. In late 2015, the peshmerga quietly opened their base in makhmour, which is fifteen minutes from the front line, so. Authorities believe that a cell of french and belgian isis recruits carried out the november 2015 attacks in paris that killed people, as well as the march 2016 suicide bombings in brussels that claimed at least 30 lives. Filmed by three former soldiers, this documentary follows british me. Us fighters pictured near raqqa as syrian rebels start. The brits battling isis, weds sep 16 at 10pm on channel 4.
Isis militants stormed the air base in northeast syria on sunday, capturing most of it from government forces after days of fighting over the strategic location, a witness and a monitoring group said. So far an estimated few dozen westerners have joined kurdish fighters battling. Us fighters pictured near raqqa as syrian rebels start antiisis offensive rt photos 6 nov, 2016 19. Britain, france needs you in this fight against isis. The sdf is a militia alliance formed in 2015 to fight isis, with the ypg kurdish force, one of syrias most powerful militias, as its backbone. Uk policy towards kurds is shameful, says city worker. Since filming, two of the three volunteers has returned to fight in syria and seven of the kurds in the unit have been killed in battle. Moscow the presidents of france and russia agreed thursday to tighten cooperation in the fight against the islamic state of iraq and syria isis, although they remained at odds over their. The brits battling isis is on channel 4 at 10pm on wednesday. The brits battling isis was a vivid reminder, following three men who had left comfortable lives in britain to join kurdish militia units fighting against isis. The french president arrived in baghdad today to meet french troops and top. French special forces targeting french citizens fighting. Watch brits battling isis documentary frontline fighting the brits battling isis chaos documentary on dailymotion.
Rugged battle footage fails to explain why a 40yearold man from stokeontrent feels driven to put his life. Turkish army warns it will treat brits fighting isis as. The largescale offensive against the terrorists strongholds started after air support from russian bomber jets. France, russia to tighten cooperation against isis cbs news. The rise of isis new might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. Iraqs military has been battling isis since the militants invaded iraq from syria in 2014 with barely any resistance. There also seems to be a worrying amount of explosives expertise among the new isis recruits. Rts murad gazdiev has been to the area of hama where heavy fighting is taking place between isis and syrian troops.
Francois hollande has told his countrys forces in iraq that battling isis abroad helps prevent attacks at home. Isis has made their hatred of the french known for some time, even exhorting french muslims to take up jihad against their fellow countrymen. Ahmad alrubaye afp getty images the question of what to do with captured isis fighters has vexed many european countries who have nationals fighting for the terrorist group. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. Isis is clearly interested in putting that french military training to good use, as it is reported that the defectors have been assigned to train and lead squads of french muslims recruited by the islamic state to fight in syria. Sentenced to death by a kuwaiti court for his links to the 1983 u. French cameraman olivier sarbil spent 6 weeks embedded with an elite unit of the iraqi special forces as they struggled to recapture the city of mosul that had fallen to islamic state in just two. Battling isis on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account to set recordings for the show when it airs click the schedule new recording link above. The inside story of three untrained british volunteers with no family connections to the middle east who heed the call to take up arms with kurdish fighters to reclaim rojava from the islamic state. Meet the american vigilantes who are fighting isis a ragtag group of fighters from america and europe have joined the fight against extremists in syria. Battling isis is a tv show on australian national television from sbs one with an average rating of 3.
Kimmie taylor is a 27yearold woman from blackburn, who after just 10 days military training is attached as a media officer to the ypj, the womens defence force allied to the ypg peoples defence unit, the mainly kurdish revolutionary militants fighting to liberate communities from the oppressive rule of isisdaesh. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of frontline fighting. Reported by tamer elghobashy, maria abihabib, and benoit faucon, the journals may 30, 2017 article says that french special forces have for months enlisted iraqi soldiers to. W hy do some british citizens leave the safety of home to fight a foreign war. Meet the allfemale yazidi battalion who were raped and. Battling isis tv show australian tv guide 9entertainment. Its obvious that isis is targeting the country of france november 2015 attacks, the nice massacre, just to name a couple. Report from the frontline where syrian troops fighting. The selfproclaimed islamic state brutally besieged rojava the kurdish region fresh from fighting for syrian independence. France steps up involvement in fight against isis msnbc.
Watch frontlines documentary on the conflicting interests of allies in the u. The brits battling isis channel 4 is supposed to answer the question, we arent offered. They are fighting for a totalitarian sect, and the only thing youd likely hear out of them is the same old daesh bullshit of which theres too many on the internet already. An iraqi counter terrorism forces member stands guard in the mosul. The rise of isis, on pbss frontline, offers a primer on the islamic state, the brutal, evergrowing militant group in iraq and syria. Authorities believe that a cell of french and belgian isis recruits carried out the november 2015 attacks in paris that killed people, as well as the march 2016 suicide bombings in. On the frontline, produced by ahlulbayt tv, places us at the epicenter of this everevolving cancer, and follows the brave iraqi citizens who have dared to stand united in their defiance of isis. Report from the frontline where syrian troops are fighting isis 12 oct, 2015 06. Battling isis 2015 documentary, new on netflix canada released on saturday, december 31, 2016. Meet the allfemale yazidi battalion who were raped and tortured but are now sworn to fight isis. Im sure theres some humanity left in them, probably behind many layers of denial. As iraqs prime minister announces the end of major military operations against isis, here are four documentaries to watch on the evolution of the threat. French skating chief steps down amid sexual abuse scandal. Turkish army warns it will treat brits fighting isis as terrorists.
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