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The article states that a military assault by Kurdish forces known as Peshmerga and supported by U.S. air power seized a portion of a highway near Sinjar, Iraq, in an effort to break a supply link between Iraqi and Syrian territory held by the militant organization Islamic State on November 12, 2015. According to the article, the Iraqi government pressured the U.S. government and allies to demonstrate success against Islamic State.

The article states that a member of the U.S. military was killed in action in Iraq on October 22, 2015, while participating in a joint mission by U.S. special forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in an attempt to free prisoners of the militant group Islamic State. According to the article, the operation raised questions about U.S. president Barack Obama's pledge to keep U.S. troops stationed in Iraq out of danger. The article presents comments from U.S. military spokesman colonel Steve Warren.

The article states that U.S. intelligence agencies believe that the militant Islamic organization Islamic State (ISIS) utilized chemical weapons in an attack against Kurdish forces in Syria and perhaps in attacks against Kurdish Peshmerga in Iraq in 2015. According to the article, U.S. intelligence agencies confirmed that ISIS used mustard agent in the Syrian attack and were awaiting confirmation concerning the use of blister agents in Iraq as of August 15, 2015. The article presents comments from U.S. senator Joni Ernst.

The article states that the militant Islamic organization Islamic State (ISIS) was suspected of using mustard agent against Kurdish fighters known as the Peshmerga in northern Iraq in mid-August 2015. According to the article, U.S. government officials indicated that ISIS could have obtained the chemical weapons in Syria. The article states that ISIS obtained control of Syrian territory near where forces of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad stored chemical weapons.

The article discusses efforts by the U.S. and other Western nations to train and equip members of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces to battle the Islamic State (ISIS) militant Islamic group. American, British, and French military advisers have been training Peshmerga fighters at sites in northern Iraq. Instruction in the use of sophisticated weaponry being provided the Peshmerga is a top priority.

The article discusses strategies used by terrorist group the Islamic State to slow Kurdish advancement, focusing on the attempts to recapture Jalawla, Iraq. Other topics include the use of land mines by the Islamic State, aid for the Kurdish by the U.S. and Iran, and the advance of the Peshmerga, the Kurdish military, on areas controlled by the Islamic State.

The article discusses an offensive in August 2014 by Kurdish peshmerga fighters and Iraqi ground forces, supported by U.S. air strikes, that succeeded in wresting control of the Mosul Dam in Mosul, Iraq from elements of the radical group the Islamic State (ISIS). Details are presented about the coordinated effort to retake the Dam, which was hailed by U.S. President Barack Obama.

The article discusses the Kurdish ground offensive in which guerillas linked to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), under the cover of U.S. airstrikes, fought against members of the Islamic State in Iraq & Syria (ISIS) to prevent its planned siege of Mosul Dam in Iraq. Topics include the U.S.' designation of the PKK as a terrorist organization, the PKK's leader Abdullah Ocalan's 2012 announcement of the PKK's peace talks with Turkey, and the PKK's assistance of Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces.

The article discusses efforts by the Kurdish Peshmerga military forces to battle the militant group Islamic State (ISIS) in northern Iraq. The Peshmerga are receiving military assistance from both Iran and the U.S., whose airstrikes against ISIS in August of 2014 have helped the Peshmerga regain ground previously lost to ISIS. Information is presented about potential risks and benefits posed to the U.S. from aiding the Peshmerga.

The article discusses the takeover of Mosul, Iraq by the terrorist organization the Islamic State, focusing on the analysis of the threat posed by the Islamic State by U.S. intelligence agencies. Other topics include the U.S. airstrike campaign against the Islamic State, the defeat of the Kurdish Peshmerga by the Islamic State, and the movement of Islamic State forces from Syria into Iraq.

The article discusses the retaliation by the Kurdish Peshmerga militia forces against the Islamic State terrorist organization in Iraq, focusing on the defense of lands infringed upon by the terrorists. Other topics include the nomination of Haider al-Abadi as a Prime Minister Candidate by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, airstrikes by the U.S. on the Islamic State, and criticism of the strikes and U.S. President Barack Obama by Republicans.

The article discusses developments on June 13, 2014 in an insurgency in Iraq led by the militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani called for Shiite volunteers to fight the insurgents. The U.S. said it and Iran had a common interest in subduing ISIS. Kurdish Peshmerga fighters occupied government offices in the towns of Saadiyah and Jalawia after they were abandoned by Iraqi soldiers.

The article discusses developments on June 12, 2014 in an insurgency in Iraq by the Sunni militant group Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS). Elements of Iran's Quds force reportedly entered Iraq to aid in the fight against ISIS. U.S. President Barack Obama said the U.S. was considering aid to the Iraqi government. Kurdish forces known as Peshmerga took control of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk.

The article reports that the Turkey Armed Forces has launched an attack against the Islamic State terrorist organization in Syria leaving the cooperation between North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) partners such as the U.S. to break down at the senior levels. Topics include the operation's alignment, the warning of the U.S. on its decline to provide air support to Turkey, and the accusation of Turkey against the Syrian Kurdish militia for being an extension of Kurdish separatist group.

The article reports that the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is considering emergency aid for Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq to help fight against the terrorist group Islamic State. Topics discussed include the impact of the lack of funds for salaries of fighters on the counter-Islamic State campaign, the weapons and ammunition given by U.S.-led coalition, and the need of food, stipends, and fuel by the fighters.

The article reports that the Salafi jihadist militant group Islamic State has conducted a surprise attack against the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in four locations in northern Iraq on December 16, 2015.