KURDISTAN
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‘Heavy clashes’ as US-backed forces make final push against IS
Omar Oil Field (Syria) (AFP) – US-backed forces were locked in fierce fighting Sunday as they pressed the battle against the last shred of the Islamic State group’s “caliphate” in eastern Syria. The jihadists overran [...] -
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Lilwa Abdullah: Victory against ISIS in Deir ez-Zor is close
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5 killed as Afrin Liberation Forces hit Turkish-backed jihadists in Mare
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Trapped in shrinking Syria holdout, IS turns to human shields
INTERNATIONAL
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Battle to oust IS from last bastion in Syria
Beirut (AFP) – Since February 9 the Arab-Kurdish alliance of the Syrian Democratic Forces backed by the US have been on an offensive against the last dregs of the Islamic State group in Syria. After [...] -
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US-backed fighters close in on last IS-held village in Syria
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U.S.-backed Syrian force launches ‘final battle’ against Islamic State
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MIDDLE EAST
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Battle to oust IS from last bastion in Syria
Beirut (AFP) – Since February 9 the Arab-Kurdish alliance of the Syrian Democratic Forces backed by the US have been on an offensive against the last dregs of the Islamic State group in Syria. After [...] -
Kurds net 63 in Syria sweep of jihadist sleeper cells
Beirut (AFP) – A Kurdish-led force arrested 63 suspected militants in the Syrian city of Raqa Thursday during an operation against jihadist sleeper cells, it said in a statement. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said [...] -
IS ‘caliphate’ down to 1% percent as final assault nears
Beirut (AFP) – The Islamic State group’s “caliphate” has shrunk to less than one percent of its original size, the US-led coalition said Thursday, as a final onslaught in eastern Syria loomed. Kurdish-led forces spearheading the [...]
In the Spotlight
Dominik Paris is the new super-g World Champion
ARE , Sweden – Also the men kicked off their World Championships Åre 2019 with today’s super-g. And the gold medal went to Italy’s Dominik Paris, who finished ahead of Johan Clarey and Vincent Kriechmayr, [...]
KDN SPORT
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Dominik Paris is the new super-g World Champion
ARE , Sweden – Also the men kicked off their World Championships Åre 2019 with today’s super-g. And the gold medal went to Italy’s Dominik Paris, who finished ahead of Johan Clarey and Vincent Kriechmayr, [...] -
Shiffrin golden in super-G to kick off World Ski Championships in Åre
ARE, Sweden – American Mikaela Shiffrin opened the 2019 Åre FIS Alpine World Ski Championships by claiming the fourth World Championship title of her career but her first in super-G on Tuesday in a nailbiter race [...] -
The Alpine World Ski Championship in Are set to ‘Inspire the World to Ski’
The 2019 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Are (SWE) got underway today, with FIS President Gian Franco Kasper officially declaring the event open this evening during the Opening Ceremony. Kasper met the media this afternoon [...] -
Redemption podium for Swenn Larsson as Shiffrin wins Maribor slalom
Anna Swenn Larsson of Sweden rebounded from disappointment in Flachau to claim the second podium of her career and her first since 2014 in the Maribor (SLO) slalom of the Golden Fox Trophy race to [...] -
Vlhova and Shiffrin tie for GS win in Maribor
In the final World Cup giant slalom race ahead of the Åre 2019 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Slovakian Petra Vlhova and American Mikaela Shiffrin proved they are both the fastest technical female skiers by [...] -
Mikaela Shiffrin wins her third super-G of the season
Mikaela Shiffrin maintained her perfect record in super-G races entered in the 2018/19 season on Sunday as she claimed her third victory in the discipline at Cortina d’Ampezzo (ITA). The World Cup Overall leader skipped the [...]
