Team Room weekly update: Keep your eyes on Libya and Iraq
The situation in Libya continues to heat up while the ISIS crisis grinds on in the Middle East.
Peshmerga
Watch: Peshmerga Dizha Tiror, (Counter Terrorism Group) Devastates ISIS
The Peshmerga Dizha Tiror, (Counter Terrorism Group) was established through the guidance and training of Delta Force and the British SAS. The selection and training for Dizha Tiror, was based on the experience of Delta Force and the SAS, but was tailored to meet the unique the mission set of the Kurdish Counter Terrorism Group. A […]
Peshmerga troops running on empty in fight against ISIS
Kurdish Peshmerga forces – arguably the most effective ground troops battling the Islamic State terror group in Iraq – have been fighting for the past three months without a paycheck, according to experts and a top official from the region. “Unless we get direct [financial] support, we will not be able to continue the way we […]
A volunteer fighter’s key to maintaining sanity on and off the battlefield
I find that laughter is indeed the best medicine and really does strengthen the soul, one’s sanity, and unit cohesion.
Letter to the editor: Article about foreign fighter frauds in Kurdistan spot on
This message isn’t really for the editor, per se, but for Kurt T. His recent article and opinion on the foreign volunteers in Kurdistan is spot on.
Qalubna Ma’kum: Foreign-fighter frauds in Kurdistan
Qalubna Ma’kum has since been kicked out of 9th Brigade. This proves what I’ve said about staying home if you’re a volunteer here for the wrong reasons.
Practicality versus morality: Is ‘mercenary’ a dirty word?
A mercenary is traditionally defined as a person “primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics,” but I feel that’s incorrect.
Peshmerga fighter’s insurance policy: Fighting until the last bullet
Carrying a suicide bullet might seem an extremely dark and demented concept, but for me, it’s just symbolic of my limitations as a volunteer.
Watch: ISIS used tunnels in Sinjar to evade and escape
When the Kurdish Peshmerga militias recaptured Sinjar, Iraq, they found an extensive network of tunnels that ISIS used to evade and escape airstrikes.
Watch as American Volunteers train the Peshmerga to fight ISIS
Training Peshmerga is a challenge in that comes with new and unique obstacles to adapt to every day.
I volunteered to fight in Syria…and ended up in a Kurdish prison
I had an opportunity to chat with a friend of mine, Red, who went to fight for the Kurdish Peshmerga, but instead ended up incarcerated.
Peshmerga digging for landmines in Kurdistan
While searching for IEDs in Kurdistan, some members of the Peshmerga uncovered more than just a few landmines in their region. Watch as technicians unearth, and render inert, a line of landmines as far as the eye can see.
