War

My Way News - IS cracks down on western Iraqi town after rare protest
My Way News reports: "Islamic State militants moved on Saturday to stamp out dissent in a remote western Iraqi town, detaining at least 70 and tying dozens of residents, including tribal leaders, to streetlight poles as a punishment, security officials said. The crackdown followed a rare street demonstration on Saturday to protest the extremist group's execution of a local resident, they said. [...] the town was gripped by fears that the group would carry out mass executions."

My Way News - Turkish jets join US-led coalition in airstrikes against IS
My Way News reports: "Turkish fighter jets have carried out their first airstrikes as part of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State group in Syria, Turkey announced on Saturday. A Foreign Ministry statement said the jets began attacking IS targets late Friday across the border in Syria that were deemed to be threats to Turkey. "