Amid offensive, Iraqi Kurds cut Islamic State supply line

Friday, November 13, 2015

SINJAR, Iraq -- Supported by U.S.-led airstrikes, Kurdish Iraqi troops seized part of a highway Thursday that is used as a vital supply line by the Islamic State group, a key initial step in a major offensive to retake the strategic town of Sinjar from the militants.

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