In Amerli, Iraq An Unusual Alliance Defeated Islamic Radicals

For weeks, Iraqi Kurdish fighters had joined an unusual alliance to free this dusty highway town besieged by Islamic State fighters. Shiite militias, Iranian trainers and U.S. military pilots had all contributed, finally wresting the city from the Sunni extremists and saving the 15,000 residents from starvation or brutal slayings.
In Amerli, Iraq An Unusual Alliance Defeated Islamic Radicals