According to the daily, the Kurdish fighters (Peshmerga) forced ISIL militants to move back, despite of lacking the needed arms to face a force with a more sophisticated war logistic, which made the terrorists to respond with chemical weapons.
Due to the poor effectiveness shown by Baghdad's government to defeat the extremist forces, the article underlines that President Barack Obama has to help to organize and form a real Kurdish army.
The Times adds that Obama has so far refused to provide a substantial aid to the Kurds, due to the Department of State's only one Iraq policy, and Washington's fears that a strong Kurdistan could end fighting against the Iraqi Army for the territory in dispute, declare independence, and create frictions with Turkey.
Despite of being supplied with obsolete arms, a few dozens of armored vehicles and tanks, the Kurds' advancements have been significant in the Iraqi territory, reported the Times, and now see the seizure of the ISIL modern arsenal as their source of supply.
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