And kurdish troops continue to move closer to the city held by isis militants are doing everything they can to resist burning sulfur to create a black that cloud over the battlefield roadracing roads and buildings with ieds and sending suicide bombers to attack Coalition Forces one by one the towns on the outskirts are following defenses secretary ash carter stressed the battle to free muscle. Meantime sunday antiwar activist tom hayden passed santa monica after a long illness he made headlines back in the 60s with his activism has managed to james fonda and trips to North Vietnam during the war in later years he became an author and lecturer in california lawmaker he served it nearly 20 years in the California State Senate tom hayden was 76 years old olympic figure skater Scott Hamilton is facing another health scare after doctors found a third tumor in his brain and 58 yearold testicular cancer in 1997 the embattled to previous brain tumors and first in 2004 and then again in 2010 he