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Iraqi Kurds approve sending fighters to aid Syrian town
World
October 23, 2014
Iraqi Kurds approve sending fighters to aid Syrian town
Iraqi Kurdish lawmakers approved a plan on Wednesday to send fighters to the Syrian town of Kobani to relieve fellow…
Monitor: Islamic State wins ground from Syrian government in east
World
October 21, 2014
Monitor: Islamic State wins ground from Syrian government in east
Islamic State won territory from Syrian government forces in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Tuesday, its first gain…
Turkey says aiding Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross into Kobane
World
October 20, 2014
Turkey says aiding Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross into Kobane
Turkey on Monday said it was assisting Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters to cross its borders to join Syrian Kurdish forces…
Islamic State seizes one third of Syrian town Kobani
World
October 9, 2014
Islamic State seizes one third of Syrian town Kobani
Islamic State fighters have seized more than a third of the Syrian border town of Kobani despite US-led air strikes…
Kurds say air strikes push Islamic State back from Kobani
World
October 8, 2014
Kurds say air strikes push Islamic State back from Kobani
US-led air strikes on Wednesday pushed Islamic State fighters back to the edges of the Syrian Kurdish border town of…
Islamic State moves into south west of Syrian Kurdish town
World
October 7, 2014
Islamic State moves into south west of Syrian Kurdish town
Islamic State fighters advanced into the south west of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani overnight, a monitoring group said…
Kurds vow to fight to the last as Islamic State tightens grip on Syrian town
World
October 6, 2014
Kurds vow to fight to the last as Islamic State tightens grip on Syrian town
Outgunned Kurdish fighters vowed on Monday not to abandon their increasingly desperate efforts to defend the Syrian border town of…
US-led strikes hit jihadists closing on key Syria border town
World
September 30, 2014
US-led strikes hit jihadists closing on key Syria border town
US-led strikes hit Islamic State group fighters closing on a key town on Syria's border with Turkey overnight as Ankara…
NGO: Syria Kurdish-jihadist battle kills 49
World
July 31, 2014
NGO: Syria Kurdish-jihadist battle kills 49
A fierce battle between Syrian Kurds and Islamic State jihadists has killed nearly 50 fighters from both sides as the…
Girl killed, eight people hurt in Iraqi airstrike: Kurdish official
World
July 7, 2014
Girl killed, eight people hurt in Iraqi airstrike: Kurdish official
A 12-year-old girl has been killed and eight other civilians wounded in an Iraqi airstrike on a Kurdish-held town in…