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At least 41 killed in Syria Kurd-jihadist fighting: NGO


Wednesday, 16 October, 2013 , 11:22

BEIRUT, Oct 16, 2013 (AFP) — At least 41 fighters have been killed in violent clashes pitting Kurds against jihadists and Islamist rebels in northeastern Syria, a monitoring group said on Wednesday.

Kurdish fighters from several villages in oil-rich Hasake province are engaged in combat against Al-Qaeda affiliated groups the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al-Nusra Front, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.