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Syria Kurds target new border town after retaking Kobane


Monday, 9 February, 2015 , 20:06 AFP — Syrian Kurdish forces have set their sights on taking back from jihadists Tal Abyad, another strategic town on the border with Turkey, after recapturing Kobane, a monitor said Monday.

Kurds recapture ground from IS north of Mosul: US


Monday, 9 February, 2015 , 17:33 AFP — Kurdish forces backed up by US-led air strikes have recaptured territory from Islamic State jihadists near the strategic city of Mosul in northern Iraq, the American military said Monday.

Syria Kurds seize from IS a third of villages around Kobane: monitor


Sunday, 8 February, 2015 , 12:02 AFP — Syrian Kurdish forces have recaptured more than a third of the villages around Kobane from the Islamic State group since routing the jihadists from the town a fortnight ago, a monitor said Sunday.

Syria Kurds seize dozens of villages from IS: monitor


Friday, 6 February, 2015 , 13:06 AFP — Syrian Kurdish fighters have seized dozens of villages from Islamic State group jihadists around the town of Kobane on the Turkish border, expanding their control in the area, a monitor said Friday.

Syria Kurds advance, face 'no resistance' near Kobane: monitor


Wednesday, 4 February, 2015 , 17:01 AFP — Syrian Kurdish forces made fresh advances Wednesday near the flashpoint town of Kobane, bringing the number of villages they have recaptured from the Islamic State group to 50, a monitor said.

Syria Kurds mourn Jordan pilot as 'martyr' of Kobane


Wednesday, 4 February, 2015 , 12:41 AFP — Syrian Kurdish fighters in the battleground town of Kobane commemorated Jordanian pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh as a "martyr" after his brutal execution by their jihadist foes, an activist said Wednesday.

Nearly 1,000 Iraq Kurds killed fighting IS since June


Wednesday, 4 February, 2015 , 12:21 AFP — Nearly 1,000 Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters have been killed battling the Islamic State jihadist group since June, a senior security official said on Wednesday.

Nearly 1,000 Iraq Kurds killed fighting IS since June


Wednesday, 4 February, 2015 , 12:05 AFP — Nearly 1,000 Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters have been killed fighting the Islamic State jihadist group since June, a senior security official said on Wednesday.

Nearly 1,000 Iraq Kurds killed fighting IS since June: official


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Dutch journalist charged with 'terror propaganda' in Turkey


Monday, 2 February, 2015 , 18:54 AFP — Turkish prosecutors on Monday formally charged a Dutch journalist with "terrorist propaganda" and called for her to be jailed for up to five years, local media reported.