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Suicide bomber kills more than 20 at Syria Kurdish festival: monitor


Friday, 20 March, 2015 , 17:58 AFP A suicide bomber killed more than 20 people in an attack Friday on a Kurdish festival at Hasakeh in northeastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Suicide bomber kills more than 20 at Syria Kurdish festival: monitor


Friday, 20 March, 2015 , 17:44 AFP

IS claims beheading of three Iraqi Kurdish fighters


Friday, 20 March, 2015 , 10:18 AFP The Islamic State group claimed to have beheaded three Iraqi Kurdish fighters in an online video and threatened to kill more unless the Kurds stop bombardment of jihadist-controlled areas.

Iraq makes $412 mn payment to Kurdistan region: minister


Thursday, 19 March, 2015 , 20:05 AFP Baghdad is sending a payment of $412 million to Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, a sign that a budget deal between the two sides is still on track, the finance minister said Thursday.

US 'concerned' over alleged IS use of chlorine gas


Monday, 16 March, 2015 , 20:29 AFP The US military said Monday it is "concerned" about reports that Islamic State jihadists used chlorine gas in an attack against Kurdish forces, but it could not confirm the account.

Iraq Kurds say evidence IS used chlorine bomb


Saturday, 14 March, 2015 , 19:04 AFP Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan government has obtained evidence that the Islamic State group used chlorine in a car bomb attack against its peshmerga forces in January, a statement said Saturday.

US-led raids on IS in Syria after Kurdish plea: monitor


Saturday, 14 March, 2015 , 07:22 AFP The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group launched air strikes against the jihadists in a key Syrian village overnight after Kurdish forces appealed for action, a monitor said Saturday.

Syria Kurds urge US-led strikes as IS forces mass


Friday, 13 March, 2015 , 16:01 AFP Syrian Kurdish fighters urged the US-led coalition Friday to launch new air strikes on the Islamic State group as the jihadists brought in reinforcements for an attack in the northeast.

Turkey government steps back on controversial security bill


Friday, 13 March, 2015 , 11:55 AFP The Turkish government took an unexpected step back on its controversial homeland security bill, taking the legislation out of parliament and sending it back to a committee for further revision.

Kurds hold off IS attack on Syria border town: monitor


Thursday, 12 March, 2015 , 16:02 AFP Kurdish fighters on Thursday held off a fierce assault by the Islamic State group on the strategic border town of Ras al-Ain in northeast Syria, a monitoring group said.