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Pope calls for greater empathy in Christmas Eve mass


Wednesday, 24 December, 2014 , 22:03 AFP Pope Francis urged people to have greater empathy towards family and friends with problems in his Christmas Eve mass on Wednesday, saying the world "needs tenderness" and warmth.

Pope offers Christmas phone greetings to Iraqi refugees


Wednesday, 24 December, 2014 , 21:16 AFP Pope Francis spoke by telephone to Iraqis living in a displaced people's camp near the main Kurdish city Arbil on Wednesday, assuring them they were in his Christmas thoughts.

Pope offers Christmas phone greetings to Iraqi refugees


Wednesday, 24 December, 2014 , 18:43 AFP Pope Francis spoke by telephone to Iraqis living in a displaced people's camp near the main Kurdish city Arbil on Wednesday, assuring them they were in his Christmas thoughts.

Iraq Kurd chief hails advances in anti-jihadist battle


Sunday, 21 December, 2014 , 14:58 AFP Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani hailed advances by peshmerga fighters against the Islamic State group Sunday as they battled the jihadists for a northern town with the backing of US-led strikes.

Iraq Kurd chief visits Mt Sinjar after siege broken


Sunday, 21 December, 2014 , 12:30 AFP Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani hailed victories over the Islamic State jihadist group during a visit on Sunday to Mount Sinjar, which had been besieged by the militants for months.

Iraq Kurd chief visits Mt Sinjar after siege broken


Sunday, 21 December, 2014 , 11:12 AFP Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani hailed victories over the Islamic State jihadist group during a visit on Sunday to Mount Sinjar, which had been besieged by the militants for months.

Iraq Kurds deliver aid to Mt Sinjar, expand operation


Saturday, 20 December, 2014 , 17:26 AFP Kurdish peshmerga forces delivered aid on Mount Sinjar and expanded a major offensive against jihadist-held areas in northwestern Iraq on Saturday after breaking a months-old siege.

Kurds press Sinjar operation in north Iraq


Saturday, 20 December, 2014 , 13:29 AFP Iraqi Kurdish and allied forces on Saturday pressed on with a vast operation to wrest back swathes of land from the Islamic State jihadist group.

Iraq Kurds press fightback as top jihadist reported killed


Friday, 19 December, 2014 , 16:12 AFP Kurdish forces pressed their biggest offensive against the Islamic State group so far Friday, buoyed by US reports that jihadist supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's top aide in Iraq has been killed.

Iraq Kurds press fightback as top jihadist reported killed


Friday, 19 December, 2014 , 11:06 AFP Kurdish forces pressed their biggest offensive against the Islamic State group so far on Friday, buoyed by US reports that jihadist supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's top aide in Iraq has been killed.