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Syria Kurds advance in heart of Kobane: monitor


Tuesday, 18 November, 2014 , 11:20 AFP Syrian Kurds fighting the Islamic State group in the flashpoint town of Kobane made new gains Tuesday, expelling the jihadists from several central buildings and seizing weapons, a monitor said.

Baghdad-Kurd deal eases threat to Iraq unity: minister


Friday, 14 November, 2014 , 11:02 AFP A preliminary deal between Baghdad and Iraq's Kurdish region on long-running financial disputes has reduced a threat to national unity, the oil minister said Friday.

UN hails 'important' step in Baghdad-Kurd row


Friday, 14 November, 2014 , 07:47 AFP An initial deal between Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region and Baghdad aimed at resolving long-standing budget and oil disputes is "a very important first step," the United Nations said on Friday.

Kurds say deal reached with Baghdad over oil, salaries


Thursday, 13 November, 2014 , 19:47 AFP Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan said Thursday it had reached a breakthrough deal with Baghdad in a long-standing dispute over oil sales and salary payments.

Syria Kurds sever jihadist supply route to Kobane: monitor


Wednesday, 12 November, 2014 , 10:53 AFP Kurdish forces fighting the Islamic State group in the flashpoint Syrian town of Kobane on Wednesday cut off a key supply route used by the jihadists, a monitoring group said.

Syria Kurds 'recapture' areas of Kobane from IS


Tuesday, 11 November, 2014 , 12:23 AFP Kurds battling the Islamic State jihadist group in Kobane were making advances in the flashpoint Syrian town on the border with Turkey, local officials and a monitor said.

Syria Kurds 'recapture' areas of Kobane from IS


Tuesday, 11 November, 2014 , 11:21 AFP Kurds battling the Islamic State jihadist group in Kobane reportedly made advances Tuesday in the south of the flashpoint Syrian town on the border with Turkey.

Syrian Kurds give women equal rights, snubbing jihadists


Sunday, 9 November, 2014 , 18:15 AFP The local government in a majority Kurdish area of Syria has passed a decree granting women equal rights in what a monitoring group called "an affront" to discriminatory jihadist moves.

US-led air raids hit jihadist-held Syria oil field


Saturday, 8 November, 2014 , 10:10 AFP US-led air strikes hit jihadist positions in the north and east of Syria, including an oil field, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday.

Iraqi Kurds exported $2.87 bn in oil this year


Friday, 7 November, 2014 , 20:04 AFP Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region has exported $2.87 billion of oil by pipeline and truck since the beginning of 2014, it announced in a statement on Friday.