Friday, 24 October, 2014 , 15:12 AFP — Syria's Kurds reacted coolly Friday to the prospect of hundreds of rebel fighters joining their defence of the border town of Kobane, suggesting they should focus on fighting jihadists elsewhere.
Friday, 24 October, 2014 , 13:41 AFP — Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region will next week send up to 200 fighters to aid the defenders of the embattled Syrian border town of Kobane, an official announced Friday, drawing objections from some lawmakers.
Friday, 24 October, 2014 , 12:52 AFP — Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region will send next week up to 200 fighters from its peshmerga security forces to aid the embattled Syrian town of Kobane, a spokesman said Friday.
Friday, 24 October, 2014 , 12:16 AFP — Hundreds of Syrian rebels are to reinforce Kurdish fighters defending the border town of Kobane, neighbouring Turkey said Friday, as Washington voiced confidence its fall to jihadists could be averted.
Friday, 24 October, 2014 , 11:26 AFP — The Iraqi parliament is divided over the planned deployment of Kurdish forces to aid the embattled Syrian town of Kobane, with some parliamentarians saying Friday the move violates the constitution.
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Friday, 24 October, 2014 , 03:22 AFP — After a tough day battling jihadists in northern Iraq, a group of young peshmerga fighters discuss English football results around a table littered with smartphones and vodka Red Bulls.
Thursday, 23 October, 2014 , 21:07 AFP — A bid by Islamic State jihadists to seize the Syrian border town of Kobane has stalled and Kurdish fighters likely will be able to hold out indefinitely with the help of American warplanes, US officials said Thursday.
Thursday, 23 October, 2014 , 14:31 AFP — If they let their eyes wander from the blackboard, a handful of children from Kobane can watch their town being bombarded from the windows of their new Turkish school.
Thursday, 23 October, 2014 , 13:49 AFP — US-led air strikes in Syria were reported Thursday to have killed more than 500 jihadists in a month, as Kurdish fighters prepared to reinforce the embattled border town of Kobane.
