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Syria Kurds weather IS assault and await reinforcements


Wednesday, 22 October, 2014 , 02:31 AFP Kurdish defenders of the strategic Syrian border town of Kobane awaited reinforcements Wednesday after weathering another onslaught by Islamic State jihadists.

Syria Kurds weather IS assault as they await reinforcements


Tuesday, 21 October, 2014 , 20:08 AFP Kurdish defenders of the strategic Syrian border town of Kobane awaited reinforcements Tuesday after weathering another onslaught by Islamic State jihadists.

Kurds hold majority of Syrian town, IS stalled: US


Tuesday, 21 October, 2014 , 20:08 AFP Kurdish forces remain in control of most of the Syrian border town of Kobane and Islamic State jihadists have been unable to advance in the past several days, a US military spokesman said Tuesday.

Syria Kurds weather IS assault as they await reinforcements


Tuesday, 21 October, 2014 , 18:07 AFP Kurdish defenders of the strategic Syrian border town of Kobane awaited reinforcements Tuesday after weathering another onslaught by Islamic State jihadists.

Turkey unveils stringent new anti-protest laws


Tuesday, 21 October, 2014 , 17:43 AFP Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu unveiled sweeping new security laws branded as repressive by critics, saying those in possession of banned objects at protests would face up to four years in jail.

Turkey says Kurdish peshmerga fighters yet to cross to Syria


Tuesday, 21 October, 2014 , 15:35 AFP Turkey said Tuesday Kurdish peshmerga fighters based in Iraq have yet to cross into Syria from Turkish territory, a day after announcing it was assisting their transit to join the battle for the town of Kobane.

Syria Kurds weather IS assault as they await reinforcements


Tuesday, 21 October, 2014 , 14:29 AFP Kurdish fighters in the battleground Syrian town of Kobane weathered an onslaught by Islamic State group militants on Tuesday as they waited for promised reinforcements.

Turkey says Kurdish peshmerga fighters yet to cross to Syria


Tuesday, 21 October, 2014 , 14:15 AFP Turkey said Tuesday that Kurdish peshmerga fighters based in Iraq have yet to cross into Syria from Turkish territory, a day after announcing it was assisting their transit to join the fight for the town of Kobane.

Turkey says lawbreakers at protests to face four years in jail


Tuesday, 21 October, 2014 , 12:25 AFP Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu unveiled Tuesday details of a sweeping security reform branded as repressive by critics, saying those in possession of banned objects at protests would face up to four years in jail.

Syria Kurds weather IS assault as they await reinforcements


Tuesday, 21 October, 2014 , 10:05 AFP Kurdish fighters in the battleground Syrian town of Kobane weathered an onslaught by Islamic State group militants on Tuesday as they awaited promised reinforcements.