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Iraqi Kurdish forces retake town from jihadists


Saturday, 25 October, 2014 , 14:16 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish forces on Saturday retook the northern town of Zumar from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists after weeks of fighting, a senior officer said.

IS attacks crossing as Kobane awaits Iraq Kurd relief


Saturday, 25 October, 2014 , 13:04 AFP — Islamic State group fighters made a new bid to cut off the Syrian border town of Kobane from neighbouring Turkey Saturday as preparations gathered pace to deploy Iraqi Kurdish reinforcements.

Grateful for US strikes, Syrian Kurds name baby 'Obama'


Saturday, 25 October, 2014 , 03:02 AFP — Sultan Muslim, a Syrian Kurd, had no doubt what to name her seventh child when he was born, safely in Turkey, after a harrowing month-long flight from her home in Kobane: Obama.

Syria Kurds sceptical about rebels reinforcing Kobane


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.

Iraq Kurds to send up to 200 fighters to Syria next week


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.

Iraq Kurds to send up to 200 fighters to Syria next week


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.

Turkey to allow Syria rebels to reinforce Kobane


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.

Iraq MPs divided over Kurdish deployment to Syria


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.

Erdogan says 1,300 Free Syria fighters to join Kurds in battle for Kobane


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Peshmerga 2.0: New generation of Kurd fighters in Iraq


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.