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.
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.
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.
Tuesday, 21 October, 2014 , 09:39 AFP — Shortly after midnight, when a curfew usually shrouds the Iraqi capital in silence, the thudding sounds of heavy machinegun fire ripped through the air and echoed across Baghdad.
Tuesday, 21 October, 2014 , 09:07 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 from Iraq.
Monday, 20 October, 2014 , 20:11 AFP — Kurds battling jihadists for the Syrian border town of Kobane welcomed a first US airdrop of weapons Monday as neighbouring Turkey said it will help Iraqi Kurds to support the fight.
Monday, 20 October, 2014 , 19:42 AFP — The United States on Monday praised a policy reversal by Turkey which agreed to allow Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross the border to help defend a besieged Syrian town.
Monday, 20 October, 2014 , 19:24 AFP — The Islamic State jihadist group on Monday attacked the Kurdish-controlled town of Qara Tapah, northeast of Baghdad, killing at least seven peshmerga troops and three civilians, officials said.
Monday, 20 October, 2014 , 19:08 AFP — The United States on Monday praised a policy reversal by Turkey which agreed to allow Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross the border to help defend a besieged Syrian town.
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