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Triple car bomb attack kills 20 in Iraq town: officials

Sunday, 12 October, 2014 , 09:17 AFP — Three car bomb blasts targeting key buildings in the Kurdish-controlled Iraqi town of Qara Tapah killed at least 20 people on Sunday, the mayor and security sources said.

Kurds battle for heart of Kobane as UN fears massacre

Sunday, 12 October, 2014 , 03:46 AFP — Kurdish fighters halted a thrust by Islamic State jihadists towards the heart of the Syrian border town of Kobane Saturday, after the UN warned thousands of civilians risked massacre if it falls.

Kurds battle for heart of Kobane as UN fears massacre

Saturday, 11 October, 2014 , 19:42 AFP — Kurdish fighters halted a thrust by Islamic State jihadists towards the heart of the Syrian border town of Kobane Saturday, after the UN warned thousands of civilians risked massacre if it falls.

More than 20,000 Kurds protest against IS in Germany

Saturday, 11 October, 2014 , 19:13 AFP — More than 20,000 Kurds protested against the Islamic State group in the western German city of Duesseldorf Saturday, according to the police.

Kurdish PKK fighters called back to Turkey after protests

Saturday, 11 October, 2014 , 17:16 AFP — A leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) warned on Saturday it had called all its fighters back to Turkey and could resume attacks, after protests over the government's policy on Syria left dozens dead.

Two wounded in clash at Kurdish demo in Austria

Saturday, 11 October, 2014 , 16:54 AFP — Two people were seriously wounded Saturday as a Kurdish demonstration was attacked by radical Muslims in the western Austrian city of Bregenz, police said, days after clashes in neighbouring Germany left 23 injured.