Saturday, 11 October, 2014 , 09:04 AFP — Kurdish fighters halted a thrust by Islamic State group jihadists towards the heart of the battleground Syrian town of Kobane Saturday, after the UN warned thousands of civilians risked massacre.

Saturday, 11 October, 2014 , 07:28 AFP — Kurdish fighters thwarted a bid by Islamic State group jihadists to advance into the centre of the battleground Syrian town of Kobane early on Saturday, a monitoring group said.

Saturday, 11 October, 2014 , 04:24 AFP — Islamic State jihadists have captured the headquarters of Kurdish fighters defending the Syrian border town of Kobane, with a UN envoy warning thousands would likely be massacred if it falls to them.

Friday, 10 October, 2014 , 20:17 AFP — Islamic State jihadists captured the headquarters Friday of Kurdish fighters defending the Syrian border town of Kobane, with a UN envoy warning thousands would likely be massacred if it falls to them.

Friday, 10 October, 2014 , 19:27 AFP — Islamic State jihadists captured the headquarters Friday of Kurdish fighters defending the Syrian border town of Kobane, with a UN envoy warning thousands would likely be massacred if it falls to them.

Friday, 10 October, 2014 , 16:12 AFP — The head of the main Kurdish political party in Syria on Friday called on Turkey to allow its territory to be used for passing weapons to Kurdish fighters defending the key Syrian town of Kobane.

Friday, 10 October, 2014 , 16:02 AFP — Jihadists captured the headquarters of Kurdish fighters defending the battleground Syrian town of Kobane Friday as a UN envoy warned of a looming "massacre" by the Islamic State group.

Friday, 10 October, 2014 , 13:54 AFP — Kurdish residents in Kobane "will be most likely massacred" by advancing Islamic State jihadists, a UN envoy warned Friday, urging Turkey to stop blocking Kurds from crossing into Syria to defend the besieged town.

Friday, 10 October, 2014 , 13:06 AFP — Thousands of Syrian Kurds who fled the Islamic State jihadists' assault on the town of Kobane have moved from Turkey to Iraq or back to safer parts of their homeland, the UN said Friday.

Friday, 10 October, 2014 , 13:04 AFP — Jihadists captured the headquarters of Kurdish fighters defending the battleground Syrian town of Kobane Friday as a UN envoy warned of a looming "massacre" by the Islamic State group.