Thursday, 16 October, 2014 , 13:30 AFP — Kurdish grocer Cuneyt Hemo remembers the moment he crossed paths with a jihadist Islamic State (IS) prisoner inside the besieged Syrian town of Kobane.

Thursday, 16 October, 2014 , 13:26 AFP — Turkey's ruling party said on Thursday it was optimistic about the prospects for the peace process with Kurdish rebels after a spate of violence raised concern about its viability.

Thursday, 16 October, 2014 , 12:20 AFP — Kurdish forces held out in Kobane on Thursday as a jihadist offensive entered its second month, but the Pentagon warned US-led air strikes may not prevent the Syrian border town's fall.

Thursday, 16 October, 2014 , 09:05 AFP — Kurdish forces held out in Kobane on Thursday as a jihadist offensive entered its second month, but the Pentagon warned US-led air strikes may not prevent the Syrian border town's fall.

Thursday, 16 October, 2014 , 06:40 AFP — A Kurdish official in Kobane said Thursday that US-led airstrikes have successfully pushed back Islamic State insurgents from parts of the besieged Syrian town.

Wednesday, 15 October, 2014 , 20:46 AFP — US-led air strikes on a Syrian border town killed "several hundred" Islamic State fighters but it may still fall, officials warned Wednesday, acknowledging significant jihadist gains in Iraq and Syria.

Wednesday, 15 October, 2014 , 17:44 AFP — Turkey on Wednesday said only Syrian refugees would be allowed to cross its border to fight jihadists for the mainly Kurdish Syrian town of Kobane, rejecting calls from the West to fully open the frontier.

Wednesday, 15 October, 2014 , 17:10 AFP — Turkey on Wednesday said only Syrian refugees would be allowed to cross its border to fight jihadists for the mainly Kurdish Syrian town of Kobane, rejecting calls from the West to fully open the frontier.

Wednesday, 15 October, 2014 , 15:12 AFP — The Turkish government on Wednesday presented a bill granting greater powers to the security forces after deadly pro-Kurdish protests, as the opposition accused the authorities of creating a "police state".

Wednesday, 15 October, 2014 , 14:50 AFP — Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party said Wednesday it will hold talks with Iraq-based armed Kurdish rebels and jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan as a deadline passed for the Turkish government to come up with a roadmap for the peace process.