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Army imposes curfew after 18 killed in Turkey pro-Kurdish protests


Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 14:18 AFP — Turkey's military on Wednesday imposed a curfew in parts of the southeast after at least 18 people were killed in pro-Kurdish protests over the government's failure to act against jihadists attacking the Syrian border city of Kobane.

US aircraft keep up strikes on IS group near Kobane


Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 14:18 AFP — US and coalition aircraft kept up bombing raids on Islamic State jihadists near Kobane on Wednesday, carrying out six attacks to help Kurdish fighters defending the Syrian border town, the US military said.

YPG: The Kurdish militia battling IS jihadists for Syria town


Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 13:40 AFP — The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) defending the Syrian border town of Kobane from Islamic State group jihadists is the de facto army of Syria's Kurdish region.

Turkey detains Kurds at border on suspicion of links to PKK


Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 11:48 AFP — Turkey detained dozens of Kurds who crossed the border from the besieged Syrian town of Kobane on suspicion of having links with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), officials said Wednesday.

At least 14 dead as protests rage in Turkey over Kobane


Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 11:06 AFP — At least 14 people were killed as pro-Kurdish protests raged across Turkey Wednesday over the government's failure to act against jihadists attacking the majority-Kurdish Syrian border city of Kobane.

23 hurt as Kurds, Yazidis clash with Muslims in Germany


Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 11:03 AFP — Violent street clashes pitting hundreds of Kurds and Yazidis against radical Muslims in Germany left at least 23 people wounded overnight in two northern cities, police said Wednesday.

Diaspora Kurds return to homeland to battle jihadists


Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 10:54 AFP — Three months ago, Karwan Baban said goodbye to Germany and drove his minibus to his native Kurdistan to join the peshmerga battling Islamic State jihadists.

New coalition air strikes as Kobane Kurds 'push IS back'


Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 10:47 AFP — Aircraft of the international coalition on Wednesday carried out two new air strikes against Islamic State (IS) targets around the Syrian border town of Kobane, an AFP correspondent reported.

14 wounded as Kurds and 'radical Muslims' clash in Germany


Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 10:28 AFP — Street clashes between hundreds of Kurds and radical Muslims in Germany's northern port city of Hamburg left 14 people wounded overnight, police said Wednesday.

Jihadists battle for Syria's Kobane after strikes: monitor


Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 10:06 AFP — Islamic State jihadists launched a new offensive in the east of the embattled Syrian town of Kobane after withdrawing from parts of it following US-led strikes, a monitor said Wednesday.