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


Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 09:29 AFP An aircraft of the international coalition on Wednesday carried out a new air strike against Islamic State (IS) targets around the Syrian border town of Kobane, an AFP correspondent reported.

At least 14 dead as protests rage in Turkey over Kobane


Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 09:24 AFP At least 14 people were killed as protests by pro-Kurdish demonstrators raged across Turkey over the government's lack of action to save the Syrian town of Kobane, officials said Wednesday.

At least 14 dead in Turkey in Kurdish anti-government protests: new toll


Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 07:51 AFP At least 14 people were killed in violent protests by pro-Kurdish demonstrators in southeast Turkey angry at the government's lack of action against jihadists in Syria, officials said Wednesday.

Jihadists pull back in Syria's Kobane after strikes: monitor


Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 , 07:26 AFP Jihadists from the Islamic State group withdrew from some parts of the embattled Syrian town of Kobane overnight after air strikes by a US-led coalition, a monitor said Wednesday.

At least 12 dead in Turkey as pro-Kurdish protests turn violent


Tuesday, 7 October, 2014 , 23:18 AFP Thousands of pro-Kurdish demonstrators incensed by Turkey's inaction in the fight against jihadists on the Syrian border clashed with police across the country on Tuesday, leaving at least a dozen dead and many wounded.

At least nine dead and several injured in Kurdish protests in Turkey: local media


Tuesday, 7 October, 2014 , 21:26 AFP At least nine people were killed on Tuesday in pro-Kurdish protests across Turkey against the government's refusal to intervene militarily against Islamic State jihadists attacking the Syrian town of Kobane, Turkish media reported.

Three dead in Turkey as pro-Kurdish protests turn violent


Tuesday, 7 October, 2014 , 19:45 AFP Pro-Kurdish demonstrators incensed by Turkey's inaction in the fight against jihadists on the Syrian border clashed with police across the country Tuesday, leading to at least three deaths and leaving several wounded.

Kurds burst into EU parliament to protest Islamic State


Tuesday, 7 October, 2014 , 19:23 AFP Dozens of Kurdish demonstrators burst into the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday to protest the Islamic State group's attack on the town of Kobane on Syria's border with Turkey.

Three dead in Turkey as pro-Kurdish protests turn violent


Tuesday, 7 October, 2014 , 18:24 AFP Pro-Kurdish demonstrators angered by Turkey's lack of action in the fight against jihadists on the Syrian border clashed with police across the country Tuesday, leading to at least three deaths and several people wounded.

Syria border town 'about to fall' as hundreds dead


Tuesday, 7 October, 2014 , 17:28 AFP Jihadists are on the verge of seizing the key Syrian border town of Kobane, Turkey warned Tuesday, after a three-week assault by the Islamic State group that has killed hundreds.