Saturday, 11 October, 2014 , 16:10 AFP — One of the chiefs of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said on Saturday it had called all its fighters back to Turkey, after violent protests over the government's policy on Syria left dozens dead.

Saturday, 11 October, 2014 , 15:18 AFP — More than 20,000 Kurds protested against the Islamic State group in the western German city of Duesseldorf Saturday, according to the police.

Saturday, 11 October, 2014 , 13:05 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 , 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.