Thursday, 2 October, 2014 , 10:52 AFP — Nearly all residents of the embattled Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane and surrounding area have fled an advance by Islamic State group jihadists, a monitor said Thursday.
Thursday, 2 October, 2014 , 10:32 AFP — Islamic State fighters were at the gates Thursday of a key Kurdish town on the Syrian border with Turkey, whose parliament was set to vote on authorising military intervention against the jihadists.
Thursday, 2 October, 2014 , 08:26 AFP — The jailed leader of Turkey's outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has waged a 30-year insurgency for self-rule, warned on Thursday the peace process could collapse if Islamic State militants seize a key Syrian border town.
Wednesday, 1 October, 2014 , 22:01 AFP — Islamic State (IS) group fighters have advanced further towards the Syrian Kurdish town of Ain al-Arab, a monitoring group warned early Thursday, as local fighters retreated from one of the area's fronts.
Wednesday, 1 October, 2014 , 21:33 AFP — US-led forces carried out at least five air strikes on Wednesday against Islamic State group fighters attacking the Syrian Kurdish town of Ain al-Arab, a monitoring group said.
Wednesday, 1 October, 2014 , 19:04 AFP — Iraq's foreign minister said Wednesday that foreign assistance in the fight against the Islamic State jihadist group should respect the country's sovereignty.
Wednesday, 1 October, 2014 , 13:59 AFP — US-led forces carried out at least five air strikes on Wednesday against Islamic State group fighters attacking the Syrian Kurdish town of Ain al-Arab, a monitoring group said.
Wednesday, 1 October, 2014 , 12:01 AFP — US-led forces carried out at least five air strikes on Wednesday against Islamic State group fighters attacking the Syrian Kurdish town of Ain al-Arab, a monitoring group said.
Wednesday, 1 October, 2014 , 11:15 AFP — Kurdish fighters backed by US-led coalition air strikes were locked in a fierce battle on Wednesday to prevent a key Syrian border town from falling into the hands of jihadists.
Wednesday, 1 October, 2014 , 10:27 AFP — Sitting on a hill just a few kilometres from the clashes between Islamic State insurgents and Kurdish militia, a group of Turkish Kurds have found the ideal vantage point to follow the deadly fighting in the distance.
