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20 jihadists dead in bid to enter Syria's Kobane overnight: monitor


Monday, 6 October, 2014 , 12:13 AFP — At least 20 jihadists from the Islamic State group were killed on Sunday night in a failed bid to enter the embattled Syrian border town of Kobane, a monitor said.

Kurds battle for Syria town, woman suicide bomber hits IS


Monday, 6 October, 2014 , 11:48 AFP — Kurdish militia fought off a fresh assault by the Islamic State group on a key Syrian town on Monday, after one desperate woman defender carried out a suicide attack against the jihadists.

Kurds use new tactic against IS with female suicide bomber


Monday, 6 October, 2014 , 10:57 AFP — Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State (IS) jihadists for the Syrian town of Kobane employed a new tactic when a female suicide bomber blew herself up in an attack claimed to have killed dozens of militants.

Germans teach Kurds to handle new guns for IS fight


Monday, 6 October, 2014 , 09:43 AFP — On a dusty firing range outside the Iraqi Kurdish capital of Arbil, peshmerga fighter Ardalan Aziz Hamad hefts his new German-made assault rifle and is clearly impressed.

Turkish army uses tear gas to move press, Kurds from border: AFP


Monday, 6 October, 2014 , 09:27 AFP — The Turkish security forces on Monday used tear gas to push dozens of reporters and Kurdish civilians away from the border zone close to intense fighting for the besieged Syrian town of Kobane.

Kurds battle for Syria town, woman suicide bomber hits IS


Monday, 6 October, 2014 , 08:43 AFP — Kurdish militia fought off a fresh assault by the Islamic State group on a key Syrian town early Monday, after one desperate woman defender carried out a suicide attack against the jihadists.

Kurd fighters repulse new IS assault on Syria town: monitor


Monday, 6 October, 2014 , 07:20 AFP — Kurdish fighters held off a fresh assault by jihadists of the Islamic State group on the embattled Syrian border town of Kobane overnight, a monitoring group said on Monday.

Kurds battle for key Syria town, woman suicide bomber hits IS


Monday, 6 October, 2014 , 01:38 AFP — Kurdish fighters backed by US-led air strikes battled the Islamic State group for a key Syrian town Sunday, with one woman defender blowing herself up using the jihadists' own tactic.

Kurds battle for key Syria town, woman suicide bomber hits IS


Sunday, 5 October, 2014 , 20:02 AFP — Kurdish fighters backed by US-led air strikes battled the Islamic State group for a key Syrian town Sunday, with one woman defender blowing herself up using the jihadists' own tactic.

Kurds battle for key Syria town, woman suicide bomber hits IS


Sunday, 5 October, 2014 , 18:05 AFP — Kurdish fighters backed by US-led air strikes battled the Islamic State group for a key Syrian town Sunday, with one woman defender blowing herself up using the jihadists' own tactic.