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Kurdish woman suicide bomber attacks IS in Syria: monitor


Sunday, 5 October, 2014 , 17:32 AFP — A female Kurdish fighter carried out a suicide bomb attack against jihadists from the Islamic State group outside the embattled Syrian border town of Kobane on Sunday, a monitor said.

Kurds battle IS for key Syria town as fire spills over border


Sunday, 5 October, 2014 , 16:52 AFP — Kurdish fighters backed by US-led air strikes battled Islamic State jihadists for control of a key Syrian town Sunday, while Turkey evacuated some border areas as mortar fire spilled over.

Kurds battle IS for key Syria town as fire spills over border


Sunday, 5 October, 2014 , 14:22 AFP — Kurdish fighters backed by US-led air strikes battled Islamic State jihadists for control of a key Syrian town Sunday and Turkey evacuated some border areas as mortar fire spilled over.

Jihadists '1 km' from Kobane, air strikes not enough: Kurdish official


Sunday, 5 October, 2014 , 14:09 AFP — Islamic State (IS) militants are just one kilometre from the Syrian town of Kobane and air strikes are not enough on their own to stop them, a Syrian Kurdish official said on Sunday.

Kurds watch helplessly from Turkey the battle for 'heart of Kurdistan'


Sunday, 5 October, 2014 , 12:46 AFP — The blasts over the Syrian town of Kobane as Kurdish fighters battle Islamic State (IS) jihadists can be clearly seen and felt the short distance away over the Turkish border.

Syrian Kurdish leader holds secret talks in Turkey: reports


Sunday, 5 October, 2014 , 12:16 AFP — The leader of the main Syrian Kurdish political party is in Turkey for secret talks with intelligence officials as the battle rages with jihadists for the Syrian town of Kobane, Turkish media said Sunday.

Kurds scrutinise refugees at camps to keep IS out


Sunday, 5 October, 2014 , 01:20 AFP — At a Kurdish-run refugee camp in Iraq, strict checks are being imposed to weed out "good" Sunni Arab families from "bad" ones suspected of links to the Islamic State group.

Jihadists pound key Syrian town after beheading Briton


Saturday, 4 October, 2014 , 15:14 AFP — Kurdish fighters supported by US-led air strikes held back jihadists attacking a Syrian border town Saturday, following an international outcry at the murder of a British hostage by the Islamic State group.

New US raids hit jihadists outside Syria Kurdish town


Saturday, 4 October, 2014 , 10:54 AFP — The US-led coalition has carried out new air strikes against jihadists from the Islamic State group outside a key Syrian Kurdish border town, activists and a monitor said Saturday.

Allies hit IS near Syrian Kurdish town as Briton slain


Saturday, 4 October, 2014 , 08:46 AFP — A US-led coalition has carried out new air strikes against Islamic State group jihadists laying siege to a key Kurdish town on the Syrian-Turkish border, where fighting raged on Saturday.