Wednesday, 24 September, 2014 , 07:21 AFP — The US-led coalition has launched raids against jihadists near a Kurdish town in Syria surrounded by Islamic State fighters, a monitoring group said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 24 September, 2014 , 06:54 AFP —

Tuesday, 23 September, 2014 , 17:54 AFP — When he finally managed to cross the Turkish border to find sanctuary from jihadists in Syria, Abdelaziz Temo looked for shade to find refuge from the sun and water to refresh himself.

Tuesday, 23 September, 2014 , 14:08 AFP — The jailed leader of Turkey's outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) urged Kurds to join "all-out resistance" against Islamic State militants advancing on Kurdish areas in northern Syria, the pro-Kurdish Firat agency reported Tuesday.

Tuesday, 23 September, 2014 , 11:36 AFP — Syria's opposition National Coalition on Tuesday welcomed US-led air strikes against the Islamic State (IS) group, but urged sustained pressure on President Bashar al-Assad's government.

Tuesday, 23 September, 2014 , 11:30 AFP — The UN refugee agency warned Tuesday that as many as 400,000 people may flee to Turkey from Syria's Kurdish region to escape attacks by the Islamic State group.

Monday, 22 September, 2014 , 20:14 AFP — Kurdish militia fought to defend a key border town in northern Syria on Monday after 130,000 terrified residents fled to Turkey to escape an advance by the Islamic State group.

Monday, 22 September, 2014 , 16:13 AFP — Kurds, who are fleeing Syria in their tens of thousands from a jihadist onslaught, are a people of Indo-European origin. Spread across four states, they number between 25 and 35 million.

Monday, 22 September, 2014 , 15:35 AFP — Kurdish militia fought to defend a key border town in northern Syria on Monday after 130,000 terrified residents fled to Turkey to escape an advance by Islamic State fighters.

Monday, 22 September, 2014 , 14:51 AFP — Osmane Sero has been at it since dawn, pacing back and forth in front of a line of Turkish police by the border with Syria.