Saturday, 27 September, 2014 , 17:13 AFP — Rocket fire by jihadists from the Islamic State group hit the besieged Syrian Kurdish town of Ain al-Arab on Saturday for the first time, wounding 12 people, a monitor said.

Saturday, 27 September, 2014 , 16:13 AFP — Three Turkish police were killed after an ambush in Turkey's overwhelmingly Kurdish southeast, in an attack claimed Saturday by armed Kurdish militants despite a one-and-a-half-year ceasefire.

Saturday, 27 September, 2014 , 11:40 AFP — The US-led coalition hit Islamic State group targets around a Syrian town on the Turkish border Saturday where tens of thousands have fled a jihadist assault, a monitoring group said.

Saturday, 27 September, 2014 , 11:10 AFP — Three Turkish police were killed after an ambush in Turkey's overwhelmingly Kurdish southeast, amid renewed strains between the authorities and rebels fighting for self-rule, reports said Saturday.

Friday, 26 September, 2014 , 15:16 AFP — Hundreds of Kurds on Friday broke through the Turkish border into Syrian territory to join Kurdish forces battling the advance of Islamic State (IS) militants around the Syrian town of Ain al-Arab.

Thursday, 25 September, 2014 , 20:03 AFP — The advance of Islamic State (IS) jihadists through Syria's Kurdish areas has thrown a serious obstacle in the way of efforts to make peace between Turkey and Kurdish militants, just when an end was in sight to a 30-year insurgency.

Thursday, 25 September, 2014 , 14:52 AFP — The advance of Islamic State (IS) jihadists Syria's Kurdish areas has thrown a serious obstacle in the way of efforts to make peace between Turkey and Kurdish militants, just when an end was in sight to a 30-year insurgency.

Thursday, 25 September, 2014 , 01:47 AFP — Western support has helped Iraq's Kurdish troops regain ground and momentum against the Islamic State group, but retaking the northern jihadist hub of Mosul remains too big an ask for now.

Wednesday, 24 September, 2014 , 15:52 AFP — Kurdish rebels on Wednesday cast doubt on continuing a truce with the Turkish authorities, accusing the ruling party of fighting a "war" with Kurds amid the advance of Islamic State (IS) militants.

Wednesday, 24 September, 2014 , 13:57 AFP — The numbers of Kurdish refugees fleeing into Turkey to escape the advance of Islamic State jihadists in northern Syria has slowed considerably over the last few days, Turkish officials said on Wednesday.