Sunday, 14 September, 2014 , 13:18 AFP — Shelling killed 19 civilians on Sunday as Syria's Kurds fought a fierce battle against jihadists from the Islamic State (IS) in the northeastern province of Hasakeh, a monitoring group said.

Saturday, 13 September, 2014 , 19:12 AFP — Berlin is preparing to send around 40 soldiers to northern Iraq to train Kurdish fighters battling against militants from the Islamic State, the German army said on Saturday.

Saturday, 13 September, 2014 , 03:45 AFP — Tekoshin stands on a mountain in north Iraq with a rifle slung over her shoulder and a grenade tucked into her belt, facing jihadists in "a struggle to liberate women".

Friday, 12 September, 2014 , 16:14 AFP — French President Francois Hollande said his decision to supply arms to the autonomous Kurdish government was decisive in the fight against Islamic State jihadists in Iraq.

Friday, 12 September, 2014 , 15:59 AFP — French President Francois Hollande said his decision to supply arms to the autonomous Kurdish government was decisive in the fight against Islamic State jihadists in Iraq.

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Thursday, 11 September, 2014 , 01:53 AFP — Displaced Iraqis who escaped a jihadist-led onslaught north of Baghdad during the scorching summer are braced to face another enemy: the onset of winter in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan.

Wednesday, 10 September, 2014 , 21:18 AFP — President Barack Obama was expected to tell Americans Wednesday he is ready to launch air strikes against the Islamic State in Syria, in a prime-time address steeling them for a long duel with the jihadists.

Tuesday, 9 September, 2014 , 13:50 AFP — Britain is to ship heavy machine guns and ammunition to Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State jihadists in Iraq, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced Tuesday.

Tuesday, 9 September, 2014 , 13:28 AFP — Britain is to ship heavy machine guns to Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State jihadists in Iraq, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced Tuesday.