Sunday, 3 August, 2014 , 13:52 AFP — Jihadists raised their black flag in Iraq's northern town of Sinjar Sunday in a second straight day of advances against Kurdish forces, sparking mass displacement the UN called a humanitarian tragedy.

Sunday, 3 August, 2014 , 12:33 AFP — Jihadists raised their black flag in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar on Sunday in a second straight day of advances against Kurdish forces, forcing thousands of displaced people back on the road.

Sunday, 3 August, 2014 , 10:46 AFP — Fighters from the Islamic State jihadist group on Sunday wrested control of the northwestern Iraqi town of Sinjar, near the Syrian border, from Kurdish forces, Kurdish officials said.

Sunday, 3 August, 2014 , 10:36 AFP — Fighters from the Islamic State jihadist group on Sunday wrested control of the northwestern Iraqi town of Sinjar, near the Syrian border, from Kurdish forces, Kurdish officials said.

Sunday, 3 August, 2014 , 10:26 AFP —

Saturday, 2 August, 2014 , 18:09 AFP — Islamic State jihadist fighters seized two small oilfields in northern Iraq on Saturday after a fierce battle with Kurdish peshmerga forces, Kurdish officials said.

Saturday, 2 August, 2014 , 12:53 AFP — Islamic State fighters killed 16 Kurdish troops in attacks in northern Iraq, while 30 pro-government forces died battling the jihadists on other frontlines, officials said Saturday.

Saturday, 2 August, 2014 , 09:33 AFP — Kurdish troops fought off a jihadist attack on an oil facility and a dam near the Iraqi city of Mosul but lost 14 of their number in intense combat, Kurdish sources said Saturday.

Saturday, 2 August, 2014 , 09:05 AFP —

Thursday, 31 July, 2014 , 19:59 AFP — The jihadist Islamic State (IS), which has taken over large swathes of war-torn Syria in just a few months, was Thursday engaged in fighting Kurds and members of a Sunni tribe.