Sunday, 3 August, 2014 , 20:02 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 , 15:44 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 , 14:34 AFP — Thousands of people on Sunday turned out for a mass rally in support of the Kurdish candidate in Turkey's presidential elections, in a rare large-scale show of Kurdish nationalism in the centre of Istanbul.
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.
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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.