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Hunger, cold stalks Syrians displaced by IS jail attack


Wednesday, 26 January, 2022 , 15:36 AFP In a mosque-turned-shelter, Syrian mothers desperately tried to console hungry children crying in the cold, days after they escaped clashes near a prison attacked by jihadists.

Syria Kurds retake prison, ending six-day IS attack


Wednesday, 26 January, 2022 , 15:35 AFP Kurdish forces on Wednesday retook full control of a prison in northeast Syria where Islamic State group jihadists had been holed up since attacking it six days earlier.

Syria Kurds say prison recaptured after IS attack


Wednesday, 26 January, 2022 , 15:35 AFP US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria said Wednesday they had fully recaptured a prison that was attacked by the Islamic State group, ending the country's biggest jihadist assault in three years.

Syria Kurds say recaptured prison attacked by IS: statement


Wednesday, 26 January, 2022 , 15:35 AFP

Hundreds of IS jihadists surrender as Kurds advance inside Syria jail


Wednesday, 26 January, 2022 , 15:35 AFP Hundreds of Islamic State group fighters surrendered Wednesday in a Syria prison where they had been holed up for days, as US-backed Kurdish forces tightened the noose around remaining jihadists.

Kurds advance on jihadists in besieged Syria jail, appeal for help


Wednesday, 26 January, 2022 , 15:35 AFP Kurdish forces advanced Wednesday inside a Syrian prison where Islamic State group fighters have been holed up with minors for six days, amid pleas for international assistance to contain a jihadist resurgence.

Amnesty urges Iran to free 'arbitrarily detained' LGBTI activist


Tuesday, 25 January, 2022 , 16:38 AFP Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Iran to free an Iranian LGBTI activist held for the last three months on charges linked to an appearance in a BBC documentary on gay rights in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Kurds locked in tense Syria prison standoff with IS jihadists


Tuesday, 25 January, 2022 , 16:08 AFP US-backed Kurdish forces tightened the noose Tuesday around armed jihadists hunkering down inside a Syrian prison, with both sides facing a bloodbath or talks to end the five-day-old standoff.

Kurds locked in tense Syria prison standoff with jihadists


Tuesday, 25 January, 2022 , 10:43 AFP US-backed Kurdish forces tightened the noose around armed jihadists hunkering down inside a Syrian prison Tuesday, with both sides facing a bloodbath or talks to end the five-day-old standoff.

Kurds locked in tense Syria prison standoff with jihadists


Tuesday, 25 January, 2022 , 09:21 AFP US-backed Kurdish forces tightened the noose around armed jihadists hunkering down inside a Syrian prison Tuesday, with both sides facing a bloodbath or talks to end the five-day-old standoff.