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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.

Jihadist fighters holed up with minors in Syria prison


Monday, 24 January, 2022 , 21:51 AFP Kurdish forces geared up Monday for an assault on a prison in northeast Syria that Islamic State group fighters stormed last week, sparking fears for the fate of hundreds of under-age detainees.

Jihadist fighters holed up with minors in Syria prison


Monday, 24 January, 2022 , 19:54 AFP Kurdish forces geared up Monday for an assault on a prison in northeast Syria that Islamic State group fighters stormed last week, sparking fears for the fate of hundreds of under-age detainees.

Jihadist fighters holed up with minors in Syria prison


Monday, 24 January, 2022 , 16:05 AFP Kurdish forces geared up Monday for an assault on a prison in northeast Syria that Islamic State group fighters stormed last week, sparking fears for the fate of hundreds of under-age detainees.

Jihadist fighters holed up with minors in Syria prison


Monday, 24 January, 2022 , 14:31 AFP Kurdish forces geared up Monday for an assault on a prison in northeast Syria that Islamic State group fighters stormed last week, sparking fears for the fate of hundreds of under-age detainees.

45,000 displaced since IS attack on Syria prison: UN


Monday, 24 January, 2022 , 13:13 AFP Up to 45,000 people fled their homes in a Syrian city where battles between Kurdish forces and jihadists have raged for days following a prison attack, the UN said Monday.