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7 children among 16 killed in strike on IS Syria holdout: monitor


Monday, 11 February, 2019 , 17:08 AFP US-led coalition air strikes on the last jihadist pocket in Syria on Monday killed 16 civilians, including at least seven children, a war monitor said.

Police prevent pro-Kurdish protest in Istanbul


Monday, 11 February, 2019 , 13:48 AFP Dozens of Turkish police blocked a march by pro-Kurdish opposition lawmakers in Istanbul on Monday that was organised in solidarity with a hunger striking MP who was released from prison last month.

US-backed Syria force announces final push against IS


Saturday, 9 February, 2019 , 20:30 AFP The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said Saturday it had begun the "final battle" to oust the Islamic State group from the last scrap of territory it holds in eastern Syria.

Kurdish-led forces ready for push on last IS pocket


Friday, 8 February, 2019 , 19:45 AFP Kurdish-led forces in eastern Syria prepared Friday for a push on the last remaining speck of the Islamic State group's "caliphate" where diehard jihadists and their families are holed up.

'Strong suspicion' Turkey police shot rights lawyer: local bar association


Friday, 8 February, 2019 , 17:46 AFP The bar association in Diyarbakir, Turkey's biggest Kurdish-majority city, on Friday said three police officers should be treated as suspects in the 2015 murder of a prominent rights lawyer.

Syria Kurds say no progress on repatriating French


Friday, 8 February, 2019 , 16:20 AFP Kurdish officials told AFP on Friday there was no progress on repatriating dozens of French nationals, including accused Islamic State fighters, women, and children, from prison camps in northern Syria.

Kurdish-led forces ready for push on last IS pocket


Friday, 8 February, 2019 , 12:39 AFP Kurdish-led forces in eastern Syria prepared Friday for a push on the last remaining speck of the Islamic State group's "caliphate" where diehard jihadists and their families are holed up.

Kurds net 63 in Syria sweep of jihadist sleeper cells


Thursday, 7 February, 2019 , 15:11 AFP A Kurdish-led force arrested 63 suspected militants in the Syrian city of Raqa Thursday during an operation against jihadist sleeper cells, it said in a statement.

US-backed Syria force says captures foreign jihadists 'daily'


Wednesday, 6 February, 2019 , 20:26 AFP US-backed forces in Syria said Wednesday they were detaining foreign Islamic State group fighters on a "daily basis", days after confirming the capture of German jihadist Martin Lemke.

Thousands rally for Turkish hunger strikers (lead)


Sunday, 3 February, 2019 , 19:04 AFP Thousands of people rallied in Istanbul Sunday for hunger strikers protesting against the prison conditions of militant Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan.