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More IS detainees heading to Iraq from Syria: Iraqi officials


Saturday, 24 January, 2026 , 15:18 AFP — Hundreds of Islamic State group detainees were being transferred from Syria to Iraq on Saturday, the second batch since the US announced plans to relocate the jihadists there, two Iraqi security officials told AFP.

Turkey pro-Kurd party urges end to Kobane siege


Saturday, 24 January, 2026 , 14:32 AFP — Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party on Saturday called for the blockade on the Kurdish-majority city of Kobane in northern Syria to be lifted immediately, warning of a "humanitarian tragedy".

Siege on Syria's Kobane 'must be lifted immediately': Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party


Saturday, 24 January, 2026 , 13:34 AFP — Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party on Saturday called for the blockade on the Kurdish-majority city of Kobane in northern Syria to be lifted immediately, warning of a "humanitarian tragedy".

Siege on Syria's Kobane 'must be lifted immediately': Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party


Saturday, 24 January, 2026 , 13:01 AFP — Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party Saturday called for the blockade on the Kurdish-majority town of Kobane in northern Syria to be lifted immediately, warning of a "humanitarian tragedy".

Siege on Syria's Kobane 'must be lifted immediately': Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party


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Syrian govt, Kurds to extend truce: sources to AFP


Saturday, 24 January, 2026 , 09:50 AFP — The Syrian government and Kurdish forces have agreed to extend a ceasefire set to expire Saturday, as part of a broader deal on the future of Kurd-majority areas, several sources told AFP.

Europeans among 150 IS detainees transferred from Syria to Iraq


Friday, 23 January, 2026 , 19:38 AFP — Europeans were among 150 senior Islamic State group detainees transferred this week by the US military from Kurdish custody in Syria to neighbouring Iraq, whose premier urged EU countries to repatriate their nationals.

UN refugee agency says entered Syria IS-linked camp, resumes aid delivery


Friday, 23 January, 2026 , 19:06 AFP — The UN refugee agency said Friday it had managed to enter a camp in northeastern Syria housing thousands of suspected relatives of Islamic State group fighters, and had resumed aid deliveries.

UN rights council decries 'unprecedented' crackdown in Iran, deepens scrutiny


Friday, 23 January, 2026 , 18:02 AFP — The UN Human Rights Council decided Friday to deepen its scrutiny of Iran over its crackdown on protests that left thousands dead, including children, amid demands it end its "brutal repression".

Kurdish women braid their hair in show of solidarity with Syria Kurds


Friday, 23 January, 2026 , 16:32 AFP — Women in Iraqi Kurdistan and beyond have taken to the streets and social media to braid their hair in a show of solidarity after a Syrian soldier bragged in a video about cutting off a Kurdish fighter's braid in Raqa.