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Syria Kurd women fighters out for revenge against jihadists


Thursday, 10 November, 2016 , 12:08 AFP Headed for the front line near Syria's Raqa, 23-year-old Kurdish fighter Kaziwar has just one thought on her mind: to make her jihadist foes pay for their treatment of women.

Iraqi Kurds seize IS-held town near Mosul


Wednesday, 9 November, 2016 , 06:21 AFP Iraqi Kurdish forces have seized the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from the Islamic State group, an official said Tuesday, as US-backed militia forces advanced on the jihadists' Syrian stronghold Raqa.

Iraqi Kurds seize IS-held town near Mosul


Tuesday, 8 November, 2016 , 19:32 AFP Iraqi Kurdish forces have seized the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from the Islamic State group, an official said Tuesday, as US-backed militia forces advanced on the jihadists' Syrian stronghold Raqa.

Iraqi Kurds seize IS-held town near Mosul


Tuesday, 8 November, 2016 , 17:46 AFP Iraqi Kurdish forces have seized the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from the Islamic State group, an official said Tuesday, as US-backed militia forces advanced on the jihadists' Syrian stronghold Raqa.

Iraqi Kurds seize IS-held town near Mosul


Tuesday, 8 November, 2016 , 15:10 AFP Iraqi Kurdish forces have seized the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from the Islamic State group, an official said Tuesday, as US-backed militia forces advanced on the jihadists' Syrian stronghold Raqa.

Juncker warns Turkey slipping away from EU


Tuesday, 8 November, 2016 , 15:06 AFP European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday warned President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against moving Turkey further away from Europe and jeopardising its EU membership bid.

Top press rights defender goes on trial in Turkey


Tuesday, 8 November, 2016 , 14:16 AFP The Turkey representative for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and two other campaigners went on trial Tuesday charged with making terror propaganda for Kurdish militants, as concerns mount over press freedom in the country.

Iraqi Kurds seize IS-held town near Mosul


Tuesday, 8 November, 2016 , 11:37 AFP Iraqi Kurdish forces have seized the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from the Islamic State group, an official said Tuesday, as US-backed militia forces advanced on the jihadists' Syrian stronghold Raqa.

EU hits back at Turkey, urges democratic safeguards


Tuesday, 8 November, 2016 , 11:19 AFP The European Union on Tuesday urged Turkey to safeguard democracy, hitting back the day after Ankara gave EU ambassadors a dressing down over growing criticism of a massive post-coup crackdown.

Kurdish forces retake town of Bashiqa near Mosul: official


Tuesday, 8 November, 2016 , 10:55 AFP A top security official said Tuesday that Kurdish forces had recaptured Bashiqa from the Islamic State group, one of final steps in securing the eastern approaches to jihadist-held Mosul.