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Pentagon chief reviews Mosul offensive with Kurds


Sunday, 23 October, 2016 , 08:41 AFP US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter arrived in Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan on Sunday to review the ongoing military offensive to retake the jihadist bastion of Mosul.

Syria's Kurds restore ancient names to Arabised towns


Sunday, 23 October, 2016 , 08:21 AFP On a dusty road in northeast Syria, a woman and her four children stand beside a freshly erected green sign for Joldara, the Kurdish name of her village known for decades as Shajra.

Turkey hits Syrian Kurd group again


Saturday, 22 October, 2016 , 13:56 AFP Turkey hit Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria for the second time in less than 72 hours, the military said Saturday, as Ankara vowed further action.

Turkey hits Syrian Kurd militia again: state media


Saturday, 22 October, 2016 , 08:38 AFP Turkey hit Syrian Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria for the second time in less than 72 hours, the military said Saturday, quoted in state media.

Iraq forces battle IS remnants inside Bartalla


Friday, 21 October, 2016 , 17:31 AFP The blown off roofs of warehouses and a damaged shopping centre bore witness Friday to the fight in the northern town of Bartalla between Iraqi forces and the Islamic State group.

Deadly Turkish raids on US-backed Syrian Kurd fighters


Thursday, 20 October, 2016 , 15:36 AFP Turkish warplanes carried out deadly strikes on US-backed militias in northern Syria, including Syrian Kurdish fighters, a monitor said Thursday, action that is likely to raise tensions between the NATO allies.

Kurds attack IS-held town as Mosul battle rages


Thursday, 20 October, 2016 , 15:20 AFP Kurdish forces launched a major assault Thursday on a town held by the Islamic State group near Mosul, opening a new front in the offensive to wrest back the jihadists' last Iraqi bastion.

Iraqi Kurds battle IS shadows in Mosul push


Thursday, 20 October, 2016 , 12:01 AFP Omran Lass is willing to die to liberate his Iraqi Kurdish town from the Islamic State group, but he and hundreds of fellow peshmerga fighters are having trouble finding anyone to fight.

Kurds attack IS-held town as Mosul battle rages


Thursday, 20 October, 2016 , 11:43 AFP Kurdish forces launched a major assault Thursday on a town held by the Islamic State group near Mosul, opening a new front in the offensive to wrest back the jihadists' last Iraqi bastion.

Turkish in deadly raids on US-backed Syrian Kurd fighters


Thursday, 20 October, 2016 , 09:52 AFP Turkish warplanes have carried out deadly strikes on US-backed militias in northern Syria, including Syrian Kurdish fighters, a monitor said Thursday, action that is likely to raise tensions between the NATO allies.