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Kurds attack IS-held town as Mosul battle rages


Thursday, 20 October, 2016 , 08:43 AFP Kurdish forces launched a major assault on 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.

Deadly Turkish strikes on Syrian Kurdish militants: army


Thursday, 20 October, 2016 , 07:32 AFP Turkish warplanes struck Syrian Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria and killed up to 200 militants, state media quoted the military as saying Thursday.

Turkey staged deadly strikes on Syrian Kurdish militants near Aleppo: state media


Thursday, 20 October, 2016 , 06:51 AFP The Turkish military said its warplanes struck Syrian Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria, claiming to have killed up to 200 militants, state media said Thursday.

Kurds in fresh push against IS near Mosul


Thursday, 20 October, 2016 , 05:44 AFP Kurdish forces launched a fresh push against areas held by the Islamic State group around Mosul on Thursday, pressing an offensive to retake the jihadists' last major stronghold in Iraq.

Kurds in fresh push against IS near Mosul


Thursday, 20 October, 2016 , 05:22 AFP Kurdish forces launched a fresh push against areas held by the Islamic State group around Mosul on Thursday, pressing an offensive to retake the jihadists' last major stronghold in Iraq.

Iraq forces launch battle to retake IS stronghold Mosul


Monday, 17 October, 2016 , 16:03 AFP Iraqi forces advanced Monday after launching an offensive aimed at retaking Mosul and dealing a death blow to the Islamic State group's "caliphate" in the city where it was declared two years ago.

Iraq Kurdish forces seize villages in push east of Mosul


Monday, 17 October, 2016 , 12:45 AFP Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters seized several villages Monday in their advance on jihadist-held areas east of Mosul as part of an operation to retake the city from the Islamic State group.

Iraq's Kurdish forces launch fresh push east of Mosul


Monday, 17 October, 2016 , 05:07 AFP Thousands of Iraq's Kurdish peshmerga forces advanced on jihadist-held villages east of Mosul on Monday as part of a broad operation to retake the city from the Islamic State group.

Iraq Kurdish leader says time for Mosul battle to begin


Saturday, 15 October, 2016 , 14:28 AFP Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani said Saturday that preparations for the operation to retake Mosul from jihadists have been completed and it is time for the battle to begin.

Turkey police detain 25 over rocket attack in Turkey's Antalya region: report


Saturday, 15 October, 2016 , 11:04 AFP Turkish police on Saturday detained at least 25 suspects with alleged links to Kurdish militants a day after a rocket attack in the southern Mediterranean region of Antalya, state media reported, citing police sources.