Friday, 13 November, 2015 , 15:03 AFP —

Friday, 13 November, 2015 , 13:29 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani announced the "liberation" of Sinjar from the Islamic State group Friday in an assault backed by US-led strikes that cut a key jihadist supply line with Syria.

Friday, 13 November, 2015 , 13:03 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish regional president Massud Barzani on Friday announced the "liberation" of the town of Sinjar in a major operation against the Islamic State jihadist group.

Friday, 13 November, 2015 , 12:53 AFP — Three Turkish soldiers and at least 11 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) have been killed in clashes in Turkey's restive eastern and southeastern regions, state officials said Friday.

Friday, 13 November, 2015 , 12:25 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish regional president Massud Barzani on Friday announced the "liberation" of the town of Sinjar in a major operation against the Islamic State jihadist group.

Friday, 13 November, 2015 , 12:15 AFP —

Friday, 13 November, 2015 , 09:41 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish forces entered Sinjar Friday in a major operation backed by US-led strikes to retake the town made infamous by the Islamic State group's massacre of members of the Yazidi minority.

Friday, 13 November, 2015 , 08:24 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish forces entered Sinjar on Friday in a major operation to retake the northern town from the Islamic State jihadist group, an AFP journalist reported.

Friday, 13 November, 2015 , 07:11 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish forces backed by US-led air strikes and ground spotters were Friday preparing to move into Sinjar in a major operation to retake the town from the Islamic State group, officials said.

Friday, 13 November, 2015 , 03:32 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish forces backed by US-led air strikes blocked a key Islamic State group supply line with Syria Thursday as they fought to retake the town of Sinjar from the jihadists.