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In 'first', IS beheads two civilian women in Syria: monitor


Tuesday, 30 June, 2015 , 08:44 AFP The Islamic State group has beheaded two women in Syria on accusations of "sorcery," the first such executions of female civilians in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Tuesday.

Educating Mustafa: Kurdish fighters learn near the front


Tuesday, 30 June, 2015 , 03:17 AFP Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighter Hakar Mustafa trades his Kalashnikov assault rifle at night for a notebook and pen, learning reading, writing and maths near the front line held against brutal jihadists.

Turkey holds security meet; speculation on Syria action


Monday, 29 June, 2015 , 18:42 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan chaired a top security meeting Monday as media speculated that Ankara was planning a military intervention in Syria, following gains there by Kurds against the jihadists.

Syrian army retakes parts of Hasakeh from IS: monitor


Monday, 29 June, 2015 , 17:10 AFP Syrian regime forces took back several parts of a neighbourhood in the northeastern city of Hasakeh from the Islamic State group on Monday, but heavy clashes continued, a monitor said.

Syrian army retakes parts of Hasakeh from IS: monitor


Monday, 29 June, 2015 , 14:28 AFP Syrian regime forces took back several parts of a neighbourhood in the northeastern city of Hasakeh from the Islamic State group on Monday, but heavy clashes continued, a monitor said.

Turkey holds security meet after speculation on Syria action


Monday, 29 June, 2015 , 13:44 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan chaired a top security meeting Monday as media speculated that Ankara was planning a military intervention in Syria, following gains there by Kurds against the jihadists.

IS bombs kill 12 Syria regime loyalists in Hasakeh: monitor


Monday, 29 June, 2015 , 09:46 AFP Three Islamic State group car bombs killed 12 Syrian troops and militiamen in the northeastern city of Hasakeh where the jihadists have taken two districts, a monitor said on Monday.

Kurds oust IS from Syria's Kobane as civilian toll mounts


Saturday, 27 June, 2015 , 15:30 AFP Kurdish forces drove Islamic State group fighters from the flashpoint Syrian border town of Kobane on Saturday, after a killing spree by the jihadists left more than 200 civilians dead.

Kurds oust IS from Syria's Kobane as civilian toll mounts


Saturday, 27 June, 2015 , 12:11 AFP Kurdish forces drove Islamic State group fighters from the flashpoint Syrian border town of Kobane on Saturday, after a killing spree by the jihadists left more than 200 civilians dead.

Turkey will 'never allow' Kurdish state in Syria warns Erdogan


Saturday, 27 June, 2015 , 10:38 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey will never allow the establishment of a Kurdish state in Syria after major gains by Kurdish fighters.