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Islamic State attacks Syrian army, Kurds in new offensive
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Islamic State attacks Syrian army, Kurds in new offensive

Islamic State fighters launched simultaneous attacks against the Syrian army and Kurdish militia overnight, moving back on the offensive after…
Advancing Syria Kurds close in on town after seizing Islamic State base
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Advancing Syria Kurds close in on town after seizing Islamic State base

Kurdish-led forces in Syria advanced on Tuesday into the outskirts of an Islamic State-held town after capturing a military base…
Two dead, 100 hurt in blasts at Kurdish rally in Turkey
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Two dead, 100 hurt in blasts at Kurdish rally in Turkey

Two blasts ripped through a Kurdish rally in Turkey on Friday, killing two people and injuring more than 100 in…
Kurdish peshmerga arrive with weapons in Syria’s Kobani
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Kurdish peshmerga arrive with weapons in Syria’s Kobani

Iraqi Kurdish forces arrived in the Syrian town of Kobani with heavy weapons to help Syrian Kurds fend off attempts…
Kurdish movie recalls 25-year-old woes
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Kurdish movie recalls 25-year-old woes

In his third cinematic endeavor, "Memories on Stone," featuring at the narrative competition of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, director…
Turkish PM: Only Syrian opposition and peshmerga can save Kobani
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Turkish PM: Only Syrian opposition and peshmerga can save Kobani

Turkey cannot be expected to send troops to defend the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani and only Iraqi Kurdish…
Turkey says aiding Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross into Kobane
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Turkey says aiding Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross into Kobane

Turkey on Monday said it was assisting Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters to cross its borders to join Syrian Kurdish forces…
Islamic State moves into south west of Syrian Kurdish town
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Islamic State moves into south west of Syrian Kurdish town

Islamic State fighters advanced into the south west of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani overnight, a monitoring group said…
US-led strikes hit jihadists closing on key Syria border town
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US-led strikes hit jihadists closing on key Syria border town

US-led strikes hit Islamic State group fighters closing on a key town on Syria's border with Turkey overnight as Ankara…
Iran supplied weapons to Iraqi Kurdish forces; Baghdad bomb kills 12
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Iran supplied weapons to Iraqi Kurdish forces; Baghdad bomb kills 12

Iran has supplied weapons and ammunition to Iraqi Kurdish forces, Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani said Tuesday at a joint press…
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