U.S. warplanes, Kurdish forces strike ISIS targets
Fighting rages for control of Mosul Dam in Iraq, as U.S. and Kurdish forces attack ISIS militants near the towering structure.
View ArticleKurdish forces ‘retake Mosul dam’
Kurdish forces in northern Iraq take control of the Mosul dam previously held by Islamic State jihadists, Kurdish officials say.
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Who are the Kurdish forces?
Fighters with a long history of defending Kurdistan are now playing a pivotal role in combating ISIS in Iraq.
View ArticleIS militants ‘behead Kurdish man’
The Islamic State group releases a video appearing to show militants killing a Kurdish man as a warning to forces fighting it in northern Iraq.
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Kurdish forces make gains on ISIS in Iraq
Kurdish forces backed by U.S. air cover made gains y against ISIS fighters in Iraq’s Mosul province as NATO leaders pledged to help defeat the radical Islamic forces.
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Kurdish fury at Turkey’s role on IS
Kurdish protesters vent their fury at Turkey’s lack of military support for defenders of a Syrian border town being attacked by Islamic State.
View ArticleUK troops ‘training’ Kurdish forces
A “specialist” team of 12 UK troops is to train Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Blasts target Iraqi Kurdish town, killing 20 people
At least 20 people were killed and 30 more wounded in series of explosions in the Iraqi town of Qarah Tabeh on Sunday, police said.
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IS pushed back by Kobane airstrikes: Kurdish official
ANKARA: A Kurdish official in Kobane said Thursday that US-led airstrikes have successfully pushed back Islamic State insurgents from parts of the besieged Syrian town. “The international coalition...
View ArticleVIDEO: Why US man joined Kurdish fighters
The BBC’s Jim Muir speaks to an American who has come to fight Islamic State militants on the frontline in north-east Syria.
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Kurdish fighters join Kobani fight
Kurdish fighters from Iraq have finally arrived in Kobani in northern Syria to reinforce Syrian Kurds in the battle against ISIS for control of the town.
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