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11 Oct 2019

Over 50 killed as Turkey-Syria offensive continues

Of the 11 victims, five people, including a Syrian baby, were reportedly killed in Kurdish shelling of Turkish border towns.

10 Oct 2019

Erdogan warns EU as Turkish offensive in Syria enters day 2

The operation dubbed Peace Spring by the Turkish government began Wednesday at around 4 pm local time with air raids and shelling while a ground offensive, involving Turkish soldiers and allied Syrian rebels, began at 11.30 pm.

10 May 2017

Turkey warns US of blowback from decision to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria

Turkey warned the United States on Wednesday that a decision to arm Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State in Syria could end up hurting Washington, and accused its NATO ally of siding with terrorists.

25 Apr 2017

Toll in Turkish strikes on Syria Kurds rises to 18: Monitor

Turkish warplanes conducted a barrage of air strikes on Kurdish positions in northeast Syria early Tuesday, leaving several fighters dead, Kurdish forces and a monitor said.

30 Nov 2016

50,000 people have fled Syria Army`s east Aleppo advance: Britain-based monitor

The Britain-based monitor said more than 20,000 people had fled to western neighbourhoods of the city held by the government, with another 30,000 moving to areas held by Kurdish forces.

23 Oct 2016

Iraqi forces advance near Mosul as IS attacks western town

The Kurdish forces, known as peshmerga, said they "cordoned off" eight villages northeast of Mosul and are now less than 9 kms from its outskirts.

17 Oct 2016

Iraqi, Kurdish forces launch assault on ISIS stronghold

Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Monday that a military offensive has begun to seize back the Iraqi city of Mosul after two years of ISIS control.

28 Aug 2016

Turkish bombardment kills 35 civilians in Syria: Monitor

Turkish shelling and air strikes killed at least 35 civilians in Syria on Sunday, the fifth day of an incursion against Islamic State group jihadists and Kurdish militia, a monitor said.

19 Aug 2016

US scrambled jets as Syrian regime targeted Kurdish forces: Pentagon

"This was done as a measure to protect coalition forces," Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said.

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20 Mar 2016

IS suffers blows in Iraq, Syria but still launches attacks

After months of losing ground in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State group is showing signs of wear and tear, and its opponents say they have seen an increase in desertions among the extremists. But the jihadis appear to be lashing back with more terrorist and chemical attacks.

03 Feb 2016

Arabs, Kurds retake northern Iraq village from Islamic State

Sunni Muslim Arab fighters backed by Kurdish forces and U.S.-led air strikes retook a village in northern Iraq on Wednesday in an example of effective military cooperation on the ground between them against Islamic State insurgents.

27 Nov 2015

WATCH: From US-made bomb making tools to Quran; here's all unearthed from ISIS secret tunnels

Kurdish forces were left stunned after a secret network of tunnels built by ISIS was unearthed in Sinjar, an Iraqi town.

14 Nov 2015

Kurdish forces seize Iraq's Sinjar town from Islamic State

Sinjar is home to Iraq's Yazidi minority who suffered at the hands of Islamic State when it overran the area in August 2014.

12 Nov 2015

Iraq Kurds launch major offensive to retake Sinjar from Islamic State

Iraqi Kurdish forces on Thursday launched a major operation against the Islamic State group in the town of Sinjar, which lies on a key supply line for the jihadists, a senior officer said.

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