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ISIS Militants Ousted From Kobani By Kurdish Forces In Historic Victory
| Kat De Guzman | | Jan 27, 2015 12:52 AM EST |
Kurdish forces on Monday celebrated victory over their ousting of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants from Kobani.
Israeli-Canadian Female Fighter Denies Being Captured By ISIL
| Kat De Guzman | | Dec 02, 2014 02:00 AM EST |
A woman with dual citizenship identified as Gill Rosenberg was reportedly captured during a battle in Kobani, Syria on Sunday between the Kurdish military and the Islamic State of Iraq in the Levant (ISIL) militants but she announced online that she was safe.
Islamic State Captures Female Canadian Fighter After Kobani Loss
| Kat De Guzman | | Dec 01, 2014 12:48 AM EST |
Extremists from the group Islamic State of Iraq in the Levant (ISIL) reportedly captured a female Canadian fighter after suffering heavy losses from the battle in the Syrian town of Kobani.
Peshmerga, Syrian Rebels Push Back Islamic State In Kobani
| Christl Leong | | Nov 04, 2014 02:47 AM EST |
Iraq's Kurdish Peshmerga forces and moderate Syrian militia have joined the fight against an Islamic State advance in Kobani on Saturday, a move that could tip the scales in favor of Kurds in the struggle for control over the embattled border city.
Iraqi Kurdish Fighters Reinforce Kobani As US Air Strike Continue
| Dan Weisman | | Nov 01, 2014 05:01 PM EDT |
With U.S. airplanes pounding Islamic State fighters around Kobani, much-awaited Iraqi Kurdish forces joined the battle after passing through a once-reluctant Turkey to fight.
Peshmerga Forces Head To Turkey To Help Defend Kobani
| Ren Benavidez | | Oct 28, 2014 05:49 PM EDT |
A group of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters has left for Turkey, where they will cross the border to Syria in order to help in the fight against the Islamic State militants who are trying to overrun the town of Kobani.
Iraqi Peshmerga Fighters To Provide Reinforcement In Kobani, But Will Not Engage In Direct Combat
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 27, 2014 01:56 AM EDT |
Iraqi Peshmerga forces will provide artillery and logistical support to their fellow Kurdish militiamen defending the embattled Syrian town of Kobani, but will not engage in direct combat with Islamic State fighters, said a Kurdish spokesman Sunday.
ISIS Overtakes Air-Drop Zone Outside Kobani
| Rubi Valdez | | Oct 24, 2014 02:21 AM EDT |
The militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) advanced its position in the western Kobani region on Thursday and took over the Syrian border where Kurdish forces secured ground three days prior.
U.S. Planes Drop Supplies, Weapons In Kobani To Aid Kurdish Fighters Against Islamic State
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 20, 2014 07:00 AM EDT |
The United States Air Force dropped multiple packages of medical supplies, weapons and ammunition to Kurdish fighters in the Islamic State-besieged town of Kobani in Syria, officials said late Sunday.
U.S.-Led Coalition Intensifies Air Strikes As Syria Battle Destabilizes Turkey
| Ren Benavidez | | Oct 15, 2014 12:43 AM EDT |
The U.S.-led coalition troops have intensified the air attacks against the Islamic State militants in Kobani, as the rebel group's attacks begin to weaken Turkey.
Anti-ISIL Coalition To Hold Military Summit In Washington
| Bianca Ortega | | Oct 14, 2014 12:47 AM EDT |
Military leaders of the members of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as Daesh, will attend a summit in Washington tomorrow to talk about ways to contain the militant group's advances in Iraq and Syria.
ISIS Magazine Urges Terrorists to Attack Australians Amid Kobani Battle
| Ren Benavidez | | Oct 13, 2014 10:33 PM EDT |
The Islamic State militant group started using a magazine to urge terrorists to carry out suicide attacks on Australians and citizens of other coalition forces fighting against the militant group.
Time Running Out For Kobani, Groups Warn of Massacre By Islamic State As Turkey Denies Aid
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 11, 2014 11:02 PM EDT |
Islamic State fighters have zeroed in on the besieged Syrian town of Kobani on Saturday, where hundreds of desperate civilians are trapped, defended by the heavily outgunned Kurdish militiamen who have sworn to fight to the death.
Islamic State Takes Over A Third of Kobani Despite Presence of Coalition, Turkey Forces
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 10, 2014 12:00 AM EDT |
Islamic State fighters have taken over control of a third of embattled Kobani on Thursday after forcing Kurdish forces to mount a desperate defense of the city despite relentless U.S. airstrikes.was
Erdogan Says Kurdish Protests Will Not Prevent Peace Talks
| Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 09, 2014 11:54 PM EDT |
The deadly street protests over Turkey’s refusal to intervene militarily in the Islamic State-besieged town of Kobani will not derail the peace talks between Ankara and the Kurdish rebels, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Thursday.
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