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Kurdish Peshmerga Forces Start Entering Embattled Kobani

Oct 31, 2014 08:43 AM EDT

A number of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters on Thursday began entering the Syrian town of Kobani from Turkey, in a move that is aimed towards pushing back a swathe of Islamic State militants who are trying to overrun the town.

China Calls On Israel To Stop Constructing Settlement In West Bank

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 31, 2014 04:26 AM EDT

China sided with the United Nations Security Council's decision on Thursday to call on Israel to abandon its settlement activities in East Jerusalem and West Bank, insisting that this would end the protracted violent conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Turkey’s Erdogan Says U.S. Airdrops In Kobani A Big Mistake

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 23, 2014 01:46 AM EDT

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the United States’ decision to send medical supplies and weapons to Kurdish fighters in the besieged Syrian town of Kobani was wrong, citing Wednesday that Islamic State militants seized some ammunition.

Kurds Unite To Create A New State

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 22, 2014 03:26 AM EDT

The representatives of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) released a statement Tuesday saying Syrian Kurdish leaders are talking about the possibility of building a new autonomous region in Syria.

Syrian President's Campaign Against Rebels Still Continues, Plans To Recapture Besieged Towns

Kat De Guzman |

Oct 22, 2014 03:06 AM EDT

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's military campaign is still ongoing to recapture towns and provinces Syrian rebels seized amid the United States using the Syrian grounds to fight against the Islamic State (ISIS).

U.S. Airstrikes Slow ISIS Lethal Advance In Kobani

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 17, 2014 01:46 AM EDT

Two days of intensified coalition air strikes have stalled the Islamic State’s lethal advance in the Syrian town of Kobani, the United States military's Central Command said Thursday.

Kurds, Assad May Be Fighting Together In Kobane

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 11, 2014 01:03 AM EDT

Islamic State (ISIS) militants posted a video Tuesday that showed they were fighting not only Kurdish troops in the city of Kobane, but also against President Bashar Assad's supporters, a first since the civil war started three years ago.

How Effective Are The Airstrikes Against The Islamic State? Kurd Fighters Say They’re Not Working

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 06, 2014 08:00 AM EDT

The U.S.-led airstrikes mounted against the Islamic State in Syria over the weekend took down several IS targets, but Kurd fighters say the strikes do very little in pushing back the militants as they zero in on a key territory near the Turkish border.

More Christians Escaped Iraq and Stayed in Amman

Rafael Ross |

Oct 03, 2014 06:26 AM EDT

Jordan is experiencing a surge of Iraqi refugees who escaped the Islamic State (ISIS) persecution.

Cameron Rallies Cross-Party Support For Air Strikes Against Islamic State

Christl Leong |

Sep 25, 2014 05:03 AM EDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron will rally for cross-party support to authorize military action against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or Daesh, following an appeal for aid from Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.