MURSITPINAR, Turkey, Oct 20, 2014 (AFP) - Washington made a first arms drop to Kurdish fighters battling jihadists for the Syrian border town of Kobane Monday as neighbouring Turkey said it was helping Iraqi Kurdish forces to join the fight.
Jordanian former Prime Minister Marouf al-Bakhit says hundreds of Jordanians have joined the ranks of ISIL Takfiri terrorists fighting against the Iraqi government.
UN special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura has praised Iran’s role on the ongoing crisis in the Arab country, stressing that the Syrian crisis should be settled through political approaches.
Tehran, YJC. Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani appeared in a video-conference interview with CNN's Christian Amanpour on Tuesday evening to talk about Iran's policies on foreign as well as domestic affairs.
Tehran, YJC. Spokesman of Iran’s Majlis Committee for National Security and Foreign Policy Hossein Naqavi Hosseini says double standards in dealing with terrorism will afflict Turkey.
Tehran, YJC. Iran’s Chief of Armed Forces Staff Hassan Firouzabadi has said that the country is worried about a possible massacre in Syria's Kobani in case the town falls.
TEHRAN, YJC. Iran's Foreign Ministry says Tehran is prepared to take practical measures in the Syrian city of Kobani if it receives an official request from Damascus.
MURSITPINAR, Turkey, Oct 08, 2014 (AFP) - An aircraft of the international coalition on Wednesday carried out a new air strike against Islamic State (IS) targets around the Syrian border town of Kobane, an AFP correspondent reported.
BEIRUT, Oct 08, 2014 (AFP) - Jihadists from the Islamic State group withdrew from some parts of the embattled Syrian town of Kobane overnight after air strikes by a US-led coalition, a monitor said Wednesday.
MOSCOW, October 8 (RIA Novosti) - At least 14 people have been killed as a result of clashes between Kurdish protesters and police in Turkey, the BBC reported Wednesday.
TEHRAN, YJC. Iran has warned against the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Syria’s Kurdish border town of Ain al-Arab, also known as Kobani, amid escalation of clashes between Takfiri ISIL terrorists and the Kurds.
MURSITPINAR, Turkey, Oct 07, 2014 (AFP) - Jihadists waged fierce street battles Tuesday with Kurdish militia backed by US-led air strikes in a Syrian border town whose fall would mark a major victory for the Islamic State group.
BEIRUT, Oct 07, 2014 (AFP) - Fighting between Islamic State group jihadists and Kurdish militia in the key Syrian border town of Kobane has spread to new areas in the south and west, a monitor said on Tuesday.