NewsBeat SocialTag: kurdish
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Biker Gang Takes up Arms against ISIS
10/16/14 3:54 PM PST
At least three members of a Dutch biker gang have left the country to fight ISIS militants in Iraq –and the government is okay with it
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ISIS Starts to Retreat from Kobane
10/16/14 2:09 PM PST
According to a Kurdish official, Islamic State militants have begun retreating from the key border town of Kobane
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Roadside Bombs, Attacks Kill Dozens in Iraq
10/13/14 5:35 PM PST
According to report, an estimated 75 people died over the weekend in Iraq from a recent surge of violence
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Kurdish Commanders Say ISIS Advances on Kobane
10/09/14 4:20 PM PST
Human rights observers estimate ISIS now controls 1/3 of the Kurdish city in Northern Syria
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Kurdish Protests Over ISIS Erupt into Violence
10/08/14 5:36 PM PST
Europe-wide protests on ISIS result in destruction of property and nearly two dozen deaths
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Coalition Warplanes Reportedly Strike ISIS Near Kobane
10/07/14 1:55 PM PST
Warplanes from the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State reportedly struck ISIS positions surrounding the northern Syrian city of Kobane
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ISIS Flag Flies Over Syria-Turkey Border Town
10/06/14 3:46 PM PST
Islamic State militants raised a black flag over a contested area of Kobane on October 6, as the Kurdish militia continues to fight them off and request international assistance
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Turkey Considers 'Kurdish YPG' a Terrorist Group
10/06/14 1:27 PM PST
Turkey considers the Kurdish Protection Units (YPG) militia a terrorist group, but its soldiers are the main counter-offensive to ISIS in northern Syria
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Kurdish YPG Battles ISIS in Northern Syria
10/06/14 1:24 PM PST
The militia group called the Kurdish Protection Units, or YPG, is the main force holding off ISIS in the besieged city of Kobane in Northern Syria
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ISIS Shells Syrian Kurdish Town
09/28/14 1:16 PM PST
Defying U.S.-led airstrikes, Islamic State militants hit a strategic Syrian town with shell fire for the first time
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Massive Refugee Surge Overwhelms Turkey
09/22/14 1:52 PM PST
The United Nations said Monday that the number of Syrians escaping from ISIS militants into Turkey over the weekend is one of the largest to date during the Syrian conflict
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Iraq's Parliament Approves New Unity Government
09/09/14 2:33 PM PST
PM Haider al-Abadi will lead an inclusive government to defeat ISIS