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Iraq: 'Doctors with Guns' from Myanmar help Kurds fight Isis

Free Burma Rangers (FBR), a team of medics from Burma, has been serving wounded Kurd soldiers.

Nov 27, 2015

First video from Sinjar emerges online after the Yazidi town is liberated from Isis

The largely Yazidi inhabited town in Iraq was taken over by Isis in August 2014.

Nov 13, 2015

US-backed Sinjar offensive hints at success of Obama's Isis strategy

Sinjar offensive is a sign that US President Obama's slow-burn strategy is producing results.

Nov 13, 2015

US report indicts Islamic State for genocide against Yazidis, other minorities

The crimes were committed against Christian, Yazidi, Turkmen, Shabak, Sabaean-Mandaean, and Kaka'i people.

Nov 12, 2015

Turkey: Soldier, policemen killed in deadly Kurdish militant attacks

A month-long ceasefire agreed to by the PKK due to the general election ended last week.

Nov 11, 2015

Mosul: 12 Iraqi children executed by Islamic State for fleeing Isis training camp

The children killed by Isis were between the ages of 12 to 16.

Nov 2, 2015

US, Turkish air strikes kill more than 50 IS fighters in Syria

Six Turkish F-16 jets which took off from the Incirlik base were involved in the strikes.

Nov 1, 2015

Turkey: British woman commits suicide after missing flight at Istanbul airport

The 50-year-old who was travelling to Erbil in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, reportedly hanged herself using shoelaces.

Oct 18, 2015

Turkey blast: Footage shows moment explosions hit peace rally in Ankara

Mobile phone footage shows explosion hit peace rally in Turkey capital.

Oct 10, 2015

Turkey blast: Footage shows aftermath of deadly terror attack in Ankara

Video footage shows aftermath of twin explosions in Turkish capital.

Oct 10, 2015

In Focus: Isis in Syria left to prosper as Russia and US play with their toys

IBTimes UK speaks with intelligence consultant David Otto on how crisis in Syria worsened following military intervention of Russia.

Oct 9, 2015

Turkey: Bomb blast outside school kills child, injures three others

The blast was reported in Turkey's Silvan district.

Oct 8, 2015

Syria: Yazidi woman kept as slave by Baghdadi says he was gentle, spoke to her in English

She was kept in Raqqa, where Baghdadi lived with his wife and two children.

Oct 6, 2015

Turkey: Viral video shows Turkish cop putting gun to journalist's head in Diyarbakir for covering police raid

Local television crew were covering a police raid in Silvan on Sunday, when the incident took place.

Oct 5, 2015

Turkey: Image of Kurdish man's body being dragged through streets by Turkish soldiers goes viral [PHOTOS+ VIDEO]

The 24-year-old youth was killed in Sirnak on 2 October.

Oct 4, 2015

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