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Turkey: PKK Suicide Bomber Kills 2 Turkish Soldiers, Injuries 24 in Dogubayazit

It is reportedly the first-of-its-kind attack by the Kurdish militia

Aug 2, 2015

Syria: 260 PKK Members Killed in Turkey's Anti-Isis Airstrikes

PKK is an outlawed terrorist group.

Aug 1, 2015

Isis, Turkey and the PKK - Recognise Kurds rights or conflict will continue

IBTimes UK speaks with activist Memed Aksoy on relations between Turkey and Kurds, engaged in fight against IS.

Jul 31, 2015

Turkey: 1,050 Suspects Detained in Anti-Terror Operations

Most of the suspects belong to the Islamic State, Kurdistan Workers' Party and the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front.

Jul 28, 2015

Suruc Blast: Kurdish Militia Group Claims It Executed 2 Turkish Policemen for Aiding Isis Bomber

32 youngsters, mostly Kurds, lost their lives in Suruc attack

Jul 23, 2015

39 Workers Kidnapped by Isis from Mosul are Safe, Claims India

In June 2014, after taking over Mosul, Isis took several Indians as hostages.

Jul 22, 2015

Isis militants near The Great Mosque in Mosul.

Iraq: Isis Bans Eid al-Fitr Prayers in Mosul, Says it's 'Not An Original Islamic Practice'

Isis recently banned Taraweeh prayers in its stronghold Mosul during Ramadan.

Jul 10, 2015

Islamic State Army police outside its newly setup police station in Mosul

45 Isis Fighters Die in 'Iftar Poisoning'; 100 More Ill After Eating Ramadan Meals in Mosul

It is not clear if the Islamic State members were deliberately poisoned.

Jul 8, 2015

Mosul: Isis Blows Up Another Ancient Church in Iraq, 4 Children Killed Accidentally

Since June last year, Isis has destroyed dozens of churches in Mosul.

Jul 7, 2015

Isis in Gaza supporters protesting in May following the demolition of a mosque by Hamas.

Isis Abducts 111 Iraqi Children to be Trained as Terrorists

The IS terrorists also arrested 78 men who protested against the abduction of their children.

Jul 7, 2015

Volunteers from the Yazidi sect who have joined the Kurdish peshmerga forces to fight against Islamic State militants, take part in a training on the outskirts of the town of Sinjar

Yazidi Militia Killed 21 Iraqi Sunni 'Elderly Men, Women and Children' to Take Revenge from Isis: Amnesty International

Isis, which is a Sunni militant group, has killed thousands of Yazidi men and women in Iraq.

Jun 10, 2015

Iraq: Kurdish star Helen Abdulla shells Isis forces in her glossy music video

In a first for pop music, Kurdish singer Helen Abdulla actually goes to war in video for her new single, Revolution.

May 22, 2015

Displaced families from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing the violence, walk on the outskirts of Sinjar, west of Mosul, 5 August.

Iraq: Isis Massacres over 300 Yazidis, Including Women and Children

Yazidi leaders have called for help from international help to save the minority group from Isis.

May 3, 2015

Isis Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Critically Injured in US-Coalition Airstrike, Again

A report claimed that the Isis leader was injured in an airstrike that took place on 18 March in al Baaj in Nineveh province along the Syrian border.

Apr 21, 2015

Isis in Mosul Being Hunted by Shadowy Resistance Group: Report

A video released by the secret group reportedly shows them kidnapping an Isis commander from Mosul, who is later shot and killed.