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Saving Kobanê: The Town that the World Can’t Afford to Lose to ISIS
William Gourlay reports: Few people had heard of the Syrian town of Kobanê until recently. But since coming under sustained attack in the last fortnight by Islamic State (ISIS) militants, the town has...
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UPDATE: Kurdish Fighter Ceylan Özalp Reported Alive; Contradicts Earlier...
For War In Context, Paul Woodward finds growing credibility in the “Ceylan Ozalp is alive” counter-story, bolstered by affirmations by Kurdish journalist Müjgan Halis and PKK defense lawyer Ayla Akat...
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Report: Kurdish Female Suicide Bomber in Kobane Killed Dozens of ISIS Militants
With Kurdish fighters under increasing pressure from the ISIS militants seeking to seize Kobane, this is the first time a suicide bomber has been used by Kurdish forces in the conflict. Her name in...
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Onwaarschijnlijk Krijgers: Dutch Biker Gang Joins fight Against Islamic State...
The three men are members of an infamous motorbike gang, No Surrender, the biggest biker club in the Netherlands Anna Holligan, BBC News, The Hague: Three members of a Dutch motorcycle club with...
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Marxists vs Jihadists: Perfect if Both Sides Lose
SINJAR MOUNTAIN, Iraq—Nine years ago, Zind Ruken packed a bag and left her majority-ethnic-Kurdish city in Iran, escaping a brutal police crackdown and pressure to marry a man she’d never met....
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VICE Journalists Charged With Working for ‘Terrorists’ in Turkey
Turkish authorities on Monday charged three Western news reporters in southeastern Turkey with working for a “terrorist organization,” said their employer VICE News on Monday, days after the...
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Byron York: ‘What do you call terrorist organization that has extended its...
What do you call terrorist organization that has extended its reach, can project power far from base? ‘Contained.’ https://t.co/MrlpiFN3E9— Byron York (@ByronYork) November 16, 2015 Filed under:...
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Dutch Newspaper Publishes Cartoon Depicting Erdogan as an Ape Crushing Free...
The cartoon appeared on the front page after a Dutch journalist was detained in Turkey. After a Dutch journalist was arrested in Turkey this weekend for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip...
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BREAKING: Santa Claus Costume-Wearing Attackers; ‘Many Wounded’ in Istanbul’s...
Footage appears to show a number of ambulances and police vehicles outside the Reina nightclub, in the Besiktas area of the city. One of the Istanbul shooters disguised as Santa....
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