Islamic State militants retreated from parts of the Syrian border town of Kobane today for the first time, reports the BBC.
US officials said that hundreds of IS militants were killed in a barrage of intensified airstrikes today.
Leaders from the US, UK, France, Germany and Italy agreed to increase support to local forces in Iraq and Syria to aid efforts against IS militants, the British Prime Minister’s office said on Wednesday.
UK troops to train Kurdish forces in Iraq (12 October 2014)
US-led airstrikes continue as fighting rages in Kobane, riots in Turkey as Kurds demand action (08 October 2014)
US officials said that hundreds of IS militants were killed in a barrage of intensified airstrikes today.
Leaders from the US, UK, France, Germany and Italy agreed to increase support to local forces in Iraq and Syria to aid efforts against IS militants, the British Prime Minister’s office said on Wednesday.
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UK troops to train Kurdish forces in Iraq (12 October 2014)
US-led airstrikes continue as fighting rages in Kobane, riots in Turkey as Kurds demand action (08 October 2014)