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John Kerry Hails Albanian Role In Anti-ISIS Coalition
US Secretary of State John Kerry paid tribute Sunday to Albania's efforts as part of the coalition fighting Islamic State jihadists and said he was encouraged by the Balkan nation's attempts to fight corruption.
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Iraq Kurd Leader Vows to Avenge Beheaded Fighters
Massud Barzani, the President of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, vowed on Saturday to avenge three peshmerga fighters beheaded by the Islamic State jihadist group.
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More Than 700 Iraqi Kurd Fighters Killed Since June Islamic State Offensive
Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region said Wednesday that 727 of its fighters have been killed in the conflict against the Islamic State group since the jihadists launched their offensive in June.
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New Peshmerga Group Enters Kobane From Turkey
A second contingent of Kurdish peshmerga fighters streamed across the Syrian border from Turkey late Monday to join the fight against jihadists for the strategic town of Kobane, state media said.
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Kurds Launch Attack to Retake Iraq Town of Jalawla From Islamic State
Iraq's Kurdish peshmerga forces on Friday launched an operation to retake the flashpoint town of Jalawla from Islamic State jihadist fighters, Kurdish officials said.
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US Strikes Spur Kurd Fightback Against Iraq Jihadists
Iraq's Kurdish peshmerga, buoyed by US air strikes, reclaimed two towns from jihadist fighters Sunday, while Western powers ramped up efforts to save displaced civilians stranded on a mountain.
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150 Kurdish Troops Killed in Two-Month Jihadist Offensive
The fighting sparked by Iraq's two-month-old jihadist offensive has left 150 Kurdish peshmerga dead and around 500 wounded, the Kurdish presidency's chief of staff said Friday.
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Iraq Army Chief Expects 'Huge Changes' After US Strikes
Iraq's army chief of staff said he expects federal troops and Kurdish peshmerga forces to reclaim large swathes of land after the US began air strikes Friday against jihadist positions.
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Kurdish Official Claims US Bombing Jihadist Targets in Iraq
A spokesman for the Kurdish peshmerga force said US warplanes on Thursday bombed Islamic State jihadist targets in two areas of northern Iraq.
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Iraq Air Force Backs Kurds Against Jihadists, Scores Flee
Baghdad's air force and Kurdish fighters from Syria joined forces with Iraq's embattled peshmerga today, to push back jihadists whose latest attacks sent thousands of civilians running for their lives.
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John Kerry Hails Albanian Role In Anti-ISIS Coalition
US Secretary of State John Kerry paid tribute Sunday to Albania's efforts as part of the coalition fighting Islamic State jihadists and said he was encouraged by the Balkan nation's attempts to fight corruption.
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Iraq Kurd Leader Vows to Avenge Beheaded Fighters
Massud Barzani, the President of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, vowed on Saturday to avenge three peshmerga fighters beheaded by the Islamic State jihadist group.
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More Than 700 Iraqi Kurd Fighters Killed Since June Islamic State Offensive
Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region said Wednesday that 727 of its fighters have been killed in the conflict against the Islamic State group since the jihadists launched their offensive in June.
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New Peshmerga Group Enters Kobane From Turkey
A second contingent of Kurdish peshmerga fighters streamed across the Syrian border from Turkey late Monday to join the fight against jihadists for the strategic town of Kobane, state media said.
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Kurds Launch Attack to Retake Iraq Town of Jalawla From Islamic State
Iraq's Kurdish peshmerga forces on Friday launched an operation to retake the flashpoint town of Jalawla from Islamic State jihadist fighters, Kurdish officials said.
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US Strikes Spur Kurd Fightback Against Iraq Jihadists
Iraq's Kurdish peshmerga, buoyed by US air strikes, reclaimed two towns from jihadist fighters Sunday, while Western powers ramped up efforts to save displaced civilians stranded on a mountain.
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150 Kurdish Troops Killed in Two-Month Jihadist Offensive
The fighting sparked by Iraq's two-month-old jihadist offensive has left 150 Kurdish peshmerga dead and around 500 wounded, the Kurdish presidency's chief of staff said Friday.
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Iraq Army Chief Expects 'Huge Changes' After US Strikes
Iraq's army chief of staff said he expects federal troops and Kurdish peshmerga forces to reclaim large swathes of land after the US began air strikes Friday against jihadist positions.
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Kurdish Official Claims US Bombing Jihadist Targets in Iraq
A spokesman for the Kurdish peshmerga force said US warplanes on Thursday bombed Islamic State jihadist targets in two areas of northern Iraq.
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Iraq Air Force Backs Kurds Against Jihadists, Scores Flee
Baghdad's air force and Kurdish fighters from Syria joined forces with Iraq's embattled peshmerga today, to push back jihadists whose latest attacks sent thousands of civilians running for their lives.
