Iraqi Kurds ‘in Kobane to fight IS’
Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters cross the Turkish border to help defend the Syrian town of Kobane from Islamic State militants. BBC News – Middle East
Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters cross the Turkish border to help defend the Syrian town of Kobane from Islamic State militants. BBC News – Middle East
The Palestinian leader’s spokesman calls the closure of a disputed Jerusalem holy site after the shooting of a Jewish activist a “declaration of war”. BBC News – Middle East
A group of 150 Iraqi Kurdish fighters arrive in Turkey from where they plan to cross into Syria to battle militants besieging the town of Kobane. BBC News – Middle East
At least 34 people are killed and dozens injured after two separate bomb explosions in and around Iraq’s capital city of Baghdad. BBC News – Middle East
Kurdish and Iraqi forces say they have gained ground from Islamic State militants in northern Iraq and near Baghdad, amid intense US-led air strikes. BBC News – Middle East
Egypt declares a three-month state of emergency in parts of the Sinai Peninsula after two attacks there killed at least 31 soldiers. BBC News – Middle East