Street battles as IS enters key town
Civilians flee the Syria-Turkey border town of Kobane, as Islamic State militants enter and engage in street-to-street fighting with Syrian Kurds. BBC News – Middle East
Civilians flee the Syria-Turkey border town of Kobane, as Islamic State militants enter and engage in street-to-street fighting with Syrian Kurds. BBC News – Middle East
The Pakistani Taliban express support for Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, calling on Islamists worldwide to “forget rivalries”. BBC News – Middle East
Intense clashes have erupted as Islamic State militants advanced on the Syrian town of Kobane, while Turkey vows to help stop it falling. BBC News – Middle East
A “staggering array” of rights abuses has been committed in Iraq by Islamic State militants over a nine-week period, the UN says. BBC News – Middle East
Heavy fighting is reported on both sides of a key border crossing between Iraq and Syria, where Kurdish forces are battling Islamic State militants. BBC News – Middle East
Iraqi ground forces, backed by air strikes, appear to have halted advancing Islamic State (IS) militants in a key town near Baghdad. BBC News – Middle East