What’s behind Turkey’s Kobani offensive
Alwaght – As part of renewed military operation in northern Syria, the Turkish army entered the Kurdish-controlled Syrian territories from west of…
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Erdogan irate over US envoy meeting with YPG in Kobani
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been irked by a US envoy’s meeting with Syrian Kurds in the Syrian border town of Kobani,…
Kobani one year after resistance; domestic perspective
Alwaght- A year has passed from the first days of the Siege of Kobani by ISIS forces, a city that has been…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 27
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 13 of them. IFP has…
Turkey let ISIL militants into Syria’s Kobani: Syria
Syria’s official news agency says Turkey has facilitated the re-entry of ISIL Takfiri militants into the Kurdish border town of Kobani where they detonated a…
ISIL militants re-enter Syrian town of Kobani: Reports
ISIL militants have advanced into the northern Syrian town of Kobani, months after the Kurdish border town was cleansed from the terrorists,…
Intelligence: ISIL could hit embassies in Turkey
The Turkish intelligence agency has issued a warning for the police and gendarmerie about Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) members…
How the Islamic State was halted in Kobani
Analysis: The Islamic State controlled half of the Kurdish city a few months ago. Now they are on the run. BEIRUT, Lebanon…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan. 27
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 22 of them. IFP has…
Photos: Marivan’s ‘snowy’ solidarity with Syrian Kobane
With the first snowfall of this year’s winter in Marivan in Kurdistan Province, people gathered to celebrate a snowman festival. Among snowy…
Kurds’ new gains bring 70% of Kobani under control: Observatory
Kurdish fighters have gained control over about 70 percent of Syria’s strategic town of Kobani across from the Turkish border, a Britain-based…
Kobani liberation to become top priority for kurds in 2015: Kurdish leader
Syrian Kurds’ top priorities in 2015 are to completely clear out Kobani from Islamic State (IS) militants and unite governing bodies in…
50 ISIL Takfiris killed in Kobani in single day: Report
At least 50 ISIL Takfiri terrorists have reportedly been killed in clashes, bombings and US-led airstrikes in Syria’s flashpoint town of Kobani.…
ISIL, Kurds resume fierce clashes in Syria’s Kobani
Fierce clashes have resumed between ISIL Takfiri terrorists and Kurdish fighters in Kobani as they continue to make more gains on the…
Kobane fight with ISIL inspires painter
TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – The recent works of a painter have been inspired by the Kobane’s defense against ISIL in Syrian-Turkish…
Kurdish fighters make more gains against ISIL in Kobani
Syrian Kurdish fighters have liberated several villages around the northern border town of Kobani as they continue to gain more ground on…
Kurd fighters cut off ISIL key supply road to Kobani
Kurdish forces have reportedly cut off a key route which ISIL Takfiri militants used to resupply their forces in the Syrian city…
Helping Kobani no justification for foreign interference: Iran
Helping the people in the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani should not be used as an excuse for foreign intervention in the…
Syria-bound Kurdish fighters reach Turkey town
Two groups of Iraqi Kurdish fighters have arrived in the Turkish border town of Suruj on their way to join their fellow…
Kobani Kurdish forces repel ISIL attack
Kurdish forces in the Syrian city of Kobani have repelled an attack by the Takfiri ISIL militants, officials say. According to Kurdish…
First Peshmerga contingent to head for Kobani
The first contingent of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government forces, known as Peshmerga, will head for Syria’s strategic city of Kobani. According to…
Turkey to allow 200 Iraqi Kurds to enter Kobani
Turkey says it will allow 200 Kurdish Peshmerga fighters from Iraq to cross its border into Syria’s restive border town of Kobani…
Fighting resumes between Kurdish fighters and ISIL terrorists in Kobani
Fighting resumes between the ISIL Takfiri militants and Kurdish fighters defending Kobani, a day after Kurds said the insurgents used chemical weapons…
Funeral held for Press TV reporter Serena Shim
Hundreds gathered in Beirut to pay tribute to Serena Shim, a Press TV reporter who died in a car crash near the…
Body of Press TV reporter transferred to Lebanon
Ankara, Oct 22, IRNA – The body of correspondent of Tehran-based international satellite television Press TV was transferred to Lebanon on Wednesday.…
Iran daily: Supreme Leader to Iraq prime minister “don’t trust US-led coalition”
As the Supreme Leader denounced the US-led coalition in Iraq — and again linked the issue to Iran’s support of Syria —…
Iran Foreign Ministry offers condolences over Shim death
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has expressed condolences over the death of Press TV’s correspondent in Turkey, Serena Shim. On Monday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry…
Iran’s coverage: Iran, Russia to finalize N-plants deal soon: AEOI head
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Agreement soon with Russia on atomic power plants Chairman of the Atomic…
Turkey refuses to reveal name of suspect in death of Press TV reporter
Turkey’s Gendarmerie General Command (JGK) still refuses to reveal the identity of the driver involved in the suspicious incident that claimed the…
Kobani: US drops weapons to Kurds in Syria
Kobani air drops likely to anger Turkish government, which opposes sending arms to Kurdish rebels in Syria The US military says it…
Find out what happened to Serena, Press TV director calls on Turkey
Press TV news director Hamid Reza Emadi says the “suspicious death,” of the news channel’s correspondent in Turkey is a tragedy for…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Oct. 18
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian dailies on Saturday and picked headlines from 21 of them. Iranian…
US-led air strikes against Isis in Syria ‘killed 10 civilians’
Monitor group says 10 civilians killed in recent US-led strikes Jets target Isis at least twice after fierce shelling of town US…
Iran to send medical aid to Syria’s Kobane
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran plans to send humanitarian aid, including medical equipment, to Syria’s border town of Kobane, which has been under…
Kurds gain ground against ISIL in Kobani
A Kurdish military commander says Kurdish fighters are gaining more ground against the ISIL Takfiri militants in and around the Syrian city…
Kurdish fighters gain ground in Kobani
TEHRAN (FNA)- Kurdish fighters gained more ground in the battle against ISIL Takfiri militants in Northern Syrian city of Kobani. According to…
Photos of the week
5 October-12 October Eid al-Adha prayers held in Iran 6th Intl. Sculpture Symposium wraps up in Tehran …
Airstrikes on Kobani plot for foreign presence in Syria: Iran cmdr.
A high-ranking Iranian military commander says the US-led airstrikes against the ISIL targets in Syria are part of a “show” aimed at…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Oct. 11
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian dailies on Saturday and picked headlines from 19 of them. The…
Iran daily: “US coalition in Iraq and Syria against Islamic State is a hoax”
The Tehran Friday Prayer continued Iran’s condemnation of the US campaign in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State, with Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi…