Report: ISIS Goes Door-To-Door Killing Scores Of Civilians In Kobani
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights calls it a massacre and the worst such incident carried out by ISIS fighters since last year.
Kurds
ISIS Rule In Mosul: Few Come And Go As Extremists Dig In
The Islamic State remains in full control a year after capturing the city. Relatively few ISIS fighters are visible, but they have imposed strict rules on all aspects of life.
Iraqi Kurds: We're Ready To Fight For Mosul
The Kurdish security chief says his Peshmerga fighters have gained ground against ISIS. But the big prize in northern Iraq is Mosul, and he says the Iraqi army will be needed for that battle.
From A Mountain, Kurds Keep Watch On ISIS In Mosul
From a nearby mountain, Kurdish forces can see look down into the strategic city. An Iraqi-led assault on the city is planned, but for now the frustrated men hold their territory and train.
Kurds Put Their Independence Dreams On Hold
When Iraq was rapidly fracturing this summer, the Kurds started talking about independence that they've been seeking for a century. But now, the priority seems to be battling the Islamic State.
Kurdish Forces Push Offensive To Retake Sinjar From ISIS
Days after breaking the siege of Mount Sinjar and freeing trapped Yazidis there, peshmerga forces were pressing an offensive to retake the town itself from the Islamist militia.
Kurdish Officials Worry About Kurds Joining The Islamic State
In the Kurdish city of Halabja, young men have been disappearing to join ISIS. It's a trend the authorities don't really want to discuss. But they are clamping down to try to make it stop.
Iraq, Kurds Agree On Deal Over Oil Exports, Budget
The agreement could ease some pressure on Iraq's government, which is facing an economic crisis, and on Kurdish authorities who have had trouble paying government employees and security forces.
Ill-Equipped And Underpaid, Kurdish Fighters Hold ISIS At Bay
With Iraq's military in tatters and U.S. forces gone, the Kurdish peshmerga is the only viable force to stave off ISIS in Iraq. With little support from Baghdad, discontent grows among the fighters.
Kurdish Fighters Begin Using Turkish Crossing To Reach Kobani
Syrian rebels and Iraqi peshmerga fighters have been allowed to use Turkish territory to enter the fight against militants of the self-declared Islamic State.