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Syrian Kurdish fighters say they have fully secured the town of Kobani near the Turkish border and killed more than 60 Islamic State militants. Yiming Woo reports.
New footage shows Kurdish fighters on the streets of Kobani, celebrating victory after driving Islamic State fighters out of the contested Syrian town. Pavithra George reports.
Images of Turkish fighter jets taking off from a military base in Diyarbakir to carry out strikes against positions and targets of Kurdish fighters in northern Syria. According to a statement from the Ministry of Defence, "Turkey carried out air strikes this evening at 23:00 (20:00 GMT) in the regions of Tel Rifat, Cizire and Derik in northern Syria and destroyed 30 targets". Since Sunday evening, Ankara has been carrying out a campaign of drone bombings, which left at least nine people dead on Thursday, against PKK and YPG targets in Syria, in retaliation for the attack that wounded two policemen in Ankara on Sunday. IMAGES
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Jeddah, as his country was welcomed back to the Arab League after more than a decade of suspension. IMAGES
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman upon his arrival for the Arab League summit in Jeddah. IMAGES
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