| SPIEGEL ONLINE | INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER |
| Compiled on October 29, 2014, 07:00 PM CET |
| NEW ALIGNMENTS The Kurds' Lonely Fight against Islamic State Terror The terrorist group PKK represents the West's last hope in the fight against Islamic State. Their lonely resistance to the advancing jihadists will result in lasting changes to the region. Some developments are already well advanced. |
| BOUND FOR SYRIA German Kurds Join Fight against Islamic State Young Kurds from Germany are joining PKK's fight against Islamic State in Syria. Security officials are concerned that tensions between Salafists and Kurds in Germany could rise once they return home. |
