The next stage of elections will be held in Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria on December 1.  Over 30 parties and entities will participate in the elections of representatives for local councils, Ibrahim Ibrahim, a spokesperson for the PYD, the dominant party in the Kurdish...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces took an oil-rich ground from ISIS along the Iraqi border near the town of Albu Kamal, the Kurdish-led alliance said on Sunday. The YPG-led forces are now 9 km (6 miles) far from Albu Kamal, such a progress may spark a battle with the...

The trilateral meeting between Iran, Russia and Turkey in the Russian resort of Sochi this week was “a right step, at the right time” for stability in Syria, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad. Russia’s Vladimir Putin won the backing of Turkey...

Russian long-range bombers hit Daesh (ISIS) targets in the northeast of Syria on Saturday, Russian news agencies cited the Russian Defence Ministry as saying.