Syrian Kurdish authorities on Saturday began laying the groundwork for the first local elections in the federal system they are establishing in the country's north, an official told AFP. Hadiya Youssef, co-chair of the federal system's constituent assembly, said three rounds of elections...

( The Wall Street Journal )- Before launching the battle to capture Islamic State’s de facto capital, the U.S.-led military coalition dropped leaflets calling on extremists to surrender. On the ground, militants were going door to door, demanding that residents pay their utility bills....

(Zaman Al Wasl)-  U.S.-led Coalition airstrikes killed t hree shepherds on Friday in the southern countryside of Hasaka, medics told Zaman al-Wasl.   The U.S. strikes targeted sheep herds in an ISIS held territory near Markada, the last ISIS stronghold in the southern...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime figures released showed that females are more likely than men to register at the employment offices, and by a very large percentage. The number of men registering has decreased significantly.  Raed Neama, the head of the employment office at the...