(Zaman Al Wasl)- A number of Kurdish parties and political figures forming the Kurdish National Council objected to mechanisms to elect independent candidates to the council.  Elections for the Kurdish National Council’s 4th conference are expected to take place in two days. ...

(Human Rights Watch)- Homemade landmines have killed and injured hundreds of civilians, including dozens of children, in Manbij, a city in northern Syria. The antipersonnel mines, often called improvised explosive devices, were planted by the extremist group Islamic State, also known as ISIS,...

 A suspected Syrian regime army helicopter dropped barrel bombs on Turkish-backed rebels on Tuesday, the Turkish military said, in what appeared to be the first direct clash with Syrian forces since Turkey launched a cross-border incursion in August. A helicopter "assessed to belong to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Powerful Jaish al-Islam on Wednesday has killed 20 regime troops in the besieged Eastern Ghouta suburbs after targeting the regime bastions in Tel Kurdi area, the group said in statement posted online. 8 rebel fighters were also killed in the attack, 4 from the Islam Army and...