(Rudaw)- Eight of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebel fighters Turkey is supporting against ISIS in northwestern Syria were killed in clashes on Friday, the Turkish military announced.  Another 34 were also wounded during these clashes, according to a Turkish General Staff statement cited...

Zaman Al Wasl)- Fateh al-Sham Front backed by rebel factions has controlled Dhahiyat al-Assad suburb west of Aleppo city, commander said. Abu Anas al Shami told Zaman that the resistance factions have captured the western suburb,  killing more than 50 regime soldiers and allied...

Venezuela's streets were quieter than usual on Friday, but a strike called by the opposition drew patchy participation after the socialist government threatened to seize businesses that closed. "The strike is a good pressure tactic ... but if I don't work, I don't eat," said insurance agent...

(The Guardian)- Lindsey Snell knew she was being hunted. A Syrian contact had told her that militants had already arrested her fixer Abdullah, but they were coming for her next. This was Jabhat al-Nusra territory. No armed group, certainly not the smaller and more moderate one she was with,...