A new program near Hassakeh aims to provide a safe place for the displaced, while also defusing Arab-Kurd tensions
The majority of those killed are ISIS fighters
Abductions are believed to be an attempt to draw the Druze to fight alongside the regime
The PYD leader denied any cooperation with the Syrian regime
Attack follows assassination of Nusra leader in Aleppo countryside
Maarouf addressed the Nusra leader, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, saying he has tarnished the name of Islam
Government forces, the armed opposition, ISIS, and the Kurds all now include female militants
Many left-wing Alawite intellectuals continue to believe that the Syrian uprising was the result of foreign subversion, not an expression of the needs of the Syrian people
Geographic, demographic and military conditions of Hama have significant implications for the future of the war
Baath party source said the regime threatened the Kurds that he will give up the city of Hassakeh to the Islamic State if they insist on their demand to recognize the self-administration
The Great Battle of Badr al-Sham continues its victories in the face of attempts by Assad forces to recapture positions lost in the liberated areas
NCC leader says the units are helping to confront the Islamic State
When it comes to an external threat, Kurds gather around the PYD’s People Protection Units for protection
Statement stresses unity of Syrian territory
Abu Bahr chose to leave the coastal city of Jableh to fight with rebels in Homs
Move comes as part of ongoing institution-building efforts in Kurdish provinces
Christian Syrians do not occupy a specific geographic space, despite their reasonable numbers (around 6 to 9 percent of the population)
Despite disagreement between YPG and some Kurdish factions allied to the Free Syrian Army, they are cooperating against ISIS
Nabil Kassis accused the media of depicting the party as a the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood
Kurdish language courses are organized by several different institutions, including political parties and independent organizations
