Sunday, 21 August, 2016 , 15:48 AFP — Regime forces and Kurdish fighters agreed to a truce in the flashpoint Syrian city of Hasakeh on Sunday after two days of Russian mediation efforts, a military source told AFP.

Sunday, 21 August, 2016 , 10:04 AFP — Kurdish fighters advanced in the flashpoint city of Hasakeh in northeast Syria after a Russian mediation bid failed to halt clashes with pro-regime forces, a monitoring group said Sunday.

Sunday, 21 August, 2016 , 06:05 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said the Islamic State (IS) group was the "likely perpetrator" of a bomb attack on a wedding in the city of Gaziantep near the Syrian border that left at least 30 dead.

Sunday, 21 August, 2016 , 00:28 AFP — At least 22 people were killed and dozens more wounded late Saturday in an attack possibly carried out by a suicide bomber on a wedding party in the Turkish city of Gaziantep near the Syrian border, officials said.

Saturday, 20 August, 2016 , 14:36 AFP — Syrian government warplanes took to the skies again Saturday over the flashpoint northeastern city of Hasakeh, despite a US warning against new strikes that might endanger its military advisers.

Saturday, 20 August, 2016 , 13:24 AFP — Syrian government warplanes took to the skies again Saturday over the flashpoint northeastern city of Hasakeh, despite a US warning against new strikes that might endanger its military advisers.

Saturday, 20 August, 2016 , 10:13 AFP — Damascus has understood that Kurds in northern Syria have become a threat after regime jets pounded US-backed Kurdish forces in the country's northeast late last week, Turkish premier Binali Yildirim said Saturday.

Saturday, 20 August, 2016 , 09:20 AFP — Syrian government warplanes were in the air again Saturday over the flashpoint northeastern city of Hasakeh, despite a US warning against new strikes that might endanger its military advisers.

Saturday, 20 August, 2016 , 07:27 AFP — Syrian government warplanes were again in the air over the mainly Kurdish-held city of Hasakeh early Saturday despite a US warning against any new strikes that might endanger its military advisers, a monitor said.

Saturday, 20 August, 2016 , 01:47 AFP — Syrian regime jets pounded US-backed Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria for a second day Friday, even after the US-led coalition scrambled jets to protect its military advisers working on the ground.