ISWNews Analysis Group: Russian special forces launched a surprise attack on three positions of Suqour al-Sham militants in the area of Ajaz in southern Idlib province, killing and wounding several militants.
Islamic World News Analysis Group: Democratic Federation of Northern Syria (DFNS) released a list of requests which will be submitted to Damascus in future negotiation.
Kurdish Leadership Declares Readiness For Direct Negotiations With Damascus
One of the best experts on the region, the Turkish journalist Fehim Taştekin gave me for Slate.fr a long interview on the Kurdish issue while Ankara has been launching an operation on Afrin in Syria.
