(Reuters) Syrian government forces pounded rebel-held areas of the southwest with artillery on Thursday, in a steady escalation by President Bashar al-Assad who has vowed to win back the area bordering Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
As conditions shift in Syria, Kurds open to talks with Damascus
(Al-Monitor) Actions by the United States, Turkey and Russia could be driving Kurds into the awkward embrace of the Syrian regime.