An Iranian official has said Syrian regime forces will advance on the former IS stronghold of Raqqa, now held by US-backed Kurdish fighters.
Analysis: Can Syrian Kurds defend and consolidate their quasi-autonomous territory?
US angered by 'uncoordinated' Turkish strikes on Kurdish forces
Turkish war planes struck Kurdish fighters again in Syria and Iraq and Tuesday, drawing an angry response from the US which is working with Syrian Democratic Forces in the area.
Syria's other battle: Women fighting militarised machismo
Kurdish women in northern Syria are fighting both the fundamentalist tyranny of the Islamic State group and the violent authoritarianism of ...