The Syrian government and Kurdish fighters reached a cease-fire brokered by Russia on Tuesday in the northeastern city of Hasakah, following a sharp escalation in violence there that signaled regime concern over the ethnic minority’s growing power. The city remained mainly under the control of Kurdish groups as the open-ended cease-fire began at 2 p.m. local time, Kurdish officials said. Syrian airstrikes on Kurdish areas were...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 23, 2016 15:00 UTC