Offensive against IS

Rebels of the Syrian Democratic Forces have launched an offensive in the area of the eastern Syrian city of al- Hasakah.

The offensive is " the first step in the plan to rid Syria of terrorist gangs ", said the rebels, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The motion calls on the armed opposition in Syria to co-operate in the fight against IS. " A national military force should come with them Kurds, Arabs, Assyrians, and all the other people who live in Syria. "