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the kurds were essential to finding the leader of the islamic state.

QAMISHLI, SYRIA — the leader of Islamic State, zoomed in on in northwestern Syria, United States turned to its local allies to help track the world's most-wanted terrorist.. ..

the fate of the syrian kurds

It is clear that the negotiation between the Kurds and the regime are contingent on the US position. The first round of negotiations between the Syrian Democratic Council and the Syrian regime (mid-2018) followed the first US announcement of the withdrawal of its forces in early 2018. ..

examing the revolution in rojava

He courted the Kurds by granting small reforms and avoiding bombing Kurdish areas in order to sever unity between Arabs and Kurds. At the same time, some aspects of the Syrian opposition, particularly the Syrian National Council, adhered to Arab chauvinism and refused to support Kurdish..

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Today, the US assistance to ISIL group has enabled the latter to reach Syrian- Iraqi border once again, Muallem said at meeting with the delegation of International Federation of Democratic Youth and International Peace Council, .. Syrian minister accused United States of creating military bases..

iraq election law vetoed

The presidency council -- whose other two members are President Jalal Talabani, Kurd, and the country's second president, Tarik al-Hashemi, Sunni -- remains committed to holding the elections by Oct., the chairman of the panel. ..

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