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Members of Council of Northern Syria Federal System vote on dividing the region into three federal administrative provinces, in Rmelan, Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan), Syria, July 27, 2017. (Photo: HAWAR/SDF)

Kurds Annex Arab Areas to ‘Federal System’

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Jul 31, 2017 | Middle East

London- The electoral and administrative division laws of the “Democratic Federal System of Northern Syria” established during meetings held by Kurdish groups in the country’s northwestern town of Rmelan, reveal an expansion of the self-administrative system to three...

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A Syrian looks at the rubble of his destroyed house in Douma, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus in this file photo. AFP

‘Syrian Coalition’ Demands Listing ‘Kurdish Union’ as Terrorist

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 27, 2017 | Middle East

London, Geneva, Moscow- The “Syrian National Coalition” asked on Wednesday that the UN Security Council lists the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (YPD) and its US-backed military wing, the People’s Protection Units (YPG) as terrorist organizations. “There is a public...

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Kirkuk Governor Najmadin Karim raises the Iraqi flag to fly next to the Kurdish flag over a government building in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. Photo: AFP/Mariwan Ibrahim

Kirkuk Flags Unify Kurds, Turkey Says they are a ‘Huge Mistake’

by Dalshad Abdullah, Asharq Al Awsat | Apr 3, 2017 | Middle East

Irbil, Baghdad- Turkey on Sunday became part of the crisis that emerged after a decision to fly the Kurdish flag over public buildings and institutions in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said he contacted his Iraqi counterpart Haider...

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Opinion: Northern Syria … Where To?

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Jan 12, 2017 | Opinion

Northern Syria seems to have become a focal point for regional and global players as questions are raised about its future after the handing over of Aleppo. The town of Al-Bab has become a battle ground, murderous explosions are shaking the town of Azaz, and...

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Iraqi special forces soldiers drive armoured vehicles Bartella, east of Mosul, Iraq October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Street War Ravages in Mosul for the Eighth Day

by Dalshad Abdullah | Oct 25, 2016 | Middle East

Erbil – The battle for Mosul entered its eighth day on Monday between the coalition forces and ISIS terrorists. Peshmerga forces recoiled early Tuesday morning an ISIS attack on a 40 Km road to the west of Sinjar. Clashes erupted on Sunday between an unknown group and...