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A Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter walks in the silos and mills of Manbij after the SDF took control of it, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, July 1, 2016. (Photo: Reuters/Rodi Said)


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Syria Kurds Must Be Represented in Talks


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Syrian Kurd demonstrators hold flags and portraits of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a protest in Hasakah, Syria on November 1, 2012. (Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani)


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Arab League-United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi (L) looks on before a meeting on Syria at the United Nations offices in Geneva December 20, 2013. REUTERS/Fabrice Coffrini/Pool (SWITZERLAND – Tags: POLITICS)


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A photograph made available on October 24, 2013, shows Syrian fighters from the Kurdish People’s Protection Units taking up positions at the front line in Ras Al-Ain, northeastern Syria, on October 22, 2013. (EPA/MAURICIO MORALES)


Syrian Kurds’ military gains stir unease

Syrian Kurds’ military gains stir unease

Beirut/Erbil, Reuters—With a string of military gains across northeastern Syria, a Kurdish militia is solidifying a geographic and political presence in the war-torn country, posing a dilemma for regional powers. Long oppressed under Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad...