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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
Syria Kurds Must Be Represented in Talks
PARIS – Syrian Kurds must be represented at peace talks in Geneva or they will fail, a Syrian Kurdish leader said on Friday. Saleh Muslim, co-chair of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), also said one of the opposition groups involved, Jaysh al-Islam, had...Caption:
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)
Syrian Kurds face split over presidential elections
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian Kurdish leaders have become increasingly split over whether to allow Bashar Al-Assad’s government to allow voting in Syria’s forthcoming presidential election in areas under their control in northern Syria, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned....Caption:
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)
Syrian Coalition dismisses chances of Geneva II going ahead
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Syrian National Coalition dismissed the chances of an international conference for the resolution of the Syrian crisis taking place on the sidelines of a preparatory meeting in Geneva for the January conference on Thursday night. Abedlahad...Caption:
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)