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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Joseph Krauss

America's closest ally in Syria is losing ground as a new order takes shape

Syria Kurdish Question - (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The jihadi rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad say they want to build a unified, inclusive country. But after 14 years of civil war, putting that ideal into practice will not be easy.

For Syria’s Kurdish minority, America’s closest ally in the country, the struggle for a new order is entering a potentially even more challenging phase.

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