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Journey To Statehood Still Long For Iraq Kurds

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Many Iraqi Kurds hailed last week’s announcement of a September referendum on independence as historic, but major obstacles will remain on the path to statehood after an expected landslide “yes”. The autonomous region is still at war with the Islamic State group, it hosts a displaced population of more than a million and its once … Read more

Aleppo Defeat ‘not the End For Rebels’

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The fall of rebel-held eastern Aleppo would not mean the end of the fight against President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian opposition’s senior negotiator has told the BBC. George Sabra added, however, that it would make any hope of a peace deal more difficult. Syrian forces backed by heavy air strikes have seized more than a … Read more