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Rojava between the hammer and the anvil
On Saturday 15 February, Turkish-backed forces in northeastern Syria killed journalist Egîd Roj. This was exactly a year after the drone strike in which two journalists were murdered in Rojava last year.
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SDF integration into the Syrian army is conditional upon Turkey withdrawal of Turkish from Syria
Avin Suid, co-chair of the Executive Council of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, stated that the SDF's joining the Syrian army is contingent on these two conditions of Turkey withdrawal and the complete elimination of ISIS from Kurdish regions.
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Iraq faces US sanctions threat over Kurdistan Region oil exports
The Trump administration is threatening Iraq with economic sanctions if it doesn't quickly resume Kurdish oil exports through Turkey's Ceyhan pipeline.