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Wednesday, October 21, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Kurds announce independent canton in Syria
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Kurds in Syria declare independent rule in a new province bordering with Turkey, according to a report in Reuters.
Kurdish authorities in the country captured the border town of Tel Abyad in June from Islamic State, under the cover of US airstrikes.
The new administrative province “has been officially announced as a canton,” said Delil Osman, a media official in the Kurdish-led administration.
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