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Turkey stresses opposition to decentralization in Syria • May 1, 2025, 1:09 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
Turkey's Erdogan dismisses Kurdish calls for Syria decentralisation as a "dream" • Apr. 30, 2025, 4:12 AM ET (Straits Times)
Syria's Kurds call for a democratic state that protects their ethnic rights • Apr. 26, 2025, 2:16 PM ET (AP)
US to withdraw 600 troops from Syria, leaving fewer than 1,000 to help counter IS militants • Apr. 17, 2025, 7:15 PM ET (AP)
Kurdish fighters leave northern city in Syria as part of deal with central government • Apr. 4, 2025, 1:12 PM ET (AP)

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leader of Kurds