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Kurds declare federal region in Syria’s north: officials

RMEILAN, Syria, (APP/AFP) – Syria’s Kurds
on Thursday declared a federal region in the country’s north,
officials told AFP, as they seek further autonomy in areas under
their control.
Two officials at talks involving Kurdish, Arab, and other
parties in the town of Rmeilan said delegates had agreed on
creating a “federal system” unifying the three mainly Kurdish
cantons in northern Syria.