MESOP Q & A : BUT WILL IT HOLD ……. ? – Kurds Close to Control of Northeast Syria Province, Portending a Shift in the War

 

By ANNE BARNARD  – 24 Aug The New York Times – A cease-fire with the Syrian government puts Kurdish militias much closer to control of Hasaka Province, which would be the third lost by President Bashar al-Assad. Read  all http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/24/world/middleeast/hasaka-syria-kurds-turkey.html?emc=edit_ee_20160824&nl=todaysheadlines-europe&nlid=73143833&_r=0&mtrref=undefined&gwh=3701E0C4F00CCC1A3A6A3D4F679F8D0C&gwt=pay