Iraqi Kurds have enjoyed autonomy for the past few decades, a situation that has been echoed by the Syrian government's move this week.
On Friday, President Ahmad Al Shara issued a decree affirming the rights of Kurdish Syrians, formally recognising their language and restoring citizenship to the country's biggest minority community.
The Kurds, one of the world's largest stateless people, have been fighting for power and an independent Kurdistan that spans Iran, Turkey, Syria and Iraq, where a la
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