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largest ethnic minority in Syria, Syria's Kurds, could finally win against Islamic State, however, they
must first clear their intention to President Bashar al-Assad and guarantee Turkey that
they are of no harm to its border.
US that recently launched airstrikes
against IS fighters in Iraq near a dam, remains uncertain of what strategy the
country will use for combating the group on the other side of the frontier in Syria.
Despite Kurds’ support against Islamic
State, and repeatedly battled against Islamic State during a three-and-a-half
year civil war, Kurdish force have stamped out a swathe of northern territory, Kurds
have yet to win the West's acceptance as partners in Syria.
Syrian Kurdish
political party in northern Syria,
the PYD, and its armed wing, the YPG, expresses their obvious allies for Western
states of fighting Islamic State there.
PYD representative in France, Khaled
Eissa, said since Islamic State invaded the Iraqi city of Mosul in June, the
PYD has been offered a chance to tackle both issues in a bout of contacts with
foreign officials, including some from "major powers.”
"They have given us signals that
their position towards us is changing. But in my analysis - based on the
contacts I mentioned - there are still obstacles," Eissa added.
Eissa said that "they know the
YPG are the most effective force against (Islamic State). They want more
assurances for the Turkish side. NATO states allied to Turkey must reassure it
and make it understand that Islamic State's existence is also a danger to
Turkey and that the PYD does not wish ill on anyone."
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