Kurdish-led administration in Syria sets election dates

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Sat, 29 Jul 2017 - 03:40 GMT

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Sat, 29 Jul 2017 - 03:40 GMT

A Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) fighter walks near residents who had fled Tel Abyad as they re-enter Syria from Turkey, after the YPG took control of the area in Tel Abyad town, Raqqa governorate, Syria, June 23, 2015.

A Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) fighter walks near residents who had fled Tel Abyad as they re-enter Syria from Turkey, after the YPG took control of the area in Tel Abyad town, Raqqa governorate, Syria, June 23, 2015.

BEIRUT - 29 July 2017: The Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria will hold elections for local councils and a regional assembly in September, November and January, a Kurdish official said on Saturday on a social networking feed.

Kurdish groups and their allies control swathes of northern Syria in areas held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of militias spearheaded by the Kurdish YPG.

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