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Scott Bobb
August 20, 2012 11:34 AM
As fighting intensifies in the Syrian cities of Aleppo and Damascus, the Syrian government has withdrawn its troops from several Kurdish areas in northern Syria. Kurdish leaders there have set up their own security force and say they intend to maintain control of their areas no matter what happens in Syria's conflict. Some Kurds see this as a step toward fulfilling the dream of having their own homeland. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from Afrin, northeastern Syria.

Syrian Conflict Gives Kurds New Freedom

Scott Bobb

Published August 20, 2012

As fighting intensifies in the Syrian cities of Aleppo and Damascus, the Syrian government has withdrawn its troops from several Kurdish areas in northern Syria. Kurdish leaders there have set up their own security force and say they intend to maintain control of their areas no matter what happens in Syria's conflict. Some Kurds see this as a step toward fulfilling the dream of having their own homeland. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from Afrin, northeastern Syria.

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