Syria”s Kurdish-controlled regions approve federal system

Kurdish parties have declared the establishment of a federal system in areas they control in northern Syria. The Kurds already operate “autonomous administrations” in three enclaves bordering Turkey: Afrin and Kobane in Aleppo province and Jazira in Hassakeh. The new federal region will also include mainly Arab and Turkmen areas captured from so-called Islamic State. […]

Kurdish parties have declared the establishment of a federal system in areas they control in northern Syria.
The Kurds already operate “autonomous administrations” in three enclaves bordering Turkey: Afrin and Kobane in Aleppo province and Jazira in Hassakeh.
The new federal region will also include mainly Arab and Turkmen areas captured from so-called Islamic State.
The declaration was dismissed by the Syrian government, which insisted that it would have no legal basis.
The plan to declare a federal system across much of northern Syria was approved by representatives of Kurdish, Arab and other parties at a conference in Rmeilan.
The region will reportedly be called “Rojava – northern Syria”. Rojava is the term Kurds use to refer to western or Syrian Kurdistan.