Syrian Kurds will bolster autonomy via US alliance
Russia's intervention creates opportunities as well as challenges for the Syrian Kurds' aspirations for self-rule
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- Westward expansion
- Turkey's red line
- Strategic advantage
- Russian agenda
- US agenda
- Russia versus US support?
- Outlook
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