Shia and Kurdish forces may clash on Iraq-Syria border

Numerous armed factions are manoeuvring for control as they push back Islamic State

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  • Multiple conflicts
  • The anti-IS war
  • The Turkey-Kurdish war
  • Iraq's disputed areas
  • Syria's Raqqa
  • Sinjar crisis
  • Raqqa spillover

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