BBC: Kurds declare 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.
The declaration was dismissed by the Syrian government, which insisted that it would have no legal basis.
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