| Description |
1 online resource (11 pages) |
| Series |
Middle East briefing ; no. 53 |
| Contents |
Many acronyms, same chain of command -- The YPG is risking overstretch -- Northern Syria remains tied to the PKK-Turkey conflict -- A tougher, more important battle lies further east |
| Summary |
"In Raqqa the U.S.-led coalition to defeat the Islamic State (ISIS) faces its toughest test to date in Syria. The primary challenge in capturing the majority-Arab city on the Euphrates river lies not in the fight itself, though that may well prove costly. Rather, it arises parallel to the offensive and will increase the day after: first, how to handle the explosive geopolitical dynamics surrounding the battle; these already have spurred the 25 April Turkish airstrikes against U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in north-eastern Syria and their comrades in nearby north-western Iraq, and the risk of further escalation is high. Secondly, how to secure and govern Raqqa once it is wrested from ISIS. And finally, how to address a potentially more pivotal battleground with ISIS in oil-rich Deir al-Zour province downstream"--Publisher's web site |
| Notes |
"28 April 2017." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption (ICG, viewed May 5, 2017) |
| Subject |
IS (Organization)
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Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê.
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Partiya Yekîtî ya Demokrat a Kurd li Sûriyê.
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| SUBJECT |
Partiya Yekîtî ya Demokrat a Kurd li Sûriyê fast |
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IS (Organization) fast |
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Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê fast |
| Subject |
Political parties -- Syria
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Political parties -- Turkey
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Terrorism -- Syria -- Prevention.
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Kurds -- Syria
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Kurds -- Turkey
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Kurds
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Political parties
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Terrorism -- Prevention
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Syria
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Turkey
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Crisis Group, issuing body.
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