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201436 minPG-13documentary

Rojava: Syria's Unknown War

201436 minPG-13documentary

Kurdish forces in northeast Syria, led by the PYD and YPG, engage in intense conflict against jihadist groups amid the ongoing civil war, reshaping regional dynamics.

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Rojava: Syria's Unknown War

2014• 36 minPG-13

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Kurdish forces in northeast Syria, led by the PYD and YPG, engage in intense conflict against jihadist groups amid the ongoing civil war, reshaping regional dynamics.

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Rojava, a Kurdish-dominated region in northeastern Syria, became a focal point in the Syrian civil war as fighting intensified in 2013. The Kurdish PYD party and its YPG militia seized control of Hassakeh province and its oilfields from the Assad regime. However, aspirations for neutrality were shattered when clashes erupted with Syrian rebel forces in Ras al-Ayn, leading to a fierce conflict against jihadist groups like ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra. This documentary provides an in-depth look at the complex dynamics of this underreported war.

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