UN excludes one third of Syria, mostly Kurds, from constitution committee
A tug-of-war is taking place, in which the government in Damascus may pay lip service to this committee but will never allow it real power, instead trying to pack it with its own representatives.
Fighters of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) put an SDF flag in al-Omar oil field in Deir Al Zor, Syria March 23, 2019(photo credit: ABOUD HAMAM / REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN