Activists demand recognition for Kurdish, North and East Syria - analysis
This vast area which includes the deserts along the Euphrates as well as the old ISIS capital of Raqqa and also includes Kurdish towns and cities was badly harmed by ISIS and then attacked by Turkey.
An opposition flag flies as people gather during a demonstration against Syria's President Bashar Assad and presidential elections, in the opposition-held Idlib, Syria May 26, 2021.(photo credit: KHALIL ASHAWI / REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
