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The latest article on Syria by Tony Iltis: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/syria-new-talks-amid-shifting-alliances 'New international talks aimed at ending the Syrian conflict may be unlikely to succeed, but they do mark shifts in the alignment of competing forces.... 'ISIS is close to being defeated in Syria. In the wake of its defeat, the Rojava revolution has spread to become a revolutionary force in broader areas of northern Syria. Behind the SDF is the revolutionary system of "democratic self-administration" pioneered in Rojava. On November 30, the Constituent Assembly of the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria - the areas under "democratic self-administration" - declared their system "to be a democratic solution for the future of Syria and a system to guarantee an exit from the current crisis and to prevent social collapse. "In addition, the administration experience we have achieved since the July 19 revolution that occurred with the participation of all peoples has posed an example for all of Syria." The Constituent Assembly changed the name of the federation from Democratic Federation of Northern Syria-Rojava, removing "Rojava". This emphasised that their aim is a democratic Syria, not Kurdish separatism. Stopping this democratic Syria is the aim that unites Erdogan and Assad and this will define the next phase of the conflict.' _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
