Kurdish leader outlines strategy in Syria

Ilham Ahmed, the Syrian Kurdish head of the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces, tells Newshour about her organisation’s priorities following the United States’ decision to withdraw its troops from the region.

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(Photo: Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) gather in their military vehicles as they withdraw from the Sanjak Saadoun border area near the northern Syrian town of Amuda on 27th October 2019. Credit: Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images)