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World Service,14 Oct 2019,53 mins

Kurds make painful compromise with President Assad of Syria

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The commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum Abdi, said a painful compromise with President Assad and Russia was preferable to the genocide of the Kurdish people. In Hungary the opposition are hailing a surprise election victory in Budapest. Brexit negotiations intensify with time for a deal running out fast.

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