Syrian rebels who helped topple Bashar al-Assad’s regime less than a week ago have pressed ahead with a separate, less-publicised offensive.
The Syrian National Army, a rebel group supported by Turkey, has in recent days battled the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, a US-backed militant movement that Ankara deems a severe threat.
Syrian Kurds, who at 2mn people make up about 10 per cent of the country’s population, carved out their own territory during the civil war and fear they may wind up worse off under a rebel-led government supported by their enemy Turkey.
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